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How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?
Discussion
The Chinese festivals and holidays:
Holidays
Chinese holidays
International Women’s Day
New Year’s Day
Children’s Day
National Day
The Youth Day
International Labour Day
Teachers’ Day
Spring Festival
Festival of LanternsDragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Day
Festivals in foreign countries
festivals
Festivals of foreign countries
Christmas
Fool’s DayValentine’s Day
Carnival
EasterThanksgiving Day
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
Halloween
Words preview:
take place/ happen / come about / break out
beauty (n.); beautiful (adj.) harvest (n.) / (v.)
mean to do / mean doing
Useful expressions ：
Festivals are meant to celebratetimes of year. Work in groups andlist below three more Chinesefestivals that you know. Discuss
whenthey take place, what they celebrateand what people do at that time.Then tell the group which festival isyour favorite and why.
Festival Time of
Year/
date
What it celebrates
What people do
Mid-autumn
Festival
autumn
fall
The beauty of the full moon ，harvest ， time with family and friends
Give and eat mooncakes, watch the full moon with family and friends
Festival Time of
Year/date
What it celebrates
What people do
Spring
Festival
January
February
The end of the winter ，Lunar New Year ， reunion with family and relatives
Give money in red paper to children ；eat fish and dumplings ；visit family members
Festival Time of
Year/date
What it celebrates
What people do
National
Day
October 1 The founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949
Take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China; go shopping
Festival Time ofYear/date
What it celebrates
What people do
Dragon Boat Festival
The fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar
The memory of the beloved poet QuYuan who died in 278 BC
Eat Zongzi;watch dragon boat races in memory of Qu Yuan
What is your favourite festival? Why?Which part of it do you like best - the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?
Tips : My favourite … is … I like … best. I prefer …. I enjoy/like….
Oral Practice :
Pre- reading:
1.Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a lot in China.
2.Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
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SummaryT or F
How did you spend
your Spring Festival?
The Spring Festival may take place in February. It is on lunar 1st of January.
At the Spring Festival, people have plenty of food and fruit, and may give children lucky money in red paper.
People studying or working in other cities and countries will look forward to seeing their relatives and friends, so that they will come back and have fun with them.
People ,especially children ,will dress up during the Spring Festival.
On New Year’s Eve, people will have a dinner , watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackers
What can we
learn in this class ?
Homework:
Group A Remember the names of festivals
Group B Writing: “ What’s your favorite festival ?”
Group A / B Preview the next part about reading to get the main idea.
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