festivals can you tell me any festivals you know? and what do people usually do during the...

Festivals

Can you tell me any festivals you know? And what do people usually do during the festival?

Do you any idea about Eid al-fitr?

Festivals in China

Spring Festival Lantern ['læntən] n. 灯笼 Festival 元宵节； Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节

Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 New Year’s Day 元旦 Women’s Day 妇女节 (3.8) Labor Day / May Day 劳动节 (May . 1)

Children’s Day 儿童节 (6.1)  Teachers’ Day 教师节 (9.10)  National Day 国庆节 (10.1)

Tomb [tu:m] n. 坟墓 Sweeping Day

清明节 Tree-planting Day 植树节 （ 3.12 ）

Festivals in the West

New Year’s Day 元旦 (1.1) Valentine’s Day [‘væləntain] n. 情人 情人节 (2.14) Halloween [,hæləu‘i:n] 万圣节 (10.3

1)

.April Fool’s Day 愚人节 (4.1)

Mother’s Day 母亲节 (5 月的第 2 个星期日 ) .Father’s Day 父亲节 (6 月的第 3 个星期日 )

Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 (11 月的第四个星期四 ) Christmas 圣诞节 (12.25)

Our Chinese festivals are not so popular. Why?

How to protect our traditional festival?

protect [prəu‘tekt] vt. 保护 traditional [trə'diʃənəl] adj. 传统的

Words

holiday On holiday

在度假；在休假中Summer holiday

暑假 I am here on holiday

Public holiday

公休假日；国定假日 Bathe [beið] vt. 沐浴；用水洗 I like to bathe in the sea.

我喜欢在海里游泳 ( 或洗澡 )

Bath [bɑ:θ] n. 沐浴 Bathroom 浴室

Celebrate [‘selibreit] vt. 庆祝；How do you want to celebrate yo

ur wedding?

We celebrate the New Year with a party.

Let’s celebrate our success.

Reunion [,ri:‘ju:njən] 团聚，聚会 Family reunion 家庭聚会 I have a reunion with my friends ev

ery year.

Do you often have a reunion with your family?

Useful expressions Make dumplings 包饺子 How do you… How do you usually go to work? How about… How about climbing Baiyun Mountai

n tonight?

How come? 为什么 ？怎么会？How come you didn’t buy that hand

bag?

---I break up with my boyfriend.

---How come?

Such as. 比如， 例如 For example

Many people here can speak good English such as…

Part 3

Go back 回去Have a reunion with… 与…聚会I often have a reunion with my friend

s.

As well as 也；和…一样 I speak English as well as write E-

mails to my customers.

Over 结束的 ; 在…期间；多余… Class is over now ! I often discuss business with clien

ts over a cup of coffee. He is over 40.

Go to meals 去吃饭 A whole day 一整天 A whole year

In ancient times, the Asian countries, such as Japan, North Korea [kə‘riə] 朝鲜 , South Korea ， were deeply influenced by China. Maybe, they also celebrated the festivals in China. Talk about the festivals !