1、Unit 1 Festivals Around the WorldPeriod 1:Warming up&ReadingWhat kind of festival did we just celebrate?Talk about Chinese festivalsChinese FestivalSpring FestivalLantern FestivalPure Brightness FestivalDragon Boat FestivalNational DayYouth DayThe Double Ninth DayFestivals are meant to celebratetime
2、s of year.Discuss:when they take place,what they celebrateand what people do at that time.Spring Festival January/February The end of winter,arrival of spring,Lunar New Year,reunion with family and relatives red paper;dragon dances;eat dumplings;New Years visitNational Day October 1 The founding of
3、the Peoples Republic of China in 1949 Take time off work;travel to visit family or to see other parts of China;go shoppingDragon Boat Festival The fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar The memory of poet Qu Yuan Eat Zhongzi;watch dragon boat races;put herbs on doorways for good healthFestiv
4、als Nowadays,foreign festivals are more and more popular in China.Can you list some?Lets see some picture and guess.Obon FestivalCherry Blossom FestivalValentines DayHalloweenChristmasThanksgiving DayEasterFestival and CelebrationsHow do people around the world celebrate their festivals?Fast Reading
5、Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.Careful Reading The ancient people neednt worry about their food.People celebrate Halloween with a different purpose from the past.Gandhi was a great leader whom Indian people honour a lot.China and Japan share the same custom of celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival.Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus.FFTTT
