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Lesson 1
Spring Festival
Celebrations
Unit 3
Spring
Festival
What does Spring Festival mean to you
What words immediately come to your mind for describing its meaning
the beginning of a new year
a day for family reunion
China's biggest festival
…
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P52 2
How do you and your family
celebrate Spring Festival
Use the phrases to help you.
to make dumplings
to have a family gathering
to get together
to put up decorations
to prepare snacks
to let off fireworks
Example: My family celebrates Spring Festival
by making dumplings together.
Now, let's read three readers' accounts to
learn more about Spring Festival.
Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.
Look at the three pictures and read the information next to each account. What kind of perspective does each writer might have
Task 1
a particular attitude towards sth.; a way of thinking about sth.
态度；观点；思考方法
Tom is an exchange student from another country, so he probably will write about his first experience with Spring Festival, probably with a host family.
Suggested answer:
Xu Gang is a computer engineer working in Shanghai. He might not be a local Shanghainese, so he will probably go back home every Spring Festival to celebrate it with his family.
Suggested answer:
Li Yan is a grandma, so she might be retired and every year she probably will wait for her children and grandchildren to come back home and celebrate Spring Festival together.
Suggested answer:
Read the three readers' accounts. Use a few words to summarise the meaning of Spring Festival for each account.
Task 2
Instructions:
Focus on the first and last sentence of
each paragraph.
Try the following structure.
For Tom, Spring Festival means …
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For Tom, Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun.
For Xu Gang, coming home and being with his entire family is the most important part of the Spring Festival.
For Li Yan, Spring Festival is family time.
Task 3
Tom
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
with his host family in Nanjing
cleaning the house; attached Fu upside down to the front door
setting off and watching fireworks, enjoying a big dinner
Read Tom Jenkins' account and complete the chart.
Read again. Find out each person's experience of Spring Festival in the
three accounts. Take notes.
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Xu Gang
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
at parents' home
booking travel ticket and choosing gifts for parents
chatting with parents and having hotpot
Read Xu Gang's account and complete the chart.
Li Yan
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
at home
getting ready for children coming back, buying things and preparing dishes
children running/ shouting/ playing; adults talking/ making jiaozi together
Read Li Yan's account and complete the chart.
Find at least three descriptive sentences in the accounts that provide a vivid picture of Spring Festival.
Share with your partner.
Task 4
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Example: The moment I get on the train, I
am surrounded by Shanxi accents.
Look for phrases that help paint a mental
image or evoke（引起，唤起）a feeling.
This part helps the reader feel like they are at the train station, too.
1. Fireworks were being let off across the city, suddenly
lighting up the night sky.
2. When I was a kid, Spring Festival was all about
firecrackers, sweets and decorations. As I get older,
coming home and being with my entire family is the
most important part of it.
3. Our house buzzes with activities when everyone comes
home.
Suggested Answers:
Task 5
What can you infer from Xu Guang's and Li Yan's accounts What does it mean in Chinese culture
Suggested answers: (a) Family reunion is the central theme of both accounts. (b) This shows the importance of family in Chinese culture.
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analysing, summary, retelling
It is believed that when Fu is put upside down, happiness arrives.
it作形式主语，that从句作真正的主语
(
)
① It is said that there has been a big flood.
据说，那里遭受了一场大洪水的袭击。
② It is reported that China will send up another man - made satellite.
据报道中国将再发射一颗人造卫星。
条件状语从句
人们认为，当福字被颠倒时，幸福就会到来。
Tom
host family
house
Fu
fireworks
dinner
Where and
with whom
Preparations
Activities
Xu Gang
Where and
with whom
parents
ticket
Preparations
gifts
Activities
chatting with parents
having hotpot
Where and
with whom
home
getting ready
Preparations
buying things
Activities
children
adults
Li Yan
Spring
Festival
Complete the graphic organiser and then retell the text according to it.
Complete the information with the words or phrases you have learnt.
Tom Jenkins spent his first Spring Festival with his host family. A week before the festival, the host mother Mrs Chen began preparations. She ______ the dirt of the house from top to bottom to make it ready for the new year. She also ________ the Chinese ________ Fu ___________ on the front door to welcome happiness. Tom also learnt that playing fireworks was to scare away the monster Nian.
Xu Gang usually books the ticket of trains or ______ for his trip home weeks before Spring
swept
attached
character
upside down
flights
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Festival. When he gets on the train, he is
__________ by Shanxi _______. When he gets home, his parents always ___________ what happened to the people he knows. Being with his _____ family is the most important part of Spring Festival for him.
Li Yan and her husband are _______. They start preparing for their family's return weeks before Spring Festival. When everyone gets home, their house ______ with activities. One of their favourite family traditions is to make jiaozi.
Family being together is one of the _____ of Spring Festival throughout history.
fill him in on
accents
entire
buzzes
spirit
retired
surrounded
1. Work in groups and talk about your Spring Festival.
Where and with whom did you spend the last Spring Festival
What preparations did you make
What activities did you do
How do you feel about it
2. Compare among group members the different experiences and feelings about the last Spring Festival. Then report to the class.
P55 11&12
Throughout history, some of the original customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival — the spirit of family — has largely been kept.
从上到下， 完全
扫除；清除
倒置地，颠倒地
使某物爆炸
照亮
带着期待的表情
尽可能……
告诉某人关于……的消息
1. from top to bottom
2. sweep away
3. upside down
4. let off
5. light up
6. with an expectant look
7. as … as possible
8. fill sb. in on
1. Can you retell the three readers'
experiences and views about Spring Festival
2. Do you know how to describe some Spring
Festival traditions in English
3. Can you introduce how you celebrated the
last Spring Festival
4. Do you know the meaning of Spring Festival
in Chinese culture What is it
各个击破
Self-evaluation
1. Finish the exercises in
Learning English.
2. Preview the grammar
on page 54.

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