(共54张PPT)
Modules 1—4
一、话题高频词汇与短语
个人信息、家庭关系、职业及场所
名词
1.There are five people in his ___________．They're his father，mother，two sisters and him.
2．My mother's sister is my __________．
family
aunt
3．Her ___________(女儿)is so lovely that all the neighbors like her very much.
4．My ___________(父母)are English teachers.
5．Jenny is my best __________．
6．Good morning! Boys and ___________．
7．Her _______ is Alice and she's 14 years old.
daughter
parents
friend
girls
name
8．Amy is my elder ________ ，and she is two years older than me.
9．Her father is a policeman and her _________ is a doctor.
10．My ________ is an engineer.
11．Tom is my younger ________ ，he is five years younger than me.
12．My mum's mother is my ________________ ．
sister
mother
father
brother
grandmother
13．Bob's grandmother and ___________ live in the countryside and he visits them once a week.
14．Your ________________ are the parents of your dad or mom.
15．They have three kids，including two ____ and a daughter.
16．My uncle's son is my _________ ．
17．I love my mom and ______ ，I have a happy family.
18．My father's brother is my __________ ．
grandfather
grandparents
sons
cousin
dad
uncle
短语
1.电话号码_________________________
2．名字____________________________
3．姓氏___________________________
4．请原谅_________________________
telephone/phone number
first name
last/family name
excuse me
5.……怎么样_____________________________
6．为……感谢你__________________________
7．一套___________________________________
8．来吧；赶快_____________________________
What about…？/ How about…？
thank you for…
a set of
come on
家庭生活
名词
1.You can call me with your __________ ．
2．We usually take some _________ when we go travelling.
3．Thank you for sending me a birthday ______ (卡片).
4．She put her books on the _________ ．
5．He usually goes to ______ at10 o'clock at night.
phone
photos
card
table
bed
6．He is a couch potato and he always lies in the ________ ．
7．Alice is doing her homework in front of her _______ ．
8．His hobby is listening to the story on the _______ ．
9．There is a _______ on the wall of our classroom，it can tell us time.
10.What is your ID card _________ (号码)
sofa
desk
radio
clock
number
11．Joe likes playing computer _________ ．
12．May I have your _____________ number
13．Liu Wen is a top fashion __________ (模特).
14．We have a big house with seven _______ in it.
15．A ________ is barking outside.
games
telephone
model
rooms
dog
学校生活
名词
1. Han Mei，is this your ____________ (橡皮擦)
2．Listen to the ________ (磁带)carefully，please.
3．I usually get to _________ at seven o'clock and the class begins at half past seven.
4．We use our ___________ (铅笔)to draw.
eraser
tape
school
pencils
5．Cindy likes reading _________ in her free time.
6．He gave a _______ of chocolate to me as my birthday gift.
7．If you meet some difficult words you don't understand，you can look them up in your __________ ．
8．There are many books and a pencil box in the _________．
9．This is my English __________ ，Anne，she is strict but very nice.
books
box
dictionary
schoolbag
teacher
10．You should write down something important on your
_______________ (笔记本) in class.
11．Plastic ________ pollute the environment，so we'd better not use them.
12．We can read books in the school __________ ．
13．There are 50 students in our class，and our _________is big and bright.
notebook
bags
library
classroom
14．I often check e mails on the __________ ．
15．Her mother sends her a ________，it can tell her the time.
computer
watch
短语
1.学生卡、身份证______________
2．请求______________
3.(征求意见)……好吗？_________________________
4．多少_______________________
ID card
ask…for…
how about ＝ what about
how much / how many
其他
名词
1.Beijing is the capital of __________ (中国).
2．—What ________ is it today？ — It's Friday.
3．She likes playing ___________ (棒球).
4．Foreigners usually communicate with others by sending
_______________ (邮件).
China
day
baseball
e mails
5．He fell off his bike and hurt his _________ (头部).
6．Amy will go to England by _________ ，her aunt will meet her at the airport.
head
plane
其他词性
动词
1.I am _________ dinner with my friend now.
2．________ me，how can I get to the cinema
3．T________ you very much for looking after my dog!
4．Could you _________ me carry the box，sir
having
Excuse
hank
help
5．If you have any questions，you can ______ your teachers for help.
