Unit 3 Celebration

Lesson 1 Festivals(the second period)

In this class, you will be able to :

read a text quickly to find specific information.

describe your favorite festival .have a further understanding of

Chinese festivals.

Teaching aims

Spring Summer

Autumn

Winter

warm-up

What festivals happen during

your favorite season?

spring

Women’s Day Qingming Festival

summer

the Children’s Day

the birthday of the Party

Dragon Boat Festival

May Day

the Mid-Autumn Day

the National Day

the Teacher’s Day

autumn

winterthe New Year’s Day

The Lantern Festival

Spring Festival

Of these three festivals, which one

is your favorite? Why?

Voice opinion

The Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival was celebrated to

honor （纪念） _________at first. Now it

becomes a custom.

Qu Yuan

the Mid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn is a time for family members

to get together. People eat delicious and .

mooncakeswatch the moon

The Lantern Festival

People eat ________________on that day. _______________of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets.

sweet dumplingsLanterns

Match the pictures with t

he festivals

Cthe Dragon Boat Festival

Athe Mid-Autumn Festival

Bthe Lantern Festival

Festival: The Mid-autumn Festival

Date（日期） :

Special activities(活动 ): People _______ in the evening and _______ the moon.

Special food:

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar year

meetwatch

Moon cake

Some changes:

In the past:

Moon cakes are usually ____________ bean paste.

Nowadays:

There are fruit, coffee, chocolate and even ________ moon cakes.

made with

ice-cream

Festival: The Lantern Festival

1. When do people celebrate this festival?A. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar monthB. On the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.C. On the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year.D. On October the First

A

2. What is the special food on this day?A. Moon cakes B. ZongziC. Sweet dumplings D. Noodles

3. According to the passage, the god did not destroy the town because ________.

A． the town was already burningB． the lanterns in the town had stronger power tha

n the godC． a large number of lanterns made the god believ

e the town was burningD． the god changed his mind

C

C

4. Which is true about the Lantern Festival?A. It marks the beginning of the Chinese New

Year Celebrations.B. Nowadays, most lanterns are lit by candles

and decorated with pictures of birds.C. On this day, people get together to watch t

he moon.D. Today, most lanterns are made with light b

ulbs and batteries, and have many different shapes and sizes.

D

Festival: The Dragon Boat FestivalDo the following True or False exercises.1. In the past,dragon boat races were organis

ed only by Chinese people.2. The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of

about 1,000 years.3. Some people from different cultures bega

n to take part in the races in the old days.4. It marks the end of the hottest season of th

e year.

T

F

F

F

Task3: Summary

You will see some sentences about the three

festivals. Try to tell what festival each sentence

describes.

“What festival is it about?”

1. On that day, many people try their best

to go home to share the feeling of “being

together” with families.

2. This festival marks the end of the

Chinese New Year celebration.

the Mid-Autumn Festival

the Lantern Festival

3. This festival marks the beginning of

the hottest season of the year.

4. The special food for this festival is

sweet dumplings.

the Dragon Boat Festival

the Lantern Festival

5. The festival falls on the fifth day of the

fifth month of the lunar year.

6. On that day, the moon is said to be the

biggest and brightest.

the Dragon Boat Festival

the Mid-Autumn Festival

7. In recent years, people from other

cultures have also taken part in the races

and enjoyed them.

8. Nowadays, you can see different shapes

of lanterns made with light bulbs and

batteries, and even ice lanterns.

the Dragon Boat Festival

the Lantern Festival

How to introduce a festival

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3

Introduction: when the

festival is celebrated

Typical activities or food

How did the festival start?

Step 5 Summary

Homework

Read the three texts carefully and

preview language points of the texts.