Army Day-August 1st
Mid-Autumn Day The 15th day of the eighth lunar month
Teachers’ Day The 10th day of September
National Day The 1st day of October
in other countries?
Valentine’s Day
Carnival (狂欢节) In February
Easter 复活节
The first Sunday a full moon on or after March 21
Fool’s Day April 1st
rice 糖果盘 candy tray
Blessing
恭贺新禧！ Best wishes for the year to come! 恭喜发财！ May you come into a good fortune! 心想事成 May all your wishes come true. 愿你健康长寿！ I want to wish you longevity and health!
Comprehending P3
Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals
Festivals of the Dead
Countries
Festivals to Honor People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
Kinds of Names of
Festivals Dragon Boat
to
Festival
Honour
People Columbus Day
China USA
festival to honour Gandhi India
Kinds of Names of Countries
Festivals Festivals
Harvest Harvest/
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors 压岁钱 gift （pocket）money 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house – cleaning 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s
Mother’s Day The second Sunday in May
Thanksgiving Day The fourth Thursday in November
Halloween 万圣节 November 31st
Christmas
Unit 1 Reading
FESTIVALS AND
Festivals Easter and
some Western
related holidays countries
the Lantern Festival
yuanxiao
Women’s Day-March 8
Tomb-sweeping Day
Labour Day The 1st day of May
the Dragon Boat Festival
Children’s Day The 1st day of June
greetings; New Year’s visit 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 春联 Spring Festival couplets 舞狮 lion / dragon dance
Food
年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year’s Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi; dumplings 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet
Countries
Festivals Festivals
Festivals Obon of the
Japan
Dead Day of the Dead Mexico
Halloween
Some Western countries
Kinds of Names of
Countries
Festivals Festivals
CELEBRATIONS
Scanning for specific information
Scanning
Reading Comprehension II
TRUE or FAULSE
1. The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
2. Halloween is a festival intended to honor the dead at first.
European and
Festivals Thanksgiving other countries;
festivals;
mid-autumn China and
festivals
Japan
Kinds of Names of
Countries
Festivals Festivals
Spring Spring Festival China
Festivals around the world
Warming up and Reading
How many festivals do you know in China?
the Spring Festival
The 1st day of the first lunar month
Customs
3. To honor the great poet Qu Yuan, people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
4. Mid-Autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of summer.
5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.