Unit10--Holidays and special days.pptVIP

Unit10 Holidays and Special Days 1. Discussion Try to infer from the following pictures what festival it is about. What do people do to celebrate different holidays and festivals? Discuss: What are possible reasons for people to celebrate different holidays and festivals ? Holidays are often times for celebration revelry eating drinking travel family gatherings rest/relaxation reflection Holidays are often times to be with family share or bless remember ancestors 3. What are holidays for? Holidays are often times for… Holidays are often times to… to tell us what people do or why people observe different holidays. 5. Debate In the Guangzhou Asian Games , Government spent a lot on city decoration and infrastructure. When celebrating every holiday and festival, it always wastes man power and money. But some people also think it is a necessary tradition to observe. What is your opinion? Divide yourselves into 2 groups and hold a debate. * do Spring cleaning put up couplets decorate the houses On Spring Festival, people will have New Year’s Eve dinner watch the Spring Festival Gala get lucky money from the elders set off firecrackers wait till clock strikes twelve Spring Festival Spring Festival Easter Spring Festival Easter Mid-Autumn Festival Spring Festival Easter Mid-Autumn Festival Dragon Boat Festival Spring Festival Easter Mid-Autumn Festival DragonBoat Festival New Year’s Day Spring Festival Easter Mid-Autumn Festival Dragon Boat Festival New Year’s Day May Day Spring Festival Easter Mid-Autumn Festival DragonBoat Festival New Year’s Day May Day National Day Spring Festival Easter Mid-Autumn Festival DragonBoat Festival May Day National Day Halloween New Year’s Day Spring Festival Easter Mid-Autumn Festival DragonBoat Festival Children’s Day May Day National Day Halloween New Year’s Day Spring Festival Easter Mid-Autumn Festival DragonBoat Festival Children’s Day May Day National D