Part One Open Your Mouth
Warm-up Activity
What are these friends saying? Complete the following sentences with the correct answers.
Focus Your Attention
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
Chat with Your Friends
Activity 1
Match the questions in the left column with the responses in the right column.
Activity 2
Complete the following dialogue by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
Jin Yan:Hi, Lisa.This Sunday is Mid-autumn Festival.Would you like to come over and 1）___________（加入我们当中）in celebration?
Lisa:Mid-autumn Festival? What’s it?
Jin Yan:It is also called Moon Day.It is a very important 2）___________（传统佳节） in China.
Lisa:How interesting! 3）___________（告诉我更多） about it!
Jin Yan:OK.On that day, people will be back home for 4）___________（家庭团聚） and eat moon cakes together.
Lisa:That’s so sweet.Oh, it reminds me of my family and friends in America.I miss them badly.
Jin Yan:You’ve got homesick.Take it easy.Go and join our party tomorrow, so you won’t 5）_________（感到孤单）.
Lisa:It’s very kind of you.
Activity 3
Step 1 Take turns to ask and answer the following questions.You’re encouraged to add more questions to the list below and your answers should be based on your school’s situation.
Questions
1.Would you like to come over and join us in celebration?
2.What should I bring for the party?
3.How do you celebrate the holiday / festival?
4.What are the traditional foods for the holiday / festival?
5.Why is the holiday / festival so important in this country?
TIPS
● Christmas / Mid-autumn Festival / Spring Festival / Dragon Boat Festival
● CD, flowers, wine, candy, black tea, apple pie
● family reunion, enjoying full-moon, dragon-boat race, celebrating harvest
● dumpling, turkey, pumpkin pie, jiaozi, tangyuan,zongzi, moon cake
New questions:________________________________________
Step 2 Suppose you are going to hold a Mid-autumn Festival party and you want to invite an international student to join you.Role-play with your classmates.
Role A:You
Role B:An international student
Requirements:
1.The conversation should include greeting, introducing the traditions and celebration to your friend,and inviting your friend to join.
2.There are no less than 5 turns in the conversation
3.Try to practice the expressions in the tips above.
New Words
magic /'mædʒɪk/ a.有魔力的；奇妙的
★reception /rɪ'sepʃn/ n.招待会；接待
*immerse /ɪ'mзːs/ v.沉浸；专心于；陷入