I’d like I’d like some some noodlesnoodles..

The long noodles are a symbol of long life.

worldaround the world

answerdifferent

cakecandle

agemake a wish

blowblow out

n. 世界世界各地n. 答案 v. 回答adj. 不同的n. 蛋糕n. 蜡烛n. 年龄许愿v. 吹吹灭

Words and expressions

ifwill

the UKcandylucky

popularget popular

cut upidea

bring good luck to…

conj. 如果v. 将要；会n. 英国n. 糖果adj. 幸运的adj. 受欢迎的；普遍的受欢迎；流行切碎n. 想法；主意给……带来好运

Words and expressions

People eat very long noodles for their birthday.popular

a symbol of life and good luck

have cake on our birthday

put some candles on the birthday cake

The number of candles is the person’s age.

make a wish

try to blow out the candles in one goIf you blow out the candles in one go, the wish will come true.

What do you eat or do on your birthday?

How do you eat your birthday cake?

1.Put the candles on the birthday cake.2.Light the candles.3.Sing the “happy birthday to you” song.4.Make a wish.5.Blow out the candles in one go.6.Cut the birthday cake.7.Eat the birthday cake.

a map of the world

around the world different countries

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the United Kingdom=the UKEngland

Birthday Food Around the World

Make a prediction about what the passage is about according to the title and picture.(根据标题和课本图片做文章大意预测）

A. It's about a birthday party.B. Different countries eat different birthday foods.C. People have birthday cakes with candles.

What is the passage about?

Country Food Special meaning

UK

China

birthday cake

The number of candles is the person’s age.

noodles, eggs

Long noodles are a symbol of long life. Eggs are a symbol of life and good luck.

Read the article about food traditions and complete the chart. 2B

The child with candy is lucky.

3. Why do people never cut up birthday noodles in China? _________________________________

_________________________________4. Why do people eat special foods on

their birthday? __________________________________________________________________

Because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.

Because they want to bring good luck to the birthday person.

1. How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true? ____________________________________

2. What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday cake?

_________________________________

Blow out all the candles in one go.

A candy.

2c

1 全世界的生日食品2 一次性地3 实现4 插有蜡烛的生日蛋糕5 许愿6 一口气把全部蜡烛吹灭7 在生日蛋糕上放一块糖8 逐渐变得流行9 吃长寿面10 长寿和好运的象征11 在我十二岁生日时

birthday food around the worldin one go

come true

birthday cakes with candlesmake a wish

blow out all the candles in one go

put a candy in a birthday cake get popular

eat very long noodlesa symbol of long life and good luck

on my twelfth birthday

1 在不同的国家，这个答案将会是不同的。2 蜡烛的数量就是那个人的年龄。 3 它们给那个过生日的人带来好运。4. 如果他或她一次性吹灭所有的蜡烛，愿望会实现。

5. 很多人生日时还是吃长寿面。

The answer would be different in different countries.

The number of the candles is the person’s age.

They bring good luck to the birthday person.

If he or she blows out the candles in one go, the wish will come true.

Many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday.

Birthday Food Around the World

What would people like to eat ontheir birthday? The answer wouldbe _______ in different countries.In many countries, people have ______________with _______. The number of candles is the person’s ______. The birthday person must _____ _ ____ and _______ the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles _________, the wish will _________. In the UK, people sometimes put a _____ in the birthday cake. The child _____ the candy is lucky.

different birthday cake

blow out

candles age

make a wish

come true in one go

candy with

In ________, it is ______________ to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat_______________________________. They never _____ the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of _______. In some places, Chinese peoplealso eat _______ on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and ___________. All of these birthday foods may be different, butthe ideas are __________. They ______ good luck tothe birthday person.

China getting popular

good luck

very long noodles for their birthday

the same

cut up long life

eggs

bring