1、Unit 1Festivals around the worldWarming upWhat kind of festival did we just celebrate?Chinese festivalsChinese FestivalSpring FestivalLantern FestivalPure and Brightness FestivalDragon Boat FestivalNational DayYouth DayThe Double Ninth DaySpring FestivalThe 1st day of the first lunar monthFestival o
2、f lanternsyuanxiaoWomens Day-March 8The 1st day of MayLabour DayThe 1st day of JuneChildrens DayArmy Day-August 1stThe 15th day of the eighth lunar monthMid-AutumnFestivalThe 10th day of SeptemberTeachersDayThe 1st day of OctoberNational DayfestivalsChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEasterThan
3、ksgiving DayMothers DayFathers DayHalloween In foreign countriesValentines DayIn FebruaryCarnival(狂欢节)Easter 复活节The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21Fools DayApril 1stMothers DayThe second Sunday in MayThanksgiving DayThe fourth Thursday in NovemberNovember 31stHalloween 万圣节Christm
4、asChoose one of the festivals,and discuss it with your partner.1.When the festival is?2.What the festival celebrates?3.What people should do or should not do?Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of a year.Different countries have different festivals.Work in groups and list below three mo
5、re Chinese festivals that you know.Festival Time ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people doMid-AutumnFestivalautumn/fallthe beauty of the full moon，harvest,time with family and friendsgive and eat mooncakes,watch the full moon with family and friendsFestival Time ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat p
6、eople doSpring FestivalJanuary/Februarythe end of winter，arrival of spring,Lunar New Year，reunion with family and relativesgive money in red paper to children;see dragon dances;eat fish,prawns and dumplings；visit family membersFestivalTime ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people doNationalDayOctobe
7、r 1the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949take time off work;travel to visit family or to see other parts of China;go shoppingFestival Time ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people doDragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festivalthe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarthe memory of the
8、 beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BCeat zongzi;watch dragon boat races;throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan;put herbs on doorways for good healthWhich is the greatest and the most important festival to Chinese people?Spring FestivalWhich is the greatest and the most
9、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?Homework1.Write a passage about your favourite Chinese festival in about 150 words.2.Preview the reading part:Festivals and Celebrations
