1. Unit 1
Festivals
around the world

2. Objective
To learn about the variety of events and festivals that are celebrated in China, and to connect them with seasons of the year and reasons for the celebrations.

3. Guess who “I” am according to my self-introduction and the pictures.
Game
Guess who “I” am according to my self-introduction and the pictures.

4. Spring Festival
I’m the most important festival for the Chinese people. All family members get together, just like Christmas in the West.
I fall on the first day of the first lunar (阴历的) month.

5. Lantern Festival
Colorful lanterns and delicious yuanxiao are my favorites. I’ve got two names, both of which express my wish for good fortune, happiness and health.

6. Valentine’s Day My birthday comes on February 14.
Lovers send chocolates, roses, cards or other gifts to each other.

7. Tomb-sweeping Day
I’m kind of sad not that it is rainy, but that people remember their dead relatives and visit their graves on my birthday.

8. Dragon Boat Festival
Love the great poet Qu Yuan, love me. People eat zongzi and watch boat races in memory of Qu Yuan.

9. Christmas Day December 25 is my birthday, when people
go to the parties and churches, give cards
and presents to their friends and relatives.

10. Chinese public holidays
Brainstorming
Chinese public holidays
International Women’s Day
New Year’s Day
Children’s Day
Teacher’s Day
festivals
National Day
Tomb-sweeping Day
Labour Day
Mid-Autumn Day

11. Chinese Festivals
&
Celebrations

12. Labour Day Guess and say something about the
festival according to the pictures below.
Labour Day
1st day of May

13. Children’s Day
1st day of June

14. Mid-Autumn Festival
15th day of the eighth lunar month

15. Teachers’ Day
10th day of September

16. National Day
1st day of October

17. Brainstorming festivals Foreign Festivals & Celebrations
Thanksgiving Day
Easter
Christmas
Halloween
festivals
Carnival
Mother’s Day
Fool’s Day
Father's Day
Valentine’s Day

18. Foreign Festivals
&
Celebrations

19. Guess and say something about these
festivals according to the pictures below.
Carnival (狂欢节) February

20. Easter
the first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21

21. Halloween (万圣节) October 31st

22. Thanksgiving Day
the fourth Thursday in November (USA)

23. Fool’s Day
April 1st

24. Mother’s Day
the second Sunday in May

25. Father's Day
the third Sunday in June

26. Discussion 1. What’s your favourite holiday? Why? Give your reasons.
2. What festivals or celebrations do you
have in your city or town?

27. festival Why do people like festivals? family together food work visit
fruit
festival
dress up
memory
singing
watching TV

28. Oral Practice What part of a festival do you like best
— the activities, the music, the sights,
the food or the people who visit?
Tips:
My favourite … is …
I like … best.
I prefer …
I enjoy/like …

29. Homework
Writing: My favourite festival

30. Thank you!