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Unit 3 Reading: Festivals and Customs
Your Mission:
International Culture Promotion Ambassador
Write a short essay (100-120 words) introducing a Chinese festival.Your promotion must answer four key questions:
1. What happens
2. What customs are special
3. What values does it show
4. How is it similar to or different from foreign festivals
Step 1:
Video
Step 2:
Predict
Step 3:
Read
Step 4:
Analyse
Step 5:
Compare
Step 6:
Present
The Journey to Cultural Mastery
Teaching Objectives
1. Master keywords and chronological storytelling.
2. Use be similar to / different from to compare festivals.
3. Extract key info and write a 100-120 word "Culture Ambassador" essay.
4. Embrace the idea of "Different traditions, Same humanity".
Step 1: Video
(A Glimpse Around the World)
Watch the 1-minute festival video featuring:
Yi Peng Lantern Festival
Midsummer’s Day
The Day of the Dead
Decoding the Celebrations
What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video
What do festivals tell us about a country
The Cultural Equation:
Customs
Culture
Values
Stepping into the World with Alex
Today we will travel around the world with Alex.
Why do people travel
How can travelling help us
understand culture
Goal: Build an experiencing culture mindset.
Step 2: Predict the Indian Wedding Sequence
Work in groups and guess the correct order.
a. The bride's father
led her to
the bridegroom.
b. The couple took seven steps.
c. The
celebrations
began.
d. The bridegroom
arrived
on a horse.
e. The couple
joined hands and
walked around a fire.
a. The group
started marching
down the street.
b. Alex saw dancers and musicians standing in the street.
c. Alex took
his place
in the crowd.
d. The group
jumped into
action.
e. The crowd
passed
many street stands.
Step 2: Predict the Rio Carnival Sequence
Work in groups and guess the correct order.
Step 3: Fast Reading - Indian Wedding Reveal
Check your guess!
The bridegroom arrived on a horse.
The bride's father led her to the bridegroom.
The couple joined hands and walked around a fire.
The couple took seven steps.
The celebrations began.
d
a
e
b
c
Step 3: Fast Reading - Indian Wedding Reveal
Check your guess!
c
b
d
a
e
Alex took his place in the crowd.
Alex saw dancers and musicians standing in the street.
The group jumped into action.
The group started marching down the street.
The crowd passed many street stands.
Step 4: Analyzing the Narrative Flow
Question: Why does the writer describe the events in this order
Insight:
Chronological Order
The Effect: It makes readers
feel present in the moment.
Analysing the Indian Wedding
Why did the seven steps impress Alex
What do the promises show
Because each step had a promise.
Wedding = Commitment
Love
Responsibility
Family
The Power of Red
Red stands for:
Happiness
Good luck
The bride wore a red silk sari.
Customs have meanings.
Find words that describe the atmosphere.
Which senses are used
Card 1 (Sight): Bright colours, marching crowd
Card 2 (Sound): Lively music
Card 3 (Smell): Roasted meat
Analysing the Rio Carnival
Caught in the Party Fever
“I was caught up in the party fever.”
He was excited, enjoyed it very much, and five hours flew by.
Joy
Freedom
Community spirit
Were they totally different
No. People were smiling in both events.
Different Customs. Same Happiness.
Setting
Custom
Atmosphere
Emotion
Significance
Step 5 Compare
Street, dancers, musicians
Bride wears red sari,
walks around fire
Samba, street parades
Formal, romantic,
family-centered
Energetic, public
Love, commitment
Joy, excitement
Marriage, family values
Community spirit
Hotel, decorated
Rio Carnival
Indian Wedding
Contrasting Global Celebrations
How is the Indian wedding different from Chinese weddings What is similar
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Differences:
Horse entrance
Walking around fire
Seven promises
Similarities:
Family importance
Celebration
Formal clothes
Broadening the Lens
Besides festivals and weddings, what else reflects culture
Food
Clothing
Language
Greetings
Music
Customs tell us
who we are.
Step 6: Present
Final Task - Culture Ambassador
You are chosen as a Culture Ambassador.
You need to introduce one festival to foreign students.
1. What happens
2. Special customs
3. Values behind it
4. Similarity or difference
Select Your Festival and Key Vocabulary
Spring Festival
family reunion
fireworks
red envelopes
family
Dragon Boat Festival
dragon boat races
zongzi
racing
patriotism
Mid-Autumn Festival
mooncakes
moon
family
harvest
The Ambassador's Framework
2. Special customs:
One important custom is ______. People usually _______
1. What happens
During the ________ Festival, people usually _______
3. Values behind it:
The ______ Festival reflects the value of ______ because people _____
4. Similarity or difference:
The _______ Festival is similar to _______ because both focus on _______, but it is different because _______
What happens
Reference Model: Presenting the Spring Festival
During the Spring Festival, people usually have a family reunion dinner, set off fireworks, and visit relatives to wish them good luck.
Special customs
One important custom is giving red envelopes (hongbao). People usually give money to children and unmarried adults to wish them prosperity and good fortune.
Values behind it
The Spring Festival reflects the value of family unity because people gather with family members to celebrate and show respect for ancestors.
Similarity or difference
The Spring Festival is similar to Christmas because both festivals focus on family gatherings and celebration, but it is different because Spring Festival also emphasizes honoring ancestors and wishing for good fortune in the new year.
What happens
Reference Model: Presenting the Mid-Autumn Festival
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people usually gather with their families, enjoy mooncakes, and watch the full moon to celebrate the harvest and family reunion.
Special customs
One important custom is eating mooncakes. People usually share mooncakes with family and friends to symbolize unity and completeness.
Values behind it
The Mid-Autumn Festival reflects the value of family togetherness because people return to their hometowns or gather with family to celebrate the harvest and enjoy each other's company.
Similarity or difference
The Mid-Autumn Festival is similar to Thanksgiving because both festivals focus on family gatherings and giving thanks, but it is different because the Mid-Autumn Festival emphasizes moon worship and mooncake sharing.
Understanding culture means
understanding people
Customs tell us who we are and where we belong.
Different traditions. Same humanity.

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