1. Festival
around the world

2. How was your holidays ?

3. Spring Festival on the first day of the lunar year last fifteen days
do spring cleaning , decorate their houses
On New Year’s Eve, dinner, watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackers
get lucky money
Lantern Festival

4. Lantern Festival New Year’s Day Women’s Day National Day May Day
Chinese festivals
and holidays
National Day
May Day
Army Day
Children’s Day
Mid-autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival

5. Discussion
Discuss when the festivals take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time.
Festival
Time
What it celebrates
What people do
Lantern Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Ching Ming Festival

6. Lantern Festival
on the fifteenth day of the new year ( 15th, in the lunar calendar)
lanterns: symbols of good fortune, happiness and health.
“dragon” and “lion ” dances

7. Mid-autumn Festival
In September
The day we enjoy the full moon
Play lanterns and eat moon cakes

8. Dragon Boat Festival In June The day that the poet Qu Yuan died
Eat rice dumplings and watch boat races

9. The day we remember our dead relatives
Ching Ming Festival
In April
The day we remember our dead relatives
Visit graves

10. What festivals of foreign countries do you know?
Fool’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Halloween
Father’s Day
Easter
Christmas
Brainstorming
Thanksgiving Day
Mother’s Day

11. Mother’s Day
In May
We give flowers and presents to our mothers.

12. Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?
It is one of the most important festivals in western countries.
People usually celebrate it together with their family members.
A kind-hearted old man put the gifts in the stockings for children secretly at night.
People send cards or gifts to others.

13. Christmas Day On December 25th It is the birthday of Jesus Christ
Go to the parties and churches , give cards and presents to our friends and relatives

15. Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?
This festival happens at the beginning of the spring.
Usually most young people are happy on this day.
They send flowers and chocolate or some other gifts to the one they love.
Valentine’s
Day

16. Valentine’s Day In February
People send roses and cards to the people they love.

17. Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?
This festival happens in winter.
Every family has a feast on this day.
Turkey is the most important food on this day.
People celebrate it to thank God for a harvest in 1620.
Thanksgiving Day

19. Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?
This festival happens in spring.
On this day most people are happy.
Some people may be fooled but they can not be angry.
People can tell lies and play tricks on others without being blamed.
April Fool’s Day

20. Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?
Most children are excited on this day.
They wear black costumes or masks.
They would like to dress up as frightening and ugly ghosts or witches.
They would like to knock others’ doors and say, “trick or treat”.
Halloween

22. Listening (Workbook, Page 41)
Look at the pictures below. What festival do you think these pictures are about?

23. Easter
In April
It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life.
Eat chocolate eggs

24. Listening
(Workbook, Page 41)
Listen to this conversation between Chen Bin and his American friend, Joey. What is the main topic of their conversation?
The main topic of the conversation is about the meaning of Easter and some of its traditional customs.

25. Listening Easter In which season? Who celebrates?
Listen again and take notes to fill in the following chart.
Easter
In which season?
Who celebrates?
The reason for the festival?
On which day of the week?
What things represent Easter?
spring
Christians around the world
Story about Jesus coming back to life.
Sunday
Hot cross buns, eggs, bunnies, lilies