1. 初中基础 (2242 期 20150327) 4-5 版 Dragon Boat Festival in other countries

2. Pre-reading 1. Can you name some traditional Chinese festivals? When do we celebrate these festivals? the Spring Festivalthe Lantern Festival the Mid-Autumn Festivalthe Dragon Boat Festival

3. 2. What do people usually do on the Dragon Boat Festival? Do you know other countries that have the similar traditions?

4. While reading  Complete the chart with the information from the article. ChinaKoreaJapan Activities_____________1___________ wear _____________3___________ the calamus plant hang calamus and Artemisia _____________5___________ Food_____________2________________________4___________/ dragon boat racing zongzi the root of suritteok on the door

5.  Answer the following questions. 1. China isn’t the only country that celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival, is it? 2. What does Korean food suritteok look like? 3. Why do Japanese people hang calamus and artemisia on their doors? No, it isn’t. It looks like a wheel. To stop disease and bad luck entering.

6. Language study  Complete the paragraph with the words in the box. Do you know Dano in South Korea? It’s ______1______ to the Dragon Boat Festival in China. Suritteok, a ______2______ Korean food during the festival, is as ______3______ as zongzi in China. Korean women wear the root of the calamus plant because they believe it can ______4______ headaches. Likewise, Japanese people hope to drive bad luck away by ______5______ calamus and artemisia on the doors. delicioustraditionalhangingpreventsimilar similar traditional delicious prevent hanging

7. After reading  Write a passage about your favorite traditional Chinese festival. Let your classmates know why you like it best and how you celebrate it.