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Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldSpringfestivalofChinaQuestionsaboutSpringFestival•WhatisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?Whydoyouthinkso?•WhatisthedateofChineseSpringfestival?•WhatdopeopledoatSpringfestival?•Didyouhaveahappytimeduringtheholidays?Whyorwhynot?•DoyouknowtherealmeaningofSpringfestival?ChineseNewYear/SpringFestivalThefirstdayofChineselunaryearisChineseNewyearorSpringFestival.FamiliesofChinawillmeettogether,cleaningtheirhouses,eatingdumplingsaswellasotherdeliciousfood,watchingTV,visitingrelativesandfriends.Theolderwillgivetheyoungluckymoneyinredpaperenvelopeswithbeautifuldesignsandbestwishesonthem.Outsideinthestreettherearedragondancesandcarnivals.ChineseNewYearisbyfarthemostwell-knownChineseholiday,andalsothemostsignificanttoChineseculture.Valentine’sDayValentine’sDay(February14th)•Daytoexchangemessagesoflovewiththeobjectofone’sromanticinterest.Usuallyobservedthroughthegiftingofrosesandheart-shapedboxesofchocolates.ThedaygetsitsnamefromtheChristiansaint(圣徒）Valentine.The15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.LanternFestival元宵节Mid-autumnFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalTheMid-AutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth,theexactmiddleofautumn,hencethefestival'sname.Onthismid-autumnnight,thefullmoonisespeciallybright.Thewholefamilymaysittogetherbeneaththeclearmoonlighteatingtastymooncakesandappreciatingthebeautyofthefullyroundedmoon.Thosewhoarefarawayfromtheirhomesthatnightareonlytooeasilyremindedoftheirfamilieswhentheylookupattheluminousmoon.Festivalsaroundtheworld•Newyear’sDay……………………元旦•Valentine’sDay…………………情人节•Lanternfestival…………………元宵节•Carnival…………狂欢节（巴西,二月中、下旬）•PeachFlowerFestival…………………………桃花节（日本女孩节，3月3日）•InternationalWomen’sDay…………妇女节•St.Patrick’sDay…………………………………圣帕特里克节（爱尔兰，3月17日）•MapleSugarFestival…枫糖节（加，3或4月）•AprilFool’sDay…•Easter…复活节（春分月圆后第一个星期日）•SongkranFestival…宋干节（泰，4。13）•Foodfestival…食品节（新，4。17）•InternationalLabourDay…..•Boy’sDay…男孩节（日，5。5）•Mother’sDay…（5月第二个星期日）•BankHoliday……银行休假日（英，5。31）•InternationalChildren’sDay…•Father’sday…（6月第三个星期日）•DragonBoatFestival…•Mid-summerday…仲夏节（北欧，6）•Corban…古尔邦节（伊斯兰，7）•Chopsticks’day…筷子节（日，8。4）•MoonFestival…•OldPeople’sday…•ThanksgivingDay……感恩节（美，11月最后一个星期四）•NurseDay…（12。12）•ChristmasEve…•Christmasday…•Newyear’seve…•Springfestival…ShopkeeperVscustomer•Wouldyoulike…?•MightIsuggest…?•Youshouldtry…•Canyousee…?•CouldIhave…?•MayIsee…?•Couldwelookat…?•Wemighttake…Pre-reading•CanyounameotherfestivalsinChinaoraroundtheworld?Whatdoesitcelebrate?Whatdopeopledo?•Whatisyourfavoritefestivaloftheyear?Why?•Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouenjoyinyourcityortown?Doyoulikespendingfestivalswithyourfamilyorwithfriends?Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest–themusic,thethingstosee,thevisitsorthefood?Readingandcomprehending1.Theycelebratedattheendofwinter,whengoodweatherreturned,whentheyhadagoodharvest,whenthehunterscaughtanimalsforfood,whentheyhadenoughfood,whentheywantedayearofplenty.2.Theyaretohonorourancestors,tomakeourancestorshappysotheywon’tharmus,tosatisfyourancestors,tocelebrateinthepresenceofdeath.3.TohonourthememoryofMagatmaGandhiwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependence.Readingandcomprehending4.Peoplearegratefulfortheharvest,fortheendoftheagriculturalwork,theendofthehardworkonthefarms.Peoplearehappythattheywillhavefoodfortheyear.5.Peopleeat,dance,playandlistentomusic,visitfamilymembers,haveparades,giveandreceivegifts6.Tohaveabreakfromdailylife,tocelebrateourcustoms,ourhistory,ourheroes,toenjoymeetingfamilyandfriends,toeatspecialfood,tohavefunwitheachother,tomakeourcommunitycloser,toshowthatarethankful.Discussion•Withapartnerdiscusswhichkindsoffestivalyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhicharethemostfun.•Fromthetextpickoutthreethingsthatmostfestivalsseemtohaveincommon.Writedownthesethreethings,andtalkwithapartneraboutwhyyouthinktheymightbeimportanttopeopleeverywhere.Fillintheblackswithwordsinthetext•Thereareallkindsoffestivalsand___aroundtheworld,whichareheldfordifferent___.Theancientfestivalsweremainlyheldat__timesayear---theendofthecold___,plantinginspringand___inautumn.Somefestivalsareheldto___thedeadorsatisfyand___theancestorsincasetheymight___,whileotherfestivalsareheldtohonorfamouspeopleortothe__,suchasDragonBoatFestivalandColumbusDay.Harvestand___festivalsarehappyeventsbecausetheirfoodis___forthewinterandbecauseaseasonof___workisover,towhichMidautumnfestivalbelongs.Andthemost___andimportantfestivalsaretheonesthat___totheendofwinterandtothecomingof___,suchasthelunarNewYear,atwhichpeoplehaveavery____.•Thereareallkindsoffestivalsandcelebrationsaroundtheworld,whichareheldfordifferentreasons.Theancientfestivalsweremainlyheldatthreetimesayear---theendofthecoldwinter,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Somefestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadorsatisfyandpleasetheancestorsincasetheymightdoharm,whileotherfestivalsareheldtohonorfamouspeopleortothegods,suchasDragonBoatFestivalandColumbusDay.HarvestandThanksgivingfestival