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UNIT 1
Reading and thinking
New Year
Do you have a happy new year
My relatives ask me about my grades every time, it's annoying.
I don't have to go to class.
No homework, I'm happy.
Eat well, sleep late, haha.
This is the chat log of my classmates
New Year
Do you have a happy new year
My relatives ask me about my grades every time, it's annoying.
I don't have to go to class.
No homework, I'm happy.
I'm still studying every day, Peking University, here I come
I miss my classmates.
Eat well, sleep late, haha.
New Year
Do you have a happy new year
My relatives ask me about my grades every time, it's annoying.
I don't have to go to class.
No homework, I'm happy.
I'm still studying every day, Peking University, here I come.
How much lucky money did you get
I miss my classmates.
I’m going to play…
Eat well, sleep late, haha.
Foreign friends don’t know our customs
We also don’t know their customs.
Task 1
Game: How do you celebrate the Chinese New Year
eating reunion
dinner with family
wearing new clothes
Put up red couplet
set off firecrackers
giving and receiving lucky money
watching the CCTV Gala
Task 2
Discuss: What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year
……
元宵節(jié)
Lantern Festival
端午節(jié)
Dragon Boat Festival
清明節(jié)
Tomb-Sweeping Day
中秋節(jié)
Mid-Autumn Festival
重陽節(jié)
Double-ninth Day
春節(jié)
the Spring Festival
乞巧節(jié)
Double-Seventh Day
Task 3
Read and skim:
Read the text and find out why people celebrate festivals.
To show that we are grateful
to allow us to relax and enjoy life
To forget about our work for a little while
to help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate
Task 3
Read and skim:
Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea.
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.
Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.
Festivals are an important part of society.
Tips:
Most paragraphs will have a “topic sentence” that tells you the paragraph’s main idea. It is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph.
Task 3
Read and scan: Finish the mind map.
Festival
different origins
The seasons of the year, religions, famous _______and important events.
Values
Reflecting people's wishes,________, faiths, and attitudes towards life.
Allowing us to_________and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while.
Helping us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to _______
Common spirit
Sharing_______gratitude, love, or peace.
customs
Changing over time-some may ____________.and others may be established.
Commercialisation
Festivals are becoming more and more_________. because businesses take advantage of the celebrations.
figures
joy
fade away
commercial
beliefs
relax
appreciate
Task 3
Read and scan: Read Para 2 and Put the following information into the proper festival.
① It has religious origins.
② A parade and a great feast were held.
③ It became an exciting festival for children.
④ People light firecrackers in some cities of China.
⑤ Families get together to enjoy the moon and mooncakes.
⑥ The harvest festival was celebrated during the spring.
⑦ People decorate churches and halls with flowers and fruit.
1. Halloween: _______
2. The Mid-Autumn Festival: ______
3. The Chinese Spring Festival: ______
4. The Egyptian harvest season: _____
5. The harvest festival in some European countries: _______
①③
⑤
④
②⑥
⑦
Task 3
Read and scan: Read Para 3,4 .Match the following activities with their purposes.
Activities
Purposes
A. To avoid air pollution.
B. To admire the moon and enjoy the mooncakes.
C. To drive away the evil spirits and mark the new year.
D. To give thanks for the year's supply of food.
1. Light firecrackers.
2. Give up lighting firecrackers.
3. Celebrate the agricultural festival.
4. Get together during the Mid-Autumn Festival
Task 3
Read and scan: Read Para 3,4 .Match the following Causes with their Results.
Causes
Results
Modern society develops and new ideas spread.
2. Businesses take advantage of the celebrations.
3. Online shopping websites and social media apps exist.
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial.
B. Some traditions fade away and others are established.
C. The public spend more on gifts for their loved ones.
Task 4
Post-reading: Group work
How do you feel about festival customs that have already faded away Look at the table, and discuss in groups of four.
Festivals Customs that have already faded away Reasons why they have disappeared Your feelings
Summary
Match the words with the correct meanings.
great happiness and pleasure;
having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future;
having the usual features or qualities of a particular group or thing;
to see an image of the person/thing on the surface of the mirror, or water, to show or be a sign of a particular situation or feeling;
the practice or science of farming.
Reflect
Significant
Joy
Agriculture
typical
Joy
Reflect
typical
Agriculture
Significant
Summary
expressions
sentences
a wide range of
take place
be grateful for
play a significant role in
drive away; fade away
take advantage of
have a lot in common
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.
They help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate.
Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children, in spite of its religious origins.
Homework
Writing:
假設(shè)你是李華，你的英國朋友John對中國傳統(tǒng)文化很感興趣，想了解中國的春節(jié)，請你給他寫一封電子郵件介紹這一節(jié)日。內(nèi)容包括：1、春節(jié)的基本情況
2、春節(jié)的活動和內(nèi)涵
參考詞匯
春節(jié) The Spring Festival農(nóng)歷 lunar calendar
正月 lunar January 除夕 New Year's Eve
紅包 red packet/envelope
舞獅 lion dance 舞龍 dragon dance
春聯(lián) Spring Festival couplets
剪紙 paper-cuts 燈籠 lantern
守歲 staying-up
拜年 pay New Year's call
團(tuán)圓飯 family reunion dinner
年夜飯 the dinner on New Year's Eve
餃子 dumpling
Thank you

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