Class :Class4 Grade 1 Teacher: BU NAN

北师大版高中英语模块一 Unit 3 Lesson1 Festivals

What’s your favorite season? SpringSummer AutumnWinter

What Chinese festivals happen during each season?(please give one typical festival in each season) 1. Spring: 2. Summer: 3. Autumn: 4. Winter: Spring festival Children’s day Mid-Autumn Day the New Year’s Day

spring summer autumn winter February March April May June July August September October November December January Spring Festival May Day the Children’s Day The foundation of Birthday of the army the Mid-Autumn Day the National Day Women’s Day the New year’s Day Qingming festival

1.The Mid-autumn Festival is celebrated by Chinese people only in China. 2.Traditional moon cakes are usually made with fruit. 3.In the past, dragon boat races were organised only by Chinese people. 4. The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of over1000 years ago. 5.At present, lanterns are usually made with light bulbs and batteries. 6.The Lantern Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Writing Task Read the text again and fill in the table in Exercise 3 with the information you read from the texts.

Festivals Season& date/month Typical foodTypical activity and special meaning September or October moon cakes The 5th day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar Zongzi The 15 th of the first month of the lunar calendar Sweet dumplings 1.meet in the evening 2.watch the moon 3. A special occasion for family 1.have dragon boat races 2.mark the beginning of the hottest season of the year 3. remember Qu Yuan 1. watch lanterns & guess lantern riddles 2.marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Mid-Autumn Festival The Lantern Festival The Dragon Boat Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival Every year in September or October, it is celebrated by Chinese people all over the world. Watch the moon

The Mid- Autumn Festival is a special occasion for family.It is also a day for special foods like moon cakes.

Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, it marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.

In winter. fall : to occur/ take place at a certain time 适逢 eg: My birthday falls on a Sunday this year.

People always go and watch lanterns and guess lantern riddles.

People will eat yuanxiao, or sweet dumplings on this day, so it is also called the "Yuanxiao Festival

the Dragon Boat Festival the Dragon Boat Festival It usually falls on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar year

Zongzi is a special food of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is made by sticky rice in bamboo leaves.

Vocabulary: choose the words below and complete the sentences. burn down, celebrate, decorate, fall on, take part in, occasion 2.This is a special _______ for family gathering. 3.National Day _______ Monday this year. 4.The party is for students to ________ their graduation with family and friends. 1.We are going to _______ our kitchen this week. 5. Would you like to ________ the race tomorrow? 6.The room grew colder as the fire ________. decorate occasion falls on celebrate take part in burnt down

w Can you say something about the Spring Festival? The following words and expressions may help you: Time,food, people, activity, present

Spring Festival The Spring Festival usually falls on February, it is the most important festival for the Chinese people and it is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living far away from home go back.

 Choose one of your favorite festival and make a celebration plan. (80—100Words) 2.Do Ex.5 on page 79