Book 3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Festivals and celebrations
Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since 1_________ times. Today’s festivals have many 2________, some 3_________, some seasonal, and some for special people or 4______. Festivals of the Dead
Some festivals are held to 5_______ the dead or to satisfy the 6__________, who might return either to help or to do 7______. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean 8______ and light incense in 9_________ of their ancestors. In Mexico, on the Day of the Dead, people eat food in the 10_______ of skulls and cakes with “11 __________” on them. Halloween also had its 12________ in old beliefs. It is now a 13__________’s festival, when they can 14___________ and go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for 15_______. Festivals to honour people
The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient 16______, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the 17_______ of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s 18__________ from Britain. Harvest Festivals
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy 19________. People are 20_________ because their food is 21_________ for the winter and the 22_____________ work is over. In Europe, people will usually 23_________ churches and town halls with flowers and fruit and will get 24________ to have meals. Some people might win 25_______ for their farm produce. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people 26_________ the moon and in China, enjoy 27________.
Spring festivals
The most 28___________ and important festivals are the ones that look 29_________ to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings and may give children 30______ money in red paper. Some Western countries have exciting 31___________.Easter is an important 32__________ and social festival for Christians around the world. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country is 33_________ with cherry three flowers, looks 34____________they are pink snow.
People love to get together to eat, drink and 35________________ each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our 36________ and forget our word for a little while.
A sad love story
Li Fang was 1______________ because his girl friend didn’t turn up though she promised she would meet him. Li Fang thought she broke her 2______ and could 3_________ him with her friends. He was along with his roses and chocolates, like a 4______. He would 5_______ his sadness in coffee for he had looked 6___________ to meeting her all day. It was 7__________ that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave—he 8______ the tables, then 9_______ the TV. A sad Chinese story about lost love was on.
A goddess named Zhinv, the 10________ girl, fell in love with Niulang, the 11______ boy. They got married 12_______. When The Goddess of Heaven, Zhinv’s grandma, knew it, she became angry and made the girl return to Heaven. Niulang tried to 13_______ her, but the Milky Way stopped him. Finding that Zhinv was sad, her grandma finally decided to let the couple meet 14_____ a year.
As Li Fang 15_______ for home, he thought Hu Jin, his girl friend didn’t love him and 16_______ the gifts away, which 17________ him of her.
As he passed the tea shop on the 18________ on his way home, he found Hu Jin 19_______ at him. Actually there was a mistake about the meeting place! Hu Jin had a 20______ for Li Fang but Li Fang had nothing to give her now. She would never 21________ him. This would not be a happy Valentine’s Day!
