1、Speaking Leading inChinese festivals Celebrate the coming of spring.People visit relatives;have a big meal;display Spring Festival couplets and pictures;give money in red paper to children;see dragon dances.Lunar New Year-the 1st day of the 1st Lunar monthshoppinggive moneyreuniondragon dancesA happ
2、y New Year to you.恭贺新年。Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.恭贺新禧，万事如意。Peace all year round.Wishing you prosperity.May all your wishes come true.Safe trip wherever you go.Celebrate the first full moon after Lunar New Year.People eat special sweet dumplings-yuanxiaoenjoy
3、lanterns and fireworks.Lantern Festival-the 15 day of the 1st lunar monthyuanxiaostreet activityfestoon lightingfireworksWomens Day-March 8Childrens Day-June 1stTo memory the poet,Qu Yuan.People race Dragon boat;eat zongziand drinking realgarwine;put herbs on doorways for good health.Duan Wu Festiva
4、l(Dragon Boat Festival)-the 5th day of the 5th lunar monthArmy Day-August 1st Mid-Autumn Festival-the 5th day of the 8th lunar monthCelebrate the beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with family and friends.People give or eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with family and friends.窗前明月光疑是地上霜举头望明月低
5、头思故乡人有悲欢离合Humans experience sadness,happiness,parting,and reunion,月有阴晴圆缺The moon has its cloudy,bright(days),full and crescent phases.此事古难全These things can not be perfect since ancient times.但愿人长久We only wish people will forever(be there for one other),千里共婵娟Share the beautiful moon(even if they are)
6、thousand miles apart.Teachers Day-September 10th Celebrate the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949.People take time off work,travel to visit family or to see other parts of China,go shopping.National Day-October 1stValentines DaySome other festivals:April Fools day“The first of April i
7、s the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.”-American humorist Mark TwainEaster eggsHalloweenThanksgiving DayChristmasChristmas dayTalking(P41)When does the Spring Festival usually take place?What do you do to celebrate it?What special food do you eat?What is the origin of the
8、Spring Festival?Why is the Spring Festival such a big holiday in China?Useful expressions:SampleLi Mei and Carla are talking on the phone.Carla is asking some more questions about Spring Festival.A:Li Mei,when does the Spring Festival usually take place?B:Well,the date is a little different every ye
9、ar,but it usually happens at the end of January or the beginning of February.A:What do you usually do to celebrate it?B:My whole family gets together-my grandparents,all my aunts and uncles,and all my cousins.We usually talk about what weve done in the past year.Then we cook a lot of food.A:What spe
10、cial food do you eat?B:We almost always make and eat dumplings.Thats the most traditional Spring Festival food.A:What is the origin of Spring Festival?B:Well,there are several old stories about Spring Festival.In old Chinese stories,there was a monster named Nian who would come into towns at the end
11、 of the year and frighten people.Sometimes he would eat them.At some point,people discovered that the monster Nian was frightened of loud noises and the colour red.They began to put red paper on their doors and set off firecrackers.It became the tradition to do this every year to frighten the monste
12、r away from the town.A:Wow!Thats an amazing story!Why isSpring Festival such an important holiday in China?B:I guess its like Christmas in Western countries.Its the most important family holiday all year.Homework Collect as much information about festivals as possible.Think about the questions in Part 2“pre-reading”and then preview the next part about reading to get the main idea.
