Unit3 Lesson 1 Festivals

Class Organization (2') Song of The Moon

Pre-reading Lead-in Look at the following pictures and guess what are people celebrating?

What other festivals or days do we celebrate all the year round ? List out the days or festivals fall in each season on paper.

Spring What seasonal festivals or days fall in it? Women’s Day Qingming Festival May Day Mothers’ Day

summer What seasonal festivals or days fall in it? Dragon Boat Festival Children’s Day Fathers’ Day Qixi Festival

Autumn What seasonal festivals or days fall in it? Teachers’ Day The Ghost Festival Mid-Autumn Festival The National Day The Double Ninth Festival

winter What seasonal festivals or days fall in it? Winter Solstice The New Year’s Day Valentine’s Day Spring Festival The Lantern Festival

TextA Mid-Autumn Festival

TextB The Lantern Festival

Text C Dragon Boat Festival

While- reading (2)Group Cooperative Learning Group Discussing To conclude how to introduce a China’s festival. (1) Read the text quickly and match the pictures with the festivals (3) Fill the table on page36

1 Time ( Season, date,month ) 2 The special points of the Time 3The history of or stories about the festivals. 4The typical activities,customs and food 5 The special meaning of the festivals Conclude: How to Introduce a Chinese Festival

Festivals Seasons& dates/ months Typical food Special meanings Mid- Autumn Festival September or October Moon cakes A special occasion for family reunion The Lantern Festival The fifteenth of the first month of the lunar calendar Sweet dumplings Mark the end of the Chinese New Year celebration The Dragon Boat Festival The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar Zongzi Mark the beginning of the hottest season of the year

Individual Work (Guessing Game) Ask the volunteers to answer the following sentences which festival belongs to.

1 On that day,people try their best to go home to share the feeling of 'being together' with families. 2 On that day,people will throw Zongzi into Miluo River. 3 On that day, Quazhou people will go to streets to watch all kinds of lanterns. 4. On that day, Xiamen people will attend 'Mooncake Gambling'. 5 The festival commemorates an ancient great poet. 6 On that day,people like eating sweet dumpling. Dragon Boat Festival Mid - Autumn Festival Lantern Festival

Post-reading Talking and Speaking Ask the Ss to close the books and any volunteers to retell the festivals in their own words.

Homework Design a poster to introduce a Chinese festival in groups of four to six.

① Choose a festival ② Collect information about the festival (pictures, stories, customs, food…) ③ Classify and arrange the information ④ Design a poster to introduce the festival ⑤ Exchange among the class