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How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?

Discussion

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The Chinese festivals and holidays:

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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

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Festivals in foreign countries

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festivals

Festivals of foreign countries

Christmas

Fool’s DayValentine’s Day

Carnival

EasterThanksgiving Day

Mother’s Day

Father’s Day

Halloween

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Words preview:

take place/ happen / come about / break out

beauty (n.); beautiful (adj.) harvest (n.) / (v.)

mean to do / mean doing

Useful expressions :

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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How did you spend

your Spring Festival?

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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

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What can we

learn in this class ?

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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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