2. The Water Festival 泼水节 The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 The Lantern Festival 元宵节 Chinese Spring Festival 春节 Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 Christmas Day 圣诞节

3. What festivals do you like best? What do you like best about your favourite festival? mooncake n. 月饼

4. 1. ___ The Water Festival in Thailand 2. ___ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong 3. ___ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing 4. ___ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi d a b c 1a Match the pictures with thedescriptions.

5. 1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F 2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F 3. Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year. T F 4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races. T F 1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false.

6. A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival? B: I love the races. I think that they’re fun to watch.

7. 1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/ strangers / friends. 2. Wu Ming went to Singapore/ Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation. 3. Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates. 4. Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best. Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in the sentences. 2a

8. 2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart. Fun activitiesDownsides Eating out Shopping Dragon Boat Festival in June He has put on five pounds! He spent so much money. It’s quite hot in June. 增加 ( 体重 ); 发胖

9. 2c Role-play conversations between Wu Ming and Harry. Use the information in 2a and 2b or make your own conversations. A: What did you do on your vacation? B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals a day! I’ve put on five pounds. A: I guess the food was delicious, right?

10. Water Festival is the most popular festival in Thailand. How much do you know about Water Festival?

11. 1. Ben is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. ( ) 2. Clara believes that April is the hottest month of the year there. ( ) 3. The Water Festival in Thailand is from April 13th to 15th. ( ) 4. The Thai New Year is a time for cleaning and washing bad things. ( ) F F T T Read the conversation and tell “True” or “False”.

12. 1. stranger n. 陌生人（可数名词） strange adj. 陌生的，奇怪的 e.g. Don’t talk to strangers. 不要和陌生人说话。 There is nothing strange in the room. 房间里没有奇怪的东西。 2. relative n. 亲属，亲戚 （可数名词） e.g. They have a lot of relatives. 他们有许多亲戚。 3. put on 增加（体重）；发胖；穿上 e.g. They’ve put on five pounds. 他们体重增加了 5 磅。 It’s cold outside. Please put on your coat. 外面冷，请穿上大衣。 4. pound n. 磅；英镑（可数名词） e.g. The desk weighs 5 pounds. 这张课桌重 5 磅。

13. 5. People go on the streets to throw water at each other. throw at 抛向；泼向；洒向 动词 throw 后接所投掷的物体，用介词 at 引入泼洒的对象。 e.g. On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car, but fortunately we were not hit. 在我们来的路上，有人向我们的车投掷石块，所幸的是我们没被砸中。 It’s the first snow of the year, and the children are happily throwing snowballs at each other. 这是今年的第一场雪，孩子们高兴地拿雪球相互抛着。

14. The Water Festival The Dragon Boat Festival The Chinese Spring Festival The Lantern Festival watch the races a little like… best go…for one’s vacation enjoy doing sth. eat out 泼水节 龙舟节 春节 元宵节 看比赛 有点 最喜欢 去 …… 度假 喜欢做某事 在外面吃

15. five meals a day put on in two weeks sound like… from…to… be similar to… throw … at … wash away have good luck in the new year 每天 5 顿饭 增加 ( 体重 ) 在两周之后 听起来像 …… 从 …… 到 …… 与 …… 相似 朝 …… 扔 …… 洗掉 有好运气 在新的一年里

16. Sentences: Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. 比尔认为那些比赛看起来不那么有趣。 Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year. 比尔想知道他们明年是否还有粽子吃。 What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival? 端午节你最喜欢什么？