Unit 1 Festivals around Unit 1 Festivals around the worldthe world

Brainstorming

1. What traditional festivals in China do you know?

The Dragon Boat Festival

The Double Ninth Festival

The Spring FestivalTomb Sweeping Day

The Lantern Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival

The Double Seventh Festival

2. What festivals of foreign countries do you know?

Brainstorming

Christmas

Fool’s Day

Valentine’s DayCarnival

Easter

Thanksgiving

Day

Mother’s Da

y

Father’s DayHalloween

Reading

How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?

Skim

Festivals of the Dead

Festivals to Honour People

Harvest Festivals

Spring Festivals

Read the reading passage aloud and then finish the tasks.

clean_______; light_______

and lamps;

play ______

eat food_____________skulls andcakes with ______ on them; offer food, flowers and _____ to the dead

Children _______ and ask for sweets from their neighbours or _____________them.

ObonThe Day of the Dead

Halloween

gravesincense

music

"bones"

giftsdress up

Festivals of the Dead: Fill in the blanks.

in theshape of

play a trick on

Festivals to Honour People

Festivals to Honour People

Match the person with

the festival.

1. Qu Yuan

2. Christopher Columbus

3. Mohandas Gandhi

a. the Dragon Boat Festival

b. an Indian national festival on Oct. 2

c. Columbus Day

ac

b

Harvest Festivals

Harvest Festivals

Choose the best answer.

Many activities can be held in harvest and

Tanksgiving festivals EXCEPT that people _

__.

A. get together to have meals

B. decorate churchesand town halls

C. win awards for their farm produce

D. enjoy cakes and admire flowers

D

Spring Festivals

eat good foods; give children _____ money; ________ ________ and carnivals

include________; dancing in the streets; loud music;___________________.

Spring Festival Carnivals

Spring Festivals: Fill in the blanks.

luckydragon dances

parades

colourful clothing

Easter Cherry Blossom Festivalan important_______and_______ festival,celebrates the _____ of

Jesus and the coming of______ and________.

The country is __________cherry tree flowers, looks _________it is covered with ____ _____.

Spring Festivals: Fill in the blanks.

religioussocial

return

spring new life

covered withas though

pink snow

Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.

1. What are festivals of the dead usually for?

2. What makes autumn festivals happy events?

Festivals of the dead are held to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors

Autumn festivals are happy events because people are grateful that food is gathered for winter and the agricultural work is finished.

Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.

3. What do people usually do at the Spring Festivals in China?

4. What is the reason to have festivals and celebrations?

At spring festivals, people usually eat dumplings, fish and meat, and give children lucky money. There are dragon dances and carnivals.

Festivals let us enjoy life , be proud of our customs , and forget our work for a little while.

Discussion• Which festival do you like best?

Why?• My favorite festival is …, when I

can ... /Among the festivals , I like ….best, when I can ...

• And what is more important is that I can...

Homework • 1. Read the passage at least 6 times

and pay attention to the bold words and expressions.

• 2.Describe a festival to your partner.