Unit 1 Festivals around the world

Brainstorming 1. What traditional festivals in China do you know? The Dragon Boat Festival The Double Ninth Festival The Spring Festival Tomb Sweeping Day The Lantern Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival

2. What festivals of foreign countries do you know? Brainstorming Christmas Fool’s Day Valentine’s Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day Halloween

Reading

How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? Skim Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honour People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals

Read the reading passage aloud and then finish the tasks.

clean_______; light_______ and lamps; play ______ eat food______ _______skulls and cakes with ______ on them; offer food, flowers and _____ to the dead Children _______ and ask for sweets from their neighbours or ____________ _them. Obon The Day of the Dead Halloween graves incense music "bones" gifts dress up Festivals of the Dead: Fill in the blanks. in the shape of play a trick on

Festivals to Honour People

Match the person with the festival. 1. Qu Yuan 2. Christopher Columbus 3. Mohandas Gandhi a. the Dragon Boat Festival b. an Indian national festival on Oct. 2 c. Columbus Day a c b

Harvest Festivals

Choose the best answer. Many activities can be held in harvest and Tanksgiving festivals EXCEPT that people ___. A. get together to have meals B. decorate churchesand town halls C. win awards for their farm produce D. enjoy cakes and admire flowers D

Spring Festivals

eat good foods; give children _____ money; ________ ________ and carnivals include________; dancing in the streets; loud music;___________ ________. Spring Festival Carnivals Spring Festivals: Fill in the blanks. lucky dragon dances parades colourful clothing

EasterCherry Blossom Festival an important_______ and_______ festival, celebrates the _____ of Jesus and the coming of______ and________. The country is __________cherry tree flowers, looks _________it is covered with ____ _____. Spring Festivals: Fill in the blanks. religious social return springnew life covered with as though pink snow

Use the information from the passage to answer the questions. 1.What are festivals of the dead usually for? 2.What makes autumn festivals happy events? Festivals of the dead are held to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors Autumn festivals are happy events because people are grateful that food is gathered for winter and the agricultural work is finished.

Use the information from the passage to answer the questions. 3. What do people usually do at the Spring Festivals in China? 4. What is the reason to have festivals and celebrations? At spring festivals, people usually eat dumplings, fish and meat, and give children lucky money. There are dragon dances and carnivals. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs, and forget our work for a little while.

Discussion Which festival do you like best? Why? My favorite festival is …, when I can... /Among the festivals, I like ….best, when I can... And what is more important is that I can...

Homework 1. Read the passage at least 6 times and pay attention to the bold words and expressions. 2.Describe a festival to your partner.