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课件网) Let’s review. Write the words. n a r u l lunar b a m b o o bamboo t a e r l n n lantern t n c a e i n ancient i n u o e n r reunion b a e e e t l c r celebrate b e m r r e e m remember Fun with language Listen and tick or cross. 1 Listening materials Hello, everyone! I’d like to tell you something about the Chinese Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival comes on the fifteenth day of the first month of the Chinese lunar year. In the past, people call this month Yuan-month, and call the night Xiao. The fifteenth day is the first night to see a full moon. The Lantern Festival is also called Yuanxiao Festival. Because the most important celebrations happened at night. People hang up colourful lanterns, play games, ... Listening materials ... and gather with families and friends. People all eat sweet rice dumplings called tangyuan. This word sounds like the same as another Chinese word meaning the family getting together, so Lantern Festival is also a time for family to come together. Some of the lanterns have word games on them. Children are specially fond of finding answers to these games as they can get gifts for doing so. Compare and write. 2 Spring Festival Dragon Boat Festival Date Things people do before the festival the first day of the first lunar month the fifth day of the fifth lunar month clean houses, buy new clothes, ... make zongzi, prepare for the dragon boat races, ... Spring Festival Dragon Boat Festival Things people do during the festival food people eat visit families, parents give their children lucky money, ... watch dragon boat races, ... jiaozi, noodles, ... zongzi, ... Read and answer. 3 Questions Answers (1) Japanese eat rice cakes on New Year’s Day. (2) Because they will grow taller in the coming year if they jump about on that day. (3) The noise with coins can bring health and wealth to people. (4) For Germans, a ship means a travel. (5) To make sure they have enough to eat in the year ahead. Do the project. 4 Let’s do some exercises. Read, then true (T) or false (F). The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar (日历). On that day, my family get together to celebrate it. At night, we sit in the garden and watch the moon. We eat mooncakes and fruit. The mooncakes are very yummy. It is said that there is a beautiful fairy (仙女) called “Chang’e (嫦娥)” living on the moon with her rabbit. We all have a good time on that day. ( ) 1. My family get together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. ( ) 2. At night, we sit in the room and watch the moon. ( ) 3. We eat jiaozi and fruit. ( ) 4. The mooncakes are yummy. ( ) 5. We all have a good time on the Mid-Autumn Festival. T F T T F 1. 对比不同中国节日的习俗和活动等，并记下来。 2. 创造一个节日，并写出庆祝该节日的目的，节日活动和饮食。
