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 !