1、目录页contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsIVFast readingIIHomeworkVPost-readingIIIIPre-readingLook at the pictures and talk about Chinese Spring Festival traditions.paste Spring Festival Coupletsdo a thorough cleaningPre-reading:Chinese Spring Festival traditionsLook at the pictures and talk about Chine
2、se Spring Festival traditions.let off firecrackersreceive red envelopesPre-reading:Chinese Spring Festival traditionsPre-reading:Chinese Spring Festival traditionsLook at the pictures and talk about Chinese Spring Festival traditions.pay a New Year visitgo to the temple fairLook at the pictures and
3、talk about Chinese Spring Festival traditions.have a family dinner1.What else do you do to celebrate Chinese Spring Festival?2.Where do your family have the Spring Festival dinner,at home or in a restaurant?Pre-reading:Chinese Spring Festival traditionsLook at the picture and the title of the passag
4、e,and predict the content of the passage.Pre-reading:PredictionIIFast readingFast reading:Skimming A family dinner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival.Some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant,but not everyone is keen on this idea.What do you think?Read the passage fro
5、m the section of “social insights”of a newspaper and find out each persons point of view.Fast reading:Skimming Read the passage from the section of “social insights”of a newspaper and find out each persons point of view.Wang Pengs point of view:Liu Yonghuis point of view:Eating out for the Spring Fe
6、stival family dinner only changes the form of this tradition,but the love between the family members remains the same.It just wont feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out.The process of preparing the dinner together is more important than the dinner itself.Fast readingRead the sentences from
7、 the passage and decide if they are facts(F)or opinions(O).A fact is something that exists or has happened,for example,an object,event or experience.Facts are statements that can be proved by evidence.An opinion can be a general or individual view,belief or impression.Opinions can sometimes be ident
8、ified by the presence of words such as“feel”,“believe”and“think”.Learning to learnFast readingRead the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts(F)or opinions(O).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 E
9、ve really doesnt matter._3.it just wont feel 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 _OOOFFFast reading:Think and shareRead the passage again and answer the questions.1.What do you thin
10、k 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?3.How would you describe a Spring Festival family dinner to a friend from overseas?4.Can you think of any other Chinese festival traditions?Share them wit
11、h the class.Fast reading:Think and shareRead the passage again and answer the questions.What do you think the retired teacher means by“To me,the process is even more important than the dinner itself”?For him,the sweet memories of having the whole family getting together and preparing for dinner are
12、more important than the delicious food itself.Post-readingIIIPost-readingStep I Think about why Chinese people value the Spring Festival family dinner and make notes.Reasons:It is a great occasion for family reunion.It can strengthen love between family members.Family members can both enjoy the food
13、 and be together.Post-reading:Work in groupsGive a talk about the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese people.Post-reading:Work in groupsGive a talk about the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese people.Step II Organise your talk following the steps belo
14、w.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.Step III Give your talk to the class.Post-reading:Presentation Present your talk to the cl
15、ass.Language pointsIV no less than _embrace _refuse to do _have nothing to do with _occasion _不少于；多达不少于；多达欣然接受；乐意采纳欣然接受；乐意采纳拒绝做某事拒绝做某事和和无关无关场合；时刻场合；时刻Language points:Important words and phrasesFind the following words and phrases in the passage and work out their meanings.token _ toast _value _proce
16、ss _象征；标志象征；标志干杯干杯重视重视过程过程Find the following words and phrases in the passage and work out their meanings.Language points:Important words and phrases Language points:Important sentences1.I really dont think its worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal,and then another ho
17、ur cleaning the mess after its over.我真的认为，单单一顿饭就要花那么多时间准备，吃完我真的认为，单单一顿饭就要花那么多时间准备，吃完又要花一个小时收拾残羹剩饭，这种做法是不值得的又要花一个小时收拾残羹剩饭，这种做法是不值得的。lIts worth its over是主句中谓语动词是主句中谓语动词think后接的宾语从句。后接的宾语从句。lbe worth sth 意为意为“值值钱；拥有钱；拥有价价值的财产值的财产”e.g.This art collection is worth a large amount of money.lbe worth doing
18、sth 意为意为“值得做某事值得做某事”e.g.The film is well worth seeing.2.When I was a little boy,the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most.当我还是个孩子的时候，年夜饭是我最期待的当我还是个孩子的时候，年夜饭是我最期待的。本句中含有一个状语从句本句中含有一个状语从句 when I was a little boy 和一个表语从句和一个表语从句what I looked forward to most本句话可改为：本句话可改为：
19、When I was a little boy,what I looked forward to most was the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival.Language points:Important sentences1.I would run around the house,listening to the adults chatting about their year.2.Id get under my mothers feet in the kitchen,watching her make dumplings.3.In the ev
20、ening,all of us would sit around the table,enjoying the food and being together again.Read the following three sentences and decide what they have in common.三个句子中均含有三个句子中均含有现在分词现在分词短语，在句中作短语，在句中作伴随状语伴随状语，和句子主语存在逻辑上的和句子主语存在逻辑上的主谓主谓关系。关系。Language points:Important sentencesHomework Homework:WritingWrite a passage about the importance of the Spring Festival dinner for Chinese people.
