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welcome to our class. Unit 1 Festivals around the world. Teacher : Chuyi. Discussion. How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?. The Chinese festivals and holidays:. Chinese holidays . Festival of Lanterns. National Day. Dragon Boat Festival. Children’s Day.

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  1. welcome to our class

  2. Unit 1 Festivals around the world Teacher : Chuyi

  3. Discussion How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?

  4. The Chinese festivals and holidays:

  5. Chinese holidays  Festival of Lanterns National Day Dragon Boat Festival Children’s Day Holidays InternationalLabour Day New Year’s Day Spring Festival The Youth Day Mid-Autumn Day Teachers’ Day International Women’s Day

  6. Festivals in foreign countries

  7. Festivals of foreign countries  Thanksgiving Day Easter Christmas festivals Father’s Day Carnival Halloween Mother’s Day Valentine’s Day Fool’s Day

  8. Words preview: beauty (n.); beautiful (adj.) harvest (n.) / (v.)    Useful expressions： mean to do / mean doing take place/ happen / come about / break out 

  9. Festivals are meant to celebrate times of year. Work in groups and list below three more Chinese festivals that you know. Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time. Then tell the group which festival is your favorite and why.

  10. Pre- reading: Oral Practice : What is your favourite festival? Why? Which part of it do you like best - the music, the things to see, the visits or the food? Tips : My favourite … is … I like … best. I prefer …. I enjoy/like….

  11. T or F Summary • Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a lot in China. • Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. T F

  12.              How did you spend your Spring Festival?

  13. The Spring Festival may take place in February. It is on lunar 1st of January. • At the Spring Festival, people have plenty of food and fruit, and may give children lucky money in red paper. • People studying or working in other cities and countries will look forward to seeing their relatives and friends, so that they will come back and have fun with them. • People ,especially children ,will dress up during the Spring Festival. • On New Year’s Eve, people will have a dinner , watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackers

  14.              What can we learn in this class ?

  15. Homework: Group A Remember the names of festivals Group B Writing: “ What’s your favorite festival ?” Group A / B Preview the next part about reading to get the main idea.

  16. Thank you Bye Bye

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