(共27张PPT)
Unit 2
New words
mooncake n.月饼 lantern n. 灯笼
relative n. 亲属，亲戚 put on 增加（体重），发胖
pound n. 磅（重量单位）；英镑（英国货币单位）
folk adj. 民间的，民俗的 goddess n. 女神
whoever pron. 无论谁，不管什么人
steal v. stole--stolen 偷，窃取
lay v. laid--laid 放置，安放，产卵，下蛋 lay out 摆开，布置
dessert n. 甜点，甜食 garden n. 花园，园子
tradition n. 传统 admire v. 欣赏，仰慕
Do you know anything about the four festivals
Free Talk
the Chinese Spring Festival春节
The Lantern Festival 元宵节
the Water Festival 泼水节
the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
Reasons/Why: bid farewell to the old and welcome the new
the Chinese Spring Festival春节
set off fireworks and crackers 放烟花
stay up late until midnight 守岁
watch Spring Festival Gala 看春晚
get the lucky money 收压岁钱
visit friends and relatives 走亲戚
Time/When : on the first day of lunar year
prepare delicious food（=family reunion dinner) 准备年夜饭
Activities/What:
The Lantern Festival 元宵节
Time/When : the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year/ the 15th day of the 1st lunar month
eat sweet dumplings 吃元宵
watch lanterns (in various shapes and sizes) 看灯笼
guess lantern riddles 猜灯谜
Reasons/Why: the first full moon of the new year, symbolizing harmony and reunion.
Activities/What:
Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
Time/When : on the fifteenth day of August in the lunar year
Reasons/Why: harmony; reunion
Activities/What:
eat mooncakes 吃月饼
admire the moon 赏月
The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
Time/When : on the fifth day of May in the lunar year
Reasons/Why: in memory of Qu Yuan
Activities/What:
Dragon Boat Race(Dragon Boating) 龙舟赛
eat zongzi 吃粽子
The Water Festival 泼水节
Time: It usually starts on the 13th of April and takes 3–7 days.
Where: Yunnan (Dai people), Southeast Asian countries
Activities/What:
go on street and throw water at each other
_____ The Water Festival in Thailand
_____ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong
_____ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing
_____ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi
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1a
Match the pictures with the descriptions.
A: What a great day! What do you like best
B: I love the … because I think that …
The Water Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival
The Chinese Spring Festival
The Lantern Festival
Look at the video. Guess what festival it is.
What do people often do on that day or during the festival days
Listen and answer the questions.
Did Bill like eating zongzi
Why does Bill like the races best
Because he thinks they are really interesting to watch and the dragon boat teams are fantastic.
Yes, he did.
Listen and circle T for true or F for false.
Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.
Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.
Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year.
Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races.
1b
T F
T F
T F
T F
Rewrite
Mary and Bill are exchange students who are studying in China. They are both interested in _________ (tradition) Chinese festival, especially the Dragon Boat Festival. Today is Dragon Boat Festival. They had a great day. Bill loved the boat ( race). The dragon boat teams were (fantastic). Mary liked the colors of the boats. They were pretty. Bill guesses it was a little too (crowd). But Mary (kind) of likes to have more people (round), because it makes things more exciting. They both liked eating zongzi. The sweet (one) are Mary’s favorite. The people there have the races every year.Mary and Bill look forward to (be) back again to watch the races.
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races
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crowded
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What is your favourite festival
Why do you like it most
What do you do during the festival
Discussion
1c
1.How many people are there in the conversation
2.Whose vacation are they talking about, Wu Ming's or Harry's
3.Did Wu Ming visit anyone on his trip
4.What do you think Wu Ming did during his trip
Look at sentences in 2a and answer the questions.
Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends.
Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.
Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates.
Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival
best.
Listen and circle the correct words.
Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends.
Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.
Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates.
Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.
2a
Wu Ming did a lot of activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.
2b
Fun activities Downsides
Eating out
Shopping
Dragon Boat Festival in June
Not good
Being fat
Putting on 5 pounds
Spending so much money
Quite hot in june
(Group discussion)
Rewrite
During the vacation, Wu Ming (visit) his aunt and uncle in Hong Kong. They ate out a lot. They almost ate at (little) five meals a day! How (delicious) the food is! He has put five pounds. He also went shopping. Hong Kong is a great place for shopping. He spent so much money for it. But the best part of the trip is the Dragon Boat Festival sure. They had teams all over the world. Wu Ming’s friend Harry is (plan) a trip to Hong Kong. He wonders whether June is a good time. Wu Ming tells him that June would be a perfect time for him to visit _____he doesn’t mind hot weather there.
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delicious
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Have you ever been to Thailand
Do you know where Chiang Mai is
2d
the largest city in northern Thailand
Water festival is held in mid-April to celebrate the traditional Thai New Year. Chiang Mai has become one of the most popular locations to visit during this festival.
What do people often do during the Water Festival
Read and Write.
4. Why do people do this
3. What did people do at the time of the year
1. When is the Water Festival
2. What is the time of the Thai New Year
It is from April 13th to 15th.
It is the Water Festival.
People go on streets to throw water at each other.
Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you will have good luck in the new year.
2d
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions
Role-play 2d read and fill in the table below.
Where Chiang Mai
How soon Weeks
Why There is a from April 13th to 15th.
More information about it ①It’s the Water Festival of the Dai People in Yunnan Province.②People go on the streets to water each other.③The new year is a time for and away bad things.④You’ll have good in the new year.
In two
water festival
similar to
throw at
cleaning washing
luck
A:你猜怎么着 两周后我打算去清迈.
B:哇，听起来很有意思！但是我相信四月份是那里一年中最热的月份。
A:确实是。但是那里从四月13日到15日有泼水节。
B:我想知道它是否和云南省傣族的泼水节相似。
A:是的，我也是这么想。这个时候正是泰国的新年。人们走上街头互相泼水。
B:太酷了！但是他们为什么这么做？
A:因为新年是清扫和洗去不好事物的时间。然后在新的一年里你将会有好运。
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