1、Unit 3CELEBRATIONS Lesson 1 Spring FestivalWhich festival will you think of when you hear this piece of music?Spring FestivalLearning ObjectivesIn this class, you will1. Read and talk about the Spring Festival;2. Read for understanding the main idea;3. Read for detailed information and understanding
2、 words in context;4. Love and carry forward Chinese traditional culture.How do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival?For example:My family celebrates Spring Festival by making Jiao zi together.have the family reunion dinnerlion dancelucky moneymaking jiaozilet off fireworks/firecrackersput u
3、p character Fu Lesson 1 Spring FestivalRead and ExploreTask 1 Read the notes from the editor and look at the three pictures, and try to Make predictions of the main idea of the text.Tom JenkinsTom Jenkinsa 16-year-oldexchange studentliving in NanjingXu GangXu Ganga 28-year-oldcomputer engineerworkin
4、g in ShanghaiLi YanLi Yana 70-year-oldgrandmother from HeilongjiangNotes 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
5、which the readers shared their experiences and views about it.Our prediction of the main idea:The passage is mainly about_ readers accounts of how they spend_ and their_ and_ about it.threeSpring FestivalexperiencesviewsRead and ExploreTask 2 Read the passage quickly to check our predictionsMain ide
6、a:It talks about Spring Festival activities and meanings from three persons perspectives(视角).How does the passage mainly develop(展开)?A. By giving data.B. By providing examples.C. By making comparisons.D. By following the order of time.按写作方法理解文章的结构按写作方法理解文章的结构时间顺序时间顺序空间顺序空间顺序举例论证举例论证对比或类比对比或类比Read an
7、d ExploreTask 3 Read the passage one by one carefully and find out each persons experience of Spring Festival. Take notes. Tom Tom JenkinsJenkinsa 16-year-oldexchange studentliving in Nanjingto sweep away the house happiness Fireworks to scare away a week before the festivalfirstnext was cleaned fro
8、m top to bottom the dirt of the past year Fu was attached upside down to our front door were being let off across the citythenthe night before Spring festival the monster NianWe sat together to wishing everyone arrivesa happy new year enjoy a big dinnerWhat does Spring Festival mean to Tom?Tom Jenki
9、nsTom Jenkinsa 16-year-oldexchange studentliving in Nanjingexcitement funcoolXu GangXu Ganga 28-year-oldcomputer engineerworking in ShanghaiTimeActivitya week before Spring Festivallplanning my trip _ to Shanxilbooking travel _lchoosing _ for _the moment I get on the trainIm _by Shanxi accents.when
10、I get homeMy parents will _ whats been happeningWe usually have_homegiftsmy parentssurroundedfill me in onticketshotpotWhat does Spring Festival mean to Xu Gang?Coming homeBeing with his entire family Xu GangXu Ganga 28-year-oldcomputer engineerworking in ShanghaiLi YanLi Yana 70-year-oldgrandmother
11、 from HeilongjiangTimeActivityweeks _ Spring FestivalStart _ their homecoming，buying_ and preparing_when everyone _our home _activitieslgrandchildren run around,_ladults _the table to _the past yearWhen jiaozi _great fun _ in the kitchenbeforegetting ready forcomes herebuzzes withshouting and playin
12、ggather aroundtalk aboutare being madeis enjoyedthingsdishesWhat does Spring Festival mean to Li Yan?Family timeLi YanLi Yana 70-year-oldgrandmother from HeilongjiangTask 4 Read aloud the whole passage and then fill in the mind-map to make a short summary.SsSActivitiesBefore Spring Festival During S
13、pring Festival cleaning the house, put up Fubooking travel tickets, choosing gifts for parentsgetting ready for children coming back,buying things and preparing dishesletting off fireworks,enjoying a big dinnerchatting with his parents, having hotpotchildren playing, adults talking, making jiaozi to
14、gether MeaningsRead and ExploreCoolexcitement,a lot of funcoming home and being with his familyfamily timeTask 5 Why does Spring Festival have different meanings in their eyes? ThinkingDifferent IdentityT foreignersChinese young generationChinese old peoplein Chinese culture?Tom JenkinsXu GangLi Yan
15、Conclusion Festival is the symbol of different culture! For Chinese, family reunion is the central theme of Spring Festival ! Family plays an important part in Chinese culture!Throughout history, some of the original customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival the spirit of family has large
16、ly kept. Most of the important Spring Festival traditions are still being practised by people across the country.KeptchangedThink and ShareHow do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival?Do we celebrate Spring Festival in the same way as years before? HOMEWORK Retell the text with the help of the mind map; Complete the exercise 7 on page 54 with the words or phrases learnt in this period; Know more about festivals and celebrations and then fill the table.NameTimeMeaningActivitiesFood
