1、Words and Expressionsoccasioneditorembraceadmiteffortlosseven. 场合，时刻场合，时刻n. ( (报纸，杂志的报纸，杂志的) )主编，编辑主编，编辑v. 欣然接受，乐意采纳（新思欣然接受，乐意采纳（新思 想，意见等）想，意见等）v. （不情愿地）承认（不情愿地）承认n. 力气，精力力气，精力n. 失去，丧失失去，丧失n. 前夕，前一天前夕，前一天 Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.Words and Expressionssoftwareadulttok
2、enprocessretiredexistoverseasn. （计算机）软件（计算机）软件n. 成人，成年人成人，成年人n. 象征，标志象征，标志n. ( (为达到某目标的为达到某目标的) )过程，过程， 进程进程adj. 退休的退休的v. 存在，实际上有存在，实际上有adv. 在海外，在外国在海外，在外国Before readingWhat festival do you like most?What festival do you know?春节春节 the Spring Festival （ New Years Day of the Chinese lunar calendar）农历正
3、月初一）农历正月初一 元宵节（灯节）元宵节（灯节）the Lantern Festival 农历正月十五农历正月十五 清明节清明节the Qing Ming Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day4.5端午节端午节the Dragon-Boat Festival农历五月初五农历五月初五 中秋节中秋节the Mid Autumn Festival（the Moon Festival）农历八月十五农历八月十五 重阳节重阳节the Double Ninth Festival农历九月初九农历九月初九 元旦元旦New Years Day Jan.1 国际劳动妇女节国际劳动妇女节Intern
4、ational Working Women s Day3.8国际劳动节国际劳动节international Labor Day（May.Day）May.1 儿童节儿童节Childrens Day June .1 建军节建军节Army Day August .1 教师节教师节Teachers Day Sept.1 国庆节国庆节 National Day Oct.1情人节情人节 Valentines Day Feb. 14When it comes to the Spring Festival, what comes into your mind first? What does the Spri
5、ng Festival mean to you?Look at the pictures and talk about Chinese Spring Festival traditions.Put up/Paste Spring Festival couplets and hang red lanternsReceive a red packetPlay waist drumLet off/set off firecrackers鞭炮鞭炮/fireworks烟花烟花 What do you usually do to celebrate the Spring Festival?thorough
6、ly(彻底地彻底地) clean the housepaste the character fu /Spring Festival couplets贴福字贴福字/春联春联go to the temple fair 逛庙会逛庙会let off fireworks/firecrackers 放烟花放烟花/鞭炮鞭炮watch a lion dance 观看舞狮表演观看舞狮表演watch the Spring Festival Gala 看春晚看春晚have family reunion dinner on Spring Festival Eve 吃年夜饭吃年夜饭 A family reunion d
7、inner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival. Where do your family prefer to have reunion dinner? At home? Or in a restaurant? Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea.Whats your opinion? Why?Now Lets read the two letters
8、to see what the two writers think of it.While readingRead and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.Read the first passage and fill the mind map (议论文议论文) Name of the person opinions evidence Wang Peng Enjoy eating out on Spring Festival1.Preprations for dinner are hard work and they take too much
9、time and effort. 2. The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking and the dishes taste better.Eating out may change the form of the tradition but the love remains the same. Task1conclusion retellRead the passage 2 and find his opinions and find Read the passage 2 and find his opinio
10、ns and find the reasons the reasons He feels like eating at homeretellTask2Look forward to Delicious food/ gather togetherMake dumplingsToken After readingTime for a change?Group A- prosGroup B- consI think we should keep the old traditions.(eat at home)I think it is the time for a change. (eat in t
11、he restaurant)base 依据 使活着 in honour 为了纪念 decorate sth sth 用装饰 participate 参加,参与 onkeepaliveofwithinregard把视作 regardless不管,不顾 asof 纪念 be known exist 存在于 be keen 热衷于 in memory ofas/ for/toinonConclusion阅读下面短文，在空白处填入阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 1个适当的单词或括个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。号内单词的正确形式。 We have eaten out for the Spring F
12、estival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less 1._ eating at home. I dont understand why some people refuse 2._(embrace) the change. Cant they admit that the 3._(preparation) for the dinner are hard work? I really dont think its worth the effort of spending so much ti
13、me preparing for a single meal, and then another hour 4._(clean) up the mess after its over. We work all year, so why cant one day be about spending time with family and relaxing? than to embracepreparationscleaning Eating out is a good choice and 5._ has nothing to do with 6._ (lose) of traditions.
