1、Which solar term is coming?Which solar term is coming?清明节清明节Qing Ming FestivalClear and Bright Tomb-Sweeping DayGrave-Sweeping DayPure Bright FestivalThe Festival of Clear Brightness Pure Brightness Festival祭祖扫墓Learning Objectives:1. To know more customs about Qing Ming Festival by watching videos.2
2、. To appreciate the beauty of a poem and introduce the customs of one festival by discussion.3. To acquire the creative thinking for festivals and grow cooperation skills by group work.What do you usually do during What do you usually do during Qing Ming Qing Ming FestivalFestival? ?Worshipping our
3、ancestorscemetery cemetery 墓地墓地offerings offerings 祭祭品品What do you usually do during What do you usually do during Qing Ming Qing Ming FestivalFestival? ?Spring OutingThe spring sunshine The spring sunshine brings everything brings everything back to life, and it back to life, and it is the best tim
4、e to is the best time to enjoy the beautiful enjoy the beautiful scenes outside.scenes outside.What do you usually do during What do you usually do during Qing Ming Qing Ming FestivalFestival? ?Kites FlyingWhat do you usually eat during What do you usually eat during Qing Ming Qing Ming FestivalFest
5、ival? ?Qing tuan Date Origin Event Food Activities Meaning Famous Figures Personal experienceTask 1: Watch and tick the parts of Qing Ming Task 1: Watch and tick the parts of Qing Ming festival included in the video.festival included in the video. Date Origin Event Food Activities Meaning Famous Fig
6、ure Personal experienceTask 1: Watch and tick the parts of Qing Ming Task 1: Watch and tick the parts of Qing Ming festival included in the video.festival included in the video.Task 2: Watch and answer the questions.Task 2: Watch and answer the questions.1. When Qing Ming Festival is usually celebra
7、ted?2. What activities are included in the video?3. Why do Chinese people visit tombs of our ancestors?4. Why should we hold the ceremony to worship our ancestors?5. What happened in 2008? In early April Task 2: Watch and answer the questions.Task 2: Watch and answer the questions.1. When Qing Ming
8、festival is usually celebrated? 2. Which activities are included in the video?Visiting ancestors tombs; Attending ceremony of honoring the Yellow Emperor;Having the spring outing.MemorialMemorial Ceremony to Ceremony to Worship the Ancestor Worship the Ancestor Huang Di at his Huang Di at his birthp
9、lace/birthplace/ native landnative land黄帝故里祭祖大典黄帝故里祭祖大典Thinking: Thinking: 1. Why do Chinese people visit tombs of our ancestors?1. Why do Chinese people visit tombs of our ancestors?2. Why should we hold the ceremony to worship our 2. Why should we hold the ceremony to worship our ancestors?ancesto
10、rs?During Qingming Festival, Chinese During Qingming Festival, Chinese people people honor the ancestorshonor the ancestors of the of the Chinese nation.Chinese nation.Sweeping the tombs and Attending Sweeping the tombs and Attending memorial ceremony are the two memorial ceremony are the two import
11、ant practices to remember late important practices to remember late relatives. relatives. 5. What happened in 2008? Regarding Qing Ming festival as a public holiday.To pay respect to the deceased/ancestors.This serves as a reminder of the roots of Chinese people and a chance to revisit the civilizat
12、ion of our ancestors.3. Why do Chinese people visit tombs of our ancestors?4. Why should we hold the ceremony to worship our ancestors?OriginActivitiesFamous FigureFoodBig EventPersonal ExperienceBrainstorming: How to describe a festival.DateMeaningRetell the story: Retell the story: 割股奉君割股奉君/ / 割股啖
13、割股啖dn君君 The story happened during Spring and Autumn Period. It is said that The story happened during Spring and Autumn Period. It is said that Jie Jie Zitui cut a piece of meat from his own leg in order to save his hungry lord Zitui cut a piece of meat from his own leg in order to save his hungry l
14、ord who was forced to flee from his own country. Later, when the lord regained his who was forced to flee from his own country. Later, when the lord regained his position, he forgot about Jie Zituis sacrifice. However, after being position, he forgot about Jie Zituis sacrifice. However, after being
15、reminded, he felt ashamed and decided to reward the loyal man, but Jie had reminded, he felt ashamed and decided to reward the loyal man, but Jie had hidden in a mountain with his mother. In order to find Jie, the lord ordered hidden in a mountain with his mother. In order to find Jie, the lord orde
