The document outlines various aspects of the Chinese New Year celebration, emphasizing its significance to families and traditional practices such as wearing red and serving specific foods for luck and prosperity. It explains the active and passive voice using examples related to the festival, along with activities for students to engage in learning about the celebration. Overall, it details the customs, food symbolism, and festive activities that occur during the 15-day celebration.

1. Unit: Relationship with Other People
Topic: Festival
Prathomsuksa 5

3. Vocabulary
celebration

4. Vocabulary
festival

5. Vocabulary
lucky

6. Vocabulary
firecracker

7. Vocabulary
dragon parade

8. Vocabulary
puppet

9. Structure
Active voice
Passive voice

10. Active voice
• The active voice is the"normal" voice. This isthe voice
that we use most of the time. You are probablyalready
familiarwith the active voice. In the activevoice,
the objectreceives the actionof the verb

11. Form of active voice
Example:
Families gather to eatdelicious feasts of special food.
[Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action]

12. Passive voice
• Thepassive voice is less usual. In the
passivevoice,thesubject receivesthe action
of the verb.

13. Form of passive voice
Example:
Noodles are served uncut and they represent long life.
[Thing receiving action] + [be] + [past participle of verb] +
[by] + [thing doing action]

15. Ordering
Direction:
1. The students make a group of seven.
2. The teacher give students Chinese New Year’s cards.
3. The teacher opens the audio sound 2 times.
4. Each of students help together toorder the situation by
standing side by side.
5. While students are ordering cards, the teacher will open the
song.
6. Three groups finish this activity first, they will get the rewards.

16. Ordering
Direction:
1. The teacher give students Chinese New Year’s cards.
2. The teacher opens the audio sound 2 times.
3. Each of students help together to order the situation by
standing, side by side and write down the correct order.
4. While students are ordering cards, the teacher will open the
song.
5. Three groups finish this activity first, they will get the rewards.
Example

17. Let’s see the answer
7. Chinese New Year is a very special time for Chinese families.
6. The New Year celebrations last for fifteen days.
5. Everything is done to make sure that the New Year will be a lucky
one.
4. Everyonewearsnewclothes and red is the luckiest color to wear.
3. Families gather together to eat delicious feasts of special foods.
2. Noodles are serveduncut and they representlong life.
1. The lions and dragons are long puppets with people under them
that make them move.

18. Do you believe?
Direction:
1. The teacher will open theaudio sound 2 times.
2. Allof studentsmake a circle and one of studentswill geta
microphone from the teacher.
3. Thentheteacher willopen the music.
4. While themusic is playing, a person who has the
microphone has to pass themicrophone to your friend who is
beside you.
5. After thattheteacher willstop themusic, and thenwhoever
has the microphone in your handwill choose thequestion
from thepower point to answer the question.

19. Do you believe?
Direction:
1. The teacher will open theaudio sound 2 times.
2. Allof studentsmake a circle and one of studentswill geta
microphone from the teacher.
3. Thentheteacher willopen the music.
4. While themusic is playing, a person who has the
microphone has to pass themicrophone to your friend who is
beside you.
5. After thattheteacher willstop themusic, and thenwhoever
has the microphone in your handwill choose thequestion
from thepower point to answer the question.
Example
Do you believe that when you wear a red cloth, you will
be luckily?
Answer: Yes, I do because I think it is a lucky color……….
…………………………………………………………………………………….

21. Do you believe that when you
wear a red cloth, you will be
luckily?

23. Do youbelieve that when you
eat noodles,
you will have a long life?

25. Do you believe
that orange
symbolize wealth?

27. Do you believe that
tangerines
symbolize good
fortune?

29. Do you believe that
fish symbolize
prosperity?

31. Do you believe that
chicken symbolize
togetherness?

33. Do you believe that
different food
represent new lives?

35. Do you believe that
dragon parade
symbolize long lives?

37. Do you believe that full
moon represent lots of
money?

38. Chinese New Year

39. Chinese New Year is a very special timefor Chinese
families.The NewYear begins at midnight on the day of
the new moon at the end of Januaryor beginning of
February.
The New Year celebrations last for fifteen days. They end
whenthe moon is fullwith the Lantern Festival.
Everything is done to make sure that the New Year willbe
a luckyone. Houses are completely cleaned so that the
old is swept away to make room for the new. All debts are
paid back. Everyone wears new clothes and red is the
luckiestcolor to wear. Everyone is kindand polite so that
the New Year willbe a happy one. Familiesgather

40. Whole fishrepresents togetherness. Chickenis
served for prosperity. Noodles are served uncutand they
represent long life.
Oranges and tangerines symbolize wealthand good
fortune. Special cakes are made, some withdates, some
withpeanuts, and others with sesame seeds. Noisy
firecrackers,dragon parades, and lion dances are also part
of the celebrations. The lions and dragons are long
puppets with people under them that make them move.
Everyone loves to watch them parade and dance through
the streets!