1、What does mean to you?What words immediately come to your mind for describing its meaning?Spring Festivalthe beginning of a new yeara day for family reunionChinas biggest festivalP52 1P52 2How do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival?Use the phrases to help you.to make dumplingsto have a fam
2、ily gatheringto get togetherto put up decorationsto prepare snacksto let off fireworksExample:My family celebrates Spring Festival by making dumplings together.Now,lets read three readers accounts to learn more about Spring Festival.Read the three readers accounts.Use a few words to summarise the me
3、aning of Spring Festival for each account.Task 1Instructions:Focus on the first and last sentence of each paragraph.Try the following structure.For Tom,Spring Festival means P52 3For Tom,Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun.For Xu Gang,coming home and being with his entire family is the
4、 most important part of the Spring Festival.For Li Yan,Spring Festival is family time.Task 2TomWhere and with whomPreparations before Spring FestivalActivities during Spring Festivalwith his host family in Nanjingcleaning the house;attached Fu upside down to the front doorsetting off and watching fi
5、reworks,enjoying a big dinnerRead Tom Jenkins account and complete the chart.Read again.Find out each persons experience of Spring Festival in the three accounts.Take notes.P54 4Xu GangWhere and with whomPreparations before Spring FestivalActivities during Spring Festivalat parents homebooking trave
6、l ticket and choosing gifts for parentschatting with parents and having hotpotRead Xu Gangs account and complete the chart.Li YanWhere and with whomPreparations before Spring FestivalActivities during Spring Festivalat homegetting ready for children coming back,buying things and preparing disheschil
7、dren running/shouting/playing;adults talking/making jiaozi togetherRead Li Yans account and complete the chart.Fireworks were being let off across the city,suddenly lighting up the night sky.Children were covering their ears but with an expectant look on their faces.The moment I get on the train，I w
8、as surrounded by Shanxi accents.When I get home,my parents will fill me in on whats been happening.Our house buzzes with activities when everyone comes home.Our grandchildren run around shouting and playing,and the adults gather around the table to talk about the past year.Find at least three descri
9、ptive sentences in the accounts that provide a vivid picture of Spring Festival.Share with your partner.Task 3P54 5Task 4What can you infer from Xu Guangs and Li Yans accounts?What does it mean in Chinese culture?Family reunion is the central theme of both accounts.This shows the importance of famil
10、y in Chinese culture.P54 6Complete the information with the words or phrases you have learnt.Tom Jenkins spent his first Spring Festival with his host family.A week before the festival,the host mother Mrs Chen began preparations.She _ the dirt of the house from top to bottom to make it ready for the
11、 new year.She also _ the Chinese _ Fu _ on the front door to welcome happiness.Tom also learnt that playing fireworks was to scare away the monster Nian.Xu Gang usually books the ticket of trains or _ for his trip home weeks before Spring sweptattachedcharacterupside downflightsP54 7Festival.When he
12、 gets on the train,he is _ by Shanxi _.When he gets home,his parents always _ what happened to the people he knows.Being with his _ family is the most important part of Spring Festival for him.Li Yan and her husband are _.They start preparing for their familys return weeks before Spring Festival.Whe
13、n everyone gets home,their house _ with activities.One of their favourite family traditions is to make jiaozi.Family being together is one of the _ of Spring Festival throughout history.fill him in onaccentsentirebuzzes spiritretiredsurroundedChinese New Year is the most important traditional festiv
14、al in Chinas history and culture,which occupies a very important position in everyones mind.However,in recent years,some people believe that the atmosphere of Spring Festival has faded.1.Do you agree with them?why?2.What should we do?people are very busy in a fast paced society,they have no time to
15、enjoy Spring Festival.The living conditions have improved and there is no expectation for the New Year.with advanced technology,we are able to communicate instantly.With the development of network,interesting things are increasing.Throughout history,some of the original customs have changed,but the spirit of the festival the spirit of family has largely been kept.
