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Unit 3 Festivals and customs
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1.enjoy family reunions
2.admire the full moon;
3.eat moon cakes;
the Mid-Autumn
Festival
4.offer sacrifice
to the moon(祭月)
1.enjoy boat races;
2.eat Zongzi;
the Dragon Boat
Festival
3.hang branches of
moxa(艾)
around the doors .
Music & Festivals
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1. visit relatives;
2. enjoy delicious food;
3. children can get lucky
money
the Spring Festival
Chinese New Year
Music & Festivals
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1.tomb sweeping to pay
respect to the deceased
(no longer alive)
2.go spring outing;
3.eat Qingtuan
the Qingming Festival/
the Tomb-Sweeping Day
Music & Festivals
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A. the Double Ninth Festival
B. the Qixi Festival
C. the Lantern Festival
1. Lovers express love to
each other.
2. give a gift to each other
3. have a big dinner
together
the Qixi/Qiqiao/ Double
Seventh Festival/
Chinese Valentine’s Day
4. go to the cinema
Christmas
India Holi
Brazil Carnival
Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures
of different countries. Watch the video and
fill in the blanks.
Peng Lantern Festival(义蓬
节) is celebrated in Chiang
ai, Thailand as a way
let bad memories go and
________________________
make a wish for the future
_______________________.
Midsummer's Day(仲夏节) is celebrated in
Sweden for people to _h_o_l_d_p__a_r t_i_e_s ,_s_i_n_g_in_g_
and dancing around a midsummer pole
_________________________________________.
The Day of the Dead, which lastsf_o_r_t_h_r_e_e_d_a_y_s_,
is a festival in Mexico for people to
remember loved ones who are no longer alive
_________________________________________
What Chinese festival is similar to each of
the three festivals in the video
The Lantern Festival in China is
similar to Yi Peng Lantern Festival. On
both festivals people make lanterns.
The Dragon Boat
Festival is similar
to Midsummer's
Day. Both
celebrate the start
of summer,
though the latter
takes on other
meanings as it
develops.
The Qingming Festival is similar to the
Day of the Dead. Both festivals are
celebrated for people to remember their
loved ones who are no longer with them.
Critical thinking
Attitudes
to foreign
customs and
traditions
to Chinese
customs and
traditions
Interview
The English Club of our school is making a
survey on students’ attitudes towards festivals
and customs in China and other countries.
You are a member of the
club. And you are interviewing
some of our schoolmates for
their opinions and attitudes.
Interview
Example
Interviewer: Hello, I am … from English Club. Our club is going to
make a survey on students’ attitudes towards festivals and customs
in China and other countries. Would you like to spare some time for
my questions
Interviewees: OK! No problem.
Interviewer: There are many festivals all over the world. Which one do
you like best
Interviewee 1: My favorite Chinese festival is the Spring Festival.
Interviewer: Could you tell me the reason
Interviewee 1: Because we can visit relatives, eating a lot of delicious
food, and enjoy family reunions. People are all very happy.
Interviewer: Thank you very much. What about you
Interviewee 2: …
Interviewer: Thank you. What’s your attitude towards foreign
Further discussion
Why do we have so many festivals every year
To pass down some history and culture.
e.g.the Mid-Autumn Festival,Thanksgiving Day.
To be in honor of great persons or events.
e.g.the Dragon Boat Festival, Columbus Day.
To remind people of when to do something.
e.g.Grain in Ear (芒种).
To remind people of what to do.
e.g.World No Tobacco Day.
To inspire people to be more confident of the future.
e.g.the Spring Festival, Easter.
How can we know more about festivals and
customs around the world
By reading books or newspapers.
By listening to others’ description.
By surfing the Internet to find relevant
information.
By making friends with foreigners.
By watching related films
and TV programmes.
By travelling.
By reading travel journals.
Customs tell a man who he is, where he
belongs, what he must do.
— Robert A. Heinlein
风俗习惯告诉一个人他是谁,属于哪里,
必须做什么。——罗伯特·A. 海因莱因
罗伯特·安森·海因莱因(1907.7.7—1988),生于美国密苏里州的巴特拉市,
曾就读于密苏里大学,1925年进入安那波利斯海军学院学习,毕业后作为航空
母舰和驱逐舰的士官在海军服役五年。1934年因病复员。他一度在加利福尼亚
大学洛杉矶分校攻读物理。第二次世界大战期间,他在费城海军航空试验所任
工程师。 被誉为“美国现代科幻小说之父”、“美国科幻空前绝后的优秀作家
”、“美国科幻黄金时代四大才子之一”。
Things I can do
Evaluation
I can describe some traditional Chinese festivals.
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I can understand the video and finish the blank-
filling exercise.
I can compare the three foreign festivals with
similar Chinese festivals, and explore the
similarities between them.
I can discuss actively and cooperate well with my
partner.
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I need more practice in ___________________________________.
Homework:
1. Search on the Internet to find about different
festivals at home and abroad and think what
festival has the most surprising customs.
Suppose you were in that country, what would
you do
2. Preview the passage on Pages 30–31.