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)

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). Unit 1 Festivals around the world

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

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 4 th January 1 st August 1 st March 12 th September 10 th July 1 st 2 nd Sunday of May June 1 st May 1 st December 12 th

The Chinese festivals

Festivals Time of year /date What does it celebrate? What do people do? Spring Festival January/ February 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 Mid-Autumn Festivals Autumn/ fall Give/Eat mooncakes watch the full moon with family and friends National Day October 1 The Founding of the People ’ s Republic of China Off work,travel to visit family,to other parts of China, go shopping 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 … The beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with families and friends International Labour Day May 1

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? Pair-work: talking

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