1、Lesson 1 Spring FestivalUnit 3 Celebrations Pre-readingWhat does spring festival mean to you?what words immediately come to your mind for describing its meaning?Pre-readingHow do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival?Use the phrases to help you.to have a family gathering to get together to p
2、repare snacks to make dumplings to put up decorations to let off fireworksThere are three readers accounts to the magazine.Who are they and what do they do?Where do they celebrate Spring Festival?Read the three peoples accounts again and try to figure out the three writers feelings about Spring Fest
3、ival.Why do they have different feelings?Fast-readingSpring Festival can mean different things for different people.Read the three readers accounts on Page 52.Then summarize the meaning of the Spring Festival for each other.Notes from the editor.Spring Festival is an important tradition in China.It
4、has unique meanings.However,people may understand it differently,including those from other cultures.Here are three readers accounts to our magazine,who shared their experiences and views about it.It was my first time spending Spring Festival in China with my host family.Spring Festival is highly va
5、lued by every Chinese family.Preparations began a week before the festival.First,the house was cleaned from top to bottom.My host mother Mrs chen said this was to sweep away the dirt of the past year and get ready to the new year.Next,the Chinese character Fu was attached upside down to our front do
6、or.Its believed that when is put upside down,happiness arrives.The character looked really cool.1.It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives.人们相信当“福”倒着贴，福气就会随之而来。这一句型中，it是形式主语，that从句是真正的主语。相同句型还有It is said/known/reported that据说、众所周知、据报道.这一句型可以改写成：Sb./Sth.be believed/said/known/
7、reported to do/to have done/to be/to be doing.The greatest excitement began the night before Spring Festival.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.Mrs Chen said that it was to scare
8、away the monster Nian.The fireworks were a lot of fun!We then sat together to enjoy a big dinner,Wishing everyone a happy new year.I usually start planning my trip home to Shanxi weeks before Spring Festival,as train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible.I take great care in choo
9、sing gifts for my parents.This year,I bought a bottle of wine for my father and a beautiful sweater for my mother.2.I usually start planning my trip home to Shanxi weeks before Spring Festival,as train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible.我通常春节前数周就开始计划回山西的行程，因为要尽早订火车票或机票。as表示因为，
10、引导原因状语从句。as作为连词主要有“当时候”，“尽管、虽然”，“像一样”，“随着”等意思。Every year,the moment I get on the train,I am surrounded by Shanxi accentsI know that I am heading home to my family.I dont get to travel back to Shanxi very often,so when I get home,my parents will fill me in on whats being happening.who has got married
11、 or had children or gone away to university.Its great to hear what everyones been up to.3.Every year,the moment I get on the train,I am surrounded by Shanxi accents I know that I am heading home to my family.每年，我一坐上火车，就会被山西方言包围，我意识到我踏上了返乡之路。the moment在此处作连词,意为“一就”,引导时间状语从句。the moment 可以和 the minute,
12、the second,immediately,directly,instantly,as soon as 等连词互换,表示主句动作在从句动作之后发生。As soon as the chairman took his seat,the meeting began.We usually have hotpot its so tasty.However,what we eat isnt the most important thing.Whats important is who we eat it with.Its a wonderful thing to be back together wit
13、h my family and talk of old times.When I was a kid,Spring Festival was all about firecrackers,sweets and decorations.As I get older,coming home and being with my entire family is the most important part of it.for us.My husband and I are both retired.We do not see our children and grandchildren very
14、often and we miss them a lot.Weeks before Spring Festival,we start getting ready for their homecoming.Things start to get really busy.We think about what the children would like to eat,what we need to buy and what dishes need to be prepared.Li YanLi Yana 70-year-oldgrandmother from HeilongjiangSprin
15、g Festival is family time 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.Great fun is also enjoyed in kitchen as jiaozi are being made.We always have jiaozi during this tim
16、e,as they mean something special on this occasionthey are a sign of our wishes for health and happiness in the coming year.To me,this is Spring Festival the joy of a family gathering.Throughout history,some of the original customs have changed,but the spirit of the festival-the spirit of family-has
17、largely been kept.Most of the important SpringFestival traditions are still being practised by people across the country.Recall what we have learnt and summarize:What details should be included if you want to write about Spring Festival.preparations before Spring Festivalactivities during Spring Fes
18、tivalactivities during Spring FestivalLanguage and Grammar:Passive Voice当主语是动作的执行者时，动词用主动语态（Active Voice）；当主语是动作的承受者，动词用被动语态（Passive Voice）。We cleaned the classroom yesterday.昨天我们打扫了教室。The classroom was cleaned by us yesterday.昨天教室被我们打扫了。动词的被动语态由“助动词be+及物动词的过去分词”构成。当主动句变为被动句时，原来的宾语变成了主语，原来的主语变成了介词 b
19、y 的宾语。特别提醒 英语中有很多动词,如 break,catch,clean,drive,lock,open,sell,read,write,wash等,当它们被用作不及物动词来描述主语特征时,常用其主动形式表达被动意义,主语通常是物。This kind of cloth washes well.这种布很好洗。Passive voice 一般现在时一般现在时 am/is/are done 一般过去时一般过去时 was/were done 现在进行时现在进行时 am/is/are being done 过去进行时过去进行时 was/were being done 现在完成时现在完成时 have
20、/has been done 1.What does the text mainly tell us?A.Different traditions of Spring Festival.B.Reasons why people celebrate Spring Festival.C.Peoples different experiences and understanding of Spring Festival.D.The importance of Spring Festival.2.In what order is the text written?A.In space order B.
