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1、Unit2SectionAPeriod1(1a—2d)Lookatthepicturesandsaywhatfestivalstheyare.ChineseSpringFestival春节TheLanternFestival元宵节Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节TheDragonBoatFestival端午节TheWaterFestival泼水节ChristmasDay圣诞节AprilFool’sDay愚人节Whatisyourfavouritefestival?Whydoyoulikeitmost?Whatd

2、idyoudoatthefestival?DiscussionListenandcircleTfortrueorFforfalse.Billthinksthattheraceswerenotthatinterestingtowatch.Marythinksthattheteamswerefantastic.Billwonderswhetherthey’llhavezongziagainnextyear.BillandMarybelievethatthey’llbebacknextyeartowatchtheraces.1

3、bTFTFTFTFListenagainandanswerthequestion.Makeadialogueaboutoneofthefourfestivals.A:Whatdoyoulikebestabout…?B:Ilovethe…Ithinkthat…PairWorkDoyouknowanythingaboutthefourfestivals?FreeTalkTheWaterFestivalistheNewYear'scelebrationsthattakeplaceinSoutheastAsiancountrie

4、ssuchasBurma,Cambodia,Laos,andThailandaswellasYunnan,China.Itiscalledthe“WaterFestival”byWesternersbecausepeoplesplash/pourwateratoneanotheraspartofthecleansingritual(仪式)towelcomethenewyear.Theactofpouringwaterisalsoashowofblessingsandgoodwishes.Itisbelievedthato

5、nthisWaterFestival,everythingoldmustbethrownaway,oritwillbringtheownerbadluck.TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyeatingzongziandraci

6、ngdragonboats.Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.ThisRegatta(赛舟会)isgivenhonourtothememoryofthedeathofQuYuan.TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilym

7、embersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback.TheSpringFestivaloriginatedintheShangDynasty(c.1600BC-c.1100BC)fromthepeople'ssacrifice(献祭)togodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15t

8、hdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.Thisd