Unit 2Gatherings and Celebrations Tutor Song.ppt

Outline Your objectives Key points Your objectives Get acquainted with common greetings and the corresponding occasions. Be able to identify relationships between the sender and the recipient. Learn to comment on each other’s appearance. Understand functions of four tenses used to comment on physical changes. Be familiar with the colloquial expressions employed to request news, give important news, congratulate and celebrate with a drink. Recognize the function and style of invitation cards. Learn to compose replies to formal and informal invitations. Get acquainted with post-party conversations. Try to memorize and learn to use the “response adjectives” which we might use to express our feelings. Try to express comments on past events through the application of the Third Conditional. Get acquainted with the layout of a personal letter. Key points The common celebrations Greetings in general Party conversation Invitations Post-party conversation Writing informal letters Warm-up questions Can you name some common festivals? Can you list some things associated with the festivals? Do you like holding parties? Why or why not? Occasions for greeting cards The Spring Festival Zhong Qiujie ( the Mid-autumn Festival ) The Dragon Boat Festival The Lantern Festival The Double Ninth Festival Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Teacher’s Day, Thanksgiving Day birthdays, birth of babies engagements, marriages, wedding anniversaries before a journey, on retirement, before an examination/ driving test, after an driving/ examination test, moving to a new home, getting a new job, getting a promotion, etc. Discussion How much do you know about Chinese Spring Festival? What are the most common ways of celebrations? Some traditional ways of celebrating Clean House Decoration Offer a sacrifice to the Kitchen God Give out money packets … Christma