14、 We still have the dinner with the same people, just in a different place. The occasion is more 7._(enjoy) without all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste 8._(good)! In my opinion, what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve 9._(real) doesnt matter. Eating out may change the form of this tradi
15、tion, but the love between the family members sitting around the table together remains 10._ same. it lossenjoyable betterreally theSelf-evaluationSelf-evaluation各个击破1. Can you find the readers opinions and the reasons they give in the letter? 2. Whats your opinion of having the Spring Festival fami
16、ly dinner out?3. Do you think Chinese festival traditions should be changed or not? Write a passage about your opinions on the changes of Spring Festival traditions.Task1Read the letter on page 20 and answer the question. Whats Wang Pengs opinion?In his opinion, _ or _ we eat on Spring Festival Eve
17、really doesnt matter.Eating out may change the _ _, but _ between the family members sitting around the table together _.remains the samewherewhatthe form ofthe love this tradition The preparations for the dinner are hard work.Its not worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single
18、meal and another hour cleaning up the mess after its over.We could spend the preparation time with our family and relaxing.The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking and the dishes taste better.However, a retired teacher named Liu Yonghui thinks totally different. Lets find out h
19、is opinions.Why does he think so?Task21.Whats Liu Yonghuis feeling about having the Spring Festival family dinner out?He feels a bit unhappy.2.Why did he look forward to the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival most when he was a little boy?Its not only for the delicious food that they seldom got to
20、 eat, but for the opportunity to have the whole family gathered together.Read the letter on page 21 and answer the questions. 1. Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions. _2. .what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesnt matter. _3. .it just wont feel
21、 like Spring Festival having the dinner out. _4. Id get under my mothers feet in the kitchen, watching her make dumplings. _5. Shed put tokens in some dumplings. _Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).Task3OOOFFP22 3 Learn to find the facts to support o
22、pinions.1Opinion Opinion 12341234Facts Facts Think and Share. 1. What do you think the retired teacher means by “To me, the process is even more important than the dinner itself”?2. Which of the two opinions do you agree with? Why?Task4P22 3Possible answer 1. For him, the sweet memories of having th
23、e whole family getting together and preparing for the dinner are more important than the delicious food itself.2. Students own answer.1. I really dont think its worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after its over.宾语从句This a
24、rt collection is worth a large amount of money.这件艺术收藏品这件艺术收藏品值一大笔钱值一大笔钱。This idea is well worth considering.这个想法很这个想法很值得考虑值得考虑。be worth sth/doing sth值得值得(做某事做某事)，有价值，有价值 Most of her life was spent (in) caring for others. 她她大半辈子的时间大半辈子的时间都都用来照顾用来照顾别人了。别人了。She spent a lot of time travelling.她她花花大量大量时间
25、旅游时间旅游。spend some time (in) doing sth花时间做某事花时间做某事花这么长时间准备一顿饭，花这么长时间准备一顿饭， 饭后再花一个饭后再花一个小时收拾，我真心觉得不值。小时收拾，我真心觉得不值。Sentence analyzing for better understanding22. When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most. 表语从句时间状语从句what 起引导作用，并做起引导作用，并做look forw
26、ard to的宾语，的宾语，不能换成不能换成thatParaphrase: When I was a little boy, what I looked forward to most was the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival .小时候，我最期待的就是除夕的年夜饭。小时候，我最期待的就是除夕的年夜饭。1. Its _ (值得预值得预约约) before you go. 2. They _(花这么多花这么多时间争论时间争论) over inconsequential (无关紧要无关紧要的的)matters.spent so much time ar
27、guing3. He is no longer _(原来的原来的他他).what he used to be worth making an appointment DiscussionWork in groups. Give a talk about the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese people.P22 4Think about why Chinese people value the Spring Festival family dinner and make notes.ReasonsOrga
28、nise your talk following the steps below. State the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese people. Explain why it is important. Share your personal experience about the family dinner. End by summarising the main points in your talk.Give your talk to the class.1. How would you de
29、scribe a Spring Festival family dinner to a friend from overseas?2. Can you think of any other Chinese festival traditions? Share them with the class.P22 3Now 2 mins to test our spelling.1. English-Chinese occasion effort process overseas nationality joy2. Chinese- English 场合，时刻场合，时刻 力气，精力力气，精力 过程，进
30、程过程，进程 在海外，在外国在海外，在外国 国籍；民族国籍；民族 欢欣，愉快欢欣，愉快 When finishing, exchange to see who does the best.课时重点回顾课时重点回顾be keen onnot only. but also.be worth doing sthspend. (in) doing sthhave nothing to do with sb/sth1.喜爱，渴望喜爱，渴望2. 不但不但而且而且3. 值得做某事值得做某事 4.花（时间）做某事花（时间）做某事5. 与与无关无关 注注: : 另附另附 word word 文档。文档。点击此处链接点击此处链接Individual activity
