Unit3Lesson1FestivalsQuestionwhatisyourfavoriteseason?Whatfestivalshappenduringyourfavoriteseason?What’syourfavoriteseason?Whatfestivalshappenduringeachseason?(pleasegiveonetypicalfestivalineachseason)•1.Winter:•2.Spring:•3.Summer:•4.Autumn:SpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback.LanternFestivalTheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns."Guessinglanternriddles"isanessentialpartoftheFestival.Peoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplings,onthisday,soitisalsocalledthe"YuanxiaoFestivalDragonBoatFestivalTheDragonBoatFestival,the5thdayofthe5thlunarmonth,hasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.ZongziisanessentialfoodoftheDragonBoatFestival.ItissaidthatpeopleatethemintheSpringandAutumnPeriodTherearemanylegendsabouttheevolutionofthefestival,themostpopularofwhichisincommemorationofQuYuan(340-278BC).QuwasaministeroftheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPeriod,Hewasupright,loyalandhighlyesteemedforhiswisecounselthatbroughtpeaceandprosperitytothestate.However,whenadishonestandcorruptprincevilifiedQu,hewasdisgracedanddismissedfromoffice.Realizingthatthecountrywasnowinthehandsofevilandcorruptofficials,QugrabbedalargestoneandleaptintotheMiluoRiveronthefifthdayofthefifthmonth.Nearbyfishermenrushedovertotryandsavehimbutwereunabletoevenrecoverhisbody.Thereafter,thestatedeclinedandwaseventuallyconqueredbytheStateofQin.edcTheMid-AutumnFestivalEveryyearinSeptemberorOctober,itiscelebratedbyChinesepeopleallovertheworld.ReadtolearnReadthetextsagainandfillinthetablewiththeinformationfromthetexts.addanothertypicalfestivalthatyouknowwell.FestivalsSeason&date/monthTypicalfoodTypicalactivityandspecialmeaningMid-AutumnFestivalTheDragonBoatFestivalTheLanternFestivalAddanothertypicalfestivalSeptemberorOctobermooncakesThefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthelunarcalendarZongziThefifteenthofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendarSweetdumplings1.meetintheevening2.watchthemoon3.Aspecialoccasionforfamily1.havedragonboatraces2.markthebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear3.rememberQuYuan1.watchlanterns&guesslanternriddles2.markstheendoftheChineseNewYearcelebrations.Vocabulary:choosethewordsbelowandcompletethesentencesburndown,celebrate,mark,light,decorate,include,boil,takepartin1.Theroom________bydozensofcandles.2.Tom_______hisroomwithsomephotosofsportsstars3.Afireworkdisplaywasorganizedto_____theQueen’sbirthday.4.Thepartyisforstudentsto________theirgraduationwithfamilyandfriends.islithasdecoratedmarkcelebrate5.I_________inthesoccerteamwhenthebestplayerbrokehisleg.6.Theschool________byamadman.Onlytwoclassroomsstillstand.7.Wouldyouliketo________theracetomorrow?Youhavetorun10km.8.Thewatermust________tomakesureitiscleanandsafetodrink.wasincludedwasburntdowntakepartinbeboileddiscussyourfavoritefestivalinyourgroupandchoosethebestoneandreaditdiscussionhomework•researchsomeinformationaboutyourfavoritefestivalandwriteacomposition
