师：now you can shake your body right. （唱）March, April, April, may may June, June, July, July, August, August September, September, October, November. good, marry, give you a raise. （唱）March, April may may, June, June, July, July, August August September, September, October, November. you did it thank you sit down please thank you boys and girls right. okay now let's begin our class okay.
师：okay now class please stand up. good morning boys and girls.
生：good morning teacher.
师：sit down please thank you right. okay just now we sang a song. do you remember what's the song about what?
生：it is about the month uh in a year.
师：right how many months?
生：twelve.
师：very good. so first one let's review the month very very quickly. okay now i will give the first letter of the month, could you say it quickly? letter j.
生：you try it is January.
师：January. let's see yes. f.
生：February.
师：February. yes m.
生：March.
师：March yes. a.
生：April.
师：April m.
生：May.
师：May yes j.
生：June.
师：June right. okay j.
生：July.
师：July yes right. okay a.
生：August.
师：August s.
生：September.
师：September oh. oh.
生：October.
师：October and.
生：November.
师：yes right. last one together.
生：December.
师：December right. now they are twelve months. we know in different months we have different holidays and festivals right. follow me festivals.
生：festival festivals.
师：festival right. okay now here's a new word follow me festival festival right. there are three syllables. festival festival festival festival festival festival means传统节日right. okay in this lesson let's focus on Chinese Festival right. follow me Chinese Festival.
生：Chinese Festival.
师：okay so do you know what Chinese Festival? what Chinese festivals do you know?
生：i know the spring festival.
师：very good. you know spring festival.
生：i know the dragon boat festival.
师：hmm Dragon boat Festival right. you try.
生：i also know the mid Autumn Festival.
师：yeah thank you really good. you try.
生：i know the double Ninth festival.
师：hmm double Ninth festival. and i know the double seventh Festival double seventh Festival that is a七夕节right. okay you try.
生：i know the Qingming Festival.
师：yes Qingming Festival right.
生：i know the Lantern Festival.
师：wow you know a lot Chinese Festivals right. okay now let's play a game hmm now i will give you some information about Chinese festivals and try to guess what festival is it okay right. first one now it is most important Festival in China and red is the main color. you know what is it?
生：it's new year's day.
师：it's new year's day okay. new year's day. it's very very close to the answer but not exactly right. okay the last boy.
生：it is the Chinese it is the it is right the most important festival right. think it over never mind you try it.
师：is a spring festival very good. okay i think so that is a spring festival very good. spring festival spring festival okay. let's go on it is a festival to memorize qu yuan. it has a history of about two thousand years you try.
生：it is a dragon boat festival.
师：dragon boat festival is here right yes or no. yeah right okay. follow me dragon boat festival.
生：dragon boat festival dragon boat festival dragon boat festival dragon boat festival ah ah dragon Dragon. Dragon boat Dragon boat Dragon boat Festival.
师：Dragon boat Festival. that is a long boat like Dragon yes or no right. okay let's go on next. go on it is a festival in autumn and you can see the round and bright moon. you try girl.
生：yes this is the mid autumn festival.
师：yes very good. it is the mid autumn festival. follow me mid mid mid. yeah mid is short for middle right.
生：mid autumn festival.
师：mid autumn festival. okay this one it is a festival for old people. it is related with the number nine number nine you try.
生：it is the double ninth festival.
师：right let's see is she right. yes that is a double ninth festival right. double double double double double double ninth ninth ninth ninth double ninth Festival double ninth Festival double ninth Festival double ninth Festival. double means right okay so double Ninth Festival means a Chongyang Festival yes or no right. okay now they are the name about the Chinese festivals right. okay let's say it together first one.
生：that is a spring festival.
师：very good. spring festival and go on.
生：that is a dragon boat festival.
师：okay that is dragon boat festival and go on.
生：mid autumn festival.
师：thank you that is a mid autumn festival and last one.
