Unit 1 Festivals around the world

New words and expressions take place, starve, plenty, satisfy, ancestor, Obon, incense, lamp, lead, feast, skull, bone, Halloween, origin, in memory of, dress up, trick, play a trick, poet, arrival, national, gain, independence, gather, agricultural, European, custom, award, watermelon, handsome, rooster, admire, energetic, forward, look forward to, carnival, lunar, Easter, parade, day and night,

New words and expressions clothing, religious, social, Christian, Jesus, cherry, blossom, as though, have fun with sb, daily, permission, possibility, Trinidad, Valentine’s Day, turn up, keep one’s word, fool, hold one’s breath, apologise=apologize, drown, sadness, obvious, wipe, weave(wove, woven), lovely, herd, the Milky Way, couple, magpie, weep, announcer, forgive(forgave,gorgiven)

Unit 1 Festivals around the world What is a festival? Festivals are meant to celebrate important events. Different countries have different festivals. We know that festivals are usually celebrated at a certain time of the year and that people usually do special things (like giving gifts, lighting candles, eating certain foods, etc).

How many festivals do you know in and out of China? Warming Up How many festivals do you know in and out of China?

Match the dates with the festivals: New Year’s Day Tree Planting Day Chinese Youth Day Party’s Day Army’s Day Teachers’ Day International Labour Day Nurses’ Day Children’s Day Mother’s Day May 4th January 1st August 1st March 12th September 10th July 1st 2nd Sunday of May June 1st May 1st December 12th

The Chinese festivals

Festivals Time of year /date What does it celebrate? What do people do? The beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with families and friends Give/Eat mooncakes watch the full moon with family and friends Mid-Autumn Festivals Autumn/ fall The end of winter,arrival of spring,lunar New Year with family and relatives Red money to children, See dragon dances, Eat fish,visit families Spring Festival January/ February Off work,travel to visit family ,to other parts of China, go shopping The Founding of the People’s Republic of China October1 National Day Dragon Boat Festival/Duan Wu Festival The fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar The memory of beloved Poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BC Eat Zhongzi,watch Dragon boat races; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory Of Qu Yuan… International Labour Day May 1

Pair-work: talking What is your favourite holiday of the year? Why? What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in Xinhui? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part of a festival do you like best ——the music , the things to see,the visits or the food?

Homework 1.Read the new words and expressions 2.Read through the notes to Unit 1( PP76-79) 3.Preview the Reading FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS