SectionAPeriod1(1a—2d)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Whatisyourfavouritefestival?Whydoyoulikeitmost?Whatdidyoudoatthefestival?ListenandcircleTfortrueorFforfalse.1.Billthinksthattheraceswerenotthatinterestingtowatch.2.Marythinksthattheteamswerefantastic.3.Billwonderswhetherthey’llhavezongziagainnextyear.4.BillandMarybelievethatthey’llbebacknextyeartowatchtheraces.1bTFTFTFTFListenagainandanswerthequestion.Makeadialogueaboutoneofthefourfestivals.A:Whatdoyoulikebestabout…?B:Ilovethe…Ithinkthat…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.TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback.TheSpringFestivaloriginatedintheShangDynasty(c.1600BC-c.1100BC)fromthepeople'ssacrifice(献祭)togodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.“Guessinglanternriddles”isanessentialpartoftheFestival.Listenandcirclethecorrectwords.1.WuMingandHarryarecousins/strangers/friends.2.WuMingwenttoSingapore/HongKong/Macaoforhisvacation.3.WuMingvisitedhisrelatives/friends/classmates.4.WuMinglikedeatingout/shopping/theDragonBoatFestivalbest.2aListenagainandanswerthequestions.Listenagainandfillinthechart.2bDownsidesFunactivitiesEatingoutShoppingDragonBoatFestivalinJuneEatingoutEatingoutEatingoutHaveyoueverhadanydownsideswhentravellinginaplace?Whatwerethey?Makeadialogueaboutavacation,using2casamodel.Haveyoueverbeenabroad?DoyouknowwhereChiangMaiis?ItisthelargestandmostculturallysignificantcityinnorthernThailand.Itattractsover5millionvisitorseachyear.It’sonthelistof25BestDestinationsintheWorld.Readandanswerthequestions.2d1.WhereisClaragoing?2.WhenisClaragoingtoChiangMai?Howdoyouknow?SheisgoingtoChiangMai.InApril.BecauseBensaidAprilisthehottestmonthoftheyearthere.Imagineyouaregoingtotravelinoneofthecitiesbelow.Makeadialogue,using2dasamodel.HarbinHangzhouSanyaJapan1.wonderv.想知道LanguagepointsIwonderifhe'seatingwelleveryday.我想知道他是不是每天都吃得好。Iwonderwhattheycallthoseflowers.不知道那些花儿叫什么。Iwonderwhethertheywill...