6．Lucy is looking for her lost key but she can’t ______ it.
7．Ford _______ (呼叫)me yesterday.
8．They couldn't go back home on time，because they got
__________ in the forest.
9．Your dream will ________ true if you work hard.
ask
find
called
lost
come
10．I don’t _______ you are right.
11.—Lily，do you know the way to the library？ —Sorry! I don’t ________ ．
12．_________ to our school！
think
know
Welcome
代词
1.We will be free tomorrow so _______ plan is to have a picnic in the park.
2．________ (那些)animals are from Africa.
3．________ (这些)pens are Tony's.
4．Tom will celebrate ______ birthday next Monday.
our
Those
These
his
5．This book isn't Tom's，it is _______ ，because my name is on the cover.
6．This eraser is his，and the pencil is ______ (她的).
7．The students are helping ______ teachers to carry the text books.
8．This is my new friend. _______ name is Lucy.
9．Tom is from England and I often help _____ with Chinese.
mine
hers
their
Her
him
10．Is this ________ （你的）sister
11．—______ is your favourite singer？ —Jay Chow.
12．Can you give _______ some advice on English learning
13．A______ 300 people took part in the marathon.
14．This coat isn't mine，is it ________？
your
Who
me
bout
yours
形容词和副词
1. _______ to meet you!
2．The 5 year old boy is _______ young to finish this difficult task.
3．—Do you know where he lives？ —I have ______ idea.
4．I went to my hometown _______ week.
5．He has gone to the library，he is not _______ ．
Nice
too
no
last
here
6．She is going to visit Beijing __________ week.
7．Mum，I would like ______ beef and vegetables for dinner.
8．—_______ are you from？ —I am from Beijing.
9．We should keep our classroom clean and _______ ．
10．You can see beautiful flowers and green trees
____________ (到处)in spring.
11．John _________ gets up late in the morning.
next
some
Where
tidy
everywhere
always
数词
1. Water freezes at _________ degree.
2．He has two brothers，o___ is Jack，and the other is Tom.
3．She has _______ kids，they are twins.
4．There are _______ people in my family，my mum，my dad，my sister and me.
5．Four plus one is _______．
zero
ne
two
four
five
6．Mrs Green has _____ children，three sons and three daughters.
7．Jimmy usually goes to school at ________ (七) o'clock.
8．They have ______ (八) basketballs.
9．We have ______ subjects in senior high school.
10．______ of all，we should do something to stop the pollution.
six
seven
eight
nine
First
介词
1. Tom usually goes _____ school at 7 am.
2．There is a beautiful garden in the _______ of our school.
3．I have a lot _____ apples.
4．Thank you ______ your listening!
5．Sally often does morning exercise _____ the morning.
to
middle
of
for
in
6．What do you usually do ______ night
7．There is a book _______ the desk.
8．They like talking and laughing _______ the tree in summer.
at
on
under
连词
1. She likes singing _______ dancing.
2．Betty is ill today，_____ she still goes to school on time.
情态动词
You _______ pay more attention to the traffic light.
and
but
must
二、话题重点句子
1. 你叫什么名字？(Unit 1)__________________
2．你的电话号码是什么？(Unit 2 )
________ your telephone number
3．这是我的姐姐。(Unit 2)_______ my sister.
4．这些是我的兄弟们。(Unit 2)__________ my brothers.
What's your name
What is
This is
These are
5．这儿有两张我的家庭照片。(Unit 2)
Here are two photos of my family.
6．—这是你的铅笔吗？—对的，是我的。(Unit 3 )
—________ your pencil？ —Yes，__________．
7．这用英语怎么说？(Unit 3)______________________
8．谢谢你的帮忙。(Unit 3)
___________________ for your help.
Is this
it's mine
What's this in English
Thanks/Thank you
9．你怎么拼读它？(Unit 3 )
______________________ it
10．— 我的书在哪里？ — 在沙发上(Unit 4)
—___________ my books？ —___________ the sofa.
How do you spell
Where are
They are on
一、语法选择
A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald's 1 a cold winter evening.They took a table near the back wall，and then the little old man walked to buy some food.After a while he 2 food back and they started to eat it.
