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Canyoufindouttherightfestivalforthesentence?ItisthebirthdayofJesusChrist.EasterChristmasNewYearNextquestionItisthedaythatwerememberthepoetQuYuan.DragonBoatChongYangChingMingNextquestionPeoplesendrosesandcardstothepeopletheylove.Valentine'sDayMother'sDayHalloween'sNextquestionItisonthethirdSundayinJune.Father'sDayMother'sDayDragonBoatNextquestionWewatchdragondancesandgetluckymoney.NewYearDragonBoatChineseNewYearActivity2:Expressionsaboutdates

a)Matchthefestivalnameswiththedatestheyareon.FestivalsDatesSpringFestivalMay5thofthelunarcalendarChristmasApril4th/5thHalloweenthe1stdayofthefirstlunarmonthMid-autumnFestivalDecember25thThanksgivingOctober31stDragonboatFestivalThe2ndSundayofmayMother’sDaythe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthTheTomb-visitingFestivalthe4thThursdayofNovember

WhenisMayDay?It’sonMay1st./It’sonthe1stofMay.(solarcalendar)What’sthedateofSpringFestival?It’sonthe1stofthe1stlunarmonth.(lunarcalendar)Tip:Whendescribingthedateofdifferentfestivals,thedifferencesbetweenthesolarcalendarandtheChineselunarcalendarshouldbenoticed.

b)Pairwork:Practicewithyourpartner.AskandansweraboutthedatesofdifferentfestivalsA：WhenisChristmas?

B:ItsonDecember25th.WhatisthedateofChineseArborDay?C:It’sonMarch12th.Whenis……?D:It’son……Whatisthedateof……E:……c)Chainpractice:

Practicequestionsandanswersinchainaboutthedateofdifferentfestivals

Activity3:Descriptionoffestivals

Doyouknowabout…?Whatdopeopleusuallydoon…?Tellmesomethingabout…?Couldyoutellmetheoriginof…?Howmanydaysdoyouusuallytakeofffor…?Whatdoyouplantodo…?Howdidyouspend…lastyear?PeoplecelebrateHalloweenonOctober31.Themid-autumnfestivaliscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.Itcelebratestheearthcomingbacktolifeandthestartofplowingandsowing.ItiscelebratedtocommemoratetheancientscholarstatesmanQuYuan.ItisoneofthemostpopularholidaysintheUS.Housesaredecoratedwithredcouplets,lanterns,paper-cutsandChineseknots.Familiessitoutdoors,eatingmooncakesandwatchingthefullmoon.Sentencepattern:a)Roleplay:oneactasSusan,anAmericanstudent.TheotheractsasLiuChang,aChinesestudent.ChooseoneChinesefestivalandonewesternfestivalandtaketurnstointroducethemtoeachother，referringtotheusefulexpressionsintheboxifnecessary.Informationforreference:

ChristmasDayDecember25th,birthdayParties,churchescards,presents,friends,relativesDecorate,carol,Feast,turkey,familyreunionStocking,hangSantaClaus,chimney,

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February14thPeoplesendrosesandcardstothepeopletheylove.OnthefirstSundayafterafullmoononorafter21MarchItisthetimewhenJesusChristdiedandcamebacktolife.EatchocolateeggsEasterApril1st,becareful,gettricked,makeafoolof,makefunof,playjokeslaughat,tricks,practicaljokes,TV,newspapers,radio,true,fakenews.AprilFool‘sDay

WhileintroducingAprilFool‘sDay,youcantellyourpartneraboutyourownexperiencesonthisday.DragonBoatFestival5thof5thlunarmonthInhonorof,poetQuYuan,Tradition,ricedumplingsdragonboatraces,drumsbeating,colorfulflagswaving,thousandsofpeople,cheering.Tomb-VisitingFestivalApril4th/5th

Remember,deadrelatives,ancestorsVisitgraves,flowers,food,wine,jossstickSweepthetombs,getridoftheweedsBow,sitonone’sknees,showrespect

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