Unit 3 Celebration Lesson 1 Festivals

1. Unit 3 Celebration Lesson 1 Festivals

2. What’s your favorite season? Spring Summer Winter Autumn

3. What festivals happen during each season? Women’s Day Arbor Day Qingming Festival • 1. Spring: May Day the Dragon Boat Festival • 2. Summer: Children’s Day the Birthday of the Party the Birthday of the Army • 3. Autumn: Teachers’ Day the Mid-Autumn Day the National Day • 4. Winter: the New Year’s Day Lantern Festival Spring Festival

4. festival与day的区别 Festival :一般指中国的传统农历计算 的节日, 如:the Lantern Festival 元宵节. Day:一般指国际上通行的按公历计算 的节日, 如:Children’s Day.

5. Reading Read the text. Find the date, special food and activities of each festival.

6. Mid-Autumn Festival Date: In September or October The 15th day of the 8th lunar month Typical food: Moon cakes Activities: Families to get together. Eat moon cakes. Enjoy the beautiful moon night.

7. The Lantern Festival Date: The 15th day of the 1st lunar month Typical food: Sweet dumplings Yuanxiao or rice dumplings Activities: Light different kinds of lanterns.

8. The Dragon Boat Festival Date: The 5th day of the 5th lunar month Typical food: Zongzi Sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves Activities: Dragon boat races

9. ___ __ ____ _______ ____ ____ ____ _ __ ___ ____ __ ______ The traditional mooncakes are made with beanpaste. Nowadays, some are made with fruit eggs vegetables

10. Zongzi Zongzi can be made with beans and meat.

11. lanterns in the past nowadays They come in many shapes and sizes. They were decorated with pictures of birds animals and flowers ,etc.. There are even lanterns made of ice.

12. Lanterns were usually lit by candles. in the past Most lanterns are made with nowadays light bulbs and batteries.

13. Consolidation 1: answer the following questions 1.What are the traditional moon cakes made with? Traditional moon cakes are made with bean paste. 2.How can you describe the lanterns in the past? In the past, lanterns were lit by candles and decorated with pictures of birds, animals and flowers. 3.Who hold dragon boat races in the old days? In the old days, dragon boat races were only organized by Chinese people.

14. Summary • Find out the basic info. to fill the table below by yourself.

15. September or October 1.meet in the evening 2.watch the moon 3.a special occasion for family moon cakes The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar 1.have dragon boat races 2.marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year 3. remember Qu Yuan Zongzi The fifteenth of the first month of the lunar calendar 1. watch lanterns & guess lantern riddles 2.marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations Sweet dumplings

16. Listen to the tape and pay attention to the missing parts in each para..They can be considered as the key words of the passage: Every year in _____ or ______, the Mid-Autumn ______ is celebrated by the Chinese people _____________. On this day, the moon ______ to be its ______ and _______. People like to _____ in the evening and ______ the moon.

17. The Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ because it is a special ______ for family. It is also a day for _______ foods like moon cakes. There are _________moon cakes. _______ moon cakes _____________with bean paste, but _________, there are many _______ kinds of moon cakes ________ fruit, coffee, chocolate and even ice-cream moon cakes.

18. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the ____ day of the ____ month the lunar year. As it is in early summer, it ______ the beginning of the _______ season of the year.

19. The _______ of the Dragon Boat Festival started more than 2,000 years ago. In the old days, dragon boat races ___________ only by Chinese people. ______, in recent years, people from other ______ have also ______________ the races and _______ the fun. There is a _______ food for the festival. __________zongzi, which is ______ rice in _______ bamboo _______.

20. The Lantern Festival ________the fifteenth day of the first _______ month. It _______ the end of the Chinese New Year _________. There are many stories about ____________. In one story, lanterns ________to ________ the power of light over darkness. In another story, a town was almost _________ but the light from many lanterns ______ it. The story was about a god who wanted to _________ the town. He __________when he saw the thousands of lanterns. He thought the town was already ____.

21. In the past, lanterns were usually ___ by candles and _______ with pictures of birds, animals and flowers, etc.. ________, most lanterns ________with light bulbs and _________, and they come in many ______ and ______. In the north-eastern part of China, there are _____ ice-lanterns. • The __________for the Lantern Festival is the sweet dumpling. Sweet dumplings are _________ and __________ in hot water.

22. Consolidation 2: do some T or F exercises. 1.The Mid-autumn Festival is celebrated by Chinese people only in China. 2.Traditional moon cakes are usually made with fruit . 3. In the past, dragon boat races were organised only by Chinese people. 4. The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of over 3000 years. 5. In the past, lanterns were usually decorated with pictures of birds, animals and flowers. 6.The Lantern Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year celebrations. F F T F T F

23. Language Point 1. sb/sth is said to do… = It is said that sb/sth … 据说某人/某事物… The moon is said to be its biggest and brightest. = It is said that the moon is its biggest and brightest. 据说他是法国人. It is said that he is from France. = He is said to be from France.

24. Language Point 2. occasion 场合, 时刻, 时候 on … occasion在 … 场合 以前在很多场合上我都遇见过莉莉. I met Lily on many occasions before. on this occasion此时 on one occasion有一次

25. Language Point ｛ Five students failed in the exam, including Li Ping. Five students failed in the exam, Li Ping included. 3. including prep.包括 (一般放在它所说明的词语前) included adj.包括在内的 (只能放在它所说明的词语后) 4. fall = happen 发生, 适逢 今年的圣诞节是星期一。 Christmas Day falls on a Monday this year.