There is one hamburger，some French fries and one drink.The little old man 3 cut the hamburger into halves and divided(分离)the French fries in two piles.Then he put the food in front of his wife.“4 happy the old people are！” The people around them thought.When the man started to eat 5 hamburger and his French fries，his wife sat there watching him and took turns(轮流)to drink.A young man came over and bought 6 meal for them.7 they said no to it happily.They told him that they always like 8 everything.
Then 9 young man asked the little old lady a question.“Madam，why aren't you eating You say that you share everything.Then 10 are you waiting for？” She answered，“The teeth.”
( )1.A．on B．at C．for D．in
( )2.A. gets B．was getting C．got D．has got
( )3.A. care B．carefully
C．more carefully D．most carefully
( )4.A.What B．What a C．How a D．How
( )5.A.he B．him C．his D．himself
A
C
B
D
C
( )6.A. another B．other
C．others D．the other
( )7.A. And B．But C．Or D．So
( )8.A. share B．shares
C．to share D．sharing
( )9.A. a B．an C．the D．/
( )10.A. who B．which C．what D．whose
A
B
D
C
C
二、阅读理解
From self driving cars to carebots for elderly people，rapid development in technology has long represented a possible threat to many jobs normally performed by people.But experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to change businesses.
“The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work，
and a revolution will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces，” said Peter Andrew，Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia Pacific.
A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence，social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.
The report is based on interviews with 200 experts，business leaders and young people from Asia Pacific，Europe and North America.It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates.
But the report states，“Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs—just changing what people do.” Growth in new jobs could occur as much，according to the research.
“The growth of 20 to 40 person companies that have the speed and technological know how will directly challenge big companies，” it states.
A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years.The optimists pictured “a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create，”
according to Aaron Smith，the report's co author.
“Technology will continue to affect jobs，but more jobs seem likely to be created.Although there have always been unemployed people，when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs.There is no shortage of things that need to be done and that will not change，” Microsoft's Jonathan Grudin told researchers.
( )1.We can infer from the text that in the future .
A．people will face many difficulties
B．people will take up more creative jobs
C．artificial intelligence will threaten people's lives
D．most jobs will be done in traditional workplaces
B
( )2.What does the underlined word “occupation” mean in this passage
A．职业 B．研究 C．技术 D．合作
A
( )3.According to the report， .
A．people won't necessarily lose jobs
B．big companies will face fewer challenges
C．small companies will win against big companies
D．most people will become interested in technology
A
( )4.What is the attitude of most experts in artificial intelligence and robotics to the future
A．Mixed. B．Worried.
C．Hopeful. D．Doubtful.
C
( )5.Jonathan Grudin's words in the last paragraph suggest that .
A．technology will totally change future jobs
B．things will change a lot in a few years
C．many people will become unemployed
D．there will be enough jobs for people
D
三、回答问题
Dear Judy，
Sister, how are you
I woke up this morning.It's nearly Easter.Whenever it is Easter, I think of you.I'll never forget seeing you for the first time when you were born.You were the sweetest little baby.How I loved kissing and holding you! Sometimes people asked if you were my baby.I must have looked like a very
young mother.
However, things started to change for me as I never felt quite wanted.How sad when it was that felt so jealous (嫉妒) of you.
Before your arrival.Mum was in no hurry to buy the things that I needed.But later everything was always late! How much more upsetting that my birthday and Christmas presents were only ever things that I urgently needed, such as
nightdress and books
Your situation was different and Mum always made sure that you had the best of everything quickly.When you got a horse for your 6 birthday and started riding lessons, how jealous I was!
I slowly turned cold towards you and never gave you the warm hugs or showed an interest in your horse or your medals, I remember your sad face.Probably wondering why I didn't
seem to care about you.
Today I considered that as I woke up.I must say that I am very sorry for hurting your feelings.All these years, you might have wondered what you did wrong that didn't often speak with you.
Much love，
Helen
1．When did Helen write this letter
It's nearly Easter.
2．What did Helen do for her new born baby sister, Judy
Helen kissed and held the baby sister.
3．How did Helen feel when she got her birthday and Christmas presents
She felt much more upset.
4．What caused Helen's cold attitude towards her younger sister
Her mother's too much care for Judy did/caused Helen's cold attitude towards her younger sister.
