1、Unit 3Lesson 1 SPRING FESTIVALPart 1 ReadingTeaching ObjectivesTeaching ObjectivesTo read and talk about the spring festivalTo train the students skimming and summarizing abilityTo read for specific information and understanding words in contextTo love and carry forward Chinese traditional cultureWa
2、rming upWarming upreceive/give lucky money in red envelopesoffer sacrifices to the kitchen goddo shopping for food and clothes have a family reunion dinnerstay up late watch the Spring Festival Galabook tickets to go homeclean the house from bottom to topput up coupletsmake dumplingslion&dragon danc
3、esvisit relatives and friends.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 engineerworking in ShanghaiLi YanLi Yana 70-ye
4、ar-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 which the readers shared their
5、 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 the passage one by one carefully and find out each persons experience of Spring Festival. Take notes. Tom
6、 Tom JenkinsJenkinsa 16-year-oldexchange studentliving in Nanjingto sweep away the house happiness Fireworks to scare away a week before the festivalfirstnext was cleaned from top to bottom the dirt of the past year Fu was attached upside down to our front door were being let off across the citythen
7、the 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 JenkinsTom Jenkinsa 16-year-oldexchange studentliving in Nanjingexcitement funcoolXu GangXu Ganga 28-year-oldcomputer engineerworki
8、ng in Shanghaiweeks beforeSpring Festivall planning my trip _ to Shanxil booking travel _l choosing _ for _the momentI get on the trainIm _by Shanxi accents.when I get homel My parents will _ whats been happeningl We usually have_homegiftsmy parentssurroundedfill me in onticketshotpotComing homeBein
9、g with his entire family Xu GangXu Ganga 28-year-oldcomputer engineerworking in ShanghaiWhat does Spring Festivalmean to Xu Gang?Li YanLi Yana 70-year-oldgrandmother from Heilongjiangweeks _ Spring FestivalStart _ their homecoming，buying_ and preparing_when everyone _our home _activitiesl grandchild
10、ren run around,_l adults _the table to _the past yearWhen jiaozi _great fun _ in the kitchenbeforegetting ready forcomes homebuzzes withshouting and playinggather aroundtalk aboutare being madeis enjoyedthingsdishesRead aloud the whole passage and then fill in the mind-map to make a short summary.Ss
11、SActivitiesBefore Spring Festival During Spring 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 hotpotchildre
12、n playing, adults talking, making jiaozi together Meaningscoolexcitementa lot of funcoming home and being with his familyfamily timeWhy does Spring Festival have different meanings in their eyes? ThinkingDifferent IdentityT foreignersChinese young generationChinese old peopleWhat does Spring Festiva
13、l mean to Chinese people?Tom JenkinsXu GangLi YanConclusionFestival 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!DiscussionDo we celebrate Spring Festival in the same way as years before?Su
14、mmaryThroughout history, some of the original customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival-the spirit of family-has largely been kept. Most of the important Spring Festival traditions are still being practised by people across the country. Retell the text with the help of the mind map; The Spring Festival of 2022 is coming, how do you plan to celebrate it?THANK YOU
