Unit3 lesson9 Chinese seasonal Festival

Spring Festival

bird singing------spring snow winter hottest days summer yellow leaves planting trees autumn spring Long night winter Electric fan summer coolautumn

spring summer autumn winter February March April May June July August September October November Spring Festival May Day the Children’s Day the foundation of… Birthday of the army the Mid-Autumn Day the National Day Women’s Day December Januarythe New Year’s Day Qingming festival

mooncakes moon family reunion

Dragon Boat Festival

dragon boat races

Lantern Festival

Listen to the tape and get some information from the text: 1.The Mid-Autumn Festival happens in September or______. it ’ s it is important because it is a special _____ for family. 2. There are many different kinds of mooncakes ____ fruit, coffee, chocolate and so on. 3. The ____ ____ Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year. 4.The Dragon boat race marks the _____ of the hottest season of the year. 5.________Festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. October occasion including dragonboat beginning Lantern

FestivalsTimeActivity or foodSpecial meaning Mid- Autumn Festival The Dragon Boat Festival The Lantern Festival the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in September or October Family reunion/Moon viewing parties/ moon cakes It is a special occasion for family reunion The 5th day of the fifth lunar month Dragon boats races/Zongzi Marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year The 15th day of the first lunar month Light lanterns/ sweet dumplings Marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations

Work in groups and find the key points on your own:

Consolidate the key points by exercise: burn down, take an active part in, include, fall on decorate with, It ’ s said that 1.Many students have passed the exam, _________Tom and Jim 2.It ’ s good for the old people to __________________ Social activities. 3.Christmas _________________Saturday this day. 4.The building _____________ and only ashes ( 灰 )were left. 5.The shops were _____________ flowers. 6.___________________he has been to Beijing. including take an active part in falls on/upon was burned down decorated with It ’ s said that 7. They stole everything in my purse, ______ my credit card. including 8. Tom ___________ his room with some photos of sports stars. has decorated

Consolidate the key points by exercise: Fill in the brackets with these follow words: mook-cake. lantern. bean-paste,candles sweet dumpling. Shape. sticky rice. boil. serve. decorate I spent a year in China when I was a student and I loved all the Chinese celebration. In autumn I ate 1_____ Filled with 2______ at the Mid-Autumn festival. Then in summer it was the Dragon Boat Festival and I ate 3_____ in fresh bamdoo( 竹子 ) leaves. Then in winner there was the Lantern festival. There were 4______ in all different _5_____ and sizes and some were6 _____ with pictures of birds and flowers.some were lit by7 ____ but most were lit with light bulbs. At this festival I ate 8_____ that were 9 _____ and 10_____ in hot water. moon cakes bean paste sticky rice lanterns shapes decorated candles sweet dumpling boiledserved

Make a celebration plan You can choose one festival and make a celebration plan. The following words can be used.they may help you. Food, people, time, place, programme, presents