Unit 9 Festivals

Spring is green. Summer is bright. Autumn is brown.

The months

March spring April May

June July August summer

September October November autumn

January February December winter

Christmas

Christmas is a western( 西方的） festival. It’s the celebration of the birth of Jesus. （庆祝耶酥的诞生）

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year’s Day is on the 1 st of the first lunar month.( 农历 )

Easter

Easter Day is on the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox. （春分 满月后的第一个星期天） It is the day to commemorate （纪念） the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. ( 耶酥的复活 )

the Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival is on 5 th of the fifth lunar month( 农历 ).

Halloween

Halloween is a western （西方的） festival.

Which festival do you want to know more about?( 你想了解 哪个节日的更多的信息？） Christmas Chinese New Year Easter the Dragon Boat Festival Halloween

When’s Easter? It’s in spring. What do you do at Easter? We eat chocolate eggs.

When’s ______? It’s in ________. What do you do at _______? We ______________.

Chinese New Year

Easter

the Dragon Boat Festival

Halloween

Christmas

Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn Day is on the 15 th of the eighth lunar month. （阴历） People enjoy the moon,eat mooncakes.

Labour Day

Women’s Day

Happy Children’s Day!

Festivals Chinese New Year Christmas the Dragon Boat Festival Halloween Easter Mid-Autumn Festival Holidays Mother’s Day Father’s Day National Day Teachers’ Day Women’s Day children’s Day

His favourite festival is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Her favourite holiday is Mother’s Day.

This is my favourite festival/holiday. It’s in _______. I can ________________ Guess! What festival/holiday is it?

_______ Halloween ? It’s on _____________. It’s in ________________. What do you do _____ Halloween? We___________________________. When’s October 31st autumn at dress up, play ‘Trick or Treat’ It’s a ___________ festival. A. Chinese B. western ( 西方的）

Sum-up: We have learnt some Chinese and Western festivals.

Homework: Write a composition( 作文） about your favourite festival.

. 列奥纳多 · 达 · 芬奇 (Leonardo da Vinci) When Leonardo da Vinci was a boy,he is very hard-working( 勤 奋的 ). Although （虽然） drawing eggs is tedious （乏味的） work, he kept on( 坚持） doing it. Later,he became （变成） a great artist. 达 · 芬奇听了老师的话，很受启发，于是更加刻苦地画鸡蛋 ， 从来没有两只的形状是相同的。如果要在画纸上准确地它们表现出 来，非要下一番苦功不可。这样，你就会对任何形状应付自如， 十四岁的那年，达 · 芬奇拜著名艺术家弗罗基俄为师。老师给达 · 芬奇上的第一堂课就是画鸡蛋。这样画了许久，达 · 芬奇有点不耐烦 了，老师对他说，别以为画蛋很简单，很容易。在一千只蛋当中， 这个基础工作必须做好。 后来终于成为伟大的艺术家。

. 列奥纳多 · 达 · 芬奇 (Leonardo da Vinci)

When some people moved to （搬到） America,Indians （印地安人） give them food.

Thanksgiving Day

Thank Giving Day is American （美国的） festival. It’s on the fourth Sunday of November. People ( 人民） offer thanks( 感恩）, eat pumpkin pie （南瓜饼） and turkey 。 ( 火鸡）

Please circle the correct answers: 1.The Dragon Boat Festival is a ______ festival. A. Chinese B. Western( 西方的） 2. What festival is it? It’s ___________. A.Chinese New Year B. Christmas C.Halloween It’s a _____________ festival. A. Chinese B. western ( 西方的）

Please circle( 圈出） the correct answers: 1.The Dragon Boat Festival is a ______ festival. A. Chinese B. Western( 西方的） 2. What festival is it? It’s ___________. A.Chinese New Year B. Christmas C.Easter 3.We _____________________ at Halloween. A.dress up and go ‘Trick or Treat’ B. watch boat races 4.Christmas is on ___________. A. October 31 st B. December 25 th. 5.Chinese New Year is in ____________. A. autumn B.winter