1、Unit 3 Lesson1,Chinese Seasonal Festivals,中山市龙山中学 杨雪春,Look at the pictures , what are they?,Moon cakes,Bean paste,Egg yoke,Glutinous rice,Lantern,Sweet dumplings,Dragon boat,Zongzi,Step1: Listen to the tape , and then match the pictures with the festivals. Step2: Read the text quickly, then choose t
2、he correct answer. (A) the Mid-Autumn Festival (B) the Lantern Festival (C) the Dragon Boat Festival Which festival it belongs?,C-A-B,Game Time,1）14题为必答题，每题10 分，答错不扣分2） 57题为抢答题，每题20分，答错倒扣10分,1) On that day, millions of people make the journey back home to share the feeling of being together with all
3、 members of the family. ( ),2) This festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. ( ),3) The special food for this festival is sweet dumplings. ( ),A,B,B,4) The festival falls on fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. ( ),7) This festival marks the beginning of the hottest
4、 season of the year. ( ),6) On that day, the moon is said to be at its biggest and brightest. ( ),5) The special food for the festival is called Zongzi. ( ),C,C,A,C,Step 3: （附加题） Read the text again and fill in the table with the information you read from the texts.,Festivals,Season& date/ month,Typ
5、ical or food,Special meaning,Mid- Autumn Festival,The Lantern Festival,The Dragon Boat Festival,Moon cakes,September or October,A special occasion for family reunion,The fifteenth of the first month of the lunar calendar,Sweet dumplings,Mark the end of the Chinese New Year celebration,The fifth day
6、of the fifth month of the lunar calendar,Zongzi,Mark the beginning of the hottest season of the year,Step 4: Voice your opinion Now, class, can you discuss with your partner, how many festivals are there in China during a year? And which festival in China is most important for children, teenagers（青少
7、年）, adults, the elderly（老年人）, women and men?,Spring: (MarchMay),Summer: (JuneAugust),For whom is it most important,women,adults,men/teenagers,children,Womens Day, Pure Brightness, Labors Day, the Dragon Boat Festival,Childrens Day,15,Autumn:(SeptemberNovember),Winter: (DecemberFebruary),teachers,the
8、 elderly,people,children,children/teenagers,lovers,Teachers Day Mid-Autumn Day National Day,the New YearSpring Festival the Lantern Festival,14,Western Festivals: Christmas the New Year Halloween（万圣节前夕） Thanksgiving（感恩节） April Fools Day Easter(复活节) Mothers Day Fathers Day the Valentines Day,Hallowee
9、n : 31st October, the night before All Saints Day(万圣节) , was originally New Years Eve celebrated by the Celts(克尔特人).,All Saints Day, which falls on 1st November is regarded in the West as a festival.,16,Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1621. The Pilgrims（早期移民） invited Native Americans（印第安人） for
10、a three-day festival in gratitude for (庆祝) the successful harvest that followed a hard winter.,Todays traditional dinner contains turkey, mashed potatoes(土豆泥) and pumpkin Pie（南瓜派）.,16,Thanksgiving was proclaimed(宣布) a national holiday by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.,April Fools Day In Great Br
11、itain, tradition only allows April Fools stricks from midnight to noon on April 1st . Those who try to play tricks in the afternoon become the fools themselves.,16,Easter is originally the day to commemorate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.(复活节原是纪念耶酥复活的日子),For children, Easter eggs or chocolate egg
12、s means more than anything else in Easter.,16,People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mothers Day, on the second Sunday in May, Fathers Day, on the third Sunday In June.,16,carnation,Homework: 1) Try to find more information about the western festivals. 2) Preview the Grammar: The Passive on Page 37.,
