Unit 3 Let’s celebrate! (Welcome to the unit) Zhengheng Secondary School Yin Xuexia

calendar 日历 the solar calendar 公历/阳历 the lunar calendar 农历/阴历

lantern festival n. 节日 how to ••••• celebrate v. 庆祝 National Day October 1st sing and dance let off fireworks n.烟火 hang up red lanterns have a 7-day holiday

Chinese traditional(传统的) festivals

Tasks Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) January 1st 1)Please say the names and the dates of the festivals. Spring Festival January 1st in the lunar calendar (Chinese New Year) Dragon Boat Festival May 5th in the lunar calendar Mid-Autumn Festival August 15th in the lunar calendar

2)Discuss with your partners how we celebrate the festivals. a. What special food do we eat at ••••••? mooncakes a. What special food do we eat at the festival? b. How do we usually celebrate the festival? Mid-Autumn Festival dumplings Chinese New Year rice dumplings Dragon Boat Festival

b.How do we usually celebrate the festival? Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival

Chinese New Year Festival eat dumplings let off fireworks get red packets visit the relatives and friends

Dragon Boat Festival remember Qu Yuan eat rice dumplings have dragon boat races

Mid-Autumn Festival watch the moon get together 相聚 the story of Chang’e

Mid-Autumn Festival watch the moon get together tell the story of Chang’e eat mooncakes

Which is your favourite festival? Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival

Western(西方的) traditional festivals

What festival is it? Halloween 万圣节 Find the right words in the dialoguage to name the pictures. How does Hobo want to celebrate Halloween? What festival is it? Halloween 万圣节 ghosts dress up as Monkey King pumpkin lantern

Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 Christmas tree Father Christmas turkey 火鸡 What festival is it? What do you call the tree? Who is the old man? Christmas tree Father Christmas What festival is it? 2. What kind of chicken is it? turkey 火鸡

Christmas comes on December 25th. It always begins before breakfast. Children get up very early and open the presents from Father Christmas in their stockings and under the Christmas tree. They wake up the other family members and say “Merry Christmas” to each other. After a delicious breakfast, they play with their new toys, visit their relatives and friends. It’s the happiest and most important festival of a year.

Thanksgiving Day falls on the 4th Thursday of November. Usually families all get together and have a big dinner. Almost everyone eats turkey for Thanksgiving. Every family will have their own favourite food to eat, so it’s not the same all over the USA. But usually people will cook mashed potatoes(土豆泥) and pumpkin pies.

Which festival is it? 1. At , I can get red packets from my parents . 2. At , we can see beautiful Christmas trees . 3. I like eating mooncakes at . 4. We like because we can dress up as ghosts. 5. At , I like watching Dragon Boat races . 6. We have turkey at . 7. Children can make pumpkin lanterns at .　 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) Christmas Mid-Autumn Festival Halloween Dragon Boat Festival Thanksgiving Day Halloween

please say something about the festivals: It’s your turn to say something about the special days Please give the names of the festivals: Thanksgiving Day Halloween Mid-Autumn Festival Chinese New Year Christmas Dragon Boat Festival

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