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LiuYunUnit14FestivalsLanternFestivalMid-autumnFestivalfirecrackersfireworksClearandBrightFestivalTomb-sweepingFestivalLanternFestivalWomen’sDayArborDayClearandBrightFestivalMayDay(Tomb-sweepingFestival)ChineseYouthDayDragonBoatFestivalChildren’sDaytheArmy’sDayTeachers’DayMid-autumnDayNationalDayDouble-ninthDay1.DoyouknowanyothernamesofChinesefestivals?HalloweenDoyouknowanyfestivalsintheUSA?NewYear’sDayLincoln’sBirthdayValentine’sDayWashington’sBirthdayFool’sDayEasterArborDayMother’sDayFather’sDayIndependenceDaylaborDayHalloweenThanksgivingDayChristmasDayFebruary12February18春分月圆后第一个星期日thesecondFridayinMaythethirdSundayinJuneJuly4September1October31thefirstSundayfollowingthespringEquinoxafterthefullmoonLookatthepicturesofthefestivalsanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.1.Doyouknowthenamesofthefestivals?2.Doyouknowwhichcountriesthefestivalscomefrom?3.Whatarethepeopleinthepicturesdoing?Halloween;Obon;DayoftheDead.TheUSAandEurope;Japan;Mexico.Trickortreat;floatingpaperlanterns;lighteningcandlesforprayerstothedead.Carnival狂欢节Carnival狂欢节Listentothetapeandchoosethecorrectanswers:MardiGras1.MardiGrasiscelebratedonaTuesdayinthemonthof_____.A.AprilorMayB.FebruaryofMarchC.MarchofApril2.PeoplecelebrateMardiGrasbydressingupandwatch____.A.paradesB.gamesC.plays3.ThecoloursofMardiGrasare______.A.purple,goldandgreenB.purple,redandblueC.purple,goldandredFrenchandmeans“FatTuesday”.BAARamadan1.Ramadaniscelebratedinthe_____monthoftheArabiccalendar.A.eighthB.ninthC.tenth2.ThewordRamadanisthenameof_____.A.amonthB.atownC.aholybook3.DuringRamadan,peopledonot____duringtheday.A.eatB.sleepC.talkBAA1.Easterisusuallycelebratedin______.A.FebruaryorMarchB.MarchofAprilC.AprilorMay2.Insomecountries,childrenwillgoon_____duringEaster.A.picnicsB.egghuntsC.trips3.ThetwomainpopularsymbolsofEasterarethe_____and_____.A.EasterMan,EastereggB.EasterBunny,EastertreeC.EasterBunny,EastereggBBCWorktogetherwithyourpartneranddescribeoneofyourfavouritefestivals.IthinktheSpringFestivalismyfavouritefestivalbecausepeoplecelebrateitbyvisitingeachotherandgettingtogetherathome.ItisthebiggestfestivalinChina.FamiliesgettogetheronNewYear’sEveandhaveabigmeal.Duringthefestival,wevisitfriendsandhavefuntogether.Mostparentsgivetheirchildrenaredenvelopewithsomemoneyinit.Peoplecelebratethefestivaltowelcomethenewyearandtoshowtheirlovefortheirfamilyandfriends.Whatisyourfavouritefestivalandwhy?speakingWorkingroupsoffour.Yourgrouphasbeenaskedtodecidewhatanewholidayshouldbeabout.Inmyopinion,weshould…Idon’tthinkitisnecessaryto…Ihopewecanmakeadecision.Ibelieveweshould…Wemustdecide…Ifwedothis,wecan…Examples:OK,Iwillbegin.Weneedtodecidewhatthenewholidaywillbe.IthinkthatthenewholidayshouldbeaPeaceDay.Onthisday,nofightingorconflictsareallowed.Peoplewilllearnandtalkaboutpeace.TheholidaywillbecelebratedonthesecondSundayinJanuary.Ithinkthisisthebestideabecausenothingismoreimportantthanpeace.That’sagoodidea,butIthinkweshouldcreateaHappinessDayinstead.Ifpeoplearehappy,therewon’tbeanywarsorfights.WeshouldcelebrateHappinessDayontheshortest,darkestdayofthewinter,becausemanypeoplefeelunhappywhenit’scoldandthesundoesn’tshine.Peoplewillcelebratebydoingsomethingthatmakesanotherpersonhappy,forexamplehelpingthemdosomethingorgivingthemacardorasmallgift.ThemostimportantthingisthatpeopleshouldsmileandlaughalotonHappinessDay.Ilikeyourideas,butIwouldliketosuggestsomethingdifferent.Whydon’twehaveaFriendshipDay?Ifpeoplehavefriendandarefriendlytoeachother,theywillbehappyandtheywon’tfight.IthinkthatweshouldcelebrateFriendshipDaythefirstofeverymonth.Ifwedothis,wewillstarteachmonthinafriendlyway.Wecanlearnabouthowtomakeandkeepfriendsandhowtosolveproblemstogether.PeoplewillcelebrateFriendshipDaybymakingnewfriendsandspendingthedaytogetherwiththeirfriends.Well,perhapsweshouldn’tbesoselfish.Peace,happinessandfriendshipareimportanttous,tohumanbeings,butwhatabouttherestoftheplanet?Wemustn’tforgetaboutnature,theenvironmentandtheanimals.Onthisday,whichwewillcelebrateonthefirstdayofspring,peoplewillnotpolluteandtheywilllearnmoreaboutnature.Weshouldalsoplanttreesanddosomethingforouranimalfriends.Ithinkthatwewillbehappierandmorepeacefulifwelearntotakebettercareofourplanet.WhynothaveaNatureDay?