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Unit 14 Festivals Warming-up & Listening

Festivals in China: 

Festivals in China The Spring Festival The Dragon Boat Festival The Mid-autumn Festival The Lantern Festival The Double Ninth Festival Teachers’ Day National Day New Year’s Day The 1st day of the 1st lunar month The 5th day of the 5th lunar month The 15th day of the 8th lunar month The 15th day of the 1st lunar month The 9th day of the 9th lunar month September 10th October 1st January 1st

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The Spring Festival

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The Spring Festival Lion dancing red packets (红包) let off firecrackers (放鞭炮)

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Do you know the names of these festivals? Chinese New Year Spring Festival Chinese Lunar New Year Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month

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Lantern Festival

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Tomb-sweeping Day, Dragon Boating Day, on April 5th Memorize ancestors or the dead on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month

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Mid-Autumn Festival, the Double Ninth Festival (Old People’s Day) on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month

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Chongyang Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival: 

The Mid-Autumn Festival eat moon-cakes enjoy the moon(賞月)

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Moon Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival: 

The Dragon Boat Festival eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races

Festivals in other countries: 

Festivals in other countries Christmas Day Easter April Fool’s Day Thanksgiving Day Halloween December 25th The 1st Sunday after the full moon between March 22nd and April 25th April 1st The 4th Thursday of November October 31st

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Valentine’s Day April Fool’s Day on February, 14 on April, 1

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St.Valentine’s Day (情人节)

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St. Valentine’s Day

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Valentine's Day is the holiday honoring love and lovers. In the spirit of the holiday, we invite you to a little celebration for the holiday of "LOVE!" Celebrated February 14 Valentines Day

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Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day on the fourth Thursday in November December , 25

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The True Meaning The Origin The Celebrations

A Harvest Holiday: 

A Harvest Holiday A day to celebrate a good harvest

A Family Day: 

A Family Day A day of family get- together, enjoying love and friendship.

A Day to Give Thanks: 

A Day to Give Thanks A day of being thankful

A Fun Day: 

A Fun Day A day of eating and relaxing

The Pilgrims in Mayflowers: 

The Pilgrims in Mayflowers The voyage began on Sept. 16, 1620 Arrival at Plymouth, New England on Dec. 21, 1620

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Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant Balloons. Celebrated the 4th Thursday of November!

Christmas Day: 

Christmas Day Father Christmas

Christmas Day: 

Christmas Day Father Christmas

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Mother’s Day , Father’s Day , the second Monday in May the third Monday in June

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Halloween Obon Day of the dead

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Name: countries: Activities: Date: Halloween US & Europe dressing Trick or treat Oct.31

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Name: countries: Activities: Date: Obon Japan Floating paper lanterns in July

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Name: countries: Activities: Date: Day of the Dead Mexico Lighting candles and placing flowers for prayers to the dead On Nov.2

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Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras parade costumes

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Ramadan Muslims Arabic lunar calendar

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Ramadan (It is for Muslims)

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Easter a religious festival Easter Bunny Easter Bunny Easter eggs

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Easter

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Task 3 Listening Answers to Ex.1 P.9 1.B 2.A 3. A Mardi Gras

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Listening Mardi Gras 1) Mardi Gras is celebrated on a Tuesday in the month of . A) April or May B) February or March C) March or April 2) People celebrate Mardi Gras by dressing up and watching . A) parades B) games C) plays 3) The colours of Mardi Gras are . A) purple, gold and green B) purple, red and blue C) purple, gold and red

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Mardi Gras is a holiday celebrated ____________________. The name of the festival is French and means “____________". Mardi Gras is celebrated on a Tuesday between February3 and March9, always 47days before Easter Sunday. During Mardi Gras, people like to dress up in colorful and _________ costumes, and of course, watch parades in the streets. The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. Mardi Gras is celebrated ____________before Fat Tuesday and people from all over the world come to watch the festival. in the South of the U.S Fat Tuesday unusual for two weeks

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Task 3 Listening 1. B 2. A 3. A Ramadan