16、red that the mountain should be set on fire. Unfortunately, Jie was found dead that the mountain should be set on fire. Unfortunately, Jie was found dead with his mother under the willow. In order to commemorate (honor) the day of with his mother under the willow. In order to commemorate (honor) the
17、 day of his death, the lord declared the date to be Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival the his death, the lord declared the date to be Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival the day that only cold food can be eaten.day that only cold food can be eaten. A year later, when the lord went to the mountain to honor Jies de
18、ath, he A year later, when the lord went to the mountain to honor Jies death, he found the burned willows had revived, so he gave instructions (orders) that found the burned willows had revived, so he gave instructions (orders) that the day after Hanshi Festival was to be Qingming Festival. Eventual
19、ly, the two the day after Hanshi Festival was to be Qingming Festival. Eventually, the two festivals were combined into one.festivals were combined into one.Group Work: Introducing one Group Work: Introducing one FestivalFestivalEnvelope 1Envelope 1Envelope 3Envelope 3Envelope 4Envelope 4Envelope 1E
20、nvelope 1Envelope 2Envelope 2Group Work:Group Work:Envelope 1: Envelope 1: Role-play the story of Jie Zitui. Role-play the story of Jie Zitui. Envelope 2: Envelope 2: Make a speech to describe Qing Ming Festival.Make a speech to describe Qing Ming Festival.Envelope 3: Envelope 3: Make up a dialogue
21、to share an impressive Make up a dialogue to share an impressive festival experience.festival experience.Envelope 4: Envelope 4: Perform a short play to describe the scene of Perform a short play to describe the scene of celebrating one festival.celebrating one festival.Do you know one poem descibin
22、g Qing Ming Festival?Do you know one poem descibing Qing Ming Festival?A PoemA PoemThe Mourning Day The Mourning Day 清明清明清明时节雨纷纷，清明时节雨纷纷，A drizzlingA drizzling / /drdrz zl/ rain falls like l/ rain falls like tears on the Mourning /mtears on the Mourning /mn/ Day;n/ Day;路上行人欲断魂。路上行人欲断魂。The mourners h
23、eart is going to break on The mourners heart is going to break on his way.his way.借问酒家何处有？借问酒家何处有？Where can a wineshop be found to drownWhere can a wineshop be found to drown /dra/dran/n/ his sad hours?his sad hours?牧童遥指杏花村。牧童遥指杏花村。A cowherdA cowherd /ka/kah hd/ points to a cot mid d/ points to a co
24、t mid apicotapicot /e /eprprk kt/t/ flowers. flowers.Read the poem with full Read the poem with full emotionsemotionsHomeworkHomeworkA: Write a passage to create one A: Write a passage to create one festival including date, origin, festival including date, origin, activities, meaning etc. activities
25、, meaning etc. B: Write a passage to describe B: Write a passage to describe your festival experience during your festival experience during Qing Ming holiday. Qing Ming holiday. 祭祖扫墓Group Work-Envelope 1:Group Work-Envelope 1:Make a speech to descibe Qing Ming Make a speech to descibe Qing Ming Fes
26、tival.Festival.Group Work-Envelope 2:Group Work-Envelope 2:Role-play the story of Jie Zitui. Role-play the story of Jie Zitui. Group Work-Envelope 3:Group Work-Envelope 3:Make up a dialogue to share an impressive Make up a dialogue to share an impressive festival experience.festival experience.Group
27、 Work-Envelope 4:Group Work-Envelope 4:Perform a short play to desrcibe the scene of Perform a short play to desrcibe the scene of celebrating one festival.celebrating one festival.What do you usually do during What do you usually do during Qing Ming Qing Ming FestivalFestival? ?In legend, on Qingmi
28、ng Festival, ghosts come closest to the world of living men. Buddhists believe that willow branches will drive away unwelcome ghosts. Therefore, willow branches are also known as “ghost terror wood”.Weeping WillowHuangzhou Hanshi Tie Huangzhou Hanshi Tie （黄州）寒食帖（黄州）寒食帖It was written by poet Su Shi(I
29、t was written by poet Su Shi(苏轼苏轼) from the Song ) from the Song Dynasty (960-1127) on the Cold Food Festival in Dynasty (960-1127) on the Cold Food Festival in 1082. 1082. Group Work-Envelope 2:Group Work-Envelope 2:Make a poster to create one festival (including Make a poster to create one festival (including date, origin, activities, meaning ect). date, origin, activities, meaning ect).
