北师大版高中英语模块一第三单元第一课 Festivals.ppt

北师大版高中英语模块一 Unit 3 Lesson1 Chinese Seasonal Festivals Teaching aims 1.Enlarge students’ knowledge about Chinese traditional festivals, like Spring Festival and Mid-autumn Day . 2.Cultivate students’ patriotism and family heart. What’s your favorite season? Spring Summer Autumn Winter What festivals happen during each season?(please give one typical festival in each season) 1. Winter: 2. Spring: 3. Summer: 4. Autumn: Spring Festival The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back. Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. This days important activity is watching lanterns. Guessing lantern riddlesis an essential part of the Festival. People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the Yuanxiao Festival Qingming Festival The Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has a history of more than 2,000 years. There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which is in commemoration of Qu Yuan (340-278 BC). Zongzi is an essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that people ate them in the Spring and Autumn Period The Mid-Autumn Festivals Every year in September or October, it is celebrated by Chinese people all over the world. The Mid-Autumn Festivals is a special occasion for family.It is also a day for special foods like moon cakes. Listen to the tape, then do some T or F exercise. 1.The Mid-autumn Festival is celebrated by Chinese people only