Lookatthepicturesandsaywhatfestivalstheyare.ChineseSpringFestival春节TheLanternFestival元宵节Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节TheDragonBoatFestival端午节TheWaterFestival泼水节ChristmasDay圣诞节AprilFool’sDay愚人节ChineseSpringFestivalChristmasDayThanksgivingDayMid–AutumnFestivalTheDragonBoatFestival圣诞树放鞭炮赏月感恩节赛龙舟Whatisyourfavoritefestival?Whydoyoulikeitmost?Whatdoyoudoatthefestival?1._____TheWaterFestivalinThailand2._____TheDragonBoatFestivalinHongKong3._____TheChineseSpringFestivalinBeijing4._____TheLanternFestivalinJiangxibacd1aMatchthepictureswiththedescriptions.ListenandcircleTfortrueorFforfalse.1.Billthinksthattheraceswerenotthatinterestingtowatch.2.Marythinksthattheteamswerefantastic.3.Billwonderswhetherthey’llhavezongziagainnextyear.4.BillandMarybelievethatthey’llbebacknextyeartowatchtheraces.1bTFTFTFTFListenagainandanswerthequestion.1.WhydoesBillliketheracesbest?2.Whatfestivalaretheytalkingabout?Becausehethinkstheyarereallyinterestingtowatchandthedragonboatteamsarefantastic.TheDragonBoatFestival.Makeadialogueaboutoneofthefourfestivals.A:Whatdoyoulikebestabout…?B:Ilovethe…Ithinkthat…ChineseSpringFestivalTheWaterFestivalTheLanternFestivalTheDragonBoatFestivalWhatdoyoulikebestabouttheDragonBoatFestival?Ilovetheraces.Ithinkthatthey’refuntowatch.Doyouknowanythingaboutthefourfestivals?TheWaterFestivalistheNewYear'scelebrationsthattakeplaceinSoutheastAsiancountriessuchasBurma,Cambodia,Laos,andThailandaswellasYunnan,China.Itiscalledthe“WaterFestival”byWesternersbecausepeoplesplash/pourwateratoneanotheraspartofthecleansingritual(仪式)towelcomethenewyear.Theactofpouringwaterisalsoashowofblessingsandgoodwishes.ItisbelievedthatonthisWaterFestival,everythingoldmustbethrownaway,oritwillbringtheownerbadluck.TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyeatingzongziandracingdragonboats.Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.ThisRegatta(赛舟会)isgivenhonourtothememoryofthedeathofQuYuan.TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback.TheSpringFestivaloriginatedintheShangDynasty(c.1600BC-c.1100BC)fromthepeople'ssacrifice(献祭)togodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.Today'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.“Guessinglanternriddles”isanessentialpartoftheFestival.Listenandcirclethecorrectwords.1.WuMingandHarryarecousins/strangers/friends.2.WuMingwenttoSingapore/HongKong/Macaoforhisvacation.3.WuMingvisitedhisrelatives/friends/classmates.4.WuMinglikedeatingout/shopping/theDragonBoatFestivalbest.2aListenagainandanswerthequestions.Yes.Hehasputon5pounds.1.DoesWuMingputonweight?Howmuch?2.WhatwasthebestpartofWuMing’strip?TheDragonBoatFestival.Listenagainandfillinthechart.2bDownsidesFunactivitiesEatingoutShoppingDragonBoatFestivalinJuneputonweightspentmoneyweatherishotHaveyoueverhadanydownside...
