Language Power: pages 76C77. Mini-Grammar 9ReadingBefore you start

Exercise 1

■ Students look at the pictures and guess what is happening and what is being celebrated. Ask them to describe what they can see.

■ Students discuss what their favourite seasons are and list the festivals in China which are associated with each season. Read to learn

Exercise 2

■ Students look at the three titles (Summer, Autumn, Winter) and suggest which festivals are associated with these three seasons in China and if there are any associated with Spring.

■ Students read the texts quickly and do the matching.

AnswersPicture 1?CC the Dragon Boat Festival

Picture 2CA the Mid-Autumn Festival

Picture 3CB the Lantern Festival

Exercise 3

■ Divide the class into three groups. Each group reads one section of the text carefully and writes four or five questions about it. Then give the class three orfour minutes to read the whole text again. Students close their books, and in turn each group asks its questions for the rest of the class to answer.

■ Students read the text again and fill in the table with the text information they get.

■ Have students check their answers in pairs.

■ Encourage students to add another festival they know well.

■ Students read the questions and find the answers in the texts by reading the texts again.

■ Have students talk about their festival in pairs.