5．Why did Helen write this letter to Judy
Because she wanted to apologize to Judy and wanted her younger sister to forgive her.(共52张PPT)
Modules 5—9
一、话题高频词汇与短语
运动
名词
1.Li Na is a wonderful ________ player who won the champion of the 2011 French Open.
2．He passed the ______ to another player.
tennis
ball
3．Zhang Jike is a famous ___________ player in China.
4．I like playing _______ (足球)with my friends after school.
5．Chinese __________ team won the champion in 2016 Olympic Games.
6．Yao Ming is good at playing ___________ ．
7．Doing _______ is good for your health.
ping pong
soccer
volleyball
basketball
sport
短语
1.在那边____________________
2．……怎么样_______________
3.快点_______________
4.肯定_______________
over there
how about
hurry up
make sure
饮食习惯
名词
1.Monkey likes eating ____________．
2．She is eating potato chips and a __________ in McDonald's.
3．__________ (西红柿)is one of the most popular vegetables in the world.
4．Jenny really loves eating ____________ in summer.
bananas
hamburger
Tomato
ice cream
5．The ________ (沙拉)in Pizza Hut tastes good.
6．The ____________ (草莓)are on sale today.
7．This _______ (梨)tastes a bit sour.
8．What would you like to drink，_________ or water
9．I have some _______ and coffee for breakfast every day.
10．The hen laid her ________ this morning.
11．What do you want to eat for ___________ tonight
salad
strawberries
pear
milk
bread
eggs
dinner
12．Vegetables and fruit are healthy_________ !
13．Eating more __________ is good for your health.
14．Her favourite ________ is orange.
15．As an old saying goes，an _______ a day，keeps the doctor away.
16．Rabbits like eating ___________ ．
food
vegetables
fruit
apple
carrots
17．________ is the main food in the southern China.
18．The fried ________ in KFC is delicious.
19．Have you had ___________ this morning
20．It's twelve o'clock now.What do you want to eat for _____？
Rice
chicken
breakfast
lunch
节日、假日与庆祝
名词
1.How many days are there in a_________
2．We raise the flag on every _________ ．
3．In some foreign countries，the sale usually starts on __________．
4．___________ is the last day of a week.
week
Monday
Friday
Saturday
5．It was Tony's birthday last _________ (星期二).
6．____________ is the day after Tuesday.
7.___________ is the day before Friday.
8．_________ is the first day of a week.
9．New Year's Day is on _________ 1st.
10．Spring Festival is usually celebrated in ___________ ．
11．Tree Planting Day is on __________ 12th.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Sunday
January
February
March
12．________ Fool' s Day is a day that we can play jokes on others.
13．Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on ______ 5th according to the lunar calendar.
14．The first day in _______ is the happiest day for children.
15．Summer holiday usually begins with _______ (七月).
16．John was born in ________ (八月)，2011.
April
May
June
July
August
17．We always start our new term in __________ ．
18．National Day is on ___________ 1st.
19．__________ is the best time to visit America.
20．Christmas' Day is on ___________ 25th.
21．There are 2 4 ________ in a day.
22．—What __________ is it now？ — It’s 8 o'clock.
September
October
November
December
hours
time
23．Jenny will hold a ______ to celebrate her birthday.
24．They're thinking of taking a ________ to Mexico.
25．Spring _________ means the new year in China.
26．Girls like buying many _________ online.?
party
trip
Festival
things
购物
名词
1. Children often put a _________ at the end of their beds on Christmas Eve.
2．He wears a ________ (T恤衫)and shorts today.
3．This shop sells the latest fashion of shirts and ______(短裤).
4．The weather is so cold that lots of people wear ________(毛衣).
sock
T shirt
shorts
sweaters
5．You should put off your _______before you enter the house.
6．The girl wears a _________ (裙子) today.
7．Washing machines can help us to wash __________ ．
8．The boy’s __________ are too short，so he has to buy longer ones.
9．This pen cost me 10 ________ (美元).
shoes
skirt
clothes
trousers
dollars
10．Marry is a pretty ____________．
11．They worked in ________ (成对)for the role play exercise.
12．The goods are on ________ on Friday.
