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牛津译林版必修二
Unit 3
Festivals and Customs
Reading
To understand the general idea of this passage.
To compare the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western traditional festivals.
To be able to introduce Chinese traditional festivals.
Learning aims
Can you speak out some festivals as quickly as possible?
Spring Festival
Christmas
Qingming Festival/
Tomb-sweeping Day
Rio Carnival
( 里约热内卢狂欢节)
How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions?
Lead in
Tourism
programme
Tourist magazine
Friends
Studying Abroad
Internet
Travel
Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries. Watch the video and finish the following exercises.
Check your answers:
Yi Peng Lantern Festival(义蓬灯节) is celebrated in Chiang Mai(清迈), Thailand as a way to_______________________
_________________________.
let bad memories go and make a wish for the future
Midsummer's Day(仲夏节) is celebrated in Sweden(瑞典) for people to
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole
The Day of the Dead, which lasts ____________, is a festival in Mexico for people to ____________
_________________________________________________
for three days
remember loved ones who are no longer alive
What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video?
Yi Peng Lantern Festival is similar to the Lantern Festival in China. On both festivals , people
_____________________.
make lanterns
Midsummer's Day is similar to the Dragon Boat Festival.
Both__________________ , though the latter takes on other meanings as it develops.
celebrate the start of summer
The Day of the Dead is similar to the Qingming Festival. Both festivals are celebrated for people
______________________________________________________
to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them.
What other Chinese traditional festivals do you know? What are they?
And what are their customs?
Homework
1.Preview the Reading on pages 30-31.
2. Talk about the festivals with your classmates .
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