Festivals

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Festivals
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• Halloween

• Do you still remember?

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• Ramadan

• Valentines Day

• Christmas Day

Easter
Mardi Gras
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• Dragon Boat Day

• The Lantern Festival

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• Mid-autumn Day

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Match the Festivals

• 1.Ramadan
• 2.The Lantern
• Festival
• 3. Mardi Gras
• 4. Dragon Boat Day
• 5. Valentine's Day

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• A. Celebrated on the 15th day of the first
  Chinese Lunar month
• B. Catching beads, doubloons and cups thrown by
  parades
• C. Honoring love and lovers
• D. Eating Zongzi to honor Quyuan
• E. Muslims fast during the day,
• sing, dance, eat at night

• A

• B

• D

• C

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Match the Festivals

• F. chocolate, bunnies, colored eggs for its
  symbol
• G. Santa Claus will send children present
• H. Eat moon cakes and the family gather together
• I. People play jokes on each other on that day
• J. The time of ghosts, spirits and gravestones

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• 6. Halloween
• 7. Mid-Autumn Day
• 8. Christmas Day
• 9. Easter
• 10. April Fools Day

• H

• G

• F

• I

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Task one ----- talk about one of
your familiar festivals

• symbol

• Why?

• Festivals

• how?

• name

• date

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• What is a creative festival?

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No fighting or conflicts are allowed. People
learn and talk about peace.

• Peace Day

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• Happiness Day

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• Happiness Day

People must only do things that will make
others happy. People learn about happiness.
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• Friendship Day

No arguments or fights are allowed. People
learn about friendship.
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• Nature Day

• No pollution or destruction of nature is allowed.
  People learn and talk about nature.

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Peace Day No fighting or conflicts are allowed.
People learn and talk about peace.
Happiness Day People must only do things that
will make others happy. People learn about
happiness.
Friendship Day No arguments or fights are
allowed. People learn about friendship.
Nature Day No pollution or destruction of
nature is allowed. People learn and talk about
nature.
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• Task three

• which would you like to have? Why?

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Example I think that the new holiday should be a
Peace Day. On this day, no fighting or conflicts
are allowed. People will learn and talk about
peace. the holiday will be celebrated on ____ and
people will celebrate it by____. I think this is
the best idea because____.
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• Useful expressions

• In my opinion, we should
• I believe we should
• I dont think it is necessary to
• we must decide
• I hope we can make a decision
• if we do this, we can

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• Task three

• ---Make up dialogues

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• Task four

• Name of the festival ---------------
• Date ---------------
• Meaning ----------------
• Principles -----------------
• How is the festival celebrated?----
• What is the symbol of the festival?--

• Create your own festivals

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• Task five

• ---discussion

• What can we learn from festivals?

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Homework

• 1. Design a survey form----interview at least 3
  person about their favorite festival
• 2. Prepare the talking of Spring Festival and
  search the information about Kwanzaa

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