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Book 3
Unit 1
Festivals around the world
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FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
Ancient
Festivals
Festivals and celebrations of all
kinds are held everywhere. The most ancient
festivals would celebrate the end of the cold
weather, planting in spring and harvest in
autumn. Other celebrations were held when hunters
could catch animals. They
would starve if food
was difficult to find, so they celebrated when
they had food. They lit fires and made music
because
they thought these festivals would
bring a year of plenty.
Festivals of the Dead
Some festivals are held to honour the dead, or
satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return
either to help or to do harm.
In Japan the
festival is called Obon, when people should go to
clean the graves and light incense in memory of
their
ancestors. They light lamps and play
music because they think that this will lead the
ancestors back to earth. In Mexico they
have
the Day of the Dead in early November. On this
important feast day, people might eat food in
shape of skulls, and
cakes with “bones” on
them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the
dead. The festival of Halloween had its origin as
an
event in memory of the dead. It is now a
children’s festival, when they can go to their
neighbours’ homes and ask for sweets.
They
dress up and try to frighten people. If they are
not given anything, the children might play a
trick.
Festivals to Honour People
Festivals can be held as an honour to famous
people or to the gods. One of these is the Dragon
Boat Festival in China,
which honours the
famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. Another is Columbus
Day in the USA, in memory of the arrival of
Christopher Columbus in America. In India
there is a national festival on October 2 to
honour Mahatma Gandhi, the leader
who helped
gain India’s independence from Britain.
Harvest Festivals
Harvest and Thanksgiving
festivals can be very happy events. People are
grateful because their food is gathered for the
winter ,and because a season of agricultural
work is over. In European countries it is the
custom to decorate churches and
town halls
with flowers and fruit, and people get together to
have meals. Some people might win awards for their
animals,
flowers, fruits and vegetables, like
the biggest watermelon or the most handsome
rooster. In China and Japan there are
mid-
autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and
give gift of mooncakes.
Spring Festivals
The most energetic and important festivals are
the ones that look forward to the end of winter
and to the coming of spring.
At the Spring
Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and
meat, and may give children lucky money in the red
paper.
There are dragon dances and carnivals,
and families celebrate the lunar New Year
together. In some Western countries there
are
very exciting carnivals, which take place forty
days before Easter, usually in February. They
might include parades,
dancing in the streets
day and night, loud music and colourful clothing
of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and
social festival in Christian countries. It
celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and
it also celebrates the coming of
spring. In
Japan, the Cherry Blossom Festival happens a
little later. The country is covered with cherry
tree flowers so that it
looks as though it
might be covered with pink snow.
People love
to get together to eat, drink and have fun with
each others. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud
of our customs
and forget our daily life for a
little while.
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We think it has always been the custom for
people to have festivals. They are a time to enjoy
each other’s company and
have fun with our
friends. We think that long ago people looked
forward to the celebrations. Our ancestors would
sit round a
fire and cook plenty of meat to
eat. Then they would be satisfied with their
festival.
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A SAD LOVE STORY
Li Fang was heart-broken. It was Valentine’s
Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the
coffee shop after work.
But she didn’t turn
up. She could be with her friends right now
laughing at him. She said she would be there at
seven
o’clock, and he thought she would keep
her word. He had looked forward to meeting her all
day, and now he was alone
with his roses and
chocolates, like a fool. Well, he was not going to
hold his breath for her apologise. He would drown
his
sadness in coffee.
It was obvious
that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting
for Li Fang to leave－he wiped the tables, then sat
down
and turned on the TV－just what Li Fang
needed! A sad Chinese story about lost love.
The seventh daughter of the Goddess of Heaven
visited the earth. Her name was Zhinu, the weaving
girl, and she was the
most lovely of the
daughters. While she was on earth she met the herd
boy Niulang and they fell in love. (“Just like me
and
Hu Jin, ”thought Li Fang.) They got
married secretly, and they were very happy. (“We
could be like that, ” thought Li Fang.)
When
the Goddess of Heaven knew that her daughter was
married to a human, she became very angry and made
the
weaving girl return to Heaven. Niulang
tried to follow her, but the river of stars, the
Milky Way, stopped him. Finding that
Zhinu was
heart-broken, her mother finally decided to let
the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a
year. This happens
when the stars Vega and
Altair meet in the Heaven. Magpies make a bridge
of their wings so the couple can cross the river
to meet on the seventh lunar month. people in
China hope that the weather will be fine on that
day, because if it is raining, it
means that
Zhinu is weeping and the couple won’t be able to
meet.
The announcer said, “this is the
story of Qiqiaojie. When foreigners hear about the
story, they call it a Chinese
Valentine’s
story. It’s a fine day today, so I hope you can
all meet the one you love.’’
