1、 Unit 3 Unit 3 Festivals and customs 1. To list famous festivals around the world. 2. To describe one of the traditional Chinese festivals. 3. To develop proper attitudes towards different festivals. Watch the video about the Chinese New Year and find some customs. Discuss some traditional Chinese f
2、estivals and their customs and complete the table below. Traditional Chinese festivals Customs the Chinese New Year Stay up on the Chinese New Years Eve; visit relatives; enjoy delicious food; children can get red packets Traditional Chinese festivals Customs the Lantern Festival the Qingming Festiv
3、al Enjoy beautiful lanterns; eat rice balls (yuanxiao) Sweep tombs to pay respect to the deceased Traditional Chinese festivals Customs the Mid- Autumn Festival the Chongyang Festival Enjoy family reunions and the full moon; eat moon cakes Climb mountains; admire beautiful chrysanthemums; show respe
4、ct to senior citizens. Discuss the following questions in pair and share your answers in the class. 1. Which is your favorite festival？Why? 2. Describe an unforgettable festival you have experienced. Watch the video and finish the following exercises. l Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chia
5、ng Mai, Thailand as a way to _ _. l Midsummers Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to _ _. l The Day of the Dead, which lasts _, is a festival in Mexico for people to _. memories go and make a wish for the future hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole let bad for 3 days remembe
6、r loved ones who are no longer alive Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand. During the festival, you can see different styles of lanterns and special parades around Chiang Mai. On the evening of the full moon in the 12th Thai lunar month, people light hundreds of paper lante
7、rns and launch them into the air. This is a way to let bad memories go and make a wish for the future. Video script In Sweden, the winters are long and cold. There are only six hours of daylight in Stockholm, its capital city, and 24 hours of darkness further north. As a result, the Swedish people l
8、ike summers very much and celebrate Midsummers Day. This festival is traditionally held on the Saturday between 20 and 26 June. People hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole traditionally called a “maypole”. The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday which lasts for three days, begi
9、nning on 31 October and ending on 2 November. Throughout the country and beyond, people take some time to remember loved ones who are no longer alive. Traditions include visiting graves with flowers and gifts for the dead, eating sweet bread, and telling stories about dead family members or friends.
10、 Believe it or not, the Day of the Dead is not a sad festival. Many Mexicans sing and dance at this festival, believing that the souls of the dead return every year to visit their loved ones. 1. What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video? And what do they have in
11、common? Complete the charts. Whats in common Chart 1 Yi Peng Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival On both festivals people make lanterns. The Dragon Boat Festival Whats in common Both celebrate the start of summer, though the latter takes on other meanings as it develops. Chart 2 Midsummers Day Wha
12、ts in common The Qingming Festival Both festivals are celebrated for people to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them. Chart 3 The Day of the Dead 2. What other festivals around the world do you know about? Example: I once read about Winter Scareaway Festival in Hungary. People dress up as scary monsters to scare off winter and mark the start of spring. 1. Learn more about other traditional Chinese festivals and list at least two. 2. Write a short passage about your favorite festival you have had.
