Festivals in China Jin Ling Middle School Su Hui Class 2, Grade 7

sixtieth anniversary 60 周年 National Day parade 国庆阅兵

Women’s Day Teachers’ DayYouth Day May Day

Army Day Children’s Day Tree Planting Day the Party’s birthday

Spring Festival Dragon Boat Festival Qing Ming Festival Mid-autumn Festival Lantern festival

set off firecrackers enjoy the mooneat moon cakes have a New Year’s Eve dinner

sweep tombs eat rice dumplings watch lantern displays have a dragon boat race

Spring Festival 春节 Lantern Festival 元宵节 Qing Ming Festival 清明节 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节 eat moon cakes 吃月饼 enjoy the moon 赏月 watch lantern displays 看灯展 sweep tombs 扫墓 eat rice dumplings 吃粽子 have a dragon boat race 赛龙舟 have a New Year’s Eve dinner 吃年夜饭 set off firecrackers 放鞭炮

FestivalDateActivitiesReason Qing Ming Festival _____ ____ or ____ _______ tombs to remember the ______ Dragon Boat Festival ____ of the Chinese Lunar Year hold ____ races and eat _____ dumplings to honor the great poet Qu Yuan _____ Festival _______ 15 of the Chinese Lunar Year families get together and eat ___ ____ April 4 April 5 sweep dead May 5 boat rice Mid-autumn August moon cakes

What is the most important festival in China?

It is Lantern Festival today. Susan talked with Zhang Wei in the evening. He told her something about ________ Chinese festivals. _______ ________ is the Chinese New Year. It ______ fifteen days. It ends with ( 以 …… 结束 ) Lantern Festival. To ________ Lantern Festival, people usually ______ dumplings, _____ _____ firecrackers and _____ lantern displays. Zhang Wei and Susan went to the lantern display and they had a wonderful time. Now Susan has got some information, and she is sure ( 肯定 ) she can do her _______ on traditional Chinese festivals well. traditional Spring Festival lasts celebrate eat set off project watch

Model: A: What’s the date today? B: It’s June 1. A: What’s special about it? B: It’s Children’s Day. We will go to the Children’s Palace. Would you like to join us? A: I’d love to, thank you./ I’d love to, but…Thank you anyway 年 6 月 1 日 星期日 (SUN) 农历四月二十八 去少年宫

Model: A: What’s the date today? B: It’s June 1. A: What’s special about it? B: It’s Children’s Day. We will go to the Children’s Palace. Would you like to join us? A: I’d love to, thank you./ I’d love to, but…Thank you anyway 年 2 月 6 日 星期三 (WED) 农历大年三十 吃年夜饭 2008 年 10 月 1 日 星期三 (WED) 农历九月初三 看烟火 2008 年 2 月 7 日 星期四 (THU) 农历正月初一 放鞭炮 2008 年 2 月 21 日 星期四 (THU) 农历正月十五 看元宵灯展

My Favorite Festival 1. What’s your favorite festival? 2. When is it? 3. Why do you like it? 4. What do you usually do during that festival? 5. Do you have a good time during that festival?

Homework: Oral: 1. Read the text twice after the tape. 2. Recite the expressions. Written: 1. Copy the expressions. 2. Write about your favorite festival.