Unit 5
What are the shirts made of?
international
competitor
n. 国际的
n. 参赛者；竞争者
Have you ever read the The Kite Runner?
It talks about friendship between two boys and they both like to fly kites.
We’ll move into the world of kites!
Objectives
To talk about kites
To talk about vacation
To review the sentence pattern
be made of
1. Jim has finished the work. (改为被动语态)
____________________________.
2. Most of the farm work is done by machine in the USA. ( 改为一般疑问句)

French and English are spoken in Canada.
(对划线部分提问)。
______ _______ ______ ______ in Canada?
The work has been finished
句式转换
Is most of the farm work done by machine in the USA?
What
language
is
spoken
Review
1. Usually computers _______ (use) to get information on the Internet.
2. This watch ________ (make) in China.
3. Trees __________ (plant) in spring.
4. The brown desk _______ (make) of wood.
are used
is made
are planted
用所给动词的正确形式填空。
is made
Weifang, “the World's Capital of Kites”
Have you ever heard of Weifang?
What is it known for?
What are kites made of?
thread(线)
cloth
wood
paper
Kite flying is a traditional sports game widely popular among the Chinese people.
Kites are made of all different types of material and some special paper. It depends on what kind of kite you want and how high you want it to fly.
1a
Listen and circle the correct answers.
Laura is trying to find out more about:
A: what Zheng Yun did on his vacation.
B: What Zheng Yun thinks about
Weifang.
2. Zheng Yun tells Laura about:
A: a kite festival
B: how to make a kite.
1b
Listen again and write L for Laura or Z for Zheng Yun.
Went on a vacation to Weifang
Wants to know more about the kite festival
Saw many different kinds of kites at the festival
Didn’t know that kite flying could be so exciting
Wants to learn to fly a kite.
1c
L
Z
Z
L
L
Listen again. Fill in your blanks with what you hear.
Weifang is a city in Shandong. It is famous for ______.
The international kite festival is held in ________ every year.
The competitors at the festival are from ________________.
4. There are competitions for the best kites, the _______ kites or the _______ kites.
5. Some of the kites Zheng Yun saw were made of _______________. Some were painted with colorful __________.
1d
kites
Weifang
all over the world
silk
paper
different things
drawings
Read and try to recite the conversations in 5-10 minutes.
Role-play
1. Role play the conversation in groups;
2. Role play the conversation in front of the class
Let’s see which group does the best.
1e
Discussion
What do you know about folk or traditional art, like paper cutting? Tell your partner about it.
2a
Quiz
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有的风筝上画着五颜六色的画。


2. 他们由不同的东西做成，比如，丝绸和纸。
3. 潍坊是山东的一座城市，它以风筝闻名。
Some kites were painted with colorful drawing.
They were made of different things like silk or paper.
Weifang is a city in Shandong. It is famous for kites.
1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
2. Read the articles in Learning English.
3. Preview the new words and expressions.
4. Preview the article Beauty in Common Things.
Homework