Unit5 creating a caribbean spring featival

Objectives

A topics and functions talking about festivals and activities

Talking about the procedures of preparation and celebrationa

Talking about folk customs

B language knowledge

Words and phrases for

Describing activities of festivals

Expressing customary or ceremonial celebrations

Part 1 brainstorming

1.Expressions for Chinese festival:

(1) Spring Festival

(2) New Year's Day

(3) The Lantern Festival 元宵节

(4) ChinMing Festival / Tombing Sweeping Festival 清明节

(5) Chinese Youth Day 青年节

(6) The Army's Festival 建军节

(7) Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节

(8) New Year's Eve 除夕

(9) National Day 国庆节

(10) Double Nineth Festival 重阳节

(11)The seventh evening of the seventh day 七夕

2. Expressions for time before and after a festival:

(1) New Year's Eve

(2) The Christmas Eve

(3) Halloween's Eve

(4) Easter's Eve

3.Expressions for activities for group celebrations:

(1) Dancing

(2) Singing

(3) Hunting

(4) Boating

(5) Squibbing 放爆竹

(6) Fireworks 放烟花

(7) Firecrackers 放鞭炮

(8) Splasing Water 泼水节

(9) Wrestling 摔跤

(10) Horse Racing 赛马

4.Expressions for activities for family celebrations:

1) Family getting together

(2) Enjoying the glorious full moon

(3) Having dinner

(4) Going out