北师大M1U3 Lesson 1 Festivals.pptVIP

* Pre-reading What’s your favourite season? What festivals happen during your favourite season? What seasonal festivals fall in it? Spring Women’s Day Qingming Festival May Day Summer What festivals happen during your favourite season? Dragon Boat Festival Children’s Day the birthday of the Party the birthday of the Army Autumn Teachers’ Day National Day the Mid-Autumn Festival Winter New Year’s Day the Spring Festival the Lantern Festival occasion traditional bean paste nowadays include lantern the Lantern Festival n. 场合 adj. 传统的 豆馅 adv. 现今，现在 vt. 包括，包含 n. 灯笼 元宵节 Words and Expressions lunar lunar month celebration power darkness destroy burn down adj. 月球的，与月亮有关的 太阴月，阴历一个月 n. 庆祝，庆典 n. 动力；权力，影响力 n. 黑暗，漆黑 vt. 破坏，毁坏 烧毁 Words and Expressions decorate battery sweet dumpling boil serve tradition take part in sticky vt. 装饰，布置 n. 电池 元宵 vt. vi. 煮沸，沸腾 vt. 招待，侍候；服务 n. 传统，惯例 参与，参加 adj. 粘的，粘性的 Words and Expressions Skimming to get general ideas Skimming Reading Comprehension I How many festivals are mentioned in the texts? What are they? Three. The Mid-Autumn Festival, the Lantern Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. Scanning to get detail information Scanning Reading Comprehension II Fill in the table. Festivals Season date / month Typical activity or food Special meaning The Mid- Autumn Festival Moon cakes Meet in the evening and watch the moon Septembr or October A special occasion for family Festivals Season date / month Typical activity or food Special meaning The Lantern Festival The fifteenth day of the first lunar month Sweet Dumplings Watch lanterns Guess lantern puzzle Mark the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations Festivals Season date / month Typical activity or food Special meaning The Dragon Boat Festival The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar Zongzi Dragon boat races Mark the beginning of the hottest season of the year On that day, many people try their best to go home to share the feeling of “being toget