1、Unit 2 Lets celebrate!Developing ideasActivity 1 Lead-inLook at the pictures and talk about Chinese Spring Festival traditions.Activity 1 Activity 1 Chinese Spring Festival traditions:let off fireworks/firecrackersthoroughly clean the housepay a New Year visitpaste Spring Festival coupletsHang red l
2、anternsgo to the temple fairgive and receive a red envelopewatch a lion dancepaste the character 福 to the doorActivity 2 Read the passage quickly and find out each persons point of view.Wang PengActivity 2 Liu YonghuiActivity 3 What is a fact?What is an opinion?Activity 3 Read the sentences from the
3、 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 Eve really doesnt matter._3.it just wont feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out._4.Id get under my mothers feet i
4、n the kitchen,watching her make dumplings._5.Shed put tokens in some dumplings._OOOFFActivity 3&Work in pairs.Answer the following questions.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
5、?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 with the class.For him,the sweet memories of having the whole family getting together and preparing for the dinner are more important than the d
6、elicious food itself.Activity 4 Work in groups.Give a talk about the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese people.Activity 4 l State the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese people.l Explain why it is important.l Share your personal experience about the f
7、amily dinner.l End by summarising the main points in your talk.Activity 4 The Spring Festival family dinner is important for Chinese people becauseTake my personal experience as an example.Therefore/In short/To sum up/In a word,Activity 5 Writing a letter to express ideas Read the editorial and answ
8、er the questions.1.Which countries are mentioned and how do they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival?Russia.Ghana and the United States.Russia:The 2017 Grand Chinese New Year Concert was held in St.Petersburg,with its tickets sold out and 90%of the audience local Russians.Ghana:Over 1,000 Ghanaian jun
9、ior high school students got up on stage to perform Chinese songs and dances to celebrate the 2017 Spring Festival.The United States:Students in New York City have since 2016 been able to enjoy an official days holiday for Chinese Spring Festival.Activity 5 Writing a letter to express ideas Read the
10、 editorial and answer the questions.1.Which countries are mentioned and how do they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival?Russia.Ghana and the United States.Russia:The 2017 Grand Chinese New Year Concert was held in St.Petersburg,with its tickets sold out and 90%of the audience local Russians.Ghana:Over
11、 1,000 Ghanaian junior high school students got up on stage to perform Chinese songs and dances to celebrate the 2017 Spring Festival.The United States:Students in New York City have since 2016 been able to enjoy an official days holiday for Chinese Spring Festival.Activity 6 Complete the notes.Thin
12、k about the reasons behind Chinese Spring Festivals“going global”and your feelings about it.Activity 6 Now write a letter to the editor to express your ideas.Use the expressions in the box to help you.In my opinion/For meI(dont)thinkIts not only，butI hopeActivity 6Share your letter with the class.Do
13、es the letter have a clear structure?Does it include the phenomenon,the reasons and feelings?Does the writer use sentence patterns that are learnt from the passage?Dear editor,These days,a growing number of people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival,an important traditional festival tha
14、t features hope,reunion and happiness.Various Chinese cultural activities,such as gala performances,film shows,temple fairs and other forms of celebrations,are held overseas There are several reasons accounting for this phenomenon.Activity 7 A model To start with,the spread of Chinese Spring Festiva
15、l is partly due to the increasing overseas Chinese population.Whats more,more and more countries have noticed or benefited from Chinas growing economic and political influence,so they are also embracing our culture and traditions.Also,many overseas stores and recreational venues are taking the oppor
16、tunity to profit from the celebration.Last but not least,the Chinese government and various institutions have made great efforts to help the festival go global.Activity 7 A model Activity 7 A model I think its not only a good opportunity for foreigners to know about China,but a sign of Chinas growin
17、g influence on the world.I hope everyone can do his or her part to bring more Chinese traditions worldwide,and more people around the globe will embrace the diversity of culture.XXX,senior high school student1）.We have eaten out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years,and we h
18、ave enjoyed it no less than eating at home.最近三年，我家都是在外面吃年夜饭的，和在家吃比起来，在外面吃一样开心。no less than“不少于，多达”“与一样”【归纳拓展】no more than _仅仅，只有仅仅，只有_not more than _不超过，不到，至多不超过，不到，至多_not less than _至少至少,不少于不少于_她只有3顶帽子。Shehas _no more than_ threehats.他至少有4个女儿。Hehas _not less than_ fourdaughters.她至多有3顶帽子。Shehas_not
19、more than_threehats.（2）.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.its worth.after its over是主句中谓语动词think后接的宾语从句。【归纳拓展】worth n.n.价值；财富价值；财富 adj.值得的；值钱的值得的；值钱的be worth sth _值得_be worth doing st
20、h _值得做._这幅画值100元。Thepainting _is worth_￥100.这辆自行车简直不值得修理。Thebikeishardly worth repairing.1.It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat，but also for the opportunity to have our whole family gathered together.它不仅是为了我们过去很少吃到的美食，而且是为了让全家人聚在一起的机会。(1)not only.but(also).“不但而且”，连接并列成分。1
21、)用于连接两个表示并列关系的成分，着重强调后者，其意为“不仅而且”；其中的also有时可以省略。2)若连接两个句子，且not only位于句首时，not only后面的句子要用部分倒装。3)若连接的两个成分作主语，其谓语动词的数通常与靠近的主语保持一致。As a native speaker，I not only can speak Mandarin fluently，but also know how to work on it to make great progress.作为一个说本族语的人，我不仅能说流利的普通话，而且知道如何努力取得很大的进步。Not only _ they offe
22、r us joy and excitement，but also they can encourage us to think critically.它们不仅能给我们带来快乐和兴奋，而且还能鼓励我们进行批判性的思考。can Not only the students but also their teacher _(like)playing football.不仅是学生，老师也喜欢踢足球。likes(2)“have sth.done”意为让某人做某事，或某物遭受了/被了，其中sth.与done之间是被动关系。done为过去分词作宾语补足语。have sb./sth.doing sth.让某人做
23、某事/让某事发生(动作持续)(肯定句)have sb.do sth.让某人做某事have sth.done让别人做某事；完成某事；遭遇不幸的事have sth.to do有事情要做(不定式作定语)I cant have you speaking to your mother in a rude manner.You must apologize to her immediately.我不允许你用那种粗鲁的方式跟你的母亲说话。你必须立刻向她道歉。He had his car repaired yesterday.他昨天请人修车了。Sorry，but I have an important mee
24、ting _(attend)对不起，我有个重要的会议要参加。They are having their houses _(mend)now.现在他们正在修理房子。to attend mended 2.I would run around the house，listening to the adults chatting about their year.Listening在本句中为现在分词作伴随状语，表示与谓语动词run around的动作同时发生，而chatting是现在分词作宾语补足语。翻译：我常常在屋子里跑来跑去，倾听大人们聊聊他们的那一年。3.It seems that Chinese Spring Festival is becoming a global celebration of joy and love.看起来中国的春节正逐渐变成一场全球的欢乐和爱的庆典。It matters that从句某事很重要It appears that从句 似乎It doesnt matter whether he will come to attend the meeting or not.他是否来参加本次会议不重要。It appears that they _(make)the same mistake.似乎他们犯了同样的错误。have made
