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Unit 3
初中英语沪教版七年级上册
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Lesson 5
Focusing on culture
① 理解并掌握与二十四节气相关的词汇，如 solar term、calendar、Start of Spring等。
② 通过阅读文本，提取二十四节气相关的关键信息，如节气划分方式、重要节气特点等，提升阅读理解能力。
③ 激发学生对中国传统文化的浓厚兴趣，增强文化自信和民族自豪感。
Learning objectives
重点
重点
Free talk
2. What do you know about it
1. Do you know the 24 solar terms
Watch and answer
Do you wonder when and how Chinese people first began to mark the changing seasons
Watch and answer
Do you wonder when and how Chinese people first began to mark the changing seasons
More than 2,000 years ago, ancient Chinese people created an overall framework to mark the annual passage of time.
1. 立春 - Start of Spring
2. 雨水 - Rain Water
3. 惊蛰 - Awakening of Insects
4. 春分 - Spring Equinox
5. 清明 - Pure Brightness
6. 谷雨 - Grain Rain
7. 立夏 - Start of Summer
8. 小满 - Grain Buds
9. 芒种 - Grain in Ear
10. 夏至 - Summer Solstice
11. 小暑 - Minor Heat
12. 大暑 - Major Heat
13. 立秋 - Start of Autumn
14. 处暑 - Limit of Heat
15. 白露 - White Dew
16. 秋分 - Autumn Equinox
17. 寒露 - Cold Dew
18. 霜降 - Frost’s Descent
19. 立冬 - Start of Winter
20. 小雪 - Minor Snow
21. 大雪 - Major Snow
22. 冬至 - Winter Solstice
23. 小寒 - Minor Cold
24. 大寒 - Major Cold
Think and learn
What are the 24 Solar Terms
Look and learn
Several representative solar terms:
Start of Spring: The beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
Summer Solstice: The day with the longest daylight and shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere.
Autumn Equinox: Daylight and nighttime are nearly equal in length.
Major Cold: The coldest period of the year, often coinciding with preparations for the Spring Festival.
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Winter Solstice: The day with the shortest daylight and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
Read and underline
How did ancient Chinese people divide up the year Read and underline the answer.
Read and answer
Why does the writer say “... the calendar also follows the sun”
Because the year is divided into 24 parts, based on where the sun is in the sky.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Read and answer
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Why are the 24 solar terms very useful in daily life
Because they help farmers decide when to plant their crops.
Read and answer
Read the passage and answer the questions.
How do people celebrate the “Start of Spring”
People still eat spring rolls and spring pancakes to celebrate the “Start of Spring”.
Read and learn
Careful reading:
1. The months of the traditional Chinese calendar follow the moon, but did you know that the calendar also follows the sun
the traditional Chinese calendar 中国传统历法
Read and learn
Careful reading:
2. In fact, the year is divided into 24 parts, based on where the sun is in the sky.
In fact 事实上
is divided into 被划分成
be based on 以……为基础
Read and learn
Careful reading:
3. The solar terms also play an important part in traditional Chinese culture.
solar terms 节气
play an important part in 在……方面发挥作用
Find and match
Find the words in the article and match them with their meanings.
(1) follow (line 1)
(2) decide (line 11)
(3) local (line 13)
(4) tradition (line 14)
(5) continue (line 14)
a to move or change along with something else
b to keep happening without stopping
c to choose what to do
d something that people have done or believed for a long time
e of a place (e.g. food, people)
Discuss and share
On the Winter Solstice, people commonly eat sweet rice balls, which symbolize reunion and togetherness. In some regions, people also enjoy dumplings.
Which solar terms are you familiar with
What do people often eat or do on them
Yes, the 24 solar terms remain highly important today. As a UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, the 24 solar terms embody China’s traditional ecological wisdom and philosophical concepts, such as “harmony between humanity and nature”.
Do you think the 24 solar terms are still important today Why or why not
Discuss and share
Summary
Respect and protect nature, and achieve harmony between human and nature.
Homework
Read the passage about 24 solar terms on Page 46 again.
01
Choose one solar term you are interested in, and find more information about its special traditions, and then write a short paragraph to introduce it in English.
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Exploring more
You can search for more information about the 24 solar terms. The questions below may help you:
How did the 24 solar terms get their names
What are some traditions of each solar term
Are there any ancient Chinese poems about the solar terms
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