师：Boys and girls, you can call me Miss V. That's my English name. Very easy, right? Show me your fingers. Hello, boys and girls!
生：Hello, Miss V!
师：Are you ready for class?
生：Yeah!
师：Okay, let's begin our class. So the first question: Do you like music?
生：Yes!
师：Very good. I bring you some music, some songs. Let's listen to the songs, and after that, you have to tell me what the song is about. Okay?
生：Okay.
（播放音乐）
师：What is it about?
生：It's about Christmas.
师：Yes or no? Christmas?
生：Yes.
师：Okay, next one.
（播放下一首音乐）
生：Halloween.
师：Yes or no?
生：Yes. It's about Halloween.
师：Next one. Maybe this is a little bit difficult.
（播放音乐）
生：Mid - Autumn Festival!
师：Wow, yes. Mid - Autumn Festival. Yes or no?
生：Yes.
师：Wow, you're great. I think this one is difficult, but you got it. Next one.
（播放音乐）
生：Dragon Boat Festival!
师：Bingo! The Dragon Boat Festival. Next one.
（播放音乐）
生：Thanksgiving Day!
师：That's Thanksgiving Day. Yes.
（播放最后一首音乐）
生：Spring Festival!
师：So, boys and girls, just now I showed you a lot of music. These songs are all about festivals. So what festivals do you know? Can you tell me some festivals?
生：Mid - Autumn Festival.
师：Good one.
生：Spring Festival.
生：Double Ninth Festival.
生：Dragon Boat Festival.
生：Thanksgiving Day.
生：Father's Day.
师：Haha, Father's Day. Yeah, we got Father's Day. We got Mother's Day, yes or no?
生：Yeah.
生：Christmas.
师：Yes, Christmas. Okay, last one.
生：Halloween.
师：Yeah, somebody talked about that. Yes. So you know some names about festivals. Okay, do you know the festivals very well? You nodded. You're confident. Good for you. But let's check. I got some quiz for you. Let's play a game. It's called "What Do You Know About Festivals". Understand? So, ready for the game?
生：Ready!
师：Okay, let's go. On December the twenty - fifth, what is that? Tell me together, loudly.
生：Christmas!
师：Next one. People play with pumpkin lanterns at Halloween. Good. Children make colorful eggs.
生：Easter!
师：Yes. Next one is for old people.
生：Double Ninth Festival.
师：And next one. People get together at...
生：Mid - Autumn Festival.
师：Uh - huh, good one. Anything else?
生：Spring Festival.
师：Spring Festival. Any other?
生：Okay, Spring Festival, Mid - Autumn Festival.
师：Any other? No? Okay. Next one is the festival for harvest. What is the festival?
生：Mid - Autumn Festival.
师：Wow, is it right? We're gonna go on. All right. Which one is the festival for harvest? So this boy told us that is Mid - Autumn Festival. Yes or no? You said yes, but most of you are not sure, right? You're not sure about it. So I'm gonna tell you later in the story. Okay. So, you don't know the festivals so well. So we're gonna learn something about these festivals. Today, we will learn something about Chinese festivals. Yes?
生：Yes.
师：Good. That's about Chinese festivals. All right. So you already know some names of the Chinese festivals. See, what festival is it?
生：Dragon Boat Festival.
师：Good. That's easy for you. This one is Dragon Boat Festival. Next one.
生：Mid - Autumn Festival.
师：Watch carefully. Is that Mid - Autumn Festival? You see, a man and a woman holding their hands standing on a bridge. Is that Mid - Autumn Festival? You know the Chinese. Tell me what is the Chinese name.
生：Double Seventh Festival.
师：Yes, Double Seventh. Clever. Next one.
生：Qingming Festival.
师：That's right. And the last one is...
生：Qingming Festival.
师：Like this, we got six festivals, six Chinese festivals here. So we're gonna listen to a tape, and then you have to tell me what festivals are mentioned in the story. Okay? Listen.
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The Spring Festival is in January or February. People also call it Chinese New Year. At this festival, people get together with their families. Some people eat jiaozi.
The Dragon Boat Festival is in May or June. There are dragon boat races in some places. People eat rice dumplings at this festival.
The Mid - Autumn Festival is in September or October. People look at the moon at night with their families. They eat mooncakes and fruit.
The Double Ninth Festival, Chongyang Festival is in October or November. It is a festival for old people. People visit their parents and grandparents. They also climb mountains and eat rice cakes at this festival.
师：Okay, so that's the story. Have you got the right answers? What festivals did you hear?
生：Spring Festival.
师：Yes. Now, follow me. Spring Festival.
生：Spring Festival.
师：Spring Festival.
生：Spring Festival.
师：And next one is...
生：Dragon Boat Festival.
师：Yeah, you got this one. Dragon Boat Festival.
生：Dragon Boat Festival.
师：Yeah, good. Dragon Boat Festival.
生：Dragon Boat Festival.
师：Next one. The Double Seventh. No? Yes or no?
生：No.
师：Yes. That's the next one. Mid - Autumn Festival.
生：Mid - Autumn Festival.
师：Mid - Autumn Festival.
生：Mid - Autumn Festival.
师：And next one.
生：Double Ninth Festival.
师：Double Ninth Festival.
生：Double Ninth Festival.
师：Double Ninth Festival.
师：What about the last one?
生：Jimmy.
师：No, it's not in the story. Okay. So we got these four festivals in the story now. Let's first take a look at the Spring Festival. All right. So here, boys and girls, I need you to read the story for the first paragraph and then underline the keywords about this festival. Do you know keywords? Do you understand? Keywords are not long sentences, just the words or phrases. Okay?
生：Okay.
师：All right, go read it and underline. Just the first paragraph, not the others.
