综合英语教程第三册13单元3-13-Part 1

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Book 3-Unit 13

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Book 3-Unit 13

Work with your group to think of as many words/phrases/expressions as possible regarding the following topics.Chinese festivals Times before and after a festival Activities for group celebrations Activities for family celebrations Activities for children’s celebrations Traditional foods at the festival dinner Festivals in English speaking countriesBook 3-Unit 13

Chinese FestivalsLunar New Year Chinese New Year Spring Festival

Lantern Festival Mid-autumn Festival Book 3-Unit 13

Kite-flying Day

Dragon-boat Festival

Water-sprinkling Festival

Torch Festival Book 3-Unit 13

The Day for Mourning the Dead Qingming Memorial Day Tomb-sweeping Day

Double Ninth Chongyang

Double Seven Qixi Book 3-Unit 13

Times Before and After a FestivalTime Before a Festival Days before… The day before… New Year’s Eve Time After a Festival The day after… Days after… The ten days following the festival

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Activities for Group Celebrationsdancing singing parades playing games stilt-walking lion dance, dragon dance yangko dance variety shows kite-flyingBook 3-Unit 13

Activities for Family Celebrationsgetting together family reunion feasts watching CCTV New Year's Eve Show playing cards/majiang giving gifts to... making New Year's visits sending New Year's greetings/greeting cards to... giving pocket money to children worshipping ancestors and deceased family members worshipping gods of various kinds (e.g. by making an offering to the Kitchen God, the Land God, the Jade Emperor) house-cleaning putting up New Year coupletsBook 3-Unit 13

Activities for Children’s Celebrationsgetting gifts from parents getting red envelope/pocket money from parents playing games setting off fireworks/fire-crackers visiting temple fairs

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Traditional Foods at the Festival DinnerJiaozi (dumplings) Steamed bread/bun Braided bun stuffed/plain bun Zongzi various dishes hot dishes cold dishes Chinese saladBook 3-Unit 13

Festivals In English Speaking CountriesOn Jan. 1 On Feb. 14 In March or April On Apr. 1 In May On May 3 In June On July 4 In September In October On Nov. 5 In November In December After Christmas New Year's Day Valentine' s Day Easter April Fools' Day Mother's Day Memorial Day (U.S., Canada) Father’s Day, Children’s Day Independence Day (U.S.) Labor Day (U.S., Canada) Thanksgiving Day (U.S., Canada) Guy Fawkes Day (U.K.) Halloween/All Saints' Day Christmas Boxing Day (U.K., Canada) Book 3-Unit 13

Discuss the following questions in pairs. 1. How many ethnic minority groups are there in China? 2. How many ethnic minority groups in China do you know? Where do most of them live? 3. What festivals do the ethnic minorities observe?

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Water-sprinkling Festival of the DaiThe Dais are mainly distributed in Dehong and Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. The Waterspri

nkling Festival, the New Year in the Dai calendar, is held in the last ten days of the 6th month or early in the 7th month of the Dai calendar, and usually lasts three to five days. The first day of the festival is the day for seeing off the old and welcoming the new. On this day, the Dai people dip flowering branches in water and sprinkle the water on one another as a blessing.Book 3-Unit 13

The second day is devoted to splashing water on everyone, as a symbol of good luck and happiness; the more water one is splashed with, the happier one will be. On the third day are held the “dropping the pouch” game(丢包) and the “ascending higher”(放高升) competition. During the festival, the Dai people also hold boat races, dance the peacock dance and play the Ganbai(赶摆)game.

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The Torch FestivalThe following words in the recording may be new to you: minority: a racial group regarded as different from the larger group of which it is part worship: the reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object variation: something slightly different from another of the same type parade: an organized public procession on a festival or ceremonial occasion

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