Lesson 1 Unit 3 Festivals Warm-up & ReadingⅠ 惠安一中：王辉跃老师

1. Lesson 1 Unit 3 FestivalsWarm-up & ReadingⅠ惠安一中：王辉跃老师

2. Spring Summer Autumn Winter What’s your favorite season?

3. What festivals happen during your favorite season?

4. Lunar Calendar • The Qingming Festival • The Dragon Boat Festival • Mid-Autumn Day • The Spring Festival • The Lantern Festival • Solar Calendar • Women’s Day • Labor’s Day • Children’s Day • National Day

5. Tradition means the passing down of the customs from the past to the present.

6. Which festival is celebrated? The Dragon Boat Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival The Lantern Festival

7. The Lantern Festival sweet dumplings walking on stilts displaying dragon lantern guessing lantern riddles

8. The Dragon Boat Festival zongzi dragon boat races 画额 Sachets （香囊）

9. The Mid-Autumn Festival moon cakes moon-gazing

10. Read the texts and do the T or F exercise. 1. The Mid-autumn Festival is celebrated by Chinese people only in China. 2. Traditional moon cakes are usually made with fruit . 3. In the past, dragon boat races were organised only by Chinese people. 4. At present, lanterns are usually made with light bulbs and candles. 5. The Lantern Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year celebrations. F F T F F

11. Read the text quickly and decide which festivals listed in the text the following information belongs to. • （A）The Mid-Autumn Festival (B) the Lantern Festival (C) the Dragon Boat Festival • 1. On that day, millions of people make the journey back home to share the feeling of ‘being together’ with all members of the family. • 2. This festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. • 3. The special food for this festival is sweet dumplings. A B B

12. C • 4. The festival falls on fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. • 5. The special food for the festival is called Zongzi. • 6. On that day, the moon is said to be at its biggest and brightest. • 7. This festival marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year. C A C

13. Read the texts again and fill in the table. 1.A special occasion for family 2.meet in the evening 3.watch the moon September or October moon cakes the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year 1.have dragon boat races 2.marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year 3. remember Qu Yuan zongzi 1.marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. 2.watch lanterns & guess lantern riddles the fifteenth day of the first lunar month sweet dumplings

14. The Spring Festival • 贴春联to paste Spring Festival Couplets • 放烟火 to set off fireworks • 爆竹 firecrackers • 红包red packets • 压岁钱gift money • 舞狮to conduct lion dance/dragon dance • 守岁staying-up

15. 拜年to pay New Year’s call; to give New Year’s greetings • 正月lunar January • 除夕New Year’s Eve • 初一the beginning of lunar calendar • 年夜饭the dinner on New Year’s Eve • 饺子Jiao-zi • 团圆get together/reunion • 除尘do a thorough cleaning

16. The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people, just like Christmas in the west. … • There are many traditional activities to celebrate the festival. …

17. Example • The festival is in autumn. • People like to go outing and climb mountains on this day. • It is a festival especially for the old. 九月九日忆山东兄弟 唐 王维 独在异乡为异客， 每逢佳节倍思亲。 遥知兄弟登高处， 遍插茱萸少一人。 The Double Ninth Festival

18. SURWAY: Do you think too much money is spent at festival times? Why and why not? Homework

19. Thank you