3. Easter Dragon Boat Festival Mother’s Day Chinese New year Christmas Mid-autumn Festival Ching Ming Festival Valentine’s Day Chung Yang Festival S.A.R.Day New Year Father’s Day Halloween’s Day

5.  In April  It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life.  Eat chocolate eggs Easter

6. Christmas In December It is the birthday of Jesus Christ Go to the parties and churches, give cards and presents to our friends and relatives

7. Valentine’s Day In February People send roses and cards to the people they love.

8. Dragon Boat Festival In June The day that the poet Wat Yuen died Eat rice dumplings and watch boat races

9. Ching Ming Festival In April The day we remember our dead relatives Visit graves

10. Mother’s Day In May We give flowers and presents to our mothers.

11. Mid-autumn Festival In September The day we enjoy the full moon Play lanterns and eat moon cakes

12. Chinese New Year In February We celebrate the beginning of the lunar new year. We watch fireworks and get lucky money

13. Activity 1 What festivals can we find in each month?

14. Calendar 2000 JanuaryFebruaryMarch

15. Calendar 2000 AprilMayJune

16. Calendar 2000 JulyAugust September

17. Calendar 2000 October NovemberDecember

18. Activity 2 Can you find out the right festival for the sentence?

19. It is the birthday of Jesus Christ. Next question

20. It is the day that we remember the poet Wat Yuen. Next question

21. People send roses and cards to the people they love. Next question

22. It is on the third Sunday in June. Next question

23. We watch dragon dances and get lucky money.

24. Follow-up exercise With the help of the questions below, write a short paragraph about the festival you like most. 1. What is your favourite festival? 2. When is it? 3. What is the festival about? 4. How long can we have for holiday? 5. What do we usually do in the festival?

25. Thank you! The end