2. The Birth of A Festival

3. Christmas Day

4. the Spring Festival

5. Lantern Festival

6. Women’s Day

7. Children’s Day

8. Mid-Autumn Festival

9. National Day

10. Teachers’ Day

11. Halloween

12. Easter

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16. Multiple Choices 1.The holiday of Kwanzaa is a/an_________ A.one-day holiday B.week-day holiday C.old and traditional holiday 2.How many principles of Kwanzaa are there?_______ A.4 B.5 C.6 D.7 3.The holiday of Kwanzaa is __________ A.on Dec.25 B.on Jan.1 C.after Dec.25 D.after Jan.1 B D C

17. True or false 1. Kwanzaa is a very old festival.( ) 2. The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.( ) 3.Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals.( ) 4.People created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture.( ) 5. Kwanzaa is celebrated on Christmas Day.( ) 6. People who celebrate Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principles.( ) F T T F F T

18. Answer some questions 1.What do many African-American families do on Kwanzaa? Many African-American families get together to greet the new year and think about the past. 2.What are the seven principles of Kwanzaa? And what are the meanings? Unity, self-determination, living together, working together, purpose, creativity, faith 团结，自决，共同生活，合作经济，目的，创造， 信念。

19.  1.The purpose of creating the holiday of Kwanzaa is _______ A. to celebrate the long history and culture of Africa B. to help the people get together C. to remember the past D. to create the commercial 2.The importance to celebrate a holiday is to _______ A. remember the culture B. understand each other C.enlarge the economy of the country D. have days off from work A A

20. Analyse some difficult sentences 1.The people who created Kwanzaa used the word for “first fruit “ in Swahili, one of the largest languages in Africa. 2.The people who created Kwanzaa liked the characteristics of the African festivals so much that they used them to write the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa.

21. How does your family celebrate the Spring Festival? 鞭炮 firecracker 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年糕 New Year cake 压岁钱 lucky money

22. 1.Write a composition about what you have discussed 2.Analyse the difficult sentences in the text.