1、Period 1 Warming up and reading FestivalsTimeThe Spring FestivalLunar January 15Tree-planting DayThe Qingming Festival Lunar May 5The Double Seventh Festival September 10The Double Ninth Festival October 1The Lantern FestivalLunar January 1April 4-6The Dragon-boat FestivalMarch 12Lunar July 7Teacher
2、s DayLunar September 9National DayFestivals TimeNew Years DayFebruary 14Fools DayMay 1Childrens DayHalloweenThe fourth Thursday in NovemberDecember 25January 1Valentines DayApril 1Labours DayJune 1October 31Thanksgiving DayChristmas DayFestival Time of year/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people do1.The
3、festival falls on/in/The festival is held on/in2.It is meant to honor(纪念)/celebrate(庆祝)3.On this important feast day,Festival Time of year/dateWhat it celebrates What people doMid-Autumn FestivalAutumn/fall the beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with family and friends give and eat mooncakes,watch
4、(admire欣赏)the full moon with family and friends1.The festival falls on/in/The festival is held on/in2.It is meant to honor(纪念)/celebrate(庆祝)3.On this important feast day,Festival Time of year/dateWhat it celebrates What people doSpring Festival the end of winter,arrival of spring,Lunar New Year,reun
5、ion(团聚)with family and relatives January/FebruaryGive money in red paper to children;see dragon dances;eat fish,meat and dumplings;visit family members1.The festival falls on/in/The festival is held on/in 2.It is meant to honor(纪念)/celebrate(庆祝)3.On this important feast day,Festival Time of year/dat
6、eWhat it celebratesWhat people doDragon Boat FestivalLunar May 5in memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan eat zongzi;watch dragon boat races;put herbs(艾草)on doorways for good health1.The festival falls on/in/The festival is held on/in 2.It is meant to honor(纪念)/celebrate(庆祝)3.On this important feast day
7、,Kinds of FestivalsFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsFestivals of the DeadWhat kinds of festivals are mentioned in the passage?Scanningkinds of fstivalsnames of fstivalscountriesFestivals of deadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsEX1 Fill in the follo
8、wing chart according to the passage.ObonJapanDay of the DeadMexicoHalloweenWestern countriesMohandas Gandhi DayChinaThanksgiving FestivalSpring festivalChina and JapanDragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayUSAIndiaMid-Autumn festivalWestern countriesEasterCherry Blossom FestivalChinaWestern countriesJapan1
9、.What can we learn from the passage?A.All festivals have been lasting for a long period.B.People like festivals just because they can eat a lot then.C.Different countries have different customs.D.People celebrate festivals in the same way.CChoose the best answers.2.Which of the following is not the
10、reason why people love festivals according to the passage?A.Because festivals let us enjoy life.B.Because festivals make us proud of our customs.C.Because festivals can make us have fun with each other.D.Because festivals can let us get money from the government.D3.Which of the following festivals i
11、s not celebrated in Japan?A.EasterB.Obon C.Cherry Blossom FestivalD.Mid-autumn FestivalA4.What do people do in Spring Festivals in China?A.Eat dumplings,fish and meat together B.Give children lucky money in red paper C.Watch dragon danceD.All the above.DTrue or False1.The ancient people neednt worry
12、 about their food.2.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.3.Qu Yuan was a great poet whom people honor a lot in China.4.Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.5.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.6.There is pink snow in spring in Japan.FTTFFF There are all
13、kinds of 1 (celebrate)throughout the world.Different countries have different festivals.Festivals of the Dead are held to honour the 2 (death)or to satisfy the ancestors.Festivals can also 3 (hold)to honour famous people.In China,the Dragon Boat Festival honours the famous ancient poet,Qu Yuan.The m
14、ost 4 (energy)and important festivals are spring festivals 5 look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.At the Spring Festival in China,people eat such things 6 dumplings,fish,and meat and give children lucky money 7 red paper.Some western counties have very8 (excite)carnivals,which
15、take place forty days before Easter,usually in February.Why are all these festivals popular everywhere?Because during the festivals,people can get together to eat,drink and have fun 9 each other,10 (forget)the work for a while.Rational clozecelebrationsdeadbe heldenergeticwhich/thatasinexcitingwithf
16、orgettingGreeting Season春节The Spring Festival 农历lunar calendar 正月lunar January;the first month by lunar calendar除夕New Years Eve;eve of lunar New Year 初一the beginning of New Year 元宵节the Lantern Festival Food names 团圆饭family reunion dinner 年夜饭the dinner on New Years Eve 饺子dumpling 汤圆Tang-yuan;年糕Nian-gao;rise cake;New Year cake 红枣red dates 西瓜子water melon seed 莲子lotus seed 莲藕lotus root 糖candy Activities 春联Spring Festival couplets 剪纸paper-cuts 年画New Year paintings 烟花fireworks 爆竹firecrackers 舞狮lion dance 舞龙dragon dance 灯谜riddles written on lanterns 灯会exhibit of lanterns 守岁staying-up
