牛津译林版（2019） 必修 第二册Unit 3 Festivals and customs 课件(共163张PPT)
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Unit 3
Festivals and customs
In this unit, you are going to:
在本单元中，您将：
read a travel journal about a traveller's experiences in two different countries
阅读关于旅行者在两个不同国家经历的旅行日志
write an article to promote traditional Chinese festivals
写一篇文章宣传中国传统节日
read a feature article about a family dinner on the Chinese New Year's Eve
读一篇关于除夕家庭聚餐的专题文章
make PPT slides about a festival.
制作有关节日的PPT幻灯片。
Welcome to the unit
Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries. Watch the video and finish the following exercises.
节日可以告诉我们许多不同国家的文化。观看视频并完成以下练习。
Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand as a way to______________________
在泰国清迈，人们庆祝易鹏灯会是为了____________
Midsummer's Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to_______________________
在瑞典，人们庆祝仲夏节_______________________
The Day of the Dead（亡灵节）, which lasts _______________________is a festival in Mexico for people
1.What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video
1、哪些中国节日与视频中的三个节日相似？
2.What other festivals around the world do you know about
2、你还知道世界各地还有哪些节日？
Reading
Travelling is a way to learn about other cultures. The travel journal below was written by Alex Zhang, a travel writer.
旅行是了解其他文化的一种方式。下面的旅游日记是旅游作家Alex Zhang写的。
He shares his experiences of attending an Indian wedding and the Rio Carnival. Before you read the travel journal, think about the following questions:
他分享了参加印度婚礼和里约狂欢节的经历。在阅读旅游日志之前，请考虑以下问题：
How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions 你如何了解外国的风俗习惯？
Describe a festival you have experienced. What happened What was it like
描述一个你经历过的节日。发生了什么事？是什么样子的？
When Nadim invited me to his sister's wedding, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime. I was definitely not wrong!
当纳迪姆邀请我参加他姐姐的婚礼时，我知道这将是我一生的机会。我绝对没有错！
The wedding ceremony took place in a brightly decorated hotel room. There were hundreds of guests, all dressed up in formal, colourful clothes.
婚礼在一间装饰明亮的酒店房间里举行。有数以百计的客人，他们都穿着正式的、五颜六色的衣服。
According to tradition, the bride was wearing an eye-catching red silk sari.
按照传统，新娘穿着一件引人注目的红色丝绸纱丽。
I did not understand all of the traditional customs, but a few made a deep impression on me.
我不了解所有的传统习俗，但有一些给我留下了深刻的印象。
One was the bridegroom's entrance on a beautiful white horse. I had never seen that back home!
其中一个是新郎骑着一匹漂亮的白马入场。我在家里从来没有见过！
Another was the part when Nadim's father proudly led his daughter through the rows of seats to her husband. It reminded me of my sister's wedding.
另一个是纳迪姆的父亲骄傲地领着女儿穿过一排排座位走向她的丈夫。这让我想起了我姐姐的婚礼。
Although our cultures are so different, the smiling faces are the same.
尽管我们的文化如此不同，但我们的笑脸是一样的。
The customs that followed were anything but ordinary. The couple joined hands and walked around a small fire four times.
随之而来的风俗绝非寻常。这对夫妇手牵着手围着一个小火堆走了四圈。
Then they took seven steps together by the fire, and with each step made a different promise about how they were going to support each other and live together happily. It was very romantic! 然后，他们一起在火旁走了七步，每一步都做出了不同的承诺，承诺他们将如何相互支持，幸福地生活在一起。非常浪漫！
After the ceremony, it was time for the celebrations. That is a story for another day, but let's just say there was a lot of dancing. Now I know I have two left feet ... and both of them hurt! 仪式结束后，是庆祝的时候了。这是另一天的故事，但我们只能说有很多舞蹈。现在我知道我有两只左脚……他们两个都受伤了！
26 February, Rio Carnival, Brazil
The summer heat hit me as soon as I got off the flight. No wonder people from Rio take a week off for this happy occasion.我一下飞机就感到酷暑。难怪来自里约的人们会为了这个愉快的时刻休息一周。
I could feel it already--the Carnival was in the air! 我已经感觉到了——狂欢节就在空中！
To experience the spirit of the Carnival for myself, I went to a street party.
