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CelebrationFestivalsPartAWarm-up:1.Lookatthephotos.Whatarethepeoplecelebrating?KeyWords:graduation,abirthday,Christmas,passinganexam,winningascholarship,asportingvictory,theMidAutumnFestival,theNewYear,awedding,Halloween,theDragonBoatFestival2.Whathaveyoucelebratedrecently?PartBReading:FestivalsBeforeyoustart1.What’syourfavouriteseason?Whatfestivalshappenduringyourfavouriteseason?
FestivalsA:AutumnEveryyearinSeptemberorOctober,theMid-AutumnFestivaliscelebratedbytheChinesepeopleallovertheworld.Onthisday,themoonissaidtobeitsbiggestandbrightest.Peopleliketomeetintheeveningandwatchthemoon.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisimportantbecauseitisaspecialoccasionforfamily.Itisalsoadayforspecialfoodslikemooncakes.Thereareallkindsofmooncakes.Traditionalmooncakesareusuallymadewithbeanpaste,butnowadays,therearemanydifferentkindsofmooncakesincludingfruit,coffee,chocolateandevenice-creammooncakes.B:WinterTheLanternFestivalfallsonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.ItmarkstheendoftheChineseNewYearcelebrations.TherearemanystoriesabouthowtheLanternFestivalstarted.Inonestory,lanternswerelittocelebratethepoweroflightoverdarkness.Inanotherstory,atownwasalmostdestroyedbutthelightfrommanylanternssavedit.Thestorywasaboutagodwhowantedtoburndownthetown.Hewasfooledwhenhesawthousandsoflanterns.Hethoughtthetownwasalreadyburning.Inthepast,lanternswereusuallylitbycandlesanddecoratedwithpicturesofbirds,animalsandflowers,etc.Nowadays,mostlanternsaremadewithlightbulbsandbatteries,andtheycomeinmanyshapesandsizes.Inthenorth-easternpartofChina,thereareevenice-lanterns.ThespecialfoodfortheLanternFestivalisthesweetdumpling.Sweetdumplingsareboiledandservedinhotwater.C:SummerTheDragonBoatFestivalfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthelunaryear,Asitisinearlysummer,itmarksthebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.ThetraditionoftheDragonBoatFestivalstartedmorethan2,000yearsago.Intheolddays,dragonboatraceswereorganizedonlybyChinesepeople.However,inrecentyears,peoplefromothercultureshavealsotakenpartinracesandenjoyedthefun.Thereisaspecialfoodforthefestival.Itiscalledzongzi,whichisstickyriceinfreshbambooleaves

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