1、Unit 1 Festivals around the worldSpeaking,Could you tell me,1. How did you spend your winter holidays?2. How did you feel?,Four students in a group. Discuss the time, celebrations and significance of Spring Festival. You can refer to the following questions.,1. When does it usually take place? 2. Ho
2、w do people celebrate? 3. Why?,Discussion,SPRING FESTIVAL,dumpling,fruit,date,red packet,food,firecracker,work,visit,new clothes,singing,dancing,watching TV,memory,fun,Fill in the following form.,Mid-Autumn Festival,autumn/fall,the beauty of the full moon, harvest, time with family and friends,give
3、and eat mooncakes;watch the full moon with family and friends,Spring Festival,January/February,the end of winter, arrival of spring, Lunar New Year, reunion with family and relatives,give money in red envelopes to children; see dragon dances; eat fish, prawns and dumplings; visit family members,Octo
4、ber1st,National Day,visit family or go to other parts of China; go shopping,Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festival,the fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar,in memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BC,eat zongzi; watch dragon-boatraces; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into wate
5、r in memory of Qu Yuan; put herbs on doorways for good health,sweep the tombs; give flowers,Tomb Sweeping Day,5th April,honour the dead and satisfy the ancestors,What do festivals mean?,Festivals are meant to celebrate important events or to honour people at a particular time.,FESTIVAL,Christmas,May Day,Army Day,New Years Day,National Day,Spring Festival,Fathers Day,Mid-Autumn Festival,Teachers Day,Dragon Boat Festival,Mothers Day,Childrens Day,