13．Oh! The _______ is too high.Can you give me some discount？
woman
pairs
sale
price
短语
1. 思考_______________________
2．一些；很少________________
3．多少(不可数)______________
4．多少(可数)________________
think about/ think of
a little/ a few
how much
how many
5.一双______________
6．出售______________
7．从……到……__________________
8．许多种类_____________________
a pair of
on sale
from…to…
many kinds of…
学校生活
名词
1. —What's your favourite __________？ —English.
2．We can do some experiments in _________ class.
3．________ teacher often trains our running in class.
4．I love singing in __________ class.
5．Lily is working at a difficult ________ (数学) problem.
subject
science
P.E.
music
maths
6.Daming is from China，so he can speak ___________well.
7．My favourite subject is _____________．
8．China is an old country with long _____________．
9．He is good at drawing so he would like to join the ____ club.
10．A new __________will start on September 1st.
11．There are about 40 _________ in my class.
12．Good morning，__________ and girls.
Chinese
geography
history
art
term
students
boys
13．__________ starts at 8 o'clock in the morning.
14．No talking in _______ ．
15．Both of us are from Class 1，so we are __________．
16．Jay Zhou is a super _______ ．
17．Do you know the answer to the ________ ．
18．Did you get a good mark in the English ______ ？
Lesson
class
classmates
star
question
test
其他词性
数词
1. Five plus five is _______．
2．There are twenty six students in my class，fifteen boys and
__________ girls.
3．There are _____________ months in a year.
4．Tony is from England and he is _________ (十三)years old.
ten
eleven
twelve
thirteen
5．He borrowed _________ (十五)dollars from me.
6．Lingling has lived in China for __________ (十八)years.
7．John，hurry up.I have waited for you for about _______
(二十)minutes.
8．At ________ he didn't agree，but later he did.
9．In 1945，the _________ World War was over.
10．Tommy lives on the ________ (第三)floor.
fifteen
eighteen
twenty
first
Second
third
11．This is his _______ time to go to America.
12．August is the _______ month in a year.
13．Double ________ Festival is the day to commemorate the ancestors of the family.
14．Mark is 20 years old this year，so he held a party to celebrate his __________ birthday.
15．Zachary Taylor is the __________ (第十二)president of the United States.
fifth
eighth
Ninth
twentieth
twelfth
形容词和副词
1.Sorry，I am _____for school today because of the heavy rain.
2．This is an _____________ story.
3．John thinks this film is so ________ that he wants to sleep.
4．We had great ________ at the party.
5．It is ________ for us to finish this job in a short time.
6．Oh! The twins look the _________ ．
late
interesting
boring
fun
difficult
same
7．Tony is the ______ boy in our class，the rest are all girls.
8．She is good at English，so these words are so _____ for her to remember.
9．—Are you going to join us？ — I am not _______ ．
10．The elephant is so heavy，________
11．First I will brush my teeth，_____ I will have breakfast.
12．Sally has a sweet voice and she sings very ________．
only
easy
sure
right
then
well
13. This is a ___________ (真的)good film.
14．Keep running can make you ________ ．
15．Shanghai is a _____ city with a large population.
16．My hometown is a ______ village with few people in it.
17．The little girl has ________ black hair.
18．______ of them are our friends.
19．You’re ______ beautiful today.
really
healthy
big
small
long
All
very
20．She will call you again _______ she gets home.
21．Amy will be so _______ to see you.
22．—How _____ are you？ —I'm 18 years old.
23．_______ (亲爱的)Mike，thanks for your letter.
24．They are _______ preparing for the final exam.
25．Is ________ any juice left
when
happy
old
Dear
busy
there
26．Blue is my __________ color，my bag，pencils and shoes are all blue.
27．Do you know the reason _______ she cried
28．The zoo is ________ for children under 6 .
29．It is _______ in autumn and cold in winter.
30．We can get lots of _______ information on the Internet.
favourite
why
free
cool
useful
介词
I am ________ China.
代词
1._______ are from Class 1.
2．They are my friends.I often play football with _______．
from
We
them
连词
1. It is raining hard，______ we stay at home.
2．He didn't go to school _________ he was ill.
so
because
二、话题重点句子
1.你有一个足球吗？ (Unit 5)_____________ a soccer ball
2．—让我们打篮球吧。 —听起来不错。(Unit 5)
—__________ basketball. —That ____________．
3．你喜欢香蕉吗？(Unit 6 )___________ bananas
4．他喜欢冰淇淋。(Unit 6 )__________ ice cream.
