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Tue, Oct 17
|Toronto Mandarin School - Downtown
#43 Let's Celebrate Chinese Festivals (Hybrid)
Chinese do celebrate their own traditional festivals every year. In this session, we will get to know five of them. We will talk about the origin of these festivals, how people celebrate them, and what special dessert or food people usually have on those days.
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2023, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. EDT
Toronto Mandarin School - Downtown, 25 Adelaide St E #504, Toronto, ON M5C 3A1, Canada
About the Event
Appetizer (30 mins) - Introduction to New Words & Phrases
We will kick off by focusing on the vocabulary associated with five traditional festivals: Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Qi Xi Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival. We'll delve deeper into these celebrations, exploring not only the words but also the delectable food and engaging activities that make these festivals so culturally rich and vibrant.
Main Course (30 mins) - Now, Let's Practice
Students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the festivities by selecting one of the mentioned festivals. They can share their preferred celebration plans, describing the activities they wish to partake in, the delectable dishes or desserts they'd like to savor, and even the picturesque places they dream of visiting during the chosen festival. This interactive approach allows students to express their creativity while honing their language skills.
Dessert (30 mins) - Open Discussions
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