Mid-autumn Day Do you know about Chinese and western festivals? Bain storming Brain storm as many festivals as you know both at home and abroad Arbor Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Youth Day National Day Double-ninth Day the ninth day of the ninth lunar month Mid-autumn Festival Tomb Sweeping Festival The Partys Birthday Lantern Festival International Nurse Day International Labor Day the Spring Festival TeachersDay New Years Eve Double-Seventh Day the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar World Consumer Right Day World No-Smoking Day International Childrens Day International Olympic Day World AIDS Day 15th day of the 1st lunar month Mothers Day Christmas Thanksgiving Day Valentines Day New Year Fathers Day Halloweens Day Easter April Fools Day Do you know any special culture and customs about those festivals? Lets learn the features of some Chinese and western festivals Go Activity 1 Can you find out the right festival for the sentence? It is the birthday of Jesus Christ. Next question It is the day that we remember the poet Qu Yuan. Next question People send roses and cards to the people they love. Next question It is on the third Sunday in June. Next question We watch dragon dances and get lucky money. Activity 2: Expressions about dates a) Match the festival names with the dates they are on. Festivals Dates Spring FestivalMay 5th of the lunar calendar ChristmasApril 4th/5th Halloweenthe 1st day of the first lunar month Mid-autumn FestivalDecember 25th ThanksgivingOctober 31st Dragon boat FestivalThe 2nd Sunday of may Mothers Day the 15th day of the eighth lunar month The Tomb-visiting Festival the 4th Thursday of November When is May Day? Its on May 1st./Its on the 1st of May. (solar calendar) Whats the date of Spring Festival? Its on the 1st of the 1st lunar month. (lunar calendar) Tip: When describing the date of different festivals, the differences between the solar calendar and the Chinese lunar calendar should be noticed. b) Pair work: Practice with your partner. Ask and answer about the dates of different festivals uA：When is Christmas? uB: Its on December 25th. What is the date of Chinese Arbor Day? uC: Its on March 12th. When is? uD: Its on What is the date of uE: c) Chain practice: Practice questions and answers in chain about the date of different festivals Activity 3: Description of festivals Do you know about? What do people usually do on? Tell me something about? Could you tell me the origin of ? How many days do you usually take off for? What do you plan to do? How did you spend last year? People celebrate Halloween on October 31. The mid-autumn festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. It celebrates the earth coming back to life and the start of plowing and sowing. It is celebrated to commemorate the ancient scholar statesman Qu Yuan. It is one of the most popular holidays in the US. Houses are decorated with red couplets, lanterns, paper-cuts and Chinese knots. Families sit outdoors, eating mooncakes and watching the full moon. vSentence pattern: a) Role play: one act as Susan, an American student. The other acts as Liu Chang, a Chinese student. Choose one Chinese festival and one western festival and take turns to introduce them to each other， referring to the useful expressions in the box if necessary. Information for reference: Christmas Day December 25th,birthday Parties, churches cards, presents, friends, relatives Decorate, carol, Feast, turkey, family reunion Stocking, hang Santa Claus, chimney, Valentines Day On February 14th People send roses and cards to the people they love. On the first Sunday after a full moon on or after 21 March It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life. Eat chocolate eggs Easter April 1st, be careful, get tricked, make a fool of, make fun of, play jokes laugh at, tricks, practical jokes, TV, newspapers, radio, true, fake news. April Fools Day While introducing April Fools Day, you can tell your partner about your own experiences on this day. Dragon Boat Festival 5th of 5th lunar month In honor of, poet Qu Yuan, Tradition, rice dumplings dragon boat races, drums beating, colorful flags waving, thousands of people, cheering. Tomb-Visiting Festival April 4th/5th Remember, dead relatives, ancestors Visit graves, flowers, food, wine, joss stick Sweep the tombs, get rid of the weeds Bow, sit on ones knees, show respect Mothers Day 2nd Sunday in May Chance, Appreciation, love Hand-made Cards, Bouquet of carnations, Treat, dinner, Visit, far away Mid-autumn Festival In September The day we enjoy the full moon Play lanterns and eat moon cakes The Spring Festival 1st of the 1st lunar month beginning of the lunar