1、Learning aims: 1.Be familiar with the information about Chinese Spring Festival traditions with the help of the titles and pictures . 2.Master reading skills and speaking skills. 3.Learn to express your opinions about various tradition changes in proper words. DoDo youyou thinkthink itsits a a timet
2、ime forfor a a change?change? Move to our passage Read for details Liu Yonghui, retired teacher: He is _ this change. In other words, he thinks wed better_. Wang Peng, software engineer: He is _ this change. Thats to say, he enjoys _. clues? 线索？线索？ for eating out against eat at home We have enjoyed
3、it no less than eating at home Its not worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal and another hour cleaning up the mess after its over. We still have the dinner with the same people. Eating out may change the form of this tradition, but the love between the family members
4、remains the same. Eating outEating out 1. I really dont think its worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after its over. 宾语 从句 be worth sth/doing sth This art collection is worth a large amount of money. 这件艺术收藏品这件艺术收藏品值一大笔钱值一
5、大笔钱。 This idea is well worth considering. 这个想法很这个想法很值得考虑值得考虑。 值得值得( (做某事做某事) )，有价值，有价值 spend some time (in) doing sth Most of her life was spent (in) caring for others. 她她大半辈子的时间大半辈子的时间都都用来照顾用来照顾别人了。别人了。 She spent a lot of time travelling. 她她花花大量大量时间旅游时间旅游。 花时间做某事花时间做某事 花这么长时间准备一顿饭，花这么长时间准备一顿饭， 饭后再花
6、一个饭后再花一个 小时收拾，我真心觉得不值。小时收拾，我真心觉得不值。 Sentence analyzing for better understanding 2 For me, it just wont feel like Spring Festival having dinner out. The delicious food that we seldom got to eat The opportunity to gather together Making dumplings Putting tokens To me, the process is even more importan
7、t than the dinner itself. Eating at homeEating at home Read for details (1)What does Wang Peng mean by saying“we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home”in Paragraph 1? A. The writer doesnt like eating out. B. The writer doesnt like eating at home. C. Both eating at home and eating out are enjoy
8、able. D. Eating at home is more enjoyable than eating out. (2) Why does Wang Peng think eating out have nothing to do with loss of traditions? A. Because the dishes taste better. B. Because we eat in a different place. C. Because we can avoid the tiring cooking. D. Because we still celebrate it with
9、 our family. Read for details Read for details (3)Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Liu yonghui? A. His mother made dumplings in the kitchen. B. His mother put candies and peanuts into the dumplings to make them more delicious. C. Adults often chatted with each other in Spri
10、ng Festival. D. The home-made dishes tasted the most delicious to him. She puts candies for a sweet life and peanuts for a long and healthy one. Summary A family dinner is a (1)_(tradition) custom to celebrate Spring Festival.Wang Peng, (2)_ software engineer, doesnt understand why some people refus
11、e (3)_ (embrace) the change. He thinks the (4)_(prepare) for the dinner are hard work. In his opinion,(5)_(eat) out may change the form of this tradition,(6)_ the love between the family members (7)_(sit) around the table together remains the same. However, Liu Yonghui is a bit (8) _(happy) about ha
12、ving the Spring Festival family dinner out. He argues that the process is even (9)_(important) than the dinner (10)_(it). traditional a to embrace preparations eating but sitting unhappy more important itself Christmas is coming. Who is Father Christmas? We love it! a greater change?a greater change
13、? Make an interview What do you think of christmas if you were a storekeeper, teacher, parent.? Read together One thing that never changes is changing itself. As students, we should keep pace with the changing world. We are ready to embrace any changes that are good for our country and for ourselves
14、.We are ready to make a change by studying hard now. we believe we can make it! A B C They _(花这么花这么 多时间争论多时间争论) over inconsequential (无关紧无关紧 要的要的)matters. spent so much time arguing A B C Translation be keen on not only. but also. worth sth /doing sth spend. (in) doing sth have nothing to do with sb/sth 1.喜爱，渴望喜爱，渴望 2. 不但不但而且而且 3. 值得做某事值得做某事 4.花（时间）做某事花（时间）做某事 5. 与与无关无关 A B C There is no question!There is no question! A B C HomeworkHomework Write an article to express your opinion on these changes.
