1、1.What Spring Festival traditions do the pictures show?2.Do you know any other Spring Festival traditions?Developing ideas let off fireworks clean the house pay a New Year visit paste the character“fu”to the door paste Spring Festival couplets hang red lanterns go to the temple fair give and receive
2、 a red envelope watch a lion dance A family dinner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival.Nowadays,some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant,but not everyone is keen on this idea.Read the passage quickly and find out each persons point of view.Wang peng,software engineer
3、Eating out may change the form of the tradition,but the love between the family members sitting around the table together remains the same.Disadvantages of eating at home:prepare clean upAdvantages eating out:a good choicehave nothing to dothe same peoplewithout tiring cookingthe dishes taste better
4、Liu Yonghui,retired teacher The process is even more important than the dinner itself.look forward to gather together not only for food but for the opportunity run around listen to make dumplings put tokens in candies for peanuts for sit around the table enjoy the food toast each otherI hope my chil
5、dren and their children will still value our memories of preparing the dinner together.Read 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 Eve reall
6、y 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._OOFOFThink&Share What do you think the retired teacher means by“To me,the process is even more important th
7、an the dinner itself”?For him,the sweet memories of having the whole family getting together and preparing for the dinner are more important than the delicious food itself.The Agricultural Feast 1_(take)place after the Independence Day.It is not a worldwide celebration.Only Christians in Mexico look
8、 forward to its arrival for its 2_(religion)origin.Long ago,mans ancestors were bad.They fooled and played tricks on each other and never kept 3_word.So God turned up and drowned all their crops.4_(human)starved day and night,weeping.In order to gain Gods forgiveness,a woman poet set off to see God.
9、She admired God and made apologies.God 5_(move).With Gods permission,human beings finally had good harvests again.Thus to wipe sadness and remind themselves of the belief 6_God,people began the festival.takes religious their Humans was moved in直击高考直击高考 On the festival,people gather in 7_ open air,su
10、ch as playgrounds and parking lots,and have fun with each other 8_(energetic)all night long,as though they were never tired.When a beauty 9_(dress)up in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of the poet,everyone holds their breath.Then,it is the custom 10_ the bone of a rooster head is given to her
11、as an award.Obviously,the story may not be true,but the festival is interesting.in energetically dressed thatWriting a letter to express ideas 1.Which countries are mentioned and how do they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival?2.Which event would you most like to attend?Why?3.Why do you think Chinese
12、Spring Festival is“going global”?Chinese Spring Festival Going GlobalSt Petersburg Tickets for the 2017 Grand New Year Concert in St Petersburg sold out,with 90%of the audience local Russians.People are also discovering the fun of interacting with the celebrations,rather than simply watching as part
13、 of an audience.Ghanaian To celebrate the 2017 festival,over 1000 Ghanaian junior high school students got up on stage to perform Chinese songs and dances.New York City Students in New York City,have since 2016 been able to enjoy an official days holiday for Chinese Spring Festival.Now write a lette
14、r to the editor to express your ideas.Use the expressions in the box to help you.Useful expressionsIn my opinionFor meI(dont)thinkIts not onlybutI hopeDear editor,These days,a growing number of people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival,an important traditional festival that features ho
15、pe,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.To start with,the spread of Chinese Spring Festival is partly due to the increasin
16、g 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 opportunity to profit from the celebr
17、ation.Last but not least,the Chinese government and various institutions have made great efforts to help the festival go global.I think its not only a good opportunity for foreigners to know about China,but a sign of Chinas growing influence on the world.I hope everyone can do his or her part to bri
18、ng more Chinese traditions worldwide,and more people around the globe will embrace the diversity of culture.LiHua,a senior high school student1.Do you know any of these days?2.Why do you think people create these days?World Health Day7th April 为纪念组织宪章通过为纪念组织宪章通过日，日，19481948年年6 6月，在日月，在日内瓦举行的联合国第一内瓦举
19、行的联合国第一届世界卫生大会上正式届世界卫生大会上正式成立世界卫生组织，并成立世界卫生组织，并决定将每年的决定将每年的4 4月月7 7日定日定为世界卫生日，倡议各为世界卫生日，倡议各国举行各种纪念活动国举行各种纪念活动。World Book Day is celebrated every year on April 23.With the help of the event,UNESCO aims to inculcate（灌输，教诲灌输，教诲）reading habits among people,especially the youth and highlight the various
20、issues surrounding authors,publishers and other related parties.World Smile Day Each year the first Friday of October marks World Smile Day.A day to do one act of kindness and make someone crack a smile!Love Teeth Day-September 20-is a special day,marked down on the calendar every year in China since 1989.It is about spreading healthy smiles around the world.It is important for both human beings and animals.On the special day,everyone looks forward to going home,where lives love.