Do you have
Let's play
sounds good
Do you like
He likes
5．你早餐想吃什么？(Unit 6 )
________________________ breakfast
6．这些袜子多少钱？(Unit 7)_______________ these socks
7．你想要什么颜色？(Unit 7)___________ do you want
8．我要买两双。(Unit 7)____________ two pairs.
9．我可以帮到你吗？(Unit 7)_______________
What do you want for
How much are
What color
I'll take
Can I help you
10．—你的生日是什么时候？ —我的生日是10月10日。(Unit 8)
—When is your birthday
—My birthday ____________________．
11．你多大了？(Unit 8)_______________
is on October 10th
How old are you
12．我最喜欢的科目是科学。(Unit 9)
____________________ is science.
13．我认为对我来说学数学很难。(Unit 9)
I think ________________________ maths.
My favorite subject
it's difficult for me to learn
一、语法选择
This was a very interesting story. I 1 thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago.But one class was 2 of all.
It happened last term just after I had got a bad result in 3 exam.I was sad and had lost my confidence.I decided 4
to a class which can tell me how to be successful.The speaker walked into the room． 5 he did not start talking like a teacher.Instead，he held up a twenty yuan note.
“Who wants this？” he asked.We all held up our hands.The speaker smiled.Then he put up the note on the black board and asked the same question.Again，we put up our hands.The speaker kept 6 ，but said nothing.Suddenly，he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same question again.
Why was he asking the same question again and again I didn't know 7 to do. I wanted the note，so I put my hand up again. “You have all just told me how to become successful.” He said to us 8 the note in his hand. “The note is always worth twenty yuan whatever happens. You are like the note. No matter what happens to you，you still have your worth.”
Hearing those words，I 9 deeply.Suddenly，I realized I was worth a lot.I may have failed，but it doesn't mean I can't do well in the future. If I believe in 10 I will be successful!
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( )6.A. smile B．smiling C．smiled D．to smile
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二、短文填空
The first modern Olympics were held in 1896.The first Winter Olympics were held 28 1 later，in 1924.China hosted the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.Japan postponed the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021 2 of COVID 19.And China will host the Winter Olympics in 2022.
At the closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics 3 February 25th，2018，China 4 a wonderful eight minute show.
Two dancers in costumes(服装)of panda puppets(木偶)led the show.The puppets are the world's largest but the 5 at the same time，each weighing only about 10 kilograms.
To 6 the pressure on the two dancers，Zhang Yimou，the director，tried hundreds of different materials 7 ending
up with high technology ones.To fight for cold weather，dancers wore LED lights on them.The costumes of panda puppets with a kind of special material could also keep dancers 8 ．
There were 24 intelligent robots dancing after the dancers.The number “24” 9 that Beijing will host the 24th Winter Olympics.
The eight minute show was a great 10 and everybody is looking forward to 2022!
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三、回答问题
In China：the 12th month of the lunar calendar (农历) is called Layue.The month is full of interesting festivals and customs.
Laba Festival, which is on the 8th day of Layue, is the first festival in this month.From this day on, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year.On Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge.There are usually eight things in the
porridge: rice, red beans, peas, dried lotus seeds, dates, and three different kinds of fruits and nuts.The porridge is not just good for your health, but a blessing for the coming of Chinese New Year.
Laba porridge is not the only tasty food in Layue.Laba garlic (大蒜) is popular in the north.People begin to soak garlic in vinegar from that day on, and eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year.While in the south, people like making sausages.
Another major celebration before Spring Festival is Xiaonian.It is usually on the 23 rd or 24th day of the last lunar month.Traditionally it is an important day when people offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God who looks after the family.
Don't forget to clean your home.This is also an important thing to do to prepare for the Chinese New Year.It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh start.Now, the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Spring Festival.
1．When is Laba festival
La ba festival/It is on the 8th day of Layue.
2．What do people often eat on Laba Festival
People often eat hot Laba porridge on Laba Festival.
3．Where is Laba garlic popular in China
La ba garlic is popular in the north of/in China.
4．What do people do on Xiaonian
People offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God (who looks after the family).
5．Why do people clean their homes before the Spring Festival
Because it means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh start.
