Unit one
Festivals around the world（复习）
Spring Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
The Lantern Festival
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Children’s Day
National Day
International Labour Day
Halloween
Easter
Christmas
Thanksgiving Day
Skimming:
1.How many kinds of festivals are mentioned in the passage?
A .three B .Four
C .Five D .Six
2.The beginning of festivals of the dead is related to ____?
A .religion B .seasons
C .special people D .hunting
B
A
Scanning:
T or F
1.The ancient people need not worry about their food .
2.Halloween is a festival intended to honor the dead.
3.To honor the great poet Qu Yuan ,people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
4.Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
5.Easter celebrate the birth of Jesus.
F
T
T
F
F
Match the festivals with the purpose of celebrating.

1.Obon a .a festival to honor ancestors

2.Dragon Boat Festival b .a religious festival to celebrate the

3.Halloween c .a children’s festival to ask for sweets or

4.Thanksgiving Day d .a traditional festival for Chinese to

5.Easter e .a festival in memory of a famous

6. Mid-autumn Festival f .a festival to be grateful because food
coming of spring
play a trick
admire the moon
ancient poet-----Qu Yuan
is gathered
a
b
C
d
f
e
Obon, Day of the Dead, Halloween
Japan, Mexico, some Western countries
Dragon Boat Festival; Columbus Day;a festival to honour Gandhi
China, USA, India
Harvest/Thanksgiving festivals, Mid-autumn
European countries, China and Japan
Spring Festival, Easter, Cherry Blossom Festival
China, some western countries, Japan
Ex2 (1-4)on p3
Festivals of the dead are for honoring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.
People are grateful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.
At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.
It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.
Quiz :Retell the text by filling the following blanks

There are all kinds of festivals and ________around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ _______were mainly held at three times a year. Some festivals are held to _______ the dead or satisfy the ______ in case they might return either to help or to______ _______,while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as _______ _______ _______ and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _______ for the winter and the _________work is over. And the most ________and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the _______of spring, such as the _____New Year ,at which people have a very good time. Some Western countries have very exciting _______. Festivals let us enjoy_____.
celebrations
ancient
festivals
honor
ancestors
do
harm
Dragon
Boat
Festival
gathered
agricultural
energetic
coming
Lunar
carnivals
life
Some Chinese Festivals:
New Year’s Day 元旦
The Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
The lantern festival 元宵节
Duanwu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
Mid-autumn FestivalLabour Day ( May Day)

Women’s Day
National Day
The Youth Day 青年节
Children’s Day / Mother’s Day / Father’s Day
Army Day
Teacher’s Day
……
Thanksgiving Day
Easter (复活节）
Carnival（狂欢节）
Valentine’s Day 情人节
Halloween （万圣节）
April Fool’s Day
Christmas
Father’s Day
Mother’s Day
……
Some western festivals: