Dreams and Dreamers教学课件3.pptVIP

A festival is aspecial occasion on which people may give thanks for a harvest, honour a famous person or event, pay respect to the dead, or celebrate a culture. 节日是一个特别的时机。人们在这个时日里，或庆祝丰收，或纪念有名的人或事，或纪念先辈，抑或歌颂一种文化或传统。 Getting Ready 1. Do you like celebrate festivals? Why or why not? I like/ don’t like celebrating festivals because ___________. Spring Festival Christmas Thanksgiving Day Lantern Festival Qingming Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Chongyang Festival 1. Spring Festival 2. Lantern Festival 4. Dragon Boat Festival 3. Qingming Festival 5. Mid-Autumn Festival 6. Chongyang Festival A. early April B. the fifth day of the fifth lunar month C. the ninth day of the ninth lunar month D. the 15th day of the eighth lunar month E. the 15th day of the first lunar month F. the first day of the first lunar month Match them with their dates. Answer: 1) F 2) E 3) A 4) B 5) D 6) C _________ (Title) ___________ (Dynasty) ________ (Author) A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Pure Brightness Day; The mourner’s heart is breaking on his way. Where can a winehouse be found to drown his sadness? A cowherd points to Almond Flower Village faraway. Understand the English versions of two Chinese poems with the help of the pictures, and write out the title of each poem, its author and the dynasty the author lived in. Then talk about what the teo poems tell us in groups. Qingming Tang Dynasty Du Mu ___________ (Title) ___________ (Dynasty) ________ (Author) Petals of spring fly all through the city From the wind in the willows of the Imperial River And at dusk, from the palace, candles are given out To light first the mansions of the Five Great Lords Tang Dynasty Han Hong Hanshi Day 寒食 （唐）韩翃 春城无处不飞花，寒食东风御柳斜。 日暮汉宫传蜡烛，轻烟散入五侯家。 清明 （唐) 杜牧 清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。 借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。 These two poems are about two traditional Chinese festivals. Discuss with your partner and complete the following chart. Then read the