必修二 Unit 3 Festivals and customs - Extended reading (19张PPT)

(共19张PPT)
A precious family dinner
What Spring Festival traditions do you observe(庆祝)
Pasting Spring Couplets
Pasting paper-cuts and “Fu”
Setting off firecrackers
Receiving red packets
Having a family dinner
Hanging lanterns
...
Free-talking
Who might be the writer of the feature article(专题报道)
A reporter or a journalist.
Guessing
Tracking report(跟踪报道）
Who might be the readers
What is the aim of this article
Foreigners or we ordinary Chinese.
promote Chinese culture
pass on Chinese traditions
Guessing
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Paras. 5-6
Description of the _________
Background of the dinner
_________ back to hometown
____________ for the home
New Year’s _________________
Main idea of each paragraph
dinner
Journey
Decorations
activities and wishes
before dinner
after dinner
at dinner
(Para. 1-2)
A precious family dinner
before dinner
at dinner
after dinner
happy
warm
Luoyan _______ the cover of a large bowl to ________ the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. Bofeng ___________ of the chicken. Their happy faces _____ the air with warmth while merry laughter _____ throughout the house.
lifts
breathe in
takes a bite
fill
rings
Appreciation
Despite the cold outside, their
happy smiles fill the air with
warmth while merry laughter
rings throughout the house. （Para. 2）
窗外寒风凛冽，但他们明媚如银铃般的笑声让屋内充满了暖意。
天虽寒，然家人齐聚，笑语欢颜，盈满一室，便如暖风吹拂，恍如春至。
Appreciation
A precious family dinner
(Para3-4)
excited
in the past
at present
long and tiring
convenient
before dinner
at dinner
after dinner
happy
warm
journey
Para. 3
high speed train
A precious family dinner
(Para3-4)
excited
before dinner
at dinner
after dinner
happy
warm
Para. 4
decorations
1 How was their house decorated
2 Why do they prepare fish for the dinner
A precious family dinner
(Para3-4)
excited
before dinner
at dinner
after dinner
happy
warm
Para. 4
decorations
paper cutting
couplets
New Year paintings
plenty
eager
A precious family dinner
1 What did they do after dinner
2 What does home mean to Luo Yan
3 What is the true meaning of celebrating
the Spring Festival
(Para. 5-6)
excited
before dinner
at dinner
after dinner
happy
warm
eager
A precious family dinner
Home is where _________________.
Home is a place________________.
Home is where we belong.
Home is where our heart lies.
Home is a place where we can have a rest physically and mentally.
(Para. 5-6)
excited
before dinner
at dinner
after dinner
happy
warm
eager
home
A precious family dinner
3 What is the true meaning of celebrating
the Spring Festival
All over the country, people are celebrating
their good fortune, celebrating their family’s
togetherness, and celebrating their nation’s
strength.
(Para. 5-6)
excited
before dinner
at dinner
after dinner
happy
warm
eager
hopeful and worried
A precious family dinner
excited
before dinner
at dinner
after dinner
happy
warm
eager
hopeful and worried
1. All over the country, people are celebrating their
good fortune, celebrating their family’s togetherness,
and celebrating their nation’s strength. ( Para. 6 )
Why is ‘nation’s strength’ mentioned here
2. Why do the Chinese people attach so much
importance to reunion during the Spring Festival
Critical thinking
In the author’s opinion, home is where all family members are together. However, there are more and more empty-nest elderly(空巢老人) in our country living alone and suffering from loneliness, which has become major social concern.
1. Why does this phenomenon(现象) appear
2. What measures can be taken to improve the situation
Discuss with your group members and share the result with the class.
Group Discussion
Polish up your writing and hand it in.
Homework