Warming up and reading

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festival
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Festivals around the world
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1. What kinds of festivals in China do you know
about?
The Lantern Festival
The Spring Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival
Tomb Sweeping Day
The Double Seventh Festival
Brainstorming
The Middle Autumn Festival
The Double Ninth Festival
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the Spring Festival Chinese New Year

• In February
• We celebrate the beginning of the lunar new year.
• We lift fireworks and get lucky money

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2. What Chinese public holidays do you know ?
New Years Day
International Womens Day
International Labour Day
Brainstorming
The Youth Day
Childrens Day
National Day
Read and guess

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Dragon Boat Festival

• In June
• The day that the poet Qu Yuan died
• Eat rice dumplings and watch boat races

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Ching Ming Festival

• In April
• The day we remember our dead relatives
• Visit graves

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Mid-autumn Festival

• In September
• The day we enjoy the full moon
• Play lanterns and eat moon cakes

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Lantern Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
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3. What festivals of foreign countries do you
know?
Fools Day
Carnival
Valentines Day
Fathers Day
Easter
Halloween
Brainstorming
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas
Mothers Day
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Mothers Day

• In May
• We give flowers and presents to our mothers.

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Easter

• In April
• It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came
  back to life.
• Eat chocolate eggs

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Read the following descriptions about western
festivals and guess which festival they convey?

• It is one of the most important festivals in
  western countries.

• People usually celebrate it together with their
  family members.

• A kind-hearted old man put the gifts in the
  stockings for children secretly at night.

• People send cards or gifts to others.

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Christmas Day

• On December 25th
• It is the birthday of Jesus Christ
• Go to the parties and churches , give cards and
  presents to our friends and relatives

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Read the following descriptions about western
festivals and guess which festival they convey?

• This festival happens at the beginning of the
  spring.

• Usually most young people are happy on this day.

• They send flowers and chocolate or some other
  gifts to the one they love.

Valentines Day
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Valentines Day

• In February
• People send roses and cards to the people they
  love.

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Read the following descriptions about western
festivals and guess which festival they convey?

• This festival happens in winter.

• Every family has a feast on this day.

• Turkey is the most important food on this day.

• People celebrate it to thank God for a harvest in
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Thanksgiving Day
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Read the following descriptions about western
festivals and guess which festival they convey?

• This festival happens in spring.

• On this day most people are happy.

• Some people may be fooled but they can not be
  angry.

• People can tell lies and play tricks on others
  without being blamed.

April Fools Day
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Read the following descriptions about western
festivals and guess which festival they convey?

• Most children are excited on this day.

• They wear black costumes or masks.

• They would like to dress up as frightening and
  ugly ghosts or witches.

• They would like to knock others doors and say,
  trick or treat.

Halloween
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Homework

1. Compose some short sentences to introduce your
   favourite festivals.
2. Preview the reading passage in next period.