为了亲身体验狂欢节的精神，我参加了一个街头派对。
Luckily I arrived just in time--the show was about to begin as I took my place in the merry crowd.
幸运的是，我及时赶到——演出就要开始了，我在欢乐的人群中占据了自己的位置。
I could see a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers and a band in fancy costumes standing in the street.
我可以看到大约20名巴西舞者和一支穿着花哨服装的乐队站在街上。
Some of them carried flags, which blew in the wind. The crowd waited with excitement.
他们中的一些人举着旗帜，旗帜在风中飘扬。人群兴奋地等待着。
Then there was an explosion of bright colours and lively music, and the group jumped into action.
然后，鲜艳的色彩和生动的音乐爆发了，整个团队都投入了行动。
The band started playing an energetic samba beat, the dancers twisted and turned, and the crowd began to cheer, clap and sing.
乐队开始演奏充满活力的桑巴舞曲，舞者扭来扭去，观众开始欢呼、鼓掌和唱歌。
The whole group started marching down the street. The Carnival current carried us through the ever-growing sea of people, dancing all the way.
整群人开始沿街游行。狂欢节的水流载着我们穿过不断增长的人潮，一路舞动。
Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow streets, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air as we passed wave after wave of street stands.
狭窄的街道两旁排列着装着软饮料和啤酒的冰柜，当我们经过一波又一波的街头摊位时，空气中弥漫着烤肉的味道。
I was so caught up in the party fever that I hardly noticed five hours fly by!
我沉浸在派对狂热中，几乎没有注意到五个小时过去了！
Even as I lay in bed that evening, the bright colours and lively music were still swimming all around me. What an amazing first day in Rio!
那天晚上，当我躺在床上的时候，鲜艳的色彩和欢快的音乐仍然在我周围游动。在里约的第一天真是太棒了！
A Understanding the text
A1 Read the travel journal and put the events at the Indian wedding and the Rio Carnival in the correct order. Write the letters in the flow charts.
阅读旅游杂志，按照正确的顺序排列印度婚礼和里约狂欢节的活动。把字母写在流程图上。
The Indian wedding
a The bride's father led her to the bridegroom.
b The couple took seven steps.
c The celebrations began.
d The bridegroom arrived on a horse
e The couple joined hands and walked around a fire.
The Rio Carnival
a The group started marching down the street.
b Alex saw dancers and musicians standing in the street.
c Alex took his place in the crowd.
d The group jumped into action.
e The crowd passed many street stands
A2 Read the travel journal again carefully and answer the following questions.
再次仔细阅读旅行日志，并回答以下问题。
1 What was the bride wearing at the Indian wedding
__________________________________________
2 What were the Indian couple's promises about
__________________________________________
3 Why did Alex go to a street party
__________________________________________
4 What did Alex see and smell as he passed the street stands
__________________________________________
A3 In pairs, discuss the following questions.
两人一组，讨论以下问题。
1 How is the Indian wedding different from and similar to Chinese weddings you have been to
印度婚礼与你参加过的中国婚礼有何不同？
2 What does Alex think of the Rio Carnival Use details in the travel journal to support your opinion.
亚历克斯觉得里约狂欢节怎么样？使用旅行日志中的详细信息来支持您的观点。
3 Besides weddings and festivals, what other elements are an important part of a country's customs and traditions Make a list and describe them.
除了婚礼和节日，还有哪些元素是一个国家习俗和传统的重要组成部分？列一个清单并描述它们。
B Building your language
B1 Alex is going to visit Spain soon. He is reading an introduction to La Tomatina plete the introduction with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.亚历克斯不久将访问西班牙。他正在网上阅读《西红柿大战》的简介。用下面方框中单词和短语的正确形式完成引言。
La Tomatina is an annual tomato fight festival celebrated in the small town of Bunol in eastern Spain, where it has been a(n) (1)______________ since the1940s.
On the last Wednesday of August, people from all over the world fill this small town for this special (2) ____________. In the morning, thousands of (3) ____________tourists start to line the narrow streets. There is a sense of excitement (4) ____________.