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Listening Ramadan 1) Ramadan is celebrated in the month of the Arabic calendar. A) eighth B) ninth C) tenth 2) The word Ramadan is the name of . A) a month B) a town C) a holy book 3) During Ramadan, people do not during the day. A) eat B) sleep C) talk

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Ramadan is one of the most important festivals for Muslims. The name of the festival comes from the Arabic month in which it is celebrated. Ramadan is celebrated in countries all over the world,especially in ______ and______________. The time for celebrating Ramadan varies each year. People celebrate it in the ninth month of the Arabic lunar calender. During Ramadan, people must not eat during the day: from when the sun _________ to when the sun___________, people celebrating Ramadan will not eat or smoke. When the sun has gone done, however, the celebration begins. People often ________________ eating, singing and dancing. Africa the Middle East comes up goes down stay up all night

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Task 3 Listening 1. B 2. B 3. C Easter

Listening: 

Listening Listen to the tape and choose the correct answers. Mardi Gras (油腻的礼拜二) Ramadan (斋月) Easter (复活节) B A A B A A B B C

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Listening Easter 1) Easter is usually celebrated in . A) February or March B) March or April C) April or May 2) In some countries, children will go on during Easter. A) picnics B) egg hurns C) trips 3) The two main popular symbols of Easter are the and . A) Easter man, Easter egg. B) Easter Bunny, Easter tree. C) Easter Bunny, Easter egg.

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Easter is celebrated in late March or early April but the exact dates are ________ from year to year. People celebrate Easter in different ways: in some countries, the Easter Bunny--a big rabbit--will visit and children will go on egg hunts, __________ eggs and _______ that have _____________ by their parents. In other countries, Easter is a time for children to __________ like withes and go from __________ asking for candy--much like Halloween in the US. different looking for candy been hidden dress up door to door

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PEACE DAY No fighting or conflicts are allowed. People learn and talk about peace. Happiness Day People must only do things that will make other happy. People learn about happiness. Friendship Day No arguments or fights are allowed. People learn abut friendship. Nature Day No pollution or destruction of nature is allowed. People learn and talk about nature.

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Peace Day Happiness Day Nature Day Friendship Day

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Useful Expressions In my opinion,we should… I don’t think it is necessary to… I hope we can make a decision. I believe we should… We must decide… If we do this,we can…

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Example 1. OK, I will begin. We need to decide what the new holiday well be. I think that the new holiday should be a Peace Day. On this day, no fighting or conflicts are allowed. People will learn and talk about peace. The holiday will be celebrated on the second Sunday in January. I think this is the best idea because nothing is more important than peace. Example 2. That’s a good idea, but I think we should create a Happiness Day instead. If people are happy, there won’t be any wars or fights.We should celebrate Happiness Day on the shortest, darkest day of the winter, because many people feel unhappy when it’s cold and the sun doesn’t shine .People will celebrate by doing something that makes another person happy, for example, helping them do something or giving them a card or a small gift. Most important, people should smile and laugh a lot on Happiness Day.

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Example 3 I like your ideas, but I would like to suggest something different. Why don’t we have a Friendship Day? If people have friends and are friendly to each other, they will be happy and they won’t fight. I think that we should celebrate Friendship Day the first day of every month. If we do this, we will start each month in a friendly way. We can learn about how to make and keep friends and how to solve problems together. People will celebrate Friendship Day by making new friends and spending the day together with their friends. Example 4 Well, perhaps we shouldn’t be so selfish. Peace, happiness and friendship are important to us, to human beings, but what about the rest of the planet? We mustn’t forget about nature, the environment and the animals. On this day, which we will celebrate on the first day of spring, people will not pollute and the will learn more about nature. We should also plant trees and do something for our animal friends. I think that we will be happier, friendlier and more peaceful if we learn to tale better care of our planet. Why not have a Planet Day?

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Work in pairs. Compare a Chinese festival with one from another country. Jan.1.(lunar calendar) Chinese people mainly Clean the house…. Welcome the new year Get together Over 1,000 Dec.25 Christians mainly Decorating Christmas Trees… Memorize Christ Get together Over 350