1、Festivals around the worldUnit 1Words and expressionsGuess who“I”am according to my self-introduction and the pictures.GameGameSpring FestivalSpring FestivalIm the most important holiday in China.I always come on the eve of the lunar(农历农历)New Year and go on the fifth day of the first lunar month.It
2、got the name()Day because the date is comprised of four ones.SinglesSingles Day,Chinas version of the U.S.sBlack Friday or Cyber Monda Colorful lanterns and delicious yuanxiao are my favorites.Ive got two names,both of which express my wish for good fortune,happiness and health.Lantern FestivalLante
3、rn Festival Valentines Day Valentines DayMy birthday comes on February 14.Lovers send chocolates,roses and cards to each other.Im kind of sad not that it is rainy,but that people remember their dead relatives and visit their graves on my birthday.Tomb-sweeping Day Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festi
4、valDragon Boat FestivalLove the great poet Qu Yuan,love me.People eat rice dumplings and watch boat races in memory of Qu Yuan.ChristmasChristmas Day DayDecember 25 is my birthday,when people go to the parties and churches,givecards and presents to theirfriends and relatives.Chinese public holidaysI
5、nternational Womens DayNew Years DayChildrens DayNational DayLabour DayBrainstormingBrainstormingfestivalsTeachers DayChinese Festivals&Chinese Festivals&Celebrations Celebrations Labour Day1st day of MayGuess and say something about the festival according to the pictures below.Childrens Day1st day
6、of JuneMid-Autumn Festival15th day of the eighth lunar monthNational Day1st day of OctoberTeachers Day10th day of September festivalsChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothers DayHalloween BrainstormingBrainstormingForeign Festivals&CelebrationsForeign Festivals Foreign Fe
7、stivals&Celebrations&Celebrations Carnival(狂欢节狂欢节)February 21-23Guess and say something about these festivals according to the pictures below.Easterthe first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21Halloween(万圣节万圣节)November 31stThanksgiving Daythe fourth Thursday in NovemberFools DayApril 1stMo
8、thers Daythe second Sunday in May1.Whats your favourite holiday?Why?Give your reasons.2.What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town?foodworkvisitsingingwatching TVfruitmemory Why do people like festivals?dress upfamily togetherfestivalfestivalWhich part of a festival do you like
9、best the activities,the music,the sights,the food or the people who visit?Tips:My favourite is I like best.I prefer.I enjoy/like.Oral PracticeHalloweenCompare the festivals below.Can you tell the similarities and differences between them from the aspects given above?Tomb-sweeping DayQiqiao Festival
10、Valentines DayEasterDragon Boat FestivalWhich is the greatest and the most important 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 simi
11、larities and differences between them by comparison?Spring Festival ChristmasFestival Spring FestivalChristmas Time Special foodGiftsfrom the 1st day to the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month dumpling(jiaozi),sweet dumpling(tangyuan/yuanxiao)Dec.25th candies,cookies,pudding foods,fruits,cloth
12、es,drinks,red packetsfoods,desserts,Christmas decorationsFestivalSpring FestivalChristmas Prepa-rationMajor activitiesdo spring-cleaning,do Spring Festival shopping,decorate the housesdo cleaning and shopping,decorate the houses with Christmas trees and colored lightshave family reunion dinner on Ne
13、w Years Eve;pay New Years visits,recreational activities(dragon/lion dance,)family reunion,have a big dinner on Christmas EveFestivalSpring FestivalChristmas PurposeWhat part of activities you like bestsay goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year,hoping for the best and the good future.celebrating the birth of Jesus ChristHomeworkHomework1.Write a passage about your favourite Chinese festival in about 150 words.2.Preview the reading:Festivals and CelebrationsThank you.
