1. Unit 1 Festivals around the world

2. 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,

3. 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)

4. Unit 1 Festivals around the world
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).

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

6. 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 4th
January 1st
August 1st
March 12th
September 10th
July 1st
2nd Sunday of May
June 1st
May 1st
December 12th

7. The Chinese festivals

8. Festivals Time of year /date What does it celebrate?
What do people do?
The beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with families and friends
Give/Eat mooncakes
watch the full moon
with family and friends
Mid-Autumn
Festivals
Autumn/
fall
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
Spring
Festival
January/
February
Off work,travel to
visit family ,to other
parts of China, go shopping
The Founding of the
People’s Republic of
China
October1
National Day
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…
International Labour Day
May 1

9. Pair-work: talking 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?

10. 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