What are these people doing? They are celebrating!

What are these people celebrating? They are celebrating Christmas.

Note! Celebrate is a (vi) as well as a (vt). We can say... On my birthday, I will celebrate. On my birthday, I will celebrate. Chinese people celebrate Mid- Autumn day. Chinese people celebrate Mid- Autumn day.

What are these people celebrating? They are celebrating a wedding.

These people are celebrating because......they have just graduated from university.

Why are Venus and Serena celebrating? Why are Venus and Serena celebrating? They have just... They have just...

We can also ask this kind of question... How do people celebrate... How do people celebrate... What do people do to celebrate... What do people do to celebrate... For example... For example...

How do you celebrate the Mid- Autumn Festival?

What do Chinese people do to celebrate the New Year?

Lantern Festivals !!

How do the British celebrate Christmas?

Listen! You are going to hear some celebrations. What celebrations can you hear? How do you know? What are the important clues ( 线 索 )? You are going to hear some celebrations. What celebrations can you hear? How do you know? What are the important clues ( 线 索 )?

What a lunch! What a lunch! Turkey Turkey Christmas pudding Christmas pudding Toys Toys Paper hats Paper hats What is the celebration?

They are celebrating Christmas!

An exciting game An exciting game Our team won at last Our team won at last Let's have a drink to celebrate! Let's have a drink to celebrate! Why are they celebrating? Why are they celebrating?

Candles Candles Big cake Big cake Good wishes Good wishes What are they celebrating? What are they celebrating?

The man is putting a ring on the woman's finger! How happy they are! The man is putting a ring on the woman's finger! How happy they are!

5,4,3,2,1...Happy New Year! 5,4,3,2,1...Happy New Year! What are they celebrating? What are they celebrating?

What’s your favorite season? What’s your favorite season? What festivals happen during your favorite season ? What festivals happen during your favorite season ?

Reference answers In spring: Women’s Day, Labor Day In spring: Women’s Day, Labor Day In summer: Dragon Boat Festival, Children’s Day, Army’s Day In summer: Dragon Boat Festival, Children’s Day, Army’s Day

In autumn: Mid-Autumn Day, Teachers’ Day, National Day In autumn: Mid-Autumn Day, Teachers’ Day, National Day In winter: New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival In winter: New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival

Lesson9 Chinese Seasonal Festivals Fast-reading: Match the Pictures with the festivals. Match the Pictures with the festivals. Detailed reading: Fill in the table of Ex.3 Fill in the table of Ex.3

Festivals Season &date/ month Typical food or activities Mid-Autumn Festival The Dragon Boat Festival The Lantern Festival September or October Moon cakes Sweet dumplings 5th day of 5th month of the lunar year 1 5th day of 1st month of the lunar calendar Zongzip meet in the evening and watch the moon people make different kinds of lanterns organise the dragon boat races

Now speak! Now it's your turn! Tell your partner in English about the last time you celebrated! Now it's your turn! Tell your partner in English about the last time you celebrated!

Important structures Autumn : be celebrated by sb. be celebrated by sb. be said to be said to at its biggest and brightest at its biggest and brightest be a special occasion for be a special occasion for

traditional traditional bean paste 豆馅 bean paste 豆馅 salted egg yolks 咸鸭蛋黄 salted egg yolks 咸鸭蛋黄 fruit moon cakes fruit moon cakes Autumn :

Winter : Lantern Festival 元宵节 Lantern Festival 元宵节 falls on falls on lunar month 阴历月 lunar month 阴历月 mark the end of mark the end of lanterns were lit to celebrate… lanterns were lit to celebrate…

Winter: the power of light over darkness the power of light over darkness be destroyed be destroyed burn down burn down be fooled be fooled be decorated with be decorated with

in many shapes and sizes in many shapes and sizes in the north-eastern part of in the north-eastern part of sweet dumplings 元宵 sweet dumplings 元宵 be served be served

Summer : the lunar year the lunar year mark the beginning of mark the beginning of be organised by be organised by in recent years in recent years from other cultures from other cultures

take part in take part in enjoy the fun enjoy the fun sticky rice sticky rice bamboo leaf 粽叶 bamboo leaf 粽叶

Language points celebrate vi. & vt. celebrate vi. & vt. celebration n celebration n celebrity (1)famous person 名人 ; celebrity (1)famous person 名人 ; (2)being famous 著名名望 (2)being famous 著名名望

 tradition ---- traditional  paste 面团，糨糊，肉酱  toothpaste

lunar----solar lunar----solar solar energy, solar cell, solar system solar energy, solar cell, solar system mark the beginning /end of mark the beginning /end of light----lit----lit light----lit----lit