（学生阅读并标注）
师：Okay, have you finished? Yes? Have you got any keywords about the Spring Festival? Hmm. So first, we're gonna talk about the Spring Festival. Wait a minute. The Spring Festival. Okay, I'm gonna put it here. All right. So what do you know about Spring Festival? Any keywords?
生：People get together with their families.
师：Oh, people get together. Yes, they get together with their families. Anything else?
生：It's in January or February.
师：Yes, in January or February. Yes. Follow me. January.
生：January.
师：February.
生：February.
师：Okay. So we know people get together. Yes, get together with your families. And any other keywords? One more. Maybe you try.
生：Some people eat dumplings.
师：Really? They eat dumplings. Did you see "dumpling" in the story? We call that "jiaozi" in the book. Okay. So people eat jiaozi. That's the keyword about the Spring Festival. So I'm gonna write down: the first one, in January or February; and the next one, tell me together.
生：People get together.
师：All right. And the last one is they eat jiaozi. Okay. So that's the key information about the Spring Festival. Now, boys and girls, please look at this information. What are they about? Do you understand? What are they about in January or February?
生：They are about the Spring Festival.
师：Yes, they're about Spring Festival. But what aspects?
生：Time.
师：Oh, in January or February, that's about time. Yes, that's about when is Spring Festival, right? When. And what about "get together with your families"? This is about...
生：Things they do.
师：Yes or no? Maybe this is about "what to do". All right. And what about the last one, "jiaozi"? That's easy.
生：Food.
师：That's about "what to eat". Yes, clever. What to eat. All right. See, we got these three aspects. Now, boys and girls, look. People get together with their families. Do you get together with your families at the Spring Festival?
生：Yeah.
师：Oh, what else do you do at Spring Festival? What else do you do?
生：Maybe you have a big dinner together.
师：Yes. What else?
生：Watch TV.
师：Oh, watch TV. What program?
生：Chunwan.
师：Chunwan. Chinese New Year's Gala. Yes, that's about Spring Gala. Chunwan Gala. Spring Gala. Okay. There are lots of good programs on that Spring Gala, right? What about getting red pockets?
生：Yes.
师：You all get some red envelopes with money. What will you do with this money? What do you usually do with these red envelopes?
生：I will give it to my mom.
师：Oh my god, that's a sad story. Haha. Okay. You will give the money to your mom. That's really sad. But does anyone else have a different idea? You don't have to give the money to your mom or dad. You can put it in your pocket.
生：No.
师：No? Oh, that's really a sad story for all of you. Haha. Okay, anyway. Did you buy any new clothes at Spring Festival?
生：Yes.
师：What color do you usually buy?
生：Red.
师：Why do you know? Why do we buy red clothes?
生：Happy.
师：Haha, yes. We see red, and we know that red means happiness. Anything else?
生：Lucky.
师：It means lucky. Hmm. Anything else? Lucky, happiness. You wanna say something? If you don't know how to say in English, you can try Chinese. It's okay. Why do people wear red clothes? Why do people see red things at home?
生：驱赶那个叫年的怪物。
师：Do you know the story?
生：Yes. There was a Monster called Nian. Nian is afraid of red. So if you wear the red clothes, the monster will keep away from you.
师：Yeah, that's our Chinese culture, our Chinese story. Okay. All right. And look, boys and girls, they are dumplings, or we called "jiaozi". Okay. So they look so delicious, right? Do you eat jiaozi?
生：Yes.
师：Why do people eat jiaozi at Spring Festival? Why? That's also about Chinese culture.
生：饺子sounds like “交子”。
师：It's very old, very old Chinese. Okay. You know something. Because it's a Chinese traditional dish. That's right. And also, let me tell you, jiaozi means good luck. Good luck means lucky. Have you ever eaten any jiaozi with some special things in it, like money, like a corn? Yes or no? If you eat the jiaozi with the corn, you will be the lucky one.
生：Yes.
师：Okay, that's about our Chinese Spring Festival. And we know we talked about when is it, what to do, and what to eat. That's how we know about a festival. So what about the other three festivals, like these three festivals? All right. So now, boys and girls, I need you to read the story, paragraph two, three, and four, and also underline the keywords about these festivals. Okay?
生：Okay.
师：All right, go read. I told you you have to underline the keywords, not the sentences. This is the sentence, right? It's not a keyword.
（学生阅读并标注）
师：Okay, have you finished? Yes? Okay. So next task. Look, I need you to work in groups of four. Choose one of these festivals, and three of you write down the keywords on this piece of paper. Understand? And the other one will come here and report. All right, go. When you write down the keywords, use your marker. I see everybody got a marker, right? You can write down on these cards. Go. Three of you write and one report. Choose one festival.
（学生分组活动）
师：Boys and girls, let's stop here for a minute. Stop here. You don't understand my order. Each of you, three of you write the keywords. So each of you write one keyword on one piece of paper. Understand?
生：Understand.
师：Okay, one keyword on one piece of paper. Clear? All right. If you want a new piece of paper, come here and get one. You can use the smaller paper to write bigger. Still not understand? One person writes one keyword. Use this marker. You can write here, turn it over and write bigger.
（学生继续活动）
师：Okay, that's good. That's right. So you will be the reporter. Yes? Oh, you will be the reporter. Okay, just be prepared for the report. Ah, it's too small. Try again. Which festival did you choose?
生：Dragon Boat Festival.
师：Oh, so you're the same. Change one. Okay, please.
（学生调整）
师：Okay, have you finished writing? Maybe. Okay, most of you have finished. Okay, let's stop here. Which group wants to report about these festivals? Which group is ready?
（一女生举手）
师：This girl, please come here, come to the front. Take your keywords here and you can paste them here on the blackboard. Okay. Which one do you want to choose?