1、Unit 3 Festivals and customs WELCOME TO THE UNIT What Chinese festival do you know? Try to match the festivals with its customs the Chinese New Year the Lantern Festival The Qingming Festival The mid-autumn Festival The Chongyang Festival Enjoy family reunions and the full moon Children can get red
2、packets Eat mooncakes Enjoy beautiful lanterns Climb mountains Sweep tombs and pay respect to the deceased. Eat rice balls (yuanxiao) Enjoy beautiful chrysanthemums krsnmmz. What other festivals around the world do you know about? WesternWestern festivalfestival s s ARE YOU READY ? What festivals di
3、d you see? Watch a video and fill in the blanks on page 29. lYi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand as a way to _ _ lMidsummers Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to _ _ _ lThe Day of the Dead, which lasts _, is a festival in Mexico for people to _ _ let bad memories to a
4、nd make a wish for the future. hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole for three days remember loved ones who are no longer alive What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video? Yi Peng Festival Lantern Festival Similarities On both festivals people
5、make lanterns. Midsummers Day Dragon Festival Similarities Both festivals celebrate the start of summer. The Day of the DeadQingming festival Similarities Both are celebrated for people to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them. Homework 1. Surf on the Internet to find about the different festivals at home and abroad and think what festival has the most surprising customs. Suppose you were in that country, what would you do? 2. Preview the passage on Pages 3031. THANK YOU
