1、Spring FestivalExample:I always celebrate Spring Festival with my husband at home.Preparations before Spring Festival prepare snacks clean the house put up decorations do Spring Festival shopping have a family gathering make dumplings let off fireworks send and grab red packets watch Spring Festival
2、 GalaExample:We do Spring Festival shopping before Spring Festival.Example:To me,Spring Festival means going home.Notes from the editorSpring Festival is an important tradition in China.It has unique meanings.However,people may understand it differently,including those from other cultures.Here are t
3、hree readers accounts to our magazine,who shared their experiences and views about it.specialstory3 peoples accounts about their experiences and views of Spring FestivalTom Jenkinsa 16-year-oldexchange studentsliving in NanjingXu Ganga 28-year-oldcomputer engineerworking in ShanghaiLi Yana 70-year-o
4、ldgrandmotherfrom HeilongjiangUnderline Toms experiences.Toms experiencesWhy passive voice is used?Tom is an observer.Where and with whomPreparations before Spring FestivalActivities during Spring FestivalUnderline Toms experiences.Toms experiencesWhere and with whomFeelings/understandingsTom felt b
5、ecausePreparations before Spring FestivalActivities during Spring FestivalWhat were Toms experiences of Spring Festival?Do your family do the same things as Mrs.Chens family do during Spring Festival?We also do (because)We dont do Xu Gang and Li Yans accountsXu Ganga 28-year-oldcomputer engineerwork
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8、 YanXu GangXu GangXu GangWhere and with whomat parents home with his parentsPreparations before Spring Festivalbook travel tickets and choose gifts for parents;be surrounded by Shanxi accentActivities during Spring Festivalchat with his parents and have hotpotFeelingseager to go home;love and care a
9、bout his familyUnderstandingsgoing home and being together with his familyLi Yanat home with her familyget ready for children coming back;buy things and prepare disheschildren run/shout/play;adults talk/make jiaozi togethermiss and love her childrenthe joy of family gatheringXu Gang/Li Yan always ce
10、lebrate Spring Festival with.Before Spring Festival,he/she.When the family get together.From his/her experiences,I know that he/she.To Xu Gang/Li Yan,Spring Festival means.Language appreciation The moment I get on the train,I am surrounded by Shanxi accent.Fireworks were being let off across the cit
11、y,suddenly lighting up the night sky.Children were covering their ears but with an expectant look on their faces.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 adul
12、ts gather around the table to talk about the past year.provide information on a specific topic;tell.e.g.He filled me in on the latest news.expect-expectanteagerbe full of excitement,activity,etc.Work in groups of 4 or 3.Suppose you were invited to a talk show.Each of the group members will take on t
13、he role of the host,Tom,Xu Gang,and Li Yan.Hello everyone,welcome to our special talk show of Spring Festival.Experiences:What&How&Why Views：feelings&understandings of Spring FestivalQuestionsThe black boardFront doorThe hostTomThe hostTomThe hostTomXu GangLi YanXu GangLi YanXu GangXu GangThe hostTo
14、mThe hostTomThe hostTomXu GangLi YanXu GangLi YanXu GangThe hostLi YanThe hostTomXu GangTomVoice your own opinionDo you agree with the editors ending remarks?Why?Throughout history,some of the original customs have changed,but the spirit of the festival the spirit of family has largely been kept.Most of the important Spring Festival traditions are still being practised by people across the country.Spring Festival is around the corner,our school magazine is collecting articles from students.Please write your own account of Spring Festival.
