Talk about the festivals you know 新年 New Year’s Day 春节 Spring Festival 元宵节 The Lantern Festival 妇女节 Women’s Day 愚人节April Fool’s Day 母亲节Mother’s Day 儿童节 Children’s Day 端午节 The Dragon Boat Festival 父亲节 Father’s Day 七夕节 The Double Seventh Day 教师节 Teachers’ Day 中秋节 The Mid-Autumn Festival 重阳节The Double Ninth Day 国庆节 National Day 圣诞节圣诞节 Christmas Day 复活节Easter 鬼节Halloween What festivals are they ? Discuss when and how people celebrate them. Chinese Spring Festival 春节春节firecrackerspaper-cuts Before the Spring Festival, people usually do Spring Festival shopping and do spring cleaning. Then all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. They have a family reunion dinner. They eat dumplings, nian-gao and New year’s cake and so on. They also pay New Year's callWhen is the Spring Festival? It falls on the first day of the 1st lunar(阴历的阴历的) month, usually in January or February. It starts with the New Moon（（新月））on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon（（满月））15 days later. How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival? The Water Festival 泼水节 On these days ,people pour water on others because they believe that pouring water on others can help remove bad luck and bring out happiness The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good wishes. When is the Water Festival? It usually starts on the 13th of April and takes 3–7 days. The Water Festival is the New Year's celebrations that take place in Southeast Asian countries such as Burma (['bə:mə]缅甸) , Cambodia(['kæmbəudiə]柬埔寨), Laos([laʊz]老挝), and Thailand as well as Yunnan (Dai people) , China.How do people celebrate the Water Festival? the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节中秋节 People usually have a family reunion dinner, and then they eat moon cakes and enjoy the round moon. When is the Mid-Autumn Festival? It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in September. This day was also considered as a harvest（（收获）） festival . How do Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? The Lantern Festival 元宵节元宵节 This day's important activity is watching lanterns. It is celebrated at night with lantern displays（展览）（展览） . At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles（迷）（迷） on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao and get all their families united.When is the Lantern Festival? It falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival? The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. This Regatta [ri'ɡætə] (赛舟会) is given honour to the memory of the death of Qu YuanWhen is the Dragon-Boat Festival? The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month .How do Chinese people celebrate the Dragon-Boat Festival? What is your favourite festival? What do you like best about it?What did you do at the festival?The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Water FestivalThe Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Spring FestivalThe Lantern Festival 1a Match the pictures with the descriptions. 1. ___ The water Festival in Thailand2. ___ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong3. ___ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing4. ___ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi dabc 1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F3. Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year. T F4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races. T F1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false. A: What do you like best about the …?B: I love the ... I think that ... 2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in the sentences. 1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/ strangers / friends.2. Wu Ming went to Singapore/ Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.3. Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates.4. Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.n. 陌生人陌生人n. 亲属，亲戚亲属，亲戚 2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.Fun activitiesDownsidesEating outShoppingDragon Boat Festival in JuneHe has put on five pounds!He spent so much money.It’s quite hot in June.增加增加(体重体重); 发胖发胖 Make a dialogue about a vacation, using 2c as a model. A: What did you do on your vacation?B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals a day! I’ve put on five pounds. A:I guess the food was delicious, right? Chiang Mai is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand.It attracts over 5 million visitors each year. It’s on the list of 25 Best Destinations in the World. Water Festival is the most popular festival in Thailand. How much do you know about Water Festival? 1. Where is Chiang Mai?5. Why do people do this? 4. What did people do at the time of the year?2. When is the Water Festival?3. What is the time of the Thai New Year?It is in Thailand.It is from April 13th to 15th.It is the Water Festival.People go on streets to throw water at each other.Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you will have good luck in the new year. 1. Ben is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. ( )2. Clara believes that April is the hottest month of the year there. ( )3. The water Festival in Thailand is from April 13th to 15th. ( )4. The Thai new year is a time for cleaning and washing bad things. ( )FFTTRead the conversation and tell “True” or “False”. Role-play the conversation.Clara: Guess what?...Ben: Wow, sounds like fun!...… Water FestivalDragon Boat FestivalSpring FestivalLantern Festivalwatch the racesa littlelike… bestgo…for one’s vacationenjoy doing sth.eat out泼水节泼水节龙舟节龙舟节春节春节元宵节元宵节看比赛看比赛有点有点 最最喜欢喜欢去度假去度假喜欢做某事喜欢做某事在外面吃在外面吃 five meals a day put onin two weekssound likefrom…to…be similar tothrow … at …wash awayhave good luckin the new year每天每天5顿饭顿饭增加体重增加体重在两周之后在两周之后听起来像听起来像从从……到到……与与……相似相似朝朝……扔扔……洗掉洗掉有好运气有好运气在新的一年里在新的一年里 Sentences: Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.比尔认为那些比赛看起来不那么有趣。
比尔认为那些比赛看起来不那么有趣Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year.比尔想知道他们明年是否还有甜粽子比尔想知道他们明年是否还有甜粽子What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?关于龙舟节你最喜欢什么？关于龙舟节你最喜欢什么？ What did you do on your vacation?你假期干什么了？你假期干什么了？But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.但我相信四月是那儿最热的月份但我相信四月是那儿最热的月份I wonder if it’s similar to the Water Festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province.我想知道它是否与云南省傣族的泼水节相似我想知道它是否与云南省傣族的泼水节相似 根据所根据所给汉语填空填空1. Can you see the _________ (灯笼灯笼) over there? How beautiful they are!2. Parents often tell their children not to speak to _________ (陌生人陌生人). 3. I got a lot of gifts from my _________ (亲戚亲戚) on my birthday.4. Don’t eat too much, or you’ll _______ (增加增加) your weight.5. The car cost him 2000 _______ (英镑英镑).lanternsstrangersrelativesput onpounds 1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.2. Copy the sentences with the Objective Clause and learn them by heart. 。