At around 11 a.m, the tomato trucks make their(5) ____________and stop in the town centre. Once the fight begins, the crowd rush to the trucks to pick up tomatoes and throw them at each other.
People(6) ____________the fight for about an hour, and by the time it finishes, around 150,000 kilograms of tomatoes cover Bunol. No wonder fire engines are needed to wash the streets after the fight——the town looks like it has been (7) ____________ with red paint!
Luckily, the acid in the tomato helps make everything really clean. If you plan to visit Spain in August, you should definitely take the opportunity to join in this crazy festival.
It is sure to leave a deep (8) __________on you.
Keep your stuff close and stay away from vehicles. Also, be sure to wear old clothes——let's just say you will not wear them again!
B2 The travel journal uses some country names and related adjectives. Look at the examples and complete the table below. Then think of more words of this type.
旅游杂志使用了一些国家名称和相关形容词。查看示例并完成下表。然后想更多这类单词。
B3 The travel journal about Alex's experience at the Rio Carnival uses the method of contrast to describe the scenes before and during the street party.
关于亚历克斯在里约狂欢节的经历的旅游杂志用对比的方法描述了街头派对之前和期间的场景。
Find the sentences in the travel journal and use contrast to describe the scenes before and during a dragon boat race.
在旅行日志中找到句子，并用对比来描述龙舟比赛之前和期间的场景。
Learn this
Contrast is a method of organization with which a writer highlights the Learn this differences between two people, places, things or ideas.对比是一种组织方法，作家用它来强调两个人、两个地方、两件事或两种想法之间的差异。
Using contrast often draws the reader's attention and makes the description more vivid and interesting to read.
使用对比往往会吸引读者的注意力，使描述更生动有趣。
Grammar and usage
Future in the past
A Exploring the rules Below is a story about how Della prepared a gift for her husband Jim during the Christmas season.
下面是一个关于德拉如何在圣诞节期间为丈夫吉姆准备礼物的故事。
Find the sentences that use future in the past and fill in the box below. The first one has been done for you.
找出过去使用future的句子，并填写下面的方框。第一个已经为你完成了。
ONE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. That was all she had. Della counted it three times. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.
1美元87美分。这就是她所有的。德拉数了三次。一美元八十七美分。第二天就是圣诞节。
If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim, she would need more money. But how could she earn some
如果她要给丈夫吉姆买一份好礼物，她需要更多的钱。但是她怎么能挣到一些呢？
Della stood in front of the mirror in her apartment. She looked at her reflection, brushed her long, brown hair, and made up her mind: she was going to sell her hair. With the money she received for it, she would buy Jim a perfect gift.
黛拉站在公寓的镜子前。她看着自己的倒影，梳了梳棕色的长发，下定决心：她要卖掉自己的头发。用她收到的钱，她会给吉姆买一份完美的礼物。
If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim, she would need more money. But how could she earn some Della stood in front of the mirror in her apartment.
如果她要给丈夫吉姆买一份好礼物，她需要更多的钱。但是她怎么能挣到一些呢？黛拉站在公寓的镜子前。
She looked at her reflection, brushed her long, brown hair, and made up her mind: she was going to sell her hair. With the money she received for it, she would buy Jim a perfect gift.她看着自己的倒影，梳了梳棕色的长发，下定决心：她要卖掉自己的头发。用她收到的钱，她会给吉姆买一份完美的礼物。
Della had her hair cut off and sold it for twenty dollars. She spent the next two hours hunting for Jim's gift.
黛拉把头发剪掉，以二十美元的价格卖掉了。她花了两个小时寻找吉姆的礼物。
She found it at last: a simple but beautiful watch chain for his gold watch, which had been passed down to him from his grandfather.
她终于找到了：一条简单但美丽的表链，是他祖父传给他的金表。
Della paid twenty-one dollars for the watch chain, and hurried home with the remaining eighty-seven cents. She looked at her reflection in the mirror carefully again.
德拉花了21美元买了这条表链，然后带着剩下的87美分匆匆回家。她又仔细地看着镜子里自己的倒影。
She felt nervous. Did she look like a little schoolboy without her beautiful long hair Would Jim still think she was pretty She was about to find out.
