unit2-A_新人教初三英语Unit2_I_think_that_mooncakes_are_delicious.pptVIP

Unit2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! I think that mooncakes are delicious! What traditional Chinese festivals do you know? Chinese Spring Festival Lantern Festival Tomb-Sweeping Day/ Ching Ming Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival …… What do you know about the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival? What do you think of the festivals? Ask and answer. A: ---What do you like best about the Dragon Boat festival? B: --- I love the races! I think they are fun to watch. C: --- I love the races, too! But I guess it’s a little crowded. The Water Festival The Dragon Boat Festival The Spring Festival The Lantern Festival Can you guess what Chinese festival it is? What do you do during the Chinese Spring Festival? Why do you do that? What do Thai people do on Water Festival and why do they do that? Read answer the question. Role-play the conversation then. Clara: Guess what? I’m going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. Ben: Wow, sounds like fun! But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there. Clara: Yes, that’s true. But there’s a water festival there from April 13th to 15th. Ben: I wonder if it’s similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province. Clara: Yes, I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets to throw water at each other. Ben: Cool. But why do they do that? Clara: Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you’ll have good luck in the new year. 1. How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival? 2. What is the story of Chang’e? Read the following passage and answer the questions. Full Moon, Full feelings Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. There are many traditional folk stories about this fest