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1、 Holidays1. Warm up Describe the festivals or holidays you have known. For example, when you are trying to describe Chinese Spring Festival, you may mention these following aspects.do Spring cleaningput up coupletsdecorate the housesOn Spring Festival, people will have New Years Eve dinnerwatch the

2、Spring Festival Galaget lucky money from the eldersset off firecrackerswait till clock strikes twelveNow you may trySpring FestivalSpring FestivalEasterSpring FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalSpring FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalDragonBoat FestivalSpring FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalDragonBoa

3、t FestivalNew Years DaySpring FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalDragonBoat FestivalNew Years DayMay DaySpring FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalDragonBoat FestivalNew Years DayMay DayNational DaySpring FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalDragonBoat FestivalMay DayNational DayHalloweenNew Years DaySpring

4、FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalDragonBoat FestivalChildrens DayMay DayNational DayHalloweenNew Years DaySpring FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalDragonBoat FestivalChildrens DayMay DayNational DayHalloweenNew Years DayChristmasSpring FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalDragonBoat FestivalChildrens Day

5、May DayNational DayHalloweenNew Years DayChristmasTeachers DaySpring FestivalEasterMid-Autumn FestivalDragonBoat FestivalChildrens DayMay DayNational DayHalloweenNew Years DayChristmasTeachers DayWomens Day The following are the references for students and teachers.traditional May 30official last Mo

6、nday in May Memorial Daytraditional February12 & February 22 official third Monday in February Presidents Daytraditional January 15official third Monday in JanuaryMartin Luther King DayJanuary 1 New Years DayAAmerican Federal (Public) Holidays-1July 4 Independence DayDecember 25 Christmas Dayfourth

7、Thursday in November Thanksgiving Daytraditional - November 11official - second Monday in November Veterans Daytraditional - October 12official - second Monday in October Columbus Dayfirst Monday in September Labor Day American Federal (Public) Holidays-2Easter lilies, eggs, jelly beans and bunnies

8、for children.Late March or early AprilEaster SundayNone.3rd Monday of Feb.Presidents DayPeople of Irish descent sometimes send cards. Mar.17St. Patricks Daychocolates, flowers,&cards To LoversFeb.14Valentines DayNone.3rd Monday in Jan.Martin Luther King Dayincluded in Christmas cards & giftsJan.1New

9、 Years DayGifts & CardsDateHolidayA List of American Holidays - A List of American Holidays - 1 1None.July 4Independence DaySpecial Gifts & cards for fathers3rd Sunday in JuneFathers DayNone.Last Monday in MayMemorial DayNone.first Monday in Sept.Labor DayFlowers, chocolates and cards to mothers.2nd

10、 Sunday in MayMothers DayNone.April.1April Fools DayGifts & CardsDateHolidayA List of American Holidays - 2A List of American Holidays - 2None.Last Thursday in Nov. ThanksgivingNone.Dec.31New Years Eve Send cards throughout December. Gifts to family, close friends. Dec.24Dec.25 Christmas EveChristma

11、s Day None.2nd Monday in November Veterans DayCandy to children who come to your door.Oct.31HalloweenNone.2nd Monday in OctoberColumbus DayGifts & CardsDateHolidayA List of American Holidays - 3A List of American Holidays - 3A list of Chinese FestivalsA list of Chinese Festivals1.Spring Festival 2.

12、Lantern Festival/YuanXiao Festival4. Dragon-Boat Festival5. Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party6. Double Seventh Festival 7. Mid-Autumn Day8. Double Ninth Festival/ Chongyang Festival National Day 9. Winter Solstice Festival (冬至冬至)3. Tomb-Sweeping Festival3. What are holidays

13、for? Students are required to talk about the meaning of holidays by making sentences with the structure Holidays are often times for Holidays are often times to to tell us what people do or why people observe different holidays. Dont repeat!Holidays are often times for celebration revelry eating dri

14、nking travel family gatherings rest/relaxation reflectionHolidays are often times to be with family share or bless remember ancestors Holidays are special times of respite(短暫的休短暫的休息息） from work and other routines. In some cases, they are legal holidays when stores, businesses and government offices

15、are officially closed. In other cases, they are celebrated without taking time off from work. In most cultures the scheduling of holidays originally was related to the seasons, the lunar cycle, religion,and historical events. e.g. Christmas (December 25) celebrates the birth of Jesus. 4. Invent a ho

16、liday An unusual holidayA. Pair Work. Look at these unusual holidays. Then ask andanswer the question below with a partner to make a dialogue.World Hello Day November 21National Ice Cream Day July 201. What do you think happens on each day?2. Which one could you like to celebrate? Why?B. Pair Work.

17、Use the questions below to invent an unusual holiday or festival. What is the name of the holiday/festival? What is the date of the holiday/festival? Why do you want to set this day as a holiday/festival? What is the reason for the holiday? Who celebrate it? What do people do on the holiday? Do peop

18、le celebrate it at home or outside the home? What do people wear? Are there any special or decoration?You can use the following beginning:A: Hey, there are so many holidays nowadays, but I think there is still one deserved to be celebrated.B: Oh, what was that?. 5. Debate Recently there come the Asian Games