1、 Lets celebrate!Learning aims get a better understanding of the words and phrases in the word-list after reading; know more traditions related to the Spring Festival; learn some reading strategies and try to apply them while reading; develop your critical thinking and embrace new changes. Lets celeb
2、rate!Lets sing it together!小孩小孩你别馋，过了腊八就是年小孩小孩你别馋，过了腊八就是年;腊八粥，喝几天，哩哩啦啦二十三腊八粥，喝几天，哩哩啦啦二十三;二十三，糖瓜粘二十三，糖瓜粘;二十四，扫房子二十四，扫房子;二十五，磨豆腐二十五，磨豆腐;二十六，去买肉二十六，去买肉;二十七，宰只鸡二十七，宰只鸡;二十八，把面发二十八，把面发;二十九，蒸馒头二十九，蒸馒头;三十晚上熬一宿三十晚上熬一宿;初一、初二满街走初一、初二满街走。春节童谣春节童谣Speaking of the Spring Festival, what other traditions do you know
3、?do New Year shoppingwear new clothesput up couplets/ “fu”charactersput up paper cuttingsset off firecrackers/fireworkshang red lanterns visit our relativeswatch Spring Festival Galagive/receive red envelopeshave the family dinnerdo New Year shoppingwear new clothesput up couplets/ “fu”charactersput
4、 up paper cuttingsset off firecrackers/fireworkshang red lanterns visit our relativeswatch Spring Festival Galagive/receive red envelopeshave the family dinnerNowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea. Wang Peng chooses_ the tradition.He c
5、hooses to have the New Year Eve dinner _.Wang Peng (software engineer)Liu Yonghui (retired teacher) Liu Yonghui chooses_ the tradition.He chooses to have the New Year Eve dinner_.to changenot to changein a restaurantat homeTask 1:Read the passage quickly and tick each authors choice .To get their ch
6、oice, you should pay attention to the first paragraph or the last paragraph learning to learn1.What does Wang Peng think of eating out for the Spring Festival family dinner?2. Why does Wang Peng think it is not worth eating the dinner at home?3. Whats Wang Pengs opinion about what or where they eat
7、on Spring Festival Eve?Task2:Listen to the letter written by Wang Peng and answer the questionsReasonsLius hopeWhen his son has booked a table at the best restaurant in town,Liu Yonghuiwas a bit _. For him, it just wont feel like _having the dinner out.When he was a little boy, _was what he looked f
8、orward to most.It is not only for _, but also for the opportunity to have his whole family_.Activities 1).He would_the house,_the adult _their year.2).He would _under his mothers feet in the kitchen, _her make dumplings. Shed_tokens in some dumplings:candies for _and peanuts for_.3).In the evening,
9、all of them would _the table, _ the food and being together.4) They _ each other, they _ and the simple _dishes tasted more_ than anything cooked by a top chef.Task 3:Listen to the letter written by Liu Yonghui and fill in the blanks .unhappySpring Festivalthe dinner on the eveof Spring Festivalthe
10、delicious foodgathered togetherrun aroundlistening tochatting aboutgetwatchingputa sweet lifea long and healthy onesit aroundenjoyingtoastedlaughedhomemadedeliciousmemories of preparingthe dinner togetherthe processLearning to learn: To draw a mind-map, you have to start with a central idea, and the
11、n branch out into related ideas.then branch further, providing more details with each level.Task4:Read the passage again and finish the mind map to summarize the passage Group AGroup B eat at homeMy Opinion Whether you choose to eat at home or eat in a restaurant, its your own choice. Surely, some t
12、raditions are dying out, but we are creating new ones, not worse, but different.So lets embrace the changes as well as value the old traditions.Learning aimstraditionsTime for a Change?words and phrasesput up the couplets/ “fu” /paper cuttings watch Spring Festival Galagive/receive red envelopesset
13、off firecrackers/fireworksvisit our relativeshave the family dinner changeEating out may change the form of this tradition, but the love between the family members remains the same.Do not changeThe process is even more important than the dinner itself.occasion/editor/embrace/admit/effort/loss/eve/software/adult/token/process/retired/1.Refine your mind map to get a better understanding of the passages. 2.Finish the following exercises.Thanks for your attention！