生：that is a devil knife festival.
师：okay that is a devil knife N i t h knife festivals right. okay these are the names about the Chinese festival and we know in China people celebrate these festival in different ways yes or no right. they do different things and so let's see uh huh in this lesson we'll learn it first one let's focus on this festival that is a spring festival tell me what do you know about this festival. what do people do in this festival?
生：people usually have a big dinner with their family.
师：yes wonderful have a big dinner with family members right you try.
生：people watch the hmm fireplace no fire yeah firecrackers and fireworks right.
师：okay you try.
生：yes very good. it's very happy can get lucky money right.
生：people also eat fish it means年年有余.
师：oh yes it means年年有余you try.
生：they use the lanterns and the paper cuts to make their home beautiful.
师：wonderful yes and before the before the Chinese New Year just the spring festival they often offer the soldier melon to the kitchen god. wonderful big hands good. okay i think you know something about spring festival right. okay now let's listen to the passage and get something from the passage about the spring festival. listen carefully. the spring festival is in January or February people also call it Chinese New Year at this festival people get together with their families some people eat jiaozi. okay so my first question is when is spring festival do you remember?
生：it's in January or February.
师：is he right. very good it's in January or February sometimes it's in January sometimes it's in February it's not a fixed day because in China we usually use the lunar calendar date our traditional festivals yes or no right. so a tip for you listen in China we use the solar calendar and the lunar calendar. the solar Calendar is used in western countries and the Lunar Calendar is used in some countries in Asia. the spring Festival is based on the Lunar Calendar. we also call it Chinese New Year. so we call it Chinese New Year right. okay now what do people do at spring festival and what do they eat have you got that now let's listen again. okay the spring festival is in January or February people also call it Chinese New Year at this festival people get together with their families some people eat jiaozi. okay what do people do have you got that what do people do uh huh.
生：they get together with their family.
师：yes let's see yes or no right. they get together ready go.
生：they get together with their families.
师：what special food you know special特别的right. okay what special food do people eat?
生：they eat jiaozi.
师：yes very good they eat jiaozi right. okay do you eat jiaozi at spring festival?
生：yes.
师：really okay. but in my home we don't eat jiaozi we eat hundun yes or no.
生：yes.
师：right okay now people in the north of China they usually eat Jiaozi right. 可能北方人吃的更多一点yes right. so we may say some people eat jiaozi very good. so look this is a passage about spring festival let's read it okay.
生：the spring festival is in January or February people also call it Chinese New Year at this festival people get together with their families some people eat jiaozi.
师：very good. so if you want to talk about spring festival now boys and girls what aspects are mentioned in this passage for example.
生：the spring festival is in January or February that is you try time.
师：time right. okay so we we can call it when. okay at this festival people get together with their families that is you should do do now yes.
生：we may say what do you eat.
师：very good some people eat饺子girl.
生：yes girl food right and we may say what do you eat.
师：wow you're so clever what do you eat yes or no yeah right. okay so when we talk about spring festival first one we can focus on when. when is spring festival it's in January or February right. and then we can focus on what to do people usually get together with your family yes. we can focus on what to eat people eat jiaozi right. look that's a thinking map about spring festival right. with the help of thinking map we can remember and understand this festival very very clearly yes or no right. so this time i hope you can use the thinking map to learn Dragon boat festival to learn mid autumn festival double ninth festival okay. now i think this is your group work first one you can read paragraph two three and four okay. and then choose one festival to finish the thinking map with your group members okay. and right remember if you meet the new words you can try to read it with the phonics or you can try to guess the meaning from the context or the pictures right. and you can teach each other or help each other okay right. first one you can take out this piece of paper and work together understand right go.
师：okay be quick yes good right. be quick be quick be quick be quick choose choose one choose one just choose one right this one that is the Dragon boat Festival right. okay now when when when in in may or June you can write it in may or June right. 他们都是黑白的。