1、Festivals around the worldUnit 1Words and expressionsGuess who“I”am accordingto my self-introduction and the pictures.GameSpring FestivalIm the most important holiday in China.I always come on the eve of the lunar(农历)New Year and go on the fifth day of the first lunar month.Colorful lanterns and del
2、icious yuanxiaoare my favorites.Ive got two names,both of which express my wish for good fortune,happiness and health.Lantern Festival 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 thei
3、r dead relatives and visittheir graves on my birthday.Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat FestivalLove the great poet Qu Yuan,love me.People eat rice dumplings and watch boat races in memory of Qu Yuan.Christmas DayDecember 25 is my birthday,when people go to the parties and churches,givecards and present
4、s to theirfriends and relatives.Chinese public holidaysInternational Womens DayNew Years DayChildrens DayNational DayLabour DayBrainstormingfestivalsTeachers DayChinese Festivals&Celebrations 1st day of MayGuess and say something about the festival according to the pictures below.1st day of June15th
5、 day of the eighth lunar month1st day of October10th day of September festivalsChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEaster Thanksgiving DayMothers DayHalloweenBrainstormingForeign Festivals&CelebrationsForeign Festivals&Celebrations Carnival(狂欢节)February 21-23Guess and say something about these f
6、estivals according to the pictures below.Easterthe first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21Halloween(万圣节)November 31stThanksgiving Daythe fourth Thursday in NovemberFools DayApril 1stMothers Daythe second Sunday in May1.Whats your favourite holiday?Why?Give your reasons.2.What festivals o
7、r celebrations do you have in your city or town?food workvisitsingingwatching TVfruitmemory Why do people like festivals?dress upfamily togetherfestivalWhich part of a festival do you like best the activities,the music,the sights,the food or the people who visit?Tips:My favourite is I like best.I pr
8、efer.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 FestivalValentines DayEasterDragon Boat FestivalWhich is the greatest and the most important festival to Chinese people?
9、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 similarities and differences between them by comparison?Spring Festival ChristmasFestival Spring FestivalChristmas T
10、ime 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,clothes,drinks,red packetsfoods,desserts,Christmas decorationsFestivalSpring FestivalChristmas Prepa-rationMajor acti
11、vitiesdo 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 New Years Eve;pay New Years visits,recreational activities(dragon/lion dance,)family reunion,have a big dinner on
12、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 ChristHomework1.Write a passage about your 2.favourite Chinese festival3.in about 150 words.2.Preview the reading:Festivals and CelebrationsThank you.
