Japan: Summer Fun and Fireworks!

Kon’nichiwa, friends!This week, we’re heading to Japan! 哈囉(Kon’nichiwa=你好/午安)，朋友們！這週，我們要前往日本！

In summer, Japan holds many colorful festivals. 夏天的時候，日本會舉辦熱鬧的祭典。

People wear yukata (summer kimono), eat sweet treats, play games, and watch beautiful fireworks in the sky.Let’s join the fun and explore this exciting summer night!

大家會穿上浴衣、吃甜點、玩遊戲，還會欣賞天空中閃亮的煙火！現在就一起來體驗日本的夏日祭典吧！

Lead-in Questions 引導問題

1. What do you wear in summer? 你夏天會穿什麼衣服呢？

2. Would you like to try on a yukata one day? 你想不想穿看看浴衣呢？

3. Do you like festival games or fireworks more? 你比較喜歡玩節慶遊戲還是看煙火呢？

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Vocabulary 單字

■ Japan (n.) 日本

We love traveling in Japan. 我們超愛到日本旅遊。

■ summer night (n.) 夏夜

We walk outside on a summer night. 我們在夏夜走到戶外。

■ yukata (n.) 浴衣

She wears a blue yukata. 她穿著藍色浴衣。

■ lantern (n.) 燈籠

There are plenty of red lanterns along the street. 街上有好多紅色燈籠。

■ kimono (n.) 和服

The kimono has flowers. 這件和服有花朵圖案。

■ goldfish (n.) 金魚

I catch a goldfish! 我抓到一條金魚！

■ booth (n.) 攤位

Let’s go to the game booth. 我們去遊戲攤位看看吧！

■ shaved ice (n.) 刨冰

I eat shaved ice with syrup. 我吃了加糖漿的刨冰。

■ fan (n.) 扇子

She uses a fan to stay cool. 她用扇子讓自己涼快。

■ line up (v.) 排隊

We line up for food. 我們排隊買食物。

Reading 閱讀

Summer Festival Fun!

It is a warm summer night in Japan. Many people wear yukata or kimono to the festival. They walk under red lanterns and listen to the soft sound of summer bells. At the festival, there are fun booths. Some play games, like catching a goldfish. Others line up for sweet shaved ice—melon, strawberry, or soda flavor! When it’s hot, they use a fan to stay cool. The night ends with big, beautiful fireworks. Everyone is smiling under the stars.

現在是日本溫暖的夏夜。許多人穿著浴衣或和服參加祭典。他們走在紅色燈籠下，聽著夏日風鈴的叮叮聲。

祭典上有許多有趣的攤位。有人玩遊戲，像是撈金魚；也有人排隊買甜甜的刨冰，有哈密瓜、草莓、汽水口味！

天氣熱時，人們會用扇子讓自己涼快。最後，天空中綻放出美麗的煙火，大家都笑著抬頭看星星。

Sentence Patterns 句型練習

1. We line up for shaved ice. 我們排隊買刨冰。

   → We line up for _____.

   
   

2. I catch one goldfish. 我抓到一隻金魚。

   → I catch _____.

   
   

3. People wear T-shirts in summer. 人們夏天穿T恤。

   → People wear _____ in summer.

Your Turn!