Unit 1 Festivals around the wold

How many festivals do you know both in China and Worldwide?

FESTIVALS New Year Spring FestivalFestival Festival of Lanterns May Day Dragon Boat FestivalBoat Children’s Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day Army’s Day Valentine’sValentine’s Day TeachersTeachers’ Day Mid-Autumn Mid-Autumn Festival National Day ChristmasChristmas Day Can you name some Festivals? Warming-up

What is the definition of festival? Festivals are meant to celebrate important events. Discussion Work in groups and list below three more Chinese festivals that you know. 1)when they take place, 2)what they celebrate 3)Things that people do at that time.

The Chinese festivals

Spring Festival

dumpling

fireworks

Festival of lanterns

Teachers’ Day

Mid- Autumn Festival

Mooncakes

Dragon Boat Day

Holidays Brainstorming Chinese public holidays International Women’s Day New Year’s Day Children’s Day National Day The Youth Day International Labour Day

FestivalsDate What does it celebrate? What do people do? Lantern Festival the Spring Festival the 1st day of the lunar month the coming of the spring visit relatives:have a big meal:get together and have fun with friends the first full moon after Lunar New Year eat special sweet dumplings: enjoy lanterns and fireworks International Labor Day May 1st the hard-working people all over the world take a week off work; visit scenic spots; go shopping the dragon Boat Festival the 5th day of the 5th lunar month In memory of Qu Yuan, a great poet Dragon boat racing; eat zongzi Mid-Autumn Festival the 15th day of the 8th lunar month harvest admire the moon: mooncakes the15th day of the 1st lunar month

Free Talk  How about your Winter Holiday? Did you enjoy it?  What have you done during the Spring Festival?  What’s your new plan in this new term?  What will you do for your new plan?

Words about Spring Festival

Greeting Season 春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar 除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year 初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵节 the Lantern Festival

Food names  团圆饭 family reunion dinner  年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve  饺子 dumpling  汤圆 Tang-yuan;  年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake  红枣 red dates  西瓜子 water melon seed  莲子 lotus seed  莲藕 lotus root  糖 candy

Activities  春联 Spring Festival couplets  剪纸 paper-cuts  年画 New Year paintings  烟花 fireworks  爆竹 firecrackers  舞狮 lion dance  舞龙 dragon dance  灯谜 riddles written on lanterns  灯会 exhibit of lanterns  守岁 staying-up

 拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit  去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune  祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors  压岁钱 gift money  辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year  扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fu dao le." What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door.

Blessing  Treasures （财富） fill the home  Business flourishes （兴隆）  Peace all year round  Wishing you prosperity （繁荣、昌盛）  Harmony （和谐） brings wealth  May all your wishes come true  Everything goes well  The country flourishes and people live in peace  Money and treasures will be plentiful  Wishing you every success  Promoting （提升） to a higher position （地位）

 Darkness travels towards light, but blindness towards death.  黑暗向光明旅行，但是盲目者却向死亡旅行  The importance of plan

Daily Plan & Weekly Plan Example : Daily Plan 7:25—7:40 a.m read words and textbook aloud 1:30---1:45 p.m listen to something about English 6:00---6:45 p.m read some English articles and do some exercises 9:00---9:15p.m check what we have learned today or write an English diary

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