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How many festivals do you know both in China and Worldwide?

FESTIVALSNew Year

Spring Festival

Festival of LanternsMay Day

Dragon Boat Festival

Children’s Day

Mother’s Day

Father’s Day

Army’s Day

Valentine’s Day

Teachers’ DayMid-Autumn Festival

National Day

Christmas Day

Can you name some Festivals?

Warming-up

What is the definition of festival?

Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.

Discussion

Work in groups and list below three more Chinese festivals that you know.

1)when they take place,

2)what they celebrate

3)Things that people do at that time.

The Chinese festivals

Spring Festival

dumpling

fireworks

Festival of lanterns

Teachers’ Day

Mid- Autumn Festival

Mooncakes

Dragon Boat Day

Holidays

BrainstormingChinese public holidays

International Women’s Day

New Year’s Day

Children’s Day

National Day

The Youth Day

International Labour Day

Festivals DateWhat does it celebrate?

What do people do?

Lantern Festival

the Spring Festivalthe 1st day of the lunar month

the coming of the spring

visit relatives:have a big meal:get together and have fun with friends

the first full moon after Lunar New Year

eat special sweet dumplings: enjoy lanterns and fireworks

International Labor Day

May 1stthe hard-working people all over the world

take a week off work; visit scenic spots; go shopping

the dragon Boat Festival

the 5th day of the 5th lunar month

In memory of Qu Yuan, a great poet

Dragon boat racing; eat zongzi

Mid-Autumn Festival

the 15th day of the 8th lunar month

harvestadmire the moon: mooncakes

the15th day of the 1st lunar month

Free Talk

How about your Winter Holiday? Did you enjoy it? What have you done during the Spring Festival? What’s your new plan in this new term? What will you do for your new plan?

Words about Spring Festival

Greeting Season

春节 The Spring Festival

农历 lunar calendar

正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year

初一 the beginning of New Year

元宵节 the Lantern Festival

Food names 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve 饺子 dumpling 汤圆 Tang-yuan; 年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 红枣 red dates 西瓜子 water melon seed 莲子 lotus seed 莲藕 lotus root 糖 candy

Activities 春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 New Year paintings 烟花 fireworks 爆竹 firecrackers 舞狮 lion dance 舞龙 dragon dance 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up

拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit

去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 压岁钱 gift money 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fu dao le." What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both si

des of the front door.

Blessing Treasures （财富） fill the home Business flourishes （兴隆） Peace all year round Wishing you prosperity （繁荣、昌盛） Harmony （和谐） brings wealth May all your wishes come true Everything goes well The country flourishes and people live in peace Money and treasures will be plentiful Wishing you every success Promoting （提升） to a higher position （地位）

Darkness travels towards light, but blindness towards death.

黑暗向光明旅行，但是盲目者却向死亡旅行

The importance of plan

Daily Plan & Weekly PlanDaily Plan & Weekly Plan

Example : Daily Plan

7:25—7:40 a.m read words and textbook aloud1:30---1:45 p.m listen to something about English6:00---6:45 p.m read some English articles and do some exercises9:00---9:15p.m check what we have learned today or write an English diary

Homework

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