1. Festivals  Can you tell me any festivals you know? And what do people usually do during the festival?  Do you any idea about Eid al-fitr?

2. Festivals in China  Spring Festival  Lantern ['læntən] n. 灯笼 Festival  元宵节；  Dragon Boat Festival  端午节  Mid-Autumn Festival  中秋节

3.  Double Ninth Festival  重阳节  New Year’s Day  元旦 Women’s Day  妇女节 (3.8)  Labor Day / May Day  劳动节 (May. 1)

4.  Children’s Day  儿童节 (6.1)  Teachers’ Day  教师节 (9.10)  National Day  国庆节 (10.1)

5.  Tomb [tu:m] n. 坟墓 Sweeping Day 清明节  Tree-planting Day  植树节 （ 3.12 ）

6. Festivals in the West  New Year’s Day  元旦 (1.1)  Valentine’s Day  [‘væləntain] n. 情人  情人节 (2.14)  Halloween [,hæləu‘i:n] 万圣节 (10.31)

7. . April Fool’s Day  愚人节 (4.1) Mother’s Day  母亲节 (5 月的第 2 个星期日 ) .Father’s Day  父亲节 (6 月的第 3 个星期日 )

8.  Thanksgiving Day  感恩节 (11 月的第四个星期四 )  Christmas  圣诞节 (12.25)

9.  Our Chinese festivals are not so popular. Why?  How to protect our traditional festival?  protect [prəu‘tekt] vt. 保护  traditional [trə'di ʃ ənəl] adj. 传统的

10. Words  holiday  On holiday 在度假；在休假中 Summer holiday 暑假 I am here on holiday

11.  Public holiday 公休假日；国定假日  Bathe [beið] vt. 沐浴；用水洗 I like to bathe in the sea. 我喜欢在海里游泳 ( 或洗澡 ) Bath [b ɑ :θ] n. 沐浴 Bathroom 浴室

12.  Celebrate [‘selibreit] vt. 庆祝； How do you want to celebrate your wedding? We celebrate the New Year with a party. Let’s celebrate our success.

13.  Reunion [,ri:‘ju:njən] 团聚，聚会  Family reunion 家庭聚会  I have a reunion with my friends every year. Do you often have a reunion with your family?

14. Useful expressions  Make dumplings  包饺子  How do you…  How do you usually go to work?  How about…  How about climbing Baiyun Mountain tonight?

15.  How come? 为什么 ？怎么会？ How come you didn’t buy that handbag? ---I break up with my boyfriend. ---How come?

16.  Such as. 比如， 例如  For example Many people here can speak good English such as…

17. Part 3  Go back 回去 Have a reunion with… 与 … 聚会 I often have a reunion with my friends.

18.  As well as 也；和 … 一样  I speak English as well as write E- mails to my customers.

19.  Over 结束的 ; 在 … 期间；多余 …  Class is over now !  I often discuss business with clients over a cup of coffee.  He is over 40.

20.  Go to meals  去吃饭  A whole day  一整天  A whole year

21.  In ancient times, the Asian countries, such as Japan, North Korea [kə‘riə] 朝鲜, South Korea ， were deeply influenced by China. Maybe, they also celebrated the festivals in China. Talk about the festivals !