她感到紧张。没有一头漂亮的长发，她看起来像个小学生吗？吉姆还会认为她很漂亮吗？她正要发现。
Working out the rules
We use future in the past to describe an action (1)_________________(in the future/in the past) from the perspective of some point (2) _______________(in the future/in the past).
We form future in the past in statements by using (3) ____________was/were to. (4) ____________or was/were about to with the base form of a verb.
B Applying the rules
B1 Complete the conversations with the correct expressions in the brackets
用括号中的正确表达完成对话
Paul:
I (a)_____________________(visited/was about to visit) the museum with my friends last weekend. What about you
Emily: I (b) ________________(saw/was going to see) a documentary film about the Spring Festival with Joanna on Saturday, but she didn't feel well. So I just stayed at home.
Alex:
We (a) _______________(are going to hand in/were going to hand in)our report on festivals around the world next Monday.
Colin: Yes, but I (b) _____________(wasn't to start/haven't started) it yet.
Alex: You told me you (c) _____________(would work on/worked on) it all day yesterday.
Colin:
Oh, I (d) ___________) when my cousin (e) ___________(was about to start/would start (would come/came) over.
B2 Below is a story about Jim's gift for plete the story with the correct verbs in the box below, using future in the past. Some verbs can be used more than once.下面是一个关于吉姆送给德拉的礼物的故事。在下面的框中用正确的动词完成这个故事，在过去中使用future。有些动词可以用不止一次。
Jim was shopping for a gift for his wife Della. The next day (1) ____________Christmas. With an income of twenty dollars per week, life was hard for the couple, but Jim wanted to buy a perfect gift for Della.
He thought of the beautiful set of combs on show in one of the shop windows on Broadway. Della had wanted those combs for so long. Tomorrow, Jim decided, he (2) __________ Della's dream come true.
Jim looked at the gold watch that had been his father's and his grandfather's. He and Della owned two things which they were both very proud of.
吉姆看了看他父亲和祖父的金表。他和德拉拥有两件他们都非常自豪的东西。
One was Jim's gold watch, and the other was Della's beautiful hair. Jim already knew what he had to do: he (3) ________his watch.
That afternoon, Jim sold the watch, went to the shop for the combs and returned home with a package in his pocket. He was sure that they (4) _______the most wonderful gift for Della. Jim was excited about what she (5) _______when she saw her gift the next day.
B3 What do you think Della and Jim would do when they found out what had happened: Write an ending for the story using future in the past.
当黛拉和吉姆发现发生的事情时，你认为他们会怎么做：用过去的未来为故事写一个结局。
Integrated skills
Promoting traditional Chinese festivals
A Alice is reading a website article about the importance of traditional Chinese festivals Read the article below and make a list of the reasons why we should promote traditional festivals.
爱丽丝正在阅读一篇关于中国传统节日重要性的网站文章。阅读下面的文章，列出我们应该推广传统节日的原因。
Importance of promoting traditional Chinese festivals in modern society
The Double Ninth Festival (the Chongyang Festival), which has a history of over 2,000 years, falls on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.
重阳节（重阳节）有2000多年的历史，在中国农历的九月初九。
According to tradition, we should celebrate the festival by going mountain climbing, but how many people today still observe this tradition
按照传统，我们应该通过登山来庆祝这个节日，但今天有多少人仍然遵守这个传统？
In modern society, many traditional Chinese festivals are becoming less and less popular.
在现代社会，许多中国传统节日越来越不受欢迎。
However, they are an important part of Chinese culture, and we must protect and maintain them.
然而，它们是中国文化的重要组成部分，我们必须保护和维护它们。
Traditional festivals teach us a lot about our nation's history.
传统节日教会了我们很多关于我们国家历史的知识。
The Dragon Boat Festival, for example, is celebrated in honour of Qu Yuan, a great poet living in the Warring States period of ancient China.
例如，端午节是为了纪念中国古代战国时期的伟大诗人屈原。
By celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival with rice dumplings and dragon boat races, the story of Qu Yuan is passed down from generation to generation. Promoting traditional festivals helps spread knowledge about our national history.
