Mid-winter Day

Spring Festival Lantern Festival Dragon-boat Festival

Mid-autumn DayDouble Ninth Festival

1.When do these festivals take place?

2.What do they celebrate?

3.What do people do?

late January and early FebruaryTime:

couplets

Time:The fifteenth day of the first lunar month

Lantern show Lion dancing

Guessing riddles Dumpling ball

Time: on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month

Time: on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Suppose you have a day off, how do you wish to spend the day?

1.What is your favourite holiday of the year? why?

2.What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part of a festival do you like best---the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?

Expressions 1. mean 的用法

mean to do 意欲做 mean doing 意味着做What do you mean to do with it?

This means staying here longer.mean 意欲 , 计划 , 意指Is this figure( 数字 ) meant to a 1 or a 7?

Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.

2. take place, happen, break out 的比较(1)take place 发生 , 举行 ; 侧重于安排或计划而

发生的事

The wedding will take place tomorrow.

(2)happen 指具体的客观事物或情况的“发生”，用于有明显起因或偶然发生的事 happen to 碰巧，恰好

What has happened to her ？

(3)break out ( 火灾、战争、疾病 ) 突然发生、爆发

The Second World War broke out in 1939.

---You should have thanked her before you left.

---I meant _____, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.

A. to do B. to C. doing D. doing so

B