Unit 17 Festival Activities Look at the picture and answer the questions below: 1. What’s your favourite Chinese festival? 2. What’s your favourite Western festival? 3. Do you know any customs about Halloween? Warming up Listening and Speaking A mum is talking about her dream with her daughter Apple. Let’s see what her dream is about. Mum: Honey, I dreamed a sweet dream last night. Apple: Mum, _________________? Mum: I dreamed that a lot of Christmas ornaments were floating in the sky, such as Christmas bells, Christmas boxes, Christmas trees and so on. And I was sleeping _______________________ . Apple: So cool! Mum, have you met Santa Claus? Mum: _______________________. Apple: Have you told him that I wanted a beautiful Barbie in white wedding dress for Christmas? Mum: Yes, honey. Santa Claus said ____________________ under your pillow on Christmas. Apple: Santa Claus ___________ and he always knows what I want. I love him. what’s that about under a Christmas tree Yes, of course, my dear he would leave your gifts is so kind Important Points: 1. dream a dream 2. such as … and so on 3. have you met … 4. wedding dress Reading and Writing:A Miracle Pre-reading Answer the question: Look at the pictures and tell what festivals they are. While-reading Read the text quickly and Read the text and choose the answer to each of the following blanks. 1) Tom liked to play his _______ very much. ( ) A. basketball B. football C. skateboard 2) When Tom was _______ on his skateboard, a car came from nowhere and hit him badly.( ) A. on his way home B. on his way to school C. on his way to hospital 3) She often talked with Tom about _______, wanting to make e back to his memory.( ) A. his childhood B. his school life C. his study 4) When Tom saw himself dressing in a big white robe, with a pumpkin lantern in his hand, he smiled, “Mum, is it _______?”( ) A. Mother’s Day B. Easter C. Halloween 5) Tears came from _______, Tom regained his memory!( ) ’s eyes