As Li Fang set
off for home, he thought, “I guess Hu Jin doesn’t
love me. I’ll just throw these flowers and
chocolates
away. I don’t want them to remind
me of her.’’ So he did.
As he sadly passed
the tea shop on the corner on his way home, he
heard a voice calling him. There was Hu Jin waving
at him and calling, “Why are you so late? I’ve
been waiting for you for a long time! And I have a
gift for you!”
What would he do? He had
thrown away her Valentine gifts! She would never
forgive him. This would not be a happy
Valentine’s Day!
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Winter carnival in Quebec
We are sitting
in a café in old Quebec, drinking hot coffee to
try to warm up. The temperature is 32 degrees
below freezing.
The windows are covered with
steam from the heat inside. Outside, the snow
covers the streets and is piled up along the
sidewalks and in parking lots. The music and
lights of the carnival continue, but we have been
watching the parades, riding
in horse
carriages and listening to the music all day. Our
feet are freezing and our noses are red.
Quebec carnival is the biggest winter festival
in the world – every year, hundreds of thousands
of people come to
Quebec to take part in a
week of activities. If you come, you must be
prepared to keep moving, as it is too cold to
stand and
watch for long.
Early in the
morning, you can watch the snowboarding
competitions on the hill overlooking the river.
The competitions
speed down the track and
through the air though they could fly.
If you
are brave enough, you can try the canoe race. Five
or six men paddle in each canoe across the great
St Lawrence
River, which is partly frozen. Of
course, the river is full of big pieces of ice,
and if you were to fall in, you would freeze in
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less than two minutes.
One of the favourite events is the dog-sled
race, in which teams of about 6 Husky dogs pull
long sleds at great speeds
along a snowy
track. One person runs behind the sled, shouting
to the dogs to encourage them. The sound of the
dogs
barking, the calls of the drivers and the
shouts of the crowd make an exciting Northern
experience. The dogs are beautiful
strong
animals, with long, thick fur. Many of them have
blue eyes.
After admiring the ice sculptures
everywhere in the city, much like those in Harbin
in China, you can have a cup of tea
or coffee
in an igloo. It is amazing how warm these ice
houses can be!
Late in the evening, you can go
to the snow palace, where Bonhomme the snowman is
king, and join the crowd. You
can dance
outside to the music of a band, who are all
dressed in heavy clothes – even some of their
instruments are dressed
up for winter.
Finally we sit down in our café to warm up and
to plan tomorrow – perhaps we’ll join the
snowmobile races – or perhaps
we’ll just sleep
in.
Book 3 Unit 2 Healthy eating
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COME AND EAT HERE (1)
Wang
Peiwei sat in his empty restaurant feeling very
frustrated. It had been a very strange morning.
Usually he got up
early and prepared his menu
of mutton kebabs, roast pork and fried rice. Then
by lunchtime they would all be sold. His
restaurant ought to be full of people. But not
today! Why was it so? What could have happened? He
thought of his mutton
kebabs and fatty pork
cooked in the hottest, finest oil. His fried rice
was hot but did not taste of fat. His cola was
sugary and
cold and his ice cream was made of
eggs, milk, cream and fruit. “Nothing could have
been better,” he thought. Suddenly he
saw his
friend Li Maochang hurrying by. “Hello,
Maochang,”he called, “Your usual?” But Maochang
seemed not to hear.
What was the matter?
Something terrible must have happened if Maochang
was not coming to eat with him as he always
did.
Pengwei followed Li Maochang into a
newly-opened small restaurant at the end of the
street. There was a sign in the
window.
Tired of all that fat? Want to be thinner?
Come inside to Yong Hui’s slimming restaurant.
Only slimming foods served here.
Make
yourself thin again.
Curiosity drove Wang
Pengwei inside. It was full of people. A very thin
lady came forward. “Welcome!” she said,
“My
name is Yong Hui.I will take all that fat off you
in two weeks if you eat here every day.” Then she
gave a menu to
Wang Peiwei. There were only
two kinds of food and one drink on it: raw
vegetables, fruit and water. Wang Peiwei was
amazed at this and especially at the prices.
It cost more than a good meal in his own
restaurant. He could not believe his
eyes! He
threw away the menu and hurried outside. On his
way home he thought about his own menu. Did it
make people
fat? He wondered if he should go
to the library to find out. He couldn’t have Yong
Hui getting away with telling people lies!
He
had better do some research!
After reading, he
realised what was wrong with Yong Hui’s
restaurant. It was not giving its customers
energy-giving
food! After eating in her
restaurant people would become tired very quickly.
Perhaps this was a way to win his customers
back! Peng Wei wrote his own sign. It said:
Want to feel fit?
Come and eat here!
Our food gives you energy all day!
The
competition between the two restaurants was on!
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