1. Unit 3 Lesson 1

2. Which Chinese seasonal festivals are mentioned in the text? When do the festivals mentioned in the text fall on?

3. Mid-Autumun Day The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month

4. The Lantern Festival 元宵节 the fifteenth day of the first lunar month

5. The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year

6. Festivalsfood Typical activity Special meaning Mid-autumn Festival The Dragon Boat Festival The Lantern Festival moon cakes Zongzi sweet dumpling Family members get together To watch the moon To have dragon boat races To light lanterns being together with all members of the family marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year Marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations

7. Can you think of other Chinese seasonal festivals? New Year's Eve 除夕 Tomb-sweeping Day 清明节 Ghost Day ( 七月十五鬼节 ) Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 Laba Festival 十二月初八腊八节 The Midwinter/ Winter Solstice 冬至节 12 月 22 日前后

8. Fill in the blanks with the missing words. Every year in September or October, the Mid-autumn Festival ( 庆祝） by Chinese people all over the world. On this day, the moon ( 据说） be at its biggest and brightest in the year and ‘moon cakes’ ( 吃） at moon viewing parties. The Mid-autumn Festival is important because it is a special occasion for family reunion. Millions of people make the journey back home to share the feeling of ‘being together’ with all members of the family. Traditional moon cakes ( 制造） with bean paste and salted egg yokes but nowadays there are many different kinds of moon cakes including ice- cream, coffee, chocolate and even fruit moon cakes. is celebrated is said to are eaten are made

9. Fill in the blanks with the missing words. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the lunar calendar. It is celebrated with customs that started more than 200 years ago. In the old days, dragon boat races ( 举行） only by Chinesepeople. However, in resent years, people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun. The special food for the festival ( 称为 )Zongzi. Sticky rice, wrapped in fresh bamboo leaves, ( 蒸 )with a sweet or salty filling. As the Dragon Boat Festival is in early summer, it also marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year. were held is called is streamed