综合英语教程第三册13单元3-13-Part 1

Book 3-Unit 13
Activities for Group Celebrations
dancing singing parades playing games stilt-walking lion dance, dragon dance yangko dance variety shows kite-flying
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Chinese Festivals
Lunar New Year Chinese New Year Spring Festival
Lantern Festival Mid-autumn Festival Book 3-Unit 13
Kite-flying Day
Dragon-boat Festival
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Activities for Children’s Celebrations
getting gifts from parents getting red envelope/pocket money from parents playing games setting off fireworks/fire-crackers visiting temple fairs
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Reference Answers
1. When does the Torch Festival begin and how long does it last?
The Torch Festival usually begins in early June or on the 24th or 25th of the month, and it often lasts for three days.
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Traditional Foods at the Festival Dinner
Jiaozi (dumplings) Steamed bread/bun Braided bun stuffed/plain bun Zongzi various dishes hot dishes cold dishes Chinese salad
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
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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 Festival
The 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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Festivals In English Speaking Countries
On 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
Part I
Listening and Speaking
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Listening and Speaking
Brainstorming Listening Speaking
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Work with your group to think of as many words/phrases/expressions as possible rega来自百度文库ding the following topics.
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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3. In what special way do some Yizu people in Yunnan celebrate the Festival? They make "fire nets" with torches during the horse race, and the competitors have to ride through the fire nets. 4. What is the torch parade like? The torch parade looks like a long fire dragon. (or: Every parade is headed by a group of over ten people carrying a huge torch, others in the parade carry smaller torches. The parade looks like a long fire dragon. When two parades meet, they throw the big torches to each other.) Listening Script
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Activities for Family Celebrations
getting 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 couplets
2. How do young men and women celebrate the festival?
They gather round the big torches in their villages, singing and dancing and playing musical instruments, and this could last a whole night.
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Water-sprinkling Festival of the Dai
The Dais are mainly distributed in Dehong and Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. The Watersprinkling 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.
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 countries
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Task 1: Listen and answer the following questions. When does the Torch Festival begin and how long does it last? 2. How do young men and women celebrate the festival at night? 3. In what special way do some Yizu people in Yunnan celebrate the Festival? 4. What is the torch parade like?
Times Before and After a Festival
Time 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