TextBHolidaysandFestivalsTextBHolidaysandFestivals钟祥市职业钟祥市职业高中英高中英语教研组语教研组张婷婷张婷婷Unit24Unit241.SayasmanyasyoucanholidaysandfestivalsinChina.2.CanyousaysomeWesternfestivals?Whatarethey?Women’sDayAprilFool’sDayMayDayMayDayChildren’sDayTeachers’DayMid-autumnDayNationalDayChristmasDayChristmasDayTheSpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalPartone(par1-par2)1.Indifferentcountriestherearedifferent2.NewYear’sDayusuallycomesinParttwo(par3-par5)TheSpringFestivalisthemostinChina.Partthree(par6-par9)ChristmasDayisthemostpopularfestival.TheycelebratethebirthofJesusChristontheofDecember.Task1:Readthetextquicklyandfindthekeywordsofeachpart.holidaysandfestivals.Januarypopularandimportantfestivaltwenty-fifthTask2:ReadthetextBsilentlyandfindout“howtocelebratetheSpringFestivalandChristmas?"accordingtothefollowingpictures.HowtocelebratetheSpringFestival?cleanhousessetofffirecrackerspostpicturesoftheDoorGodandcoupletsonthegatesstayuptoprayforpeaceandprosperityinthecomingyearhaveaget-togetherbanquetwearnewclothesandgreeteachotherwithgoodwishesChildrenreceive“luckymoney”fromtheireldersHowtocelebrateChristmasday?decoratehousesplacecoloredlightsonChristmastreefatherspretendtobeFatherChristmasFatherChristmasiscomingdownthechimneyhangupasockchildrenwakeupveryearlytolookforpresentstheChristmasdinnerExercisesReadthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhetherthey’retrueorfalse()1.Chinahasthreeofficialholidaysandmanytraditionalfestivals.()2.InAmerica,aseachstatehasthepowertosetitsownholidays,therearenoactualnationalholidays.()3.TheSpringFestivaltakesplaceinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary.()4.Inrecentyears,theSpringFestivalhasbecomeaprivateholiday.()5.ShopwindowsaredecoratedwithChristmastreessomemonthsbeforeDecember.()6.OnChristmaseve,allchildrenaresenttobedlatelysothattheirparentscangetthepresentready.FTTFTFHomeworkAnswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtoTextB:1.HowmanyofficialholidaysdoesChinahave?WhichisthemostpopularandimportantfestivalinChina?2.WhydoestheSpringFestivaltakeplaceinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary?3.IsthereanyactuallegalnationalholidayinAmerica?Whohasthepowertosetholidaysforeachstate?3.WhyisChristmasDaythemostpopularfestivaltomostChristiansintheworld?5.WhydoyoungerchildrenhangupasockonChristmasEve?
