whole country was filled with joy and excitement. Can you tell me why?

Ss: Because of the Spring Festival.

2. Warming-up

1) Show some pictures about the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. Ask them to talk about what they did during the two festivals.

T: Did you have fun during the Spring Festival/ the Lantern Festival? What do people do? What do people eat? What does it celebrate?

2) Show some more pictures of festivals, ask students to guess what festivals they are.

T: Look at the pictures, can you tell us which festival is it about? When does it take place? What do they celebrate? What do people do? Discuss with your partners.

The Dragon-boat Festival, Mid-autumn Day, and the Double Ninth Festival.

1) Well-done. In fact, there are plenty of festivals throughout the world, and different festivals take place in different cultures. Here you are given a quiz:

Festivals Time of Year/date What it celebrate What people do Mid-autumn Festival autumn / fall The beauty of the full moon, harvest, time with family and friends. Give/Eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with family and friends. Spring Festival January / February The end of winter, arrival of spring, Lunar New Year, reunion with family and relatives. Give money in red paper to children n; see dragon dances; eat fish. prawns and dumplings; visit family members. National Day October 1 The founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China or the world; go shopping. Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festival The fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar The memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BC. Eat Zongzi; watch dragon boat races; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan; put herbs on doorways for good health