通过粽子和赛龙舟来庆祝端午节，屈原的故事代代相传。推广传统节日有助于传播有关我们国家历史的知识。
Moreover, traditional festivals enable us to learn more about fine Chinese values. Many festivals, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, have a caring, family centred message at their heart. 此外，传统节日使我们能够更多地了解中国优秀的价值观。许多节日，如中秋节，都有一个关爱、以家庭为中心的信息。
The full moon on the festival is considered to stand for family togetherness and family members will come back home even if they live very far away.
节日的满月被认为代表着家庭团聚，即使家人住在很远的地方，他们也会回家。
With the celebrations of these festivals, younger generations learn to honour fine Chinese values.
在这些节日的庆祝活动中，年轻一代学会了尊重中国优秀的价值观。
Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity.
最后，传统节日是民族自豪感的源泉，有助于塑造我们的民族身份。
For example, we celebrate the Hanshi Festival and the Laba Festival with unique customs, and these shared experiences bring us together as a people.
例如，我们以独特的习俗庆祝寒食节和腊八节，这些共同的经历将我们作为一个民族团结在一起。
Traditional festivals tell us who we are and fill us with pride in being Chinese.
传统节日告诉我们是谁，让我们为自己是中国人而自豪。
Traditional festivals have been passed down to us from previous generations. Itis the duty of every one of us to protect them for generations to come.
传统节日代代相传。我们每个人都有责任为子孙后代保护他们。
Reasons why we should promote traditional Chinese festivals:
我们为什么要推广中国传统节日：
B Alice is listening to a school radio report about what her school has done to promote traditional Chinese festivals. Listen and finish the exercises below.
爱丽丝正在听一个学校电台的报道，报道她的学校为推广中国传统节日所做的工作。听录音，完成下面的练习。
B1 Listen to the report and answer the following questions.听报告，回答以下问题。
1 When did the course Traditional Chinese Festivals start
______________________________________
2 Who was the winner of the poster design competition
______________________________________
3 How many students took part in the poetry writing competition
______________________________________
4 How long did the play about the Qingming Festival last
______________________________________
B2 Listen to the report again and complete the table below.再听一遍报告，完成下表。
Different ways to promote traditional Chinese festivals
推广中国传统节日的不同方式
C In pairs, discuss how to promote traditional Chinese festivals. Use the following questions and expressions to help you.
两人一组，讨论如何推广中国传统节日。使用以下问题和表达方式来帮助您。
Why should we promote traditional Chinese festivals
How can we promote traditional Chinese festivals (The government, the media schools, individuals, ...)
Expressions
Talking people into action
There are clearly many ways to promote ... such as .....
.....should promote/encourage/support ... by ......
..... is surely a good/an effective way to promote.
..... is very popular with ......
is important for ... because ...
D Write an article promoting traditional Chinese festivals. Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.
写一篇宣传中国传统节日的文章。利用你在C部分的想法以及A和B部分的信息来帮助你。
Planning your writing
Learning about the structure When writing an article to promote traditional Chinese festivals, you can follow the structure below:
了解结构当你写一篇宣传中国传统节日的文章时，你可以按照下面的结构：
State the importance of traditional Chinese festivals.
Offer ways to promote traditional Chinese festivals.
Make a call for action and describe a positive result you would like to see.
Learning about the language
Organize your points with first of all, moreover, finally/last but not least, etc. if you give more than one way to promote traditional Chinese festivals.
Use imperative sentences to call for action. Make them short and powerful.
Checking your writing
Remember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects:
记得在你写完后检查你的写作，并在你和你的伴侣之间交换草稿。注意以下几个方面：
Extended reading
Read the feature article about a family dinner on the Chinese New Year's Eve.
阅读关于中国除夕家庭聚餐的专题文章。
A precious family dimner
It is just past five o'clock on the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the dinner table is already covered with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes: chicken, duck, pork, fish and vegetables.
除夕刚过五点，餐桌上已经摆满了白色的瓷盘和瓷碗，摆满了各种各样的菜：鸡、鸭、猪肉、鱼和蔬菜。
Luo Yan, 29, lifts the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared.
