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Learn about traditional festivals in China like the Lantern Festival, and explore foreign celebrations such as Halloween and Thanksgiving. Discover the significance of festivals honoring the dead, harvest rituals, and spring festivities. Engage in activities like filling in blanks and matching festivals with historical figures. Dive into the joyous spirit of these cultural events that bring communities together. Share your favorite festival and why you love it. Complete your comprehension by describing a festival to your partner.
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1. What traditional festivals in China do you know? The Lantern Festival The Spring Festival Tomb Sweeping Day The Dragon Boat Festival The Double Seventh Festival Brainstorming The Mid-Autumn Festival The Double Ninth Festival
2. What festivals of foreign countries do you know? Fool’s Day Carnival Valentine’s Day Father’s Day Easter Halloween Brainstorming Thanksgiving Day Christmas Mother’s Day
Reading Festivals & Celebrations
Skim How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? Festivals ofthe Dead Festivals to Honour People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals
Festivals of the Dead: Fill in the blanks. The Day of the Dead Halloween Obon in the shape of graves incense "bones" dressup music gifts play a trick on
Festivals to Honour People Match the person with the festival. 1. Qu Yuan 2. Christopher Columbus 3. Mohandas Gandhi a. the Dragon Boat Festival b. an Indian national festival on Oct. 2 c. Columbus Day a c b
Harvest Festivals Choose the best answer. Many activities can be held in harvest and Tanksgiving festivals EXCEPT that people ___. A. get together to have meals B. decorate churchesand town halls C. win awards for their farm produce D. enjoy cakes and admire flowers D
Spring Festivals: Fill in the blanks. Carnivals SpringFestival parades lucky dragon dances colourful clothing
Spring Festivals: Fill in the blanks. religious covered with as though social pink snow return spring new life
Use the information from the passage to answer the questions. • What are festivals of the dead usually for? • What makes autumn festivals happy events? Festivals of the dead are held to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors Autumn festivals are happy events because people are grateful that food is gathered for winter and the agricultural work is finished.
Use the information from the passage to answer the questions. 3. What do people usually do at the Spring Festivals in China? 4. What is the reason to have festivals and celebrations? At spring festivals, people usually eat dumplings, fish and meat, and give children lucky money. There are dragon dances and carnivals. Festivals let us enjoy life , be proud of our customs , and forget our work for a little while.
Discussion • Which festival do you like best? Why? • My favorite festival is …, when I can ... /Among the festivals , I like ….best, when I can ... • And what is more important is that I can...
Homework • 1. Read the passage at least 6 times and pay attention to the bold words and expressions. • 2.Describe a festival to your partner.