2. ChineseWesternInternational Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Spring Festival, the Lantern Day New year’s Day VALENTINE'S DAY Planting Trees Day WOMEN'S DAY Tomb-sweeping FestivalFOOL'S DAY/Easter day Chinese Youth Day MOTHER'S DAY LABOUR DAY the Dragon Boat FestivalFATHER'S DAYCHILDREN'S DAY the Party's Birthday the Army's Day Mid-autumn Festival/ teachers’ day Double-ninth Day, national day HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS DAD

3. What is your favorite holiday of the year ? Why ?

4. Festivals and Celebrations According to the title, what’s the passage mainly about ?

5. Ancient Festivals Festivals of the dead Festivals to Honour People Harvest Festivals Spring Festival 古代的节日 亡灵节 纪念名人的节日 丰收节 春天的节日

6. Ancient Festivals At what occasion ( 在什么场合下 ) would the ancient people celebrate? Were there any music and fire or light used in festivals? why ?

7. Festivals of the Dead What are the names of the festivals of the dead in different countries? Is Halloween a children’s festival? What do you think about the Mexican Practice ( 做法 ) of making cakes with skulls and bones?

8. Festivals to Honor People CHINA USA India Of whom are people in honor of ? A poet, Quyuan In memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus Gandi

9. Why are autumn festivals happy events? How do people celebrate in European countries? Harvest Festivals

10. Spring Festivals Name three things people do at spring festivals.

11. What are the reasons to have festivals and celebrations ? be proud of daily life Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.

12. Key phrases 丰收的一年 纪念死者 取悦祖先 对 … 有害 In memory of 提供食物 孩子的节日 盛装打扮 Play a trick 赢得独立 用 … 装饰 期待 … 利市钱 日日夜夜 仿佛, 犹如 与某人玩得开心 以 … 为骄傲 a year of plenty Honor the dead Please the ancestors Do harm 纪念 Offer food Children’s festivals Dress up 诈骗, 开玩笑 decorate..with decorate..with Look forward to Luck money Day and night As if Have fun with sb. Be proud of