北师大版（2019） 必修第一册 Unit 3 Celebrations Lesson 1 Spring Festival 课件（15张ppt)

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Lesson 1
Spring Festival
Celebrations
Unit 3
What does Spring Festival mean to you
What words immediately come to your mind for describing its meaning
the beginning of a new year
a day for family reunion
China's biggest festival
…
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How do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival
Use the phrases to help you.
to make dumplings
to have a family gathering
to get together
to put up decorations
to prepare snacks
to let off fireworks
Example: My family celebrates Spring Festival
by making dumplings together.
Now, let's read three readers' accounts to
learn more about Spring Festival.
Read the three readers' accounts. Use a few words to summarise the meaning of Spring Festival for each account.
Task 1
Instructions:
Focus on the first and last sentence of
each paragraph.
Try the following structure.
For Tom, Spring Festival means …
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For Tom, Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun.
For Xu Gang, coming home and being with his entire family is the most important part of the Spring Festival.
For Li Yan, Spring Festival is family time.
Task 2
Tom
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
with his host family in Nanjing
cleaning the house; attached Fu upside down to the front door
setting off and watching fireworks, enjoying a big dinner
Read Tom Jenkins' account and complete the chart.
Read again. Find out each person's experience of Spring Festival in the
three accounts. Take notes.
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Xu Gang
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
at parents' home
booking travel ticket and choosing gifts for parents
chatting with parents and having hotpot
Read Xu Gang's account and complete the chart.
Li Yan
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
at home
getting ready for children coming back, buying things and preparing dishes
children running/ shouting/ playing; adults talking/ making jiaozi together
Read Li Yan's account and complete the chart.
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.
The moment I get on the train，I was surrounded by Shanxi accents.
When I get home, my parents will fill me in on what’s been happening.
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.
Find at least three descriptive sentences in the accounts that provide a vivid picture of Spring Festival. Share with your partner.
Task 3
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Task 4
What can you infer from Xu Guang's and Li Yan's accounts What does it mean in Chinese culture
Suggested answers:
(a) Family reunion is the central theme of both accounts.
(b) This shows the importance of family in Chinese culture.
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Complete the information with the words or phrases you have learnt.
Tom Jenkins spent his first Spring Festival with his host family. A week before the festival, the host mother Mrs Chen began preparations. She ______ the dirt of the house from top to bottom to make it ready for the new year. She also ________ the Chinese ________ Fu ___________ 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 ______ for his trip home weeks before Spring
swept
attached
character
upside down
flights
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Festival. When he gets on the train, he is
__________ by Shanxi _______. When he gets home, his parents always ___________ what happened to the people he knows. Being with his _____ family is the most important part of Spring Festival for him.
Li Yan and her husband are _______. They start preparing for their family's return weeks before Spring Festival. When everyone gets home, their house ______ with activities. One of their favourite family traditions is to make jiaozi.
Family being together is one of the _____ of Spring Festival throughout history.
fill him in on
accents
entire
buzzes
spirit
retired
surrounded
Chinese New Year is the most important traditional festival in China's history and culture, which occupies a very important position in everyone's mind.However,in recent years,some people believe that the atmosphere of Spring Festival has faded.
1. Do you agree with them why
2. What should we do
people are very busy in a fast paced society, they have no time to enjoy Spring Festival.
The living conditions have improved and there is no expectation for the New Year.
with advanced technology, we are able to communicate instantly.
With the development of network, interesting things are increasing.
Throughout history, some of the original customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival — the spirit of family — has largely been kept.