29岁的罗燕（音译）打开一个大碗的盖子，呼吸着妻子和母亲准备的浓汤的香味。
Luo Yan's son, Bo feng, happily takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather has selected for him.
罗燕的儿子Bo feng高兴地咬了一口爷爷为他挑选的鸡肉。
Six-year-old Bofeng has not seen his grandparents for almost a year, and he is full of joy and excitement. Indeed, the whole family could not be happier to be together.六岁的博峰已经快一年没有见到爷爷奶奶了，他充满了喜悦和兴奋。事实上，一家人在一起再高兴不过了。
Despite the cold outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house.
尽管外面很冷，但他们幸福的脸上充满了温暖，欢乐的笑声响彻整个房子。
Luo Yan and his wife and son have settled in the big city, far away from their hometown.
罗燕和他的妻子和儿子已经定居在远离家乡的大城市。
Every year, they travel back for the Spring Festival, for their dream of “three generations under the same roof”.
每年，他们都会回来过年，为的是“三代同堂”的梦想。
The Luo family's journey back to their hometown was a long and tiring one just a few years ago. However, the high-speed train has made it much more convenient for them to go back home.
就在几年前，罗家的回乡之旅是漫长而疲惫的。然而，高铁让他们回家更加方便。
During the five-hour trip, they chatted excitedly with each other, their minds full of thoughts about their sweet home.
在五个小时的旅行中，他们兴奋地聊天，脑海中充满了对他们甜蜜家园的思念。
On their arrival, they find Luo's parents eagerly waiting for them. Their home has been specially decorated for the joyous occasion.
他们一到，就发现罗的父母正焦急地等着他们。他们的家经过了特别的装饰，以备不时之需。
From the neat designs of the paper-cuttings on the windows, to the Spring Festival couplets on the door, and to the New Year paintings on the wall, everything represents joy, luck and happiness.
从窗户上整齐的剪纸图案，到门上的春联，再到墙上的年画，一切都代表着欢乐、幸运和幸福。
Even the fish on the plate expresses a hope for nian nian you yu--yu means both “fish” and “plenty” in Chinese “May you get more than you wish for every year”
就连盘子里的鱼也表达了对年年有余的希望——yu的意思是“鱼”和中文中的“富足”一个音“愿你每年都得到比你希望的更多”
After dinner, the hours until midnight go slowly by. The whole family are going to stay up late on the Chinese New Year's Eve.
晚饭后，直到午夜的时间慢慢过去了。全家人准备在除夕夜熬夜。
They gather around the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala, while eating snacks, chatting with each other and making dumplings that they will eat at the very start of the new year.
他们聚在电视机前看春晚，一边吃零食，一边聊天，包饺子，新年伊始他们就要吃饺子。
In the warmth and comfort of the room, Luo Yan talks about his plan for the future. “I hope we won't have to bese parated again," he says, looking at his ageing parents.在温馨舒适的房间里，罗燕讲述着自己对未来的规划。他看着年迈的父母说：“我希望我们不必再次陷入困境。”。
“My parents are getting old, and we should spend more time with them.
我的父母越来越老了，我们应该花更多的时间和他们在一起。
We'll come back more frequently and we're also considering taking them to the city to live with us. After all, home is where all family members are together.”
我们会更频繁地回来，我们也在考虑带他们去城市和我们一起生活。毕竟，家是所有家庭成员聚在一起的地方。
As midnight approaches, Luo Yan takes his parents, wife and son outside to set off firecrackers. The whole village is lit up with colourful fireworks.
临近午夜，罗燕带着父母、妻子和儿子外出放鞭炮。整个村庄都被五颜六色的烟火照亮了。
All over the country, people are celebrating their good fortune, celebrating their family's togetherness, and celebrating their nation's strength.
在全国各地，人们都在庆祝他们的好运，庆祝他们的家人团聚，庆祝他们国家的强大。
A Write a summary of the feature article. Use the chart below to help you.
写一篇专题文章的摘要。使用下面的图表帮助您。
B What Spring Festival traditions do you observe What are their meanings
你遵守什么春节传统？它们的含义是什么？
C Why do the Chinese people attach so much importance to reunion during the Spring Festival
为什么中国人如此重视春节期间的团圆？
Project
Making PPT slides about a festival
A As a class, discuss different festivals around the world. Then in groups, choose a festival to research.
