Unit3 lesson9 Chinese seasonal Festival

Spring FestivalSpring Festival

bird singing------spring

snow------- winter

hottest days summer

yellow leaves

planting trees

autumn

spring

Long night winter

Electric fan

summer

cool autumn

spring

summer

autumn

winter

February

March

AprilMay

JuneJuly

August

SeptemberOctoberNovember

Spring Festival

May Daythe Children’s Day

the foundation of…Birthday of the army

the Mid-Autumn Daythe National Day

Women’s Day

December

January the New Year’s Day

Qingming festival

mooncakes moon

family reunion

Dragon Boat Dragon Boat Festival Festival

dragon boat races

Lantern FestivalLantern Festival

Listen to the tape and get some information from the text:

1.The Mid-Autumn Festival happens in September or______. it’s it is important because it is a special _____ for family.

2. There are many different kinds of mooncakes

____ fruit, coffee, chocolate and so on.

3. The ____ ____ Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year.

4.The Dragon boat race marks the _____ of the hottest season of the year.

5.________Festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration.

Octoberoccasion

including

dragon boat

beginning

Lantern

Festivals Time Activity or food Special meaning

Mid-Autumn Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival

The Lantern Festival

the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in September or

October

Family reunion/Moon viewing parties/ moon cakes

It is a special occasion for family reunion

The 5th day of the fifth lunar month

Dragon boats races/Zongzi

Marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year

The 15th day of the first lunar month

Light lanterns/

sweet dumplings

Marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations

Work in groups and find the key points on your own:

Consolidate the key points by exercise:

burn down, take an active part in, include,

fall on decorate with , It’s said that

1.Many students have passed the exam, _________Tom and Jim

2.It’s good for the old people to __________________

Social activities.

3.Christmas _________________Saturday this day.

4.The building _____________ and only ashes ( 灰 )were left.

5.The shops were _____________ flowers.

6.___________________he has been to Beijing.

includingtake an active part in

falls on/upon

was burned down

decorated with

It’s said that

7. They stole everything in my purse, ______ my credit card.

including8. Tom ___________ his room with some photos of sports

stars.has decorated

Consolidate the key points by exercise:

Fill in the brackets with these follow words:

mook-cake. lantern . bean-paste ,candles sweet dumpling. Shape. sticky rice . boil. serve . decorate

I spent a year in China when I was a student and I loved all the Chinese celebration. In autumn I ate 1_____

Filled with 2______ at the Mid-Autumn festival. Then in summer it was the Dragon Boat Festival and I ate 3_____ in fresh bamdoo( 竹子 ) leaves. Then in winner there was the Lantern festival. There were 4______ in all different _5_____ and sizes and some were6 _____ with pictures of birds and flowers .some were lit by7 ____ but most were lit with light bulbs. At this festival I ate 8_____

that were 9 _____ and 10_____ in hot water.

moon cakesbean paste

sticky rice

lanternsshapes decorated

candlessweet dumplingboiled served

Make a celebration plan You can choose one festival and make a celebration plan. The following words can be used.they may help you.

Food, people , time, place, programme, presents