1、Lesson 1 Spring FestivalWatch a video and answer:What did people do during Spring Festival?How do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival?What are you and your family doing for Spring Festival?book train tickets or flightsClean the house from top to bottomwrite and put up coupletsprepare snack
2、s make dumplingslet off fireworkshave a family reunion dinnergive red envelopes(lucky money)to kidsNotes from the editor:Spring Festival in China is an important tradition in China.It has unique meanings.However,people may understand it differently,including those from other cultures.Here are three
3、readers accounts to our magazine,in which the readers shared their experiences and views about it.mean v.表示.的意思，意思是，意味着，意欲，打算 I didnt mean any harm.我没有恶意。Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.节日旨在庆祝一年中的重要日子。adj.卑鄙的，刻薄的，小气的means n.单复数同型手段，方法 a means of transportation交通工具meaning n.意
4、义，意思，含义；重要性meaningful adj.有意义的 meaningless adj.无意义的The three accounts all follow the order of _Can you find any evidence?Tom:Preparations began a week before the festival.First,NextThe greatest excitement began the night before Spring Festival.Xu Gangweeks before Spring Festival The moment I get on
5、the trainWhen I get homeLi Yanweeks before Spring Festival when everyone comes home.They all share a similar structure,which is：timeFast reading1.preparations before the Spring Festival2.activities during the Spring Festival3.meaning of the Spring FestivalRead Toms account,then find out his experien
6、ce of Spring Festival and his views to fill the table.Tom Jenkinsa 16-year-oldexchange studentsliving in NanjingTomwhere and with whompreparations before Spring Festivalactivities during Spring FestivalviewsTomwhere and with whompreparations before Spring Festivalactivities during Spring Festivalvie
7、wswith his host family in Nanjinglclean the house from top to bottomlattach“Fu”upside down to front doorllet off fireworkslenjoy a big dinnerlSpring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family.lthe character“Fu”looked really cool.lthe fireworks were a lot of fun.Then read account 2 and account
8、 3,find out the experiences and views of them towards Spring Festival to fill the table.Xu Ganga 28-year-oldcomputer engineerworking in ShanghaiLi Yana 70-year-oldgrandmotherfrom HeilongjiangXu GangWhere and with whomPreparations before Spring FestivalActivities during Spring FestivalViewsLi Yanat h
9、is parents home with his parentsbook travel tickets choose gifts for his parentshave hotpot with his parents talk of old timescoming home and being with his family is the most important.at home with her familyget ready for children coming back,buy things and food to prepare disheschildrenrun,shout,p
10、lay;adults talk together,make jiaozi family time,the joy of family gathering Exploration Why do they have different views about Spring Festival?Tom Jenkins Xu GangLi Yandifferent cultures,ages,social experiencesThroughout history,Some of the original customs have changed.What customs have changed?Ha
11、ve all the customs of Spring Festival changed?Nowadays,it is a fashion to grab red envelopes on WeChat during the Spring Festival.Now more and more families have New Years Eve Dinner at the restaurant instead of eating the traditional family reunion dinner at home.During the Spring Festival,many fam
12、ilies choose to travel.Throughout history,some of the original customs have changed,but the spirit of the festival-the spirit of family-has largely been kept.Complete the information with the words or phrases you have learnt.Tom Jenkins spent his first Spring Festival with his host family.A week bef
13、ore 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 _ Fu 4 _ on the front door to welcome happiness.Tom also learnt that playing fireworks was to scare away the monster Nian.sweptatt
14、achedcharacterupside downAccount 1 tells us how Chinese celebrate Spring Festival in a foreigners eyes.Complete the information with the words or phrases you have learnt.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
15、_ by Shanxi 7 _.When he gets home,his parents always 8 _ what happened to the people he knows.Being with his 9 _ family is the most important part of Spring Festival for him.flightssurroundedaccentsfill him in onentireAccount 2 is mainly about what Xu Gang,who is working in another city,has done or
16、experienced on his trip and at home during Spring Festival.Complete the information with the words or phrases you have learnt.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 favourite family traditions is to make jiaozi.Family being together is one of the 12 _ of Spring Festival throughout history.retiredbuzzesspiritAccount 3 tells us how eager an old couple are to see their children and grandchildren and enjoy a family gathering during Spring Festival.