作为一个班级，讨论世界各地的不同节日。然后分组，选择一个节日进行研究。
B As a group, research your chosen festival. Use the ideas below to help you.
作为一个小组，研究你选择的节日。使用下面的想法来帮助您。
C As a group, put together your inforation to make your PPT slides. Use the example below to help you. Then present your PPT slides to the rest of the class.
作为一个小组，把你的信息放在一起制作PPT幻灯片。使用下面的例子来帮助您。然后向全班同学展示PPT幻灯片。
Assessment
A In pairs, rank your performance level in the following areas from 1 to 5. Write down your own assessment in the column "Me" and ask your partner to write down his/her assessment of your performance in the column “Partner".
两人一组，从1到5对您在以下方面的绩效水平进行排名。在“我”栏中写下你自己的评估，并让你的合作伙伴在“合作伙伴”栏中写下他/她对你绩效的评估。
B If improvement is required for some of the areas above, make an action plan.
如果上述某些方面需要改进，请制定行动计划。
Further study
Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory is about the story of a seven-year-old narrator and an elderly woman.
杜鲁门卡波特的圣诞记忆是关于一个七岁的叙述者和一个老妇人的故事。
It focuses on country life, friendship and the joy of giving during the Christmas season, and has become a holiday classic.
它专注于乡村生活，友谊和圣诞节期间给予的喜悦，并已成为一个节日经典。
Read the book to learn more about the story.
读这本书来了解更多关于这个故事的知识。
The documentary Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth is about five TV show hosts who come to China to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
纪录片《中国新年：地球上最大的庆祝》活动是五位电视节目主持人来中国庆祝中国新年。
Watch this documentary to follow their journeys as they experience different Chinese New Year celebrations and traditions around the country.
观看这部纪录片，了解他们在中国各地经历不同的春节庆祝活动和传统的旅程。
Unit 3
Festivals and customs
In this unit, you are going to:
在本单元中，您将：
read a travel journal about a traveller's experiences in two different countries
阅读关于旅行者在两个不同国家经历的旅行日志
write an article to promote traditional Chinese festivals
写一篇文章宣传中国传统节日
read a feature article about a family dinner on the Chinese New Year's Eve
读一篇关于除夕家庭聚餐的专题文章
make PPT slides about a festival.
制作有关节日的PPT幻灯片。
Welcome to the unit
Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries. Watch the video and finish the following exercises.
节日可以告诉我们许多不同国家的文化。观看视频并完成以下练习。
Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand as a way to______________________
在泰国清迈，人们庆祝易鹏灯会是为了____________
Midsummer's Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to_______________________
在瑞典，人们庆祝仲夏节_______________________
The Day of the Dead（亡灵节）, which lasts _______________________is a festival in Mexico for people
1.What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video
1、哪些中国节日与视频中的三个节日相似？
2.What other festivals around the world do you know about
2、你还知道世界各地还有哪些节日？
Reading
Travelling is a way to learn about other cultures. The travel journal below was written by Alex Zhang, a travel writer.
旅行是了解其他文化的一种方式。下面的旅游日记是旅游作家Alex Zhang写的。
He shares his experiences of attending an Indian wedding and the Rio Carnival. Before you read the travel journal, think about the following questions:
他分享了参加印度婚礼和里约狂欢节的经历。在阅读旅游日志之前，请考虑以下问题：
How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions 你如何了解外国的风俗习惯？
Describe a festival you have experienced. What happened What was it like
描述一个你经历过的节日。发生了什么事？是什么样子的？
When Nadim invited me to his sister's wedding, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime. I was definitely not wrong!
当纳迪姆邀请我参加他姐姐的婚礼时，我知道这将是我一生的机会。我绝对没有错！
The wedding ceremony took place in a brightly decorated hotel room. There were hundreds of guests, all dressed up in formal, colourful clothes.
婚礼在一间装饰明亮的酒店房间里举行。有数以百计的客人，他们都穿着正式的、五颜六色的衣服。
According to tradition, the bride was wearing an eye-catching red silk sari.
