Ch 5 · Lesson 17

Festivals: what and when

Your favourite festival, when it is and what you do.

Why these go together

Describe a celebration with a time, an opinion and a reason.

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    I like the Spring Festival because there are red envelopes.

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    At the Mid-Autumn Festival we eat mooncakes.

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    We always have cake on birthdays.

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    At the Spring Festival we have dragon and lion dances.

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    Christmas is in winter.

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    I think festivals are great fun.

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    The Spring Festival is a festival I love.

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    Every year at the Spring Festival we eat dumplings.

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    Happy New Year!

Matching

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Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

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Put the missing word back.

  1. 我喜欢春节,因为有。 (I like the Spring Festival because there are red envelopes.)

    wǒ xǐ huan chūn jié , yīn wèi yǒu ___。

  2. 中秋节我们吃。 (At the Mid-Autumn Festival we eat mooncakes.)

    zhōng qiū jié wǒ men chī ___。

  3. 过生日我们都吃。 (We always have cake on birthdays.)

    guò shēng rì wǒ men dōu chī ___。

  4. 春节有舞狮。 (At the Spring Festival we have dragon and lion dances.)

    chūn jié yǒu ___ wǔ shī 。

  5. 在冬天。 (Christmas is in winter.)

    ___ zài dōng tiān 。

  6. 我觉得很有意思。 (I think festivals are great fun.)

    wǒ jué de ___ hěn yǒu yì si 。

  7. 是我喜欢的节日。 (The Spring Festival is a festival I love.)

    ___ shì wǒ xǐ huan de jié rì 。

  8. 每年春节我们都吃。 (Every year at the Spring Festival we eat dumplings.)

    měi nián chūn jié wǒ men dōu chī ___。

  9. ! (Happy New Year!)

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