1. Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A
Period 1 1a-2d 1

2. Look at the pictures and say what festivals they are.

3. Chinese Spring Festival春节

4. The Lantern Festival
元宵节

5. Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋节

6. The Dragon Boat Festival
端午节

7. The Water Festival
泼水节

8. Christmas Day
圣诞节

9. April Fool’s Day
愚人节

10. Match them Chinese Spring Festival 圣诞树 放鞭炮 赏月 Christmas Day 火鸡 赛龙舟
Thanksgiving Day
Mid –Autumn Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival

11. Discussion
What is your favorite festival?
Why do you like it most?
What do you do at the festival?

12. Match the pictures with the descriptions.
_____ The Water Festival in Thailand
_____ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong
_____ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing
_____ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi d a b c

13. Listen and circle T for true or F for false.1b
Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.
Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.
Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year.
Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races.
T F
T F
T F
T F

14. Listen again and answer the question.
Why does Bill like the races best?
What festival are they talking about?
Because he thinks they are really interesting to watch and the dragon boat teams are fantastic.
The Dragon Boat Festival.

15. Make a dialogue about one of the four festivals.
Pair Work
Make a dialogue about one of the
four festivals.
A: What do you like best about …?
B: I love the … I think that …

16. Chinese Spring Festival The Lantern Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival
The Water Festival
What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?
I love the races.
I think that they’re fun to watch.

17. Free Talk
Do you know anything about the
four festivals?

18. The Water Festival is the New Year's
celebrations that take place in Southeast
Asian countries such as Burma, Cambodia,
Laos, and Thailand as well as Yunnan, China.
It is called the “Water Festival” by Westerners
because people splash / pour water at one
another as part of the cleansing ritual (仪式)
to welcome the new year. The act of pouring
water is also a show of blessings and good
wishes. It is believed that on this Water
Festival, everything old must be thrown
away, or it will bring the owner bad luck.

19. The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the
Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day
of the fifth month according to the Chinese
calendar. For thousands of years, the festival
has been marked by eating zong zi and racing
dragon boats.
The festival is best known for its dragon-boat
races, especially in the southern provinces
where there are many rivers and lakes. This
Regatta (赛舟会) is given honour to
the memory of the death of Qu Yuan.

20. The Spring Festival is the most important
festival for Chinese people and is when all
family members get together, just like
Christmas in the West. All people living away
from home go back.
The Spring Festival originated in the Shang
Dynasty (c BC-c BC) from the
people's sacrifice (献祭) to gods and ancestors
at the end of an old year and the beginning of
a new one.

21. The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of
the 1st lunar month, usually in February or
March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as
the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it
had become a festival with great significance.
Today's important activity is watching lanterns.
Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung
in the streets, attracting countless visitors.
“Guessing lantern riddles” is an essential part
of the Festival.

22. Listen and circle the correct words.
Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends.
Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.
Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates.
Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.

23. Listen again and answer the questions.
Does Wu Ming put on weight? How much?
What was the best part of Wu Ming’s trip?
Yes. He has put on 5 pounds.
The Dragon Boat Festival.

24. Dragon Boat Festival in June
Listen again and fill in the chart. 2b
Fun activities
Downsides
Eating out
put on weight
spent money
Shopping
Dragon Boat Festival in June
weather is hot

25. Free Talk
Have you ever had any downsides when travelling in a place?
What were they?

26. A: What did you do on your vacation?
B: I visited my cousins. I think that we
ate five meals a day! I’ve put on
five pounds!
A: I guess the food was delicious, right?

27. Free Talk
Have you ever been abroad?
Do you know where Chiang Mai is?

28. Read and answer the questions.
Where is Clara going?
When is Clara going to Chiang Mai? How do you know?
She is going to Chiang Mai.
In April. Because Ben said April was
the hottest month of the year there.

29. Homework:
Read 2d again and review the new words.