1、Time for a Change? ead the first paragraph of the two letters and make a prediction about the main idea of the two letters. Warm up Talk about the traditions of the Spring Festival Learning objectives Learn some words and expressions about Spring Festival. Know Chinese Spring Festival traditions. Un
2、derstand the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese. 1 2 3 ead the first paragraph of the two letters and make a prediction about the main idea of the two letters. Pre-reading Learn relevant expressions about the traditions of the Spring Festival. pay a New Year visit family reu
3、nion dinner make dumplings post Spring Festival couplets Learn relevant expressions about the traditions of the Spring Festival. thoroughly clean the house watch a lion dance give and receive a red envelope set off fireworks/ firecrackers pay a New Year visit make dumplings post Spring Festival coup
4、lets family reunion dinner watch a lion dance thoroughly clean the house set off fireworks/firecrackers give and receive a red envelope 包饺子包饺子 贴春联贴春联 团圆饭团圆饭 看舞狮表演看舞狮表演 大扫除大扫除 放烟花放烟花/ /爆竹爆竹 收发红包收发红包 拜年拜年 Learn relevant expressions about the traditions of the Spring Festival. check your recitation pay
5、 a New Year visit family reunion dinner make dumplings post Spring Festival couplets thoroughly clean the house watch a lion dance give and receive a red envelope set off fireworks/ firecrackers check your recitation ead the first paragraph of the two letters and make a prediction about the main ide
6、a of the two letters. Pre-reading Read the passage quickly and find each persons point of view. F a s t r e a d i n g 1. Wangpeng: 1. Wangpeng: Eating out for the Spring Festival family dinner only changes the form of Eating out for the Spring Festival family dinner only changes the form of this tra
7、dition, but the love between the family members remains the same.this tradition, but the love between the family members remains the same. 2. Liu 2. Liu YonghuiYonghui: : It just wont feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out. The process of It just wont feel like Spring Festival having the di
8、nner out. The process of preparing the dinner together is more important than the dinner itself.preparing the dinner together is more important than the dinner itself. (1) Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions: C a r e f u l r e a d i n g Why Wang Peng think eating out is mor
9、e enjoyable from letter 1?Why Wang Peng think eating out is more enjoyable from letter 1? What can remain the same though eating out in paragraph 3 and What can remain the same though eating out in paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 from letter 1? paragraph 4 from letter 1? (1) Read the passage carefully a
10、nd answer the following questions: C a r e f u l r e a d i n g Why did Liu Yonghui look forward to the Spring Festival most when Why did Liu Yonghui look forward to the Spring Festival most when he was a little boy from letter 2?he was a little boy from letter 2? What is more important to Liu Yonghu
11、i in paragraph 3 from letter 2? What is more important to Liu Yonghui in paragraph 3 from letter 2? ead the first paragraph of the two letters and make a prediction about the main idea of the two letters. Post-reading a b ead the first paragraph of the two letters and make a prediction about the mai
12、n idea of the two letters. Post-reading Different opinions about eating out on Spring Festival OpinionReasons W Wang Peng ( (1)_ E Eating out is more (2)_ without the (3)_cooking and cleaning.T The love between the family members sitting around the table together (4) )_ the same. L Liu Yonghui ( (5)
13、_ T The process from (6)_ the delicious food to (7)_ the food together is even more (8)_ than the dinner itself. agree disagree enjoyable tiring remains preparing enjoying important ead the first paragraph of the two letters and make a prediction about the main idea of the two letters. Post-reading
14、Which of the two opinions do you agree with? Which of the two opinions do you agree with? Why?Why? Role PlayRole Play Suppose one is father/mother who wants to eat at home, and one is son/daughter who wants to eat out. Work in pairs to make a dialogue Suppose one is father/mother who wants to eat at
15、 home, and one is son/daughter who wants to eat out. Work in pairs to make a dialogue to persuade each other.to persuade each other. Consolidation Consolidation Suppose one is father/mother who wants to eat at home, and one is son/daughter who wants to eat out. Work in pairs to make a dialogue to persuade each other. Useful expressions I would like to. You are right, but. in ones opinion. not only.but (also) perfer to . rather than. Well, .
