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Unit3
Spring Festival
Lesson1 reading
The man in this picture is defrosting!
prepare snacks
make dumplings
set off fireworks
have a family reunion dinner
give lucky money to kids
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Notes from the editor: Spring Festival is an important tradition in China. It has unique meanings. However, people may understand it differently, including those from other cultures. Here are three readers’ accounts to our magazine, in which the readers shared their experiences and views about it.
Read the three readers’ accounts. Use a few words to summarize the meaning of Spring Festival for each account. Give your reasons.
Tom Jenkins
a 16-year-old
exchange student
living in Nanjing
Xu Gang
a 28-year-old
computer engineer
working
in Shanghai
Li Yan
a 70-year-old
grandmother
from Heilongjiang
Reader’s accounts（描述）
1. Tom
A. Coming home and being with family are the most important parts of the Spring Festival.
Fast-reading Match the meaning
of Spring Festival
2. Xu Gang
3. Li Yan
B. Spring Festival is family time.
C. Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun.
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
Intensive Reading: Fill in the blanks
Tom Xu Gang Li Yan
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
Read again. Find out each person's experience of Spring Festival in the three accounts. Take notes.
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.
Find out each person's experience of Spring Festival in the three accounts.
Xu Gang
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
with his family
at parents' home in Shanxi
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
with her family 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.
bI9
Family reunion is the central theme of both accounts. This shows the importance of family in Chinese culture.
What can you infer from Xu Gang's and Li Yan's accounts What does it mean in Chinese culture
Think and share
Deep Thinking & Cultural Comparison
What do all three authors have in common in their view of Spring Festival
How does Tom’s foreign perspective（视角） help us see Chinese culture differently
Compare how Xu Gang and Li Yan view “family.” What is similar and different
Do young people today value the same things about Spring Festival as the older
Deep Thinking & Cultural Comparison
What do all three authors have in common in their view of Spring Festival
All emphasize（强调） family, tradition, and emotional connection.
How does Tom’s foreign perspective help us see Chinese culture differently
Tom notices details that locals may take for granted, like the story of Nian or the meaning of Fu.
Deep Thinking & Cultural Comparison
Compare how Xu Gang and Li Yan view “family.” What is similar and different
Both value family, but Xu Gang focuses on reunion after absence, while Li Yan focuses on preparing for and enjoying the gathering.
Do young people today value the same things about Spring Festival as the older
Younger people may focus more on food, fun, and rest;
older generations may focus on tradition and family reunion.
But they both value being together with family.
Spring Festival
Spirited（热情洋溢的）
Precious（宝贵的）
Reunion（团圆）
Interesting（有趣的）
Nostalgic（/ n st ld k /怀旧的）
Greetings（祝福，问候）
Throughout history, some of the original customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival — the spirit of family — has largely been kept.
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202X/01/01
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