Festivals around the world

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Unit 1 Festivals around the world
National Day
Christmas
New Year

What festivals do you know?
Fathers Day
FESTIVAL
Army Day
Mid-Autumn Festival
May Day
Childrens Day
Spring Day
Teachers Day
Mothers Day
Dragon Boat Festival
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Obon
Can you guess these festivals?
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Valentines Day
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Choose one of the festivals, and think about
When the festival comes
What people should do or should not do
Why the festival is liked by people
Food
Date
Work
Fruit
Visit
Jiaozi
FESTIVALS
Fun
Dress up
Memory
Singing
Dancing
Watching TV
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Why would people celebrate at these three times
of the year?
Why do you think music and fire or light are
used in festivals?
Ancient Festivals
What kind of things are done to honour the dead?
Why do you think about the Mexican
practice of making cakes with skulls and
bones?
What do you know about Halloween? What pictures
have you seen?
Mexican Day of the Dead
Obon
Halloween
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the Dragon Boat Festival
What festivals or celebrations can you think of
that honour famous people or important events?
Who do you think should have a festival to
honour them? Why?
Columbus Day
Do you know any harvest celebrations in China?
Harvest Festival
Thanksgiving Day
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Why are spring festivals popular? Talk about all
the cultural practices you know of at spring
festivals?
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Which kinds of festival you think are the most
important and which are the most fun
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Language points

• honour the dead

2. do harm to sb harm sb
3. in memory of
eg This museum was built in
memory of the great president.
4. dress up
5. play a trick (on sb)
6.win awards for
7.admire sb/ sth (for sth)
eg I admire him for his success in
business.
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8.look forward to (doing) sth
9. as though as if
10. have fun with
11. be proud of
12. for a little while