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Greetings Cards Lesson 2 Greetings Cards Warming up Please look at the following pictures and tell what they are. JANUARY 1 正月 初一 A time of peace and well-wishing for my friends. To Mary， A fun filled happy day, with lots of things to see and to do, a lot of games to play. Love Mom and Dad May the 2nd Sunday June the 3rd Sunday August 15 农历 SEPTEMBER 10 DECEMBER 25 Warming-up Questions Answer the following questions: 1. What are they? Greetings cards. 2. What are the uses of greetings cards? 3. When do people send greetings cards? At the Spring Festival; Christmas / New Year; Birthday; Mothers Day; Fathers Day; Teacher’s Day; the Mid-Autumn Festival, etc. Looking Ahead (Aims and Contents) Practise writing greetings correctly and appropriately for different occasions. Remember the commonly-used greetings for birthday, Christmas and New Year Get to know the names of some common festivals or holidays. Learn to design greetings cards by yourselves Approaching the Topic Exercises 1-4 (Pp. 8-10 ) Ready to Write 1. Learning Focus Greetings cards should be beautiful and meaningful. Both pictures and words on the card must be appropriate. It is polite to open and read the card in front of your friends at the moment you receive the card. Although close friends may be less formal. 2. Useful Expressions: Try to give Chinese equivalent to the following items. Some sample greetings for birthday (1) Each birthday is a milestone we touch along lifes way. 生日是生命旅程中的一个个基石。 (2) May every special happiness fill this day for you and may the year bring everything you look forward to. 祝愿您天天有幸福，年年有今天! (3) Happy birthday, on this year special day, may gladness fill your every hour with joy to light your way. 值此良辰华诞，愿您幸福一生。 Some sample greetings for Christmas (1) Wishing you a song in your heart at Christmas and blessings all year long. 愿你心底的圣诞颂歌带给你满是幸福的 来年。 (2) Thinking of you and wishing you a beautiful Christmas season. 美丽的圣诞节之际，谨致我的思念与祝福。 May the warmes