1、 Lead-in1 Step What is your favourite traditional Chinese festival? Where are these people heading? Why are they in such a hurry?Why do the Chinese people attach so much importance to reunion during the Spring Festival? The answer to this question is deeply rooted in the traditional Chinese culture,
2、 which is characterized by a sense of family, or a sense of belonging. The concept of family has a great influence on the Chinese people, and three generations living under the same roof is good proof of a thriving family. Even if family members live apart, they must get back home at the Spring Fest
3、ival and bring new year greetings to the family elders. They tell the family about their experiences and achievements while away from home, feeling content that they can bring glory to the family.Family reunions are also good occasions when children learn about their cultural inheritance, who will p
4、ass it down to their own children after they grow up. Traditionally, there are ceremonies of offering sacrifices to ancestors and people exchange new year greetings with their relatives and friends. Brought up in this harmonious atmosphere, children will naturally follow this tradition. Title predic
5、tionStep 2 Global readingStep Read the article and choose the best answer.How is the article organized?A. In order of time. B. With the change in the place. C. With the development of feeling. D. All the above.D3 Read the article again and fill in the table.TimeOn the way back homeDuring the dinner_
6、 dinnerClose to _PlaceOn the _ the houseIn the houseOutside the houseFeeling_HappyWorried and _trainExcitedInAfterhopefulmidnightProudSummary writingStep 3Write a summary of the feature article with the help of the chart.FeelingTimePlaceOn the way back homeDuring the dinnerAfter dinnerClose to midni
7、ghtOn the trainIn the houseOutside the houseExcitedHappyWorried and hopefulPossible answerLuo Yan, his wife and his son Bofeng came back from their home in the city to see Luo Yans parents. On the train, they chatted with each other, full of excitement. When they finally arrived, Luo Yans parents we
8、re glad to see them. They had put up beautiful decorations around house for the festival.On the Chinese New Years Eve they had a big dinner together happily and then everyone stayed inside and watched the Spring Festival Gala. They felt comfortable in the warmth, but Luo Yan was also a little worrie
9、d and hoped he could take his parents to live with him in the city in the future. Close to midnight, the whole family went outside to set off firecrackers. It was a time to celebrate their togetherness and look forward to the future with hope.Summary writingStep 4 Luo Yan, his wife and his son Bofen
10、g came back from their home in the city to see Luo Yans parents. On the train, they chatted with each other, full of excitement. When they finally arrived, Luo Yans parents were glad to see them. They had put up beautiful decorations around the house for the festival. On the Chinese New Years Eve th
11、ey had a big dinner together happily and then everyone stayed inside and watched the Spring Festival Gala. They felt comfortable in the warmth, but Luo Yan was also a little worried and hoped he could take his parents to live with him in the city in the future. Close to midnight, the whole family we
12、nt outside to set off firecrackers. It was a time to celebrate their togetherness and look forward to the future with hope. Further readingStep 5 Characteristics Characteristics of a feature articleof a feature articleIt is just past five oclock on the Chinese New Years Eve, and the dinner table _ a
13、lready _ white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes: chicken, duck, pork, fish and vegetables. Luo Yan, 29, _ the cover of a large bowl to _ in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother _. Luo Yans son, Bofeng, happily _ the chicken his grandfather _for him. iscovered withliftsbr
14、eathehave preparedtakes a bite of has selectedWhat do you think of the description of the scene? What tense does the author use? Why?The scene is vividly described, with a lot of details. The author uses the present tense to show what is happening in Luo Yans family to make readers feel as if they w
15、ere on the scene. On the Chinese New Years Eve throughout China, the same thing happens in other families. Vivid descriptions to help readers picture the scene in their minds Six-year-old Bofeng has not seen his grandparents for almost a year, and he is full of _ and _. Indeed, the whole family coul
16、d not be _ to be together. Despite the cold weather, their _ faces fill the air with warmth while _ laughter rings throughout the house.joyexcitementhappierhappymerryHow does the family feel? Can you find more sentences which show the feeling of the family? They feel happy and excited. Yans son, Bof
17、eng, happily takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather has selected for him. (para. 1, lines 46) During the five-hour trip, they chatted excitedly with each other, their minds full of thoughts about their sweet home. (para. 3, lines 1516) On their arrival, they find Luos parents eagerly waiting fo
18、r them. (para. 4, line 17)Rich feelings to make readers involved in the story and sense how the characters feelAs midnight approaches, Luo Yan takes his parents, wife and son outside to set off firecrackers. The whole village is lit up with colourful fireworks. All over the country, people are celeb
19、rating their _, celebrating their familys _, and celebrating their nations _. good fortunetogethernessstrengthWhat does the last sentence of the feature article imply? It implies that Chinese people are living a happy life and feel proud of their great country. It also suggests that every familys ha
20、ppiness contributes to the countrys greatness and the countrys strength guarantees every familys happiness.Deep meanings to show the theme and give readers a sense of identity Critical thinkingStep Discussion1.What Spring Festival traditions do you observe? What are their meanings?6 I go back to my
21、hometown, visit my extended family and get red packets! The Chinese New Year is a time of family reunion. The annual reunion dinner with members of my extended family is the biggest event of the festival. We eat Spring Festival cakes, or niangao, which symbolize increasing prosperity in each coming
22、year. Red packets received from the elderly symbolize good luck and fortune. Discussion2. Why do the Chinese people attach so much importance to reunion during the Spring Festival?The answer to this question is deeply rooted in the traditional Chinese culture, which is characterized by a sense of fa
23、mily, or a sense of belonging. The concept of family has a great influence on the Chinese people, and three generations living under the same roof is good proof of a thriving family. Even if family members live apart, they must get back home at the Spring Festival and bring new year greetings to the
24、 family elders. They tell the family about their experiences and achievements while away from home, feeling content that they can bring glory to the family. Family reunions are also good occasions when children learn about their cultural inheritance, who will pass it down to their own children after
25、 they grow up. Traditionally, there are ceremonies of offering sacrifices to ancestors and people exchange new year greetings with their relatives and friends. Brought up in this harmonious atmosphere, children will naturally follow this tradition. Discussion3. Luo Yan says, “Home is where all famil
26、y members are together.” Do you agree? Why or why not?4. With the development of society, many extended families have been replaced with nuclear families. What problems might this cause? HomeworkWrite a short passage to the English newspaper of your school with the title “The Spring Festival in my home”, including the following points:What does the Spring Festival mean to your family?How do your family usually celebrate the Spring Festival?
