高中英语必修三Unit OnePPT.pptVIP

Christmas Choose one of the festivals, and discuss it with your partner. 1. When the festival is; 2. What the festival celebrates; 3. What people should do or should not do. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. Different countries have different festivals. Work in groups and list below three more Chinese festivals that you know. Festival Time of year/ date What it celebrates What people do Mid-Autumn Festival autumn /fall the beauty of the full moon，harvest, time with family and friends give and eat mooncakes, watch the full moon with family and friends Festival Time of year/date What it celebrates What people do Spring Festival January/ February the end of winter，arrival of spring, Lunar New Year， reunion with family and relatives give money in red paper to children; see dragon dances; eat fish, prawns and dumplings；visit family members Festival Time of year/date What it celebrates What people do National Day October 1 the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China; go shopping Festival Time of year/date What it celebrates What people do Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festival the fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar the memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BC eat zongzi; watch dragon boat races; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan; put herbs on doorways for good health * * * * * * * * Unit 1 Festivals around the world Warming up 高一人教新课标版必修三 Brainstorming How many festivals do you know both in and out of China? The Dragon Boat Festival The Double Ninth Festival The Spring Festival Tomb Sweeping Day The Lantern Festival The Middle Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival In China festivals Spring Festival The 1st day of the first lunar month Festival of lanterns yuanxiao Women’s Day-March 8 The 1st day of May Labour Day The 1st day of June Children’s Day Army Day-August 1st The 15th day o