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Festivals around the world Unit 1 Festivals around the world Teacher : Chuyi

How many festivals do you know both in and out of China? Discussion How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?

The Chinese festivals and holidays:

International Women’s Day Chinese holidays  Festival of Lanterns National Day Dragon Boat Festival Children’s Day Holidays International Labour Day New Year’s Day Spring Festival The Youth Day Mid-Autumn Day Teachers’ Day International Women’s Day

Festivals in foreign countries

Festivals of foreign countries  Thanksgiving Day Easter Christmas festivals Father’s Day Carnival Mother’s Day Halloween Valentine’s Day Fool’s Day

Words preview: Useful expressions ： beauty (n.); beautiful (adj.) harvest (n.) / (v.)    Useful expressions ： mean to do / mean doing take place/ happen / come about / break out 

Festivals are meant to celebrate times of year. Work in groups and list below three more Chinese festivals that you know. Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time. Then tell the group which festival is your favorite and why.

Festival Time of Year/ date What it celebrates What people do Mid-autumn autumn fall The beauty of the full moon，harvest， time with family and friends Give and eat mooncakes, watch the full moon with family and friends

Festival Time of Year/date What it celebrates What people do Spring January February The end of the winter，Lunar New Year， reunion with family and relatives Give money in red paper to children；eat fish and dumplings；visit family members

Festival Time of Year/date What it celebrates What people do National Day October 1 The founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 Take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China; go shopping

Festival Time of Year/date What it celebrates What people do Dragon Boat The fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar The memory of the beloved poet QuYuan who died in 278 BC Eat Zongzi; watch dragon boat races in memory of Qu Yuan

What is your favourite festival? Why? Pre- reading: Oral Practice : What is your favourite festival? Why? Which part of it do you like best - the music, the things to see, the visits or the food? Tips : My favourite … is … I like … best. I prefer …. I enjoy/like….

T or F Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a lot in China. Summary Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a lot in China. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. T F

How did you spend your Spring Festival?              How did you spend your Spring Festival?

The Spring Festival may take place in February The Spring Festival may take place in February. It is on lunar 1st of January. At the Spring Festival, people have plenty of food and fruit, and may give children lucky money in red paper. People studying or working in other cities and countries will look forward to seeing their relatives and friends, so that they will come back and have fun with them. People ,especially children ,will dress up during the Spring Festival. On New Year’s Eve, people will have a dinner , watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackers

                        What can we learn in this class ?

Homework: Group A Remember the names of festivals Group B Writing: “ What’s your favorite festival ?” Group A / B Preview the next part about reading to get the main idea.

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