1、必修三公开课Unit1WarmingUpChinese FestivalSpring FestivalLantern FestivalPure and Brightness FestivalDragon Boat FestivalNational DayYouth DayThe Double Ninth DayChinese FestivalsSpring FestivalThe 1st day of the first lunar month 恭贺新禧！恭贺新禧！Best wishes for the year to come!恭喜发财！恭喜发财！May you come into a go
2、od fortune!心想事成心想事成May all your wishes come true.愿你健康长寿！愿你健康长寿！I want to wish you longevity and health!Blessing Festival of LanternsyuanxiaoWomens Day-March 8The 1st day of MayLabour DayThe 1st day of JuneArmy Day-August 1stThe 15th day of the eighth lunar monthMid-Autumn FestivalThe 10th dayof Sept
3、ember The 1st day of OctoberNational DayfestivalsChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothers DayFathers DayHalloween In foreign countriesthe Cherry Blossom FestivalEvery April when the country is covered with cherry flowers.Japanese go out with their friends or families,sit
4、 under the trees,sing and have a picnic.Valentines DayIn FebruaryCarnival(狂欢节狂欢节)CarnivalParade and dance in the streets day and night,with loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds.The Brazilian Carnival is one of the best-known celebrations.The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March
5、21Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries.It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring.Fools DayApril 1stMothers DayThe second Sunday in MayThanksgiving DayThe fourth Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holi
6、day,falling on the fourth Thursday in November,to celebrate the harvest.The traditional food are roasting turkey,corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream.November 31stHalloween 万圣节万圣节ChristmasChoose one of the festivals,and discuss it with your partner.1.When the festival is?2.What the festival celebrat
7、es?3.What people should do or should not do?foodworkvisitsingingwatching TVfruitmemory Why do people like festivals?dress upfamily togetherfestivalWhich part of a festival do you like best the activities,the music,the sights,the food or the people who visit?Tips:My favourite is I like best.I prefer.
8、I enjoy/like.Oral PracticeFestivals are meant to celebrate important times of a year.Different countries have different festivals.Work in groups and list below three more Chinese festivals that you know.Spring FestivalJanuary/Februarythe end of winter，arrival of spring,Lunar New Year，reunion with fa
9、mily and relativesgive money in red paper to children;see dragon dances;eat fish,prawns and dumplings；visit family membersNationalDayOctober 1the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949take time off work;travel to visit family or to see other parts of China;go shoppingDragon Boat Festival/
10、Duanwu Festivalthe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarthe memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BCeat zongzi;watch dragon boat races;throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan;put herbs on doorways for good healthWhich is the greatest and the most impor
11、tant festival to Chinese people?Spring FestivalWhich is the greatest and the most important festival to Christian people in Western countries?ChristmasBoth of them are quite popular around the world.Can you tell the similarities and differences between them?Homework Preview the reading part:Festivals and Celebrations
