Festivals

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Festivals
BY Christine Hsieh
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Outline

• Picture Identification
• Starting Questions
• Festivals in Taiwan in the West
• Sample Conversation
• Vocabulary
• Useful Expression
• Example Rembrandt Festival in Netherlands
• Discussion Questions
• Reference

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What are these festivals?
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Starting Questions

• What is/are your favorite festival(s)? Why?
• What do people usually do on the date(s) of the
  festival(s)? Is there any special rituals (??)
  for it/them?
• What do people usually eat on the date(s) of the
  festival(s)?

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Festivals in Taiwan in the West

• Christmas ???
• Halloween ???
• Easter ???
• Valentines Day ???
• Independence Day ???????
• Thanksgiving ???
• Others Beer Festival in Germany ???

• Chinese New Year ????
• Dragon Boat Festival ???
• Mid-Autumn Festival ???
• National Day (Double Tenth Day) ????
• Lovers Day ?????

What dates are the festivals?
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Sample Conversation

• A Whats up, Grace?
• B I feel excited, you know Double Tenth Day is
  coming.
• A Tell me about it. I cant wait for it! Its a
  consecutive holiday. How would you like to spend
  the holiday?
• B I am going to the fireworks show with my
  friends.
• A Sounds cool. Wish I could come with you guys.
• B Then come with us.
• A I am afraid I cant. I still have some
  schoolwork to catch up with on that day.
• B Oh, come on, no school stuff on holidays.
• A Ill try to keep that in mind. And what are
  you going to do on the last day of the holiday?
  Its Mid-Autumn Festival, a big day for us
  Chinese.
• B I havent decided yet. My family usually has a
  party at home. But I guess I cant make it home
  this year because of the traffic jam. So, we will
  see.
• A Thats just what I think. The traffic during
  consecutive holidays is really heavy.
• B You bet. So I could be all by myself in the
  dorm at this family reunion time.
• A Hey, dont you forget me. My family is having
  a barbecue on our balcony. Would you like to join
  us?
• B Really? Id love to.
• A Of course. I am sure that we will have a
  wonderful time.
• A No doubt about that. I will take some
  fantastic moon cakes for you.

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Vocabulary

• Double Tenth Day ???
• consecutive holiday ????
• firework show ???
• barbecue / BBQ ??
• balcony ??

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Useful Expressions

• Tell me about it. ??????(???)
• I cant wait for it! ????!
• Ill keep it in mind. ?????????
• Thats just what I think. ????????
• No doubt about that. ??????!

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e.g. Rembrandt Festival in Netherlands

• Rembrandt a famous painter in the 17th century.
• Time July 15th
• Celebration people wear traditional costumes
  onto the street.
• Source --http//tw.myblog.yahoo.com/cat_been/artic
  le?mid2883prev2966lafid7

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Discussion Questions

• Do you have any unforgettable (?????) memory
  about any festival? Is it good or bad? Could you
  share with us?
• Being a student in a Catholic university, do you
  feel joyful having more festivals, such as Good
  Friday (?????)?

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Reference

• Yeldham, Michael. English Conversation in Taiwan.
  Taipei, ????. April 2003.
• http//www.festivals.com/