s1 Festive activities

Unit 5 Study Companion p. 9
Festive activities
How do people celebrate different festivals?

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1.paint Easter eggs

​Easter

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2.sing carols

​Christmas

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3. exchange gifts

​Christmas

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4.exchange pleasantries

4. (互相恭賀/寒暄)

Chinese New Year

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5. have a reunion dinner

5. (團年飯)

​Chinese New Year

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6.go "trick-or-treating"

​Halloween

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7.watch dragon boat races

​Dragon Boat Festival

Multiple Choice

  

Jimmy ______________________ in a costume during Halloween.

• go ‘trick-or-treating’

• goes ‘trick-or-treating’

• put up decorations

• watch fireworks

Multiple Choice

People ________________ to wish each other good health and fortune.

• exchange gifts

• exchange pleasantries

• sing carols

• paint eggs

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The choir sings

for the school’s Christmas party every year.

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8. watch lion dances

​Chinese New Year

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9. sweep family graves (掃墓)

Ching Ming Festival

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10. watch a parade

Chinese New Year

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11. wear traditional clothes

Chinese New Year

Multiple Choice

We _______ at the Ching Ming Festival to show respect and remember our loved ones who have passed away.

• sing carols

• put up decorations

• paint Easter eggs

• sweep family graves

Multiple Choice

Chinese New Year is a time when people proudly _______, such as elegant qipaos for women and colorful cheongsams for men, to embrace the spirit of the festival.

• put up decorations

• wear traditional clothing

• buy peach blossoms

Multiple Choice

What do people usually at Ching Ming Festival?

• exchange gifts

• sweep the floor at home

• exchange pleasantreis

• sweep family graves

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12.Put up decorations

Chinese New Year /Christmas

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couplets 對聯

red packets/
envelops

firecrackers

paper cuttings

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13. watch fireworks

​New Year / National Day

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14. buy peach blossoms (桃花)

​Chinese New Year

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15. gather with family (團聚)

​Christmas / Mid-Autumn /
Chinese New Year...

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16. carry lanterns (團聚)

​ Mid-Autumn Festival

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Every year at Mid-autumn festival, my brother and I like to carry

through the darkened streets.

Multiple Choice

1.        We _________ at Victoria Harbour on the second day of Lunar New Year. They are so beautiful!

• sing carols

• watch lion dances

• watch fireworks

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Mum likes to buy peach

at the flower market in Mong Kok for Chinese New Year.

Multiple Choice

Jenny and her friends like to _____ in the Christmas party. They do it every year and set a budget at $100.

• exchange pleasantries

• exchange gift

• exchange gifts

• sing carols

Multiple Choice

My family ________ every Chinese New Year. My favourite dish is Poon Choi.

• watch a parade

• have a reunion dinner

• buy peach blossoms

• carry lanterns

Homework (17/10/2024)

​1. Do SC P.11 (NOW)

2. Dictation (p.7) Festivals --18 Oct (Fri)

3. Dictation (p. 8) Festive food -- 21 Oct (Mon)

4. Book Buffet 1 (28th Oct,2024)