26. Language Point 5. take part in 参加 attend; join; join in 参加 区别？ take part in 参加活动或比赛等，强调在其中积极作用，不强调 活动正在进行中。 Eg. Linda takes an active part in the school activities. attend 指出席或参加会议、聚会、讲座等。 Eg. We have to attend a meeting this afternoon. join指加入某个组织或团体，成为其中一员。 Eg. We joined the English Club. join in多指参加正在进行的活动，如游戏，谈话或比赛等。 Eg. We are playing football. Do you want to join in?

27. Consolidation3: fill in the blanks with the the key points : burn down, take an active part in, include, fall on decorate with , It’s said that 1.Many students have passed the exam, _________Tom and Jim 2.It’s good for the old people to __________________ social activities. 3.Christmas _________________Saturday this year. 4.The building _____________ and only ashes (灰)were left. 5.The shops were _____________ flowers. 6.___________________he has been to Beijing. including take an active part in falls on/upon was burned down decorated with It’s said that 7. They stole everything in my purse, ______ my credit card. including 8. Tom ___________ his room with some photos of sports stars. has decorated

28. Grammar Passive voice are lit are made with are decorated with light make…with decorate…with be done do

29. 被动语态是动词的一种特殊形式，表示句子中的主语是动作的承受者，也就是动作的对象．被动语态是动词的一种特殊形式，表示句子中的主语是动作的承受者，也就是动作的对象． He will be beaten by me.

30. 主动句是完成进行时态时,相应的被动句变成完成时态.主动句是完成进行时态时,相应的被动句变成完成时态. He has been reading this novel for two hours. This novel has been read for two hours. 短语动词在主动结构中是不可分割的词组,在被动结构中也是如此,不可去掉后面的介词或副词. The old man was often laughed at. Time must be made good use of. The doctor has been sent for. 已经派人请大夫去了.

31. 带有宾语补足语的动词的被动语态由宾语做主语,原来的宾语补足语变为主语补足语.带有宾语补足语的动词的被动语态由宾语做主语,原来的宾语补足语变为主语补足语. We elected him our monitor. He was elected our monitor by us. We saw him sitting there without dong anything. He was seen sitting there without doing anything.

32. 不能变为被动语态的句子: 表示某处有某人或某物的there be结构;主系表结构; 和不及物动词充当句子的谓语动词时; 介词短语结构 There are twelve months in a year. He is a teacher. We study hard. The problem is under discussion.

33. Look at the first sentence in each group and complete the second sentence with the correct verb forms. • …the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated by Chinese people all • over he world. • Traditional moon cakes ________ (make) with bean paste. are made

34. 2. In one story, lanterns were lit to celebrate the power of light over darkness. In the old days, dragon boat races _____ only ________ (organise) by Chinese people. were organised

35. Look at the given sentences and work out the correct verb forms of the other sentences. • A school for the blind has been opened in the area. • The wedding celebration ________ • ________ (arrange). has been arranged

36. 2. The theatre is being built in the centre of the city. The money ______________ (collect) for the disabled. 3. The girl was being operated on in the hospital. The house ________________ (paint) white when I was there. is being colleted was being painted

37. Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive. Use the Present Simple or Past Simple tense. Every year in April, the Water Festival (1) ____________ (celebrate) among the Dai people in Xishuangbanna. During this festival, water (2) _________ (splash) everywhere to wash away the old and welcome the new. is celebrated is splashed

38. Buckets of water (3) __________ (carry) around the streets and people attack each other by splashing anyone and everyone. Tourists (4) ________ (tell) that they are welcome to join in but they cannot splash citizens, small children and police on duty! are carried are told

39. The festival marks the Dai New Year and (5) ________ (relate) to Budhist traditions. Over three days, Buddha statues (6) _________ (wash), dragon boats (7) ________ (race) and rockets (8) ___________ (launch) in celebration. is related are washed are raced are launched

40. In pairs, change the following sentences into the Passive. Pay attention to the tense. 1. Stress is affecting my health. My health is being affected by stress. 2. They are moving people out of he houses. People are being moved out of the houses. 3. He has already invented the mini-helicpter. The mini-helicopter has already been invented by him.

41. 4. They have put out the forest fire. The forest fire has been put out by them. 5. He was repairing the car when I got there. The car was being repaired when I got there. 6. They were decorating the house when the accident happened. The house was being decorated when the accident happened.

42. Vocabulary: choose the words below and complete the sentences.(see TB,P37) burn down, celebrate, mark, light, decorate,include, boil, take part in 1. The room ________ by dozens of candles. is lit has decorated 2. Tom _______ his room with some photos of sports stars mark 3. A firework display was organised to _____ the Queen’s birthday. celebrate 4. The party is for students to ________ their graduation with family and friends.

43. 5. I _________ in the soccer team when the best player broke his leg. was included was burnt down 6.The school ________ by a mad man. Only two classrooms still stand. take part in 7. Would you like to ________ the race tomorrow? You have to run 10 km. be boiled 8. The water must ________ to make sure it is clean and safe to drink.