按照传统，新娘穿着一件引人注目的红色丝绸纱丽。
I did not understand all of the traditional customs, but a few made a deep impression on me.
我不了解所有的传统习俗，但有一些给我留下了深刻的印象。
One was the bridegroom's entrance on a beautiful white horse. I had never seen that back home!
其中一个是新郎骑着一匹漂亮的白马入场。我在家里从来没有见过！
Another was the part when Nadim's father proudly led his daughter through the rows of seats to her husband. It reminded me of my sister's wedding.
另一个是纳迪姆的父亲骄傲地领着女儿穿过一排排座位走向她的丈夫。这让我想起了我姐姐的婚礼。
Although our cultures are so different, the smiling faces are the same.
尽管我们的文化如此不同，但我们的笑脸是一样的。
The customs that followed were anything but ordinary. The couple joined hands and walked around a small fire four times.
随之而来的风俗绝非寻常。这对夫妇手牵着手围着一个小火堆走了四圈。
Then they took seven steps together by the fire, and with each step made a different promise about how they were going to support each other and live together happily. It was very romantic! 然后，他们一起在火旁走了七步，每一步都做出了不同的承诺，承诺他们将如何相互支持，幸福地生活在一起。非常浪漫！
After the ceremony, it was time for the celebrations. That is a story for another day, but let's just say there was a lot of dancing. Now I know I have two left feet ... and both of them hurt! 仪式结束后，是庆祝的时候了。这是另一天的故事，但我们只能说有很多舞蹈。现在我知道我有两只左脚……他们两个都受伤了！
26 February, Rio Carnival, Brazil
The summer heat hit me as soon as I got off the flight. No wonder people from Rio take a week off for this happy occasion.我一下飞机就感到酷暑。难怪来自里约的人们会为了这个愉快的时刻休息一周。
I could feel it already--the Carnival was in the air! 我已经感觉到了——狂欢节就在空中！
To experience the spirit of the Carnival for myself, I went to a street party.
为了亲身体验狂欢节的精神，我参加了一个街头派对。
Luckily I arrived just in time--the show was about to begin as I took my place in the merry crowd.
幸运的是，我及时赶到——演出就要开始了，我在欢乐的人群中占据了自己的位置。
I could see a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers and a band in fancy costumes standing in the street.
我可以看到大约20名巴西舞者和一支穿着花哨服装的乐队站在街上。
Some of them carried flags, which blew in the wind. The crowd waited with excitement.
他们中的一些人举着旗帜，旗帜在风中飘扬。人群兴奋地等待着。
Then there was an explosion of bright colours and lively music, and the group jumped into action.
然后，鲜艳的色彩和生动的音乐爆发了，整个团队都投入了行动。
The band started playing an energetic samba beat, the dancers twisted and turned, and the crowd began to cheer, clap and sing.
乐队开始演奏充满活力的桑巴舞曲，舞者扭来扭去，观众开始欢呼、鼓掌和唱歌。
The whole group started marching down the street. The Carnival current carried us through the ever-growing sea of people, dancing all the way.
整群人开始沿街游行。狂欢节的水流载着我们穿过不断增长的人潮，一路舞动。
Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow streets, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air as we passed wave after wave of street stands.
狭窄的街道两旁排列着装着软饮料和啤酒的冰柜，当我们经过一波又一波的街头摊位时，空气中弥漫着烤肉的味道。
I was so caught up in the party fever that I hardly noticed five hours fly by!
我沉浸在派对狂热中，几乎没有注意到五个小时过去了！
Even as I lay in bed that evening, the bright colours and lively music were still swimming all around me. What an amazing first day in Rio!
那天晚上，当我躺在床上的时候，鲜艳的色彩和欢快的音乐仍然在我周围游动。在里约的第一天真是太棒了！
A Understanding the text
A1 Read the travel journal and put the events at the Indian wedding and the Rio Carnival in the correct order. Write the letters in the flow charts.
阅读旅游杂志，按照正确的顺序排列印度婚礼和里约狂欢节的活动。把字母写在流程图上。
The Indian wedding
a The bride's father led her