Unit 3 CelebrationLesson 1 FestivalsSeasons traditional Chinese festivalsSpringSummerAutumnWinterThe Qingming FestivalThe Spring FestivalThe Lantern FestivalThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Seventh Festival The Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Double Ninth FestivalEnjoy some pictures related to the texts we will learn.lanternssweet dumplingsmoon cakesdragon boat raceszongzithe Mid-Autumn Festivalthe Lantern Festivalthe Dragon Boat FestivalText AText BText CTask 1 Read the three texts quickly to check your prediction.Read the texts again and fill in the table. Task 2 FestivalsTimeTypical food or activitySpecial meaningThe Mid-Autumn Festival(the 15th day of the 8th lunar month)Meet in the evening&watch the moonIt is a special occasion for family.The Lantern Festivalthe 15th day of the first lunar monthLight lanternsIt marks the _ of the Chinese New Year celebrations.The Dragon BoatFestivalthe 5th day of the fifth lunar monthOrganize dragon boat racesIt marks the _of the hottest season of the year.endbeginningMoon cakesSeptember/OctoberSweet dumplingsZongzivt.(lit,lit)Task 3 Complete the passage according to the texts.I spent a year in China when I was a student and I loved all the Chinese celebrations. In (1)_ ,I ate moon(2) _ filled with bean paste at the Mid-Autumn Festival. Then in summer, it was the Dragon Boat Festival and I ate( 3) _ rice in fresh bamboo leaves. Then in winter, there was the Lantern Festival. Lanterns (4)_ in many different(5) _ and sizes and some were(6 ) _ with pictures of birds and flowers .Some were lit by(7 ) _ but most were made with light bulbs and batteries. At this festival,I ate sweet (8) _ that were (9) _ and (10)_ in hot water.cakesstickycameshapesdecoratedcandlesdumplingsboiledservedautumndecorateboilservecameGroup workHow does your family celebrate traditional Chinese festivals? Task 4 1.Choose one festival to talk about.2.When do you celebrate it?3.The activities and the food.4.Do you like it, why?storiesspecial meaning Your pen friend,Tom,expresses a keen interest in Chinese culture. Please write him a letter and introduce to him one of the traditional Chinese festivals.Write a letterSeasons traditional Chinese festivalsSpringThe Qingming FestivalSummerThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Seventh FestivalAutumnThe Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Double Ninth Festival WinterThe Spring Festival The Lantern FestivalWhich festivals shall we learn about in Lesson One?Seasons traditional Chinese festivalsSpringThe Qingming FestivalSummerThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Seventh FestivalAutumnThe Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Double Ninth Festival WinterThe Spring Festival The Lantern Festival