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课件网) What can you see in the picture Free talk What is the topic of this unit Festivals are a window to different cultures. 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！ 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 What festival is it It’s the Spring Festival. What festival is it It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival. What festival is it It’s the Water Festival. What festival is it It’s the Dragon Boat Festival. What other Chinese traditional festival do you know？ What festival is it It’s Christmas. 国内的节日一般前面有the，后面有festival, 国外的节日一般都没有。 Thanksgiving (感恩节) What other festivals do you know Think of a festival and talk about how people celebrate it with your partner. ... Carnival in Brazil (狂欢节) The double Ninth Festival (重阳节) They are decorating the Christmas trees to celebrate Christmas. What can they do on that day ... 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 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. the Mid-Autumn Festival Christmas the Dragon Boat Festival Burns Night the Spring Festival the Water Festival the Spring Festival the Dragon Boat Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival Christmas Burns Night the Water Festival Listen and fill Millie Robin Favourite festival (1)_____ (5)_____ Meaning of the festival (2) to _____ Qu Yuan (6) to _____ the life and work of Robert Burns Ways to celebrate (3) have _____ (4) eat _____ (7) _____ with fri ... ...
