1、Unit1on the fifteenth day of the new year(15th,in the lunar calendar)lanterns:symbols of good fortune,happiness and health.“dragon”and“lion”dancesLantern Festival Yuan Xiao Festival the lunar month enjoy the lantern show guess lantern riddles eat rice dumplings enjoy lion dancing enjoy beautiful fir
2、eworks,Time:The fifteenth day of the first lunar monthLantern showLion dancinglantern riddlesRice dumplings/Dumpling ball late January and early FebruaryTime:coupletsSpring Festivalon the first day of the lunar yearlast fifteen daysdo spring cleaning,decorate their housesOn New Years Eve,dinner,watc
3、h the Spring Festival programme,watch fireworks,set off firecrackersget lucky money Festivals TimeWhat does it celebrate?What do people do?Spring Festival1st of the 1st lunar monthThe _of springGive luckymoney to children,visit relatives,send wishes,watch TV programmes,enjoy fireworks,eat a big dinn
4、er with familiesarrivalNew Years DayLantern FestivalWomens DayMay DayChildrens DayDragon Boat FestivalMid-autumn FestivalNational DayArmy DayChinese festivals and holidaysDiscussionDiscuss when the festivals take place,what they celebrate and what people do at that time.FestivalTime What it celebrat
5、esWhat people doLantern FestivalMid-autumn FestivalDragon Boat FestivalChing Ming FestivalChing Ming Festival In April The day we remember our dead relatives Visit gravesTime:on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month Festivals TimeWhat does it celebrate?What do people do?Dragon Boat FestivalIn memory of
6、 the great poet QuYuanEat Zongzi,watch dragon boat races5th day of the 5th lunar monthTime:on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month Festivals TimeWhat does it celebrate?What do people do?Mid-autumnFestivalCelebrate the havest,enjoy the beauty of the moonEat mooncakes,enjoy the full moon with family,15
7、th day of the 8thlunar monthValentines DayEasterHalloweenThanksgivingChristmas14th February 12th April 31st October26th November25th DecemberDo you know?Special Days in foreign countriesRead the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?It is one of the most
8、 important festivals in western countries.People usually celebrate it together with their family members.People send cards or gifts to others.A kind-hearted old man put the gifts in the stockings for children secretly at night.Christmas Day On December 25th It is the birthday of Jesus Christ Go to t
9、he parties and churches,give cards and presents to our friends and relativesRead the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?This festival happens at the beginning of the spring.Usually most young people are happy on this day.They send flowers and chocolat
10、e or some other gifts to the one they love.ValentinesDay Valentines Day In February People send roses and cards to the people they love.Valentine s Day（情人节）is on February 14th.It is a time to give little gifts，like roses,chocolates,etc.to special people.In the 3rd century in Roman,there a man named
11、St.Valentine.He loved his girlfriend deeply and he wrote one love letter to her everyday with the signature（签名）”Valentine”.It started with a love letter from a boy named Valentine.Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?vThis festival happens in w
12、inter.vEvery family has a feast on this day.vTurkey is the most important food on this day.vPeople celebrate it to thank God for a harvest in 1620.Thanks Giving DayPumpkin pieturkeyThanksgiving Day:the fourth Thursday of DecemberThank God December13,1612Turkey,corn,pumpkin pie,sweet potatoes;a famil
13、y day with a big dinner;church service Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?uThis festival happens in spring.uOn this day most people are happy.uPeople can tell lies and play tricks on others without being blamed.uSome people may be fooled but
14、they can not be angry.Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey?Most children are excited on this day.They would like to dress up as frightening and ugly ghosts or witches.They wear black costumes or masks.They would like to knock others doors and s
15、ay,“trick or treat”.HalloweenHalloween（万圣节）is on the evening of October 31 in Europe.Pumpkins with candles insides(Pumpkin lights)is so popularin Halloween decorations.Children dress in strange clothes to frighten people.They may also ask people for sweets by saying“Trick or Treat!”TalkingLook at th
16、e pictures below.What festival do you think these pictures are about?(Workbook,Page 41)In April It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life.Eat chocolate eggsEasterEasterThe Easter bunny(rabbit),Easter eggs,and Easter baskets are popular symbols of Easter.Listen to this conversation
17、between Chen Bin and his American friend,Joey.What is the main topic of their conversation?(Workbook,Page 41)The main topic of the conversation is about the meaning of Easter and some of its traditional customs.Listen again and take notes to fill in the following chart.Easter In which season?Who celebrates?The reason for the festival?On which day of the week?What things represent Easter?springChristians around the worldStory about Jesus coming back to life.Sunday Hot cross buns,eggs,bunnies,lilies
