(共33张PPT)
Words and Expressions
occasion
editor
embrace
admit
effort
loss
eve
n. 场合,时刻
n. (报纸,杂志的)主编,编辑
v. 欣然接受,乐意采纳(新思想,意见等)
v. (不情愿地)承认
n. 力气,精力
n. 失去,丧失
n. 前夕,前一天
Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.
Words and Expressions
software
adult
token
process
retired
exsit
overseas
n. (计算机)软件
n. 成人,成年人
n. 象征,标志
n. (为达到某目标的)过程,进程
adj. 退休的
v. 存在,实际上有
adv. 在海外,在外国
Words and Expressions
global
citizen
nationality
audience
interact
joy
phenomenon
adj. 全球的,全世界的
n. 公民,市民
n. 国籍;民族
n. 听众,观众
v. 互动
n. 欢欣,愉快,喜悦
n. 现象
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Unit 2
Let's celebrate!
P4 Developing ideas
Before reading
Recall and Discover
Please close your eyes, and just recall your Spring Festival.
1. What comes into your mind
2. What do you think is the most impressive thing in your memory
3. What does Spring Festival mean to you
Look at the pictures and talk about Chinese Spring Festival traditions.
Look and Talk
Pasting Spring Festival couplets and hanging red lanterns
Receiving a red envelope
Playing waist drum
Letting off firecrackers
How do you celebrate the Spring Festival
Think and Speak
A family dinner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea.
What's your opinion Why
Now Let's read the Social Insights to see what the readers think.
Task
1
Read the letter on page 20 and answer the questions.
What's Wang Peng's opinion
In his opinion, ________ or ________ we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn't matter.
Eating out may change the ____________ ____________, but __________ between the family members sitting around the table together ________________.
remains the same
where
what
the form of
the love
this tradition
①The preparations for the dinner are hard work.
②It's not worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal and another hour cleaning up the mess after it's over.
③We could spend the preparation time with our family and relaxing.
④The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking and the dishes taste better.
However, a retired teacher named Liu Yonghui thinks totally different. Let's find out his opinions.
Why did he think so
Task
2
1.What's Liu Yonghui's feeling about having the Spring Festival family dinner out
He feels a bit unhappy.
2.Why did he look forward to the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival most when he was a little boy
It's not only for the delicious food that they seldom got to eat, but for the opportunity to have the whole family gathered together.
Read the letter on page 21 and answer the questions.
1.Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions. _____
2....what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn't matter. _______
3....it just won't feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out. _______
4.I'd get under my mother's feet in the kitchen, watching her make dumplings. ____
5.She'd put tokens in some dumplings. ___
Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).
Task
3
O
O
O
F
F
P22 3
Learn to find the facts to support opinions.
1
Opinion
Opinion
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Facts
Facts
Think and Share
1. What do you think the retired teacher means by “To me, the process is even more important than the dinner itself”
2. Which of the two opinions do you agree with Why
3. How would you describe a Spring Festival family dinner to a friend from overseas
4. Can you think of any other Chinese festival traditions Share them with the class.
Task
4
Possible answer
1. For him, the sweet memories of having the whole family getting together and preparing for the dinner are more important than the delicious food itself.
2. Student's own answer.
3. Student's own answer.
4. Student's own answer.
After reading
analyzing, mindmap, summary, retelling
1. I really don't think it's worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it's over.
宾语从句
be worth sth/doing sth
①This art collection is worth a large amount of money.
这件艺术收藏品值一大笔钱。
②This idea is well worth considering.
这个想法很值得考虑。
值得(做某事),有价值
spend some time (in) doing sth
①Most of her life was spent (in) caring for others.
她大半辈子的时间都用来照顾别人了。
②She spent a lot of time travelling.
她花大量时间旅游。
花时间做某事
花这么长时间准备一顿饭, 饭后再花一个小时收拾,我真心觉得不值。
Sentence analyzing for better understanding
2
2. When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most.
表语从句
状语从句
what 起引导作用,并做look forward to的宾语,不能换成that
=When I was a little boy, what I looked forward to most was the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival .
小时候,我最期待的就是除夕的年夜饭。
practice
1. It's ___________________________ (值得预约) before you go.
2. They _________________________(花这么多时间争论) over inconsequential (无关紧要的)matters.
spent so much time arguing
3. He is no longer __________________(原来的他).
what he used to be
worth making an appointment
Work in groups.
Give a talk about the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese people.
P22 4
Think about why Chinese people value the Spring Festival family dinner and make notes.
Reasons
Organise your talk following the steps below.
State the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese people.
Explain why it is important.
Share your personal experience about the family dinner.
End by summarising the main points in your talk.
Give your talks to the class.
Time for a change
Group A- pros
Group B- cons
I think we should keep the old traditions that we should have dinner at home.
I think it is the time for a change.
Developing ideas
—writing
Writing a letter to express ideas
1. Which countries are mentioned and how do they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival
2. Which event would you most like to attend Why
3. Why do you think Chinese Spring Festival is “going global”
Read the editorial and answer the questions.
Possible answers
Russia, Ghana and the United States.
Russia: The 2017 Grand Chinese New Year Concert was held in St Petersburg, with its tickets sold out and 90% of the audience local Russians.
Ghana: Over 1,000 Ghanaian junior high school students got up on stage to perform Chinese songs and dances to celebrate the 2017 Spring Festival.
The United States: Students in New York City have since 2016 been able to enjoy an offical day's holiday for Chinese Spring Festival.
Students' own answers.
Possible reasons may include: increasing overseas Chinese population, China's growing economic and political influence, the desire of overseas stores and recreational venues to profit from the celebration, China's efforts to help the festival go global.
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2
3
Complete the notes to help organise your ideas.
What the phenomenon is:
_________________________
What reasons lie behind it:
_________________________
How you feel about it:
_________________________
Now write a letter to the editor to express your ideas. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Dear editor,
These days, a growing number of people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival, an important traditional festival that features hope, reunion and happiness. Various Chinese cultural activities, such as gala performances, film shows, temple fairs and other forms of celebrations, are held overseas. There are several reasons accounting for this phenomenon.
To start with, the spread of Chinese Spring Festival is partly due to the increasing overseas Chinese population. What's more, more and more countries have noticed or benefited from China's growing economic and political influence, so they are also embracing our culture and traditions. Also, many overseas stores and recreational venues are taking the opportunity to profit from the celebration. Last but not least, the Chinese government and various institutions have made great efforts to help the festival go global.
I think it's not only the good opportunity for foreigners to know about China, but a sign of China's growing influence on the world. I hope everyone can do his or her part to bring more Chinese traditions worldwide, and more people around the globe will embrace the diversity of culture.
XXX, senior high school student
Share your letter with the class.
One possible answer
What the phenomenon is
What reasons lie behind it
How you feel about it
Now 2 mins to test our spelling.
Spelling Bee
1. English-Chinese
occasion effort process
overseas nationality joy
2. Chinese- English
场合,时刻 力气,精力 过程,进程
在海外,在外国 国籍;民族 欢欣,愉快
When finishing, exchange to see who does the best.
Review
课时重点回顾
be keen on
not only... but also...
worth sth /doing sth
spend... (in) doing sth
have nothing to do with sb/sth
1.喜爱,渴望
2. 不但……而且……
3. 值得做某事
4.花(时间)做某事
5. 与……无关
Self-evaluation
各个击破
1. Can you find the readers' opinions and the reasons they give in the letter
2. What's your opinion of having family dinner out
3. Do you think Chinese festival traditons should be changed or not
4. Can you write a letter to express your ideas
Homework
Write a passage about your opinions on the changes of Spring Festival traditions.