(
课件网) In this unit, we will read about New Year celebrations in different countries; describe our favourite festivals; learn about other festivals around the world; understand the meaning of different festivals around the world. Festivals are a window to different cultures. Unit 8 Let’s celebrate！ celebrate vi. & vt. 庆祝 Christmas n. 圣诞节 They are celebrating Christmas. 他们正在庆祝圣诞节。 dragon n. 龙 dragon boat n. 龙舟 race n. 速度竞赛，赛跑 dumpling n. 汤团，饺子 rice dumpling n. 粽子 remember vt. 纪念；记住 On the Dragon Boat Festival, people have dragon boat races and eat rice dumplings to remember Qu Yuan. 在端午节，人们赛龙舟和吃粽子来纪念屈原。 haggis n. 哈吉斯（一种苏格兰 美食） Scottish adj. 苏格兰（人）的 dish n. 一道菜，菜肴 Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish. 哈吉斯是一道传统的苏格兰菜。 poet n. 诗人 poem n. 诗，韵文 Li Bai is a great poet. I like his poems very much. 李白是一位伟大的诗人，我非常喜欢他的诗。 Welcome to the unit Unit 8 Let’s celebrate！ - Festivals around the world What festivals around the world do you know Can you give some examples The Class 1, Grade 7 students are learning about some popular festivals around the world. Look at the pictures below. Write the names of the festivals in the blanks. P93 A the Spring Festival the Dragon Boat Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival Christmas Burns Night the Water Festival What do you know about these festivals ... Chinese: 春节 Date: the 1st day of the 1st lunar month put up couplets (对联) hang lanterns have a big family dinner make New Year visits Activities Chinese: 端午节 History: in memory of a great Chinese poet, Qu Yuan. Date: the fifth day of the fifth lunar month hold the dragon boat races make and eat rice dumplings wear fragrant bags (香包) ... Activities have a reunion dinner enjoy the full moon（赏月) eat moon cakes Chinese: 中秋节 Date: the 15th day of the eighth lunar month ... Activities wear beautiful traditional clothes dance to traditional music splash(泼洒) water on each other Chinese: 泼水节 It is primarily(主要地) celebrated by the Dai people in China. Date: mid-April ... Activities decorate(装扮)the Christmas tree have a family dinner open gifts on Christmas Day Chinese: 圣诞节 Date: December 25th Activities ... wear traditional Scottish attire(衣服) and perform Scottish folk dances play traditional Scottish music eat haggis read poems by Robert Burns Chinese: 彭斯之夜 History: in honor of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who was born on that date in 1759 Date: January 25th ... Activities Millie is chatting online with her friend in Scotland, Robin, about their favourite festivals. Listen to the conversation and find out what their favourite festivals are. What are Millie’s and Robin’s favourite festivals Millie’s favourite festival is the Dragon Boat Festival. Robin’s favourite festival is Burns Night. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. P93 B What's your favourite fes ... ...