21、In time order C.In importance orderIntensive Reading:Think about the following questions1.Fireworks were being let off across the city,suddenly lighting up in the night sky.2.When I was a kid,Spring Festival was all about firecrackers,sweets and decorations.As I get older,coming home and being with
22、my entire family is the most important part of it.3.Our house buzzes with activities when everyone comes home.means excitement,delight and freshnessmeans coming home and being with the entire familymeans family gatheringIntensive Reading:Think about the following questionsNo,they dont have the same
23、feeling about the Spring Festival.For Tom,Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun.For Xu Gang,coming home and being with his entire family are the most important part of the Spring Festival.For Li Yan,Spring Festival is family time.Tom JenkinsTom Jenkinsa 16-year-oldexchange studentliving
24、in NanjingXu GangXu Ganga 28-year-oldcomputer engineerworking in ShanghaiHave a tryLi YanLi Yana 70-year-oldgrandmother from HeilongjiangGet excitement and joy.Come home and reunite with his family.Spring Festival is family time.What is the meaning of Spring Festival for them?Read carefully.Find out
25、 each persons experience of Spring Festival in the three accounts.Take notes.TomXu GangWhere and with whomwith his host family in Nanjing Preparations before Spring Festival Activities during Spring Festivalat parents home with his parentscleaning the house,attaching Fu upside down to the front door
26、booking travel tickets and choosing gifts for parentssetting off and watching fireworkschatting with his parents and having hotpotLi Yanat home with her husband and childrengetting ready for children coming back,buying things and preparing disheschildren running/shouting/playing,adults talking/makin
27、g jiaozi together4Post-reading:Summary and practiceTom Jenkins spent his first Spring Festival with his host family.A week before the festival,the host mother Mrs Chen began preparations.She 1._ the dirt of the house from top to bottom to make it ready for the new year.She also 2._ the Chinese 3._ F
28、u 4._ 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 5._ for his trip home weeks before Spring Festival.When he gets on the train,he is 6._ by Shanxi 7._.When he gets home,his parents alwa
29、ys 8._ what happened to the people he knows.Being with his 9._ family is the most important part of Spring Festival for him.Li Yan and her husband are 10._.They start preparing for their familys return weeks before Spring Festival.When everyone gets home,their house 11._ with activities.One of their
30、 favourite family traditions is to make Jiaozi.Family being together is one of the 12._ of Spring Festival throughout history.5Find at least three descriptive sentences inthe accounts that provide a vivid picture of Spring Festival.Share with your partner.ExampleThe moment I get on the train,I am su
31、rrounded by Shanxi accents.Fireworks were being let off across the city,suddenly lighting up the night sky.When I was a kid,Spring Festival was all about firecrackers,sweets and decorations.As I get older,coming home and being with my entire family is the most important part of it.Our house buzzes w
32、ith activities when everyone comes home.Our grandchildren run around shouting and playing,and the adults gather around the table to talk about the past yearIt is universally acknowledged that Chinese culture has a history of more than 5,000 years,which has a great effect on the world.Whatever your j
33、ob is,as a Chinese we have the responsibility to carry forward traditional Chinese culture.Firstly,we should have a good knowledge of Chinese culture.Secondly,its high time that we should protect and inherit it,like promoting cultural exchange,and establishing Confucius institutes all over the world
34、.Attracting more foreigners to China to experience Chinese culture will have a far-reaching impact.HomeworkWhere and with whom did you spend the last Spring Festival?What preparations did you make?What activities did you do?How do you feel about it?恭喜发财恭喜发财事业发达事业发达May you business flourish.May your studies improve.May all your wishes come true.May you be prosperous.May your career take off.生意兴隆生意兴隆.学业进步学业进步心想事成心想事成Best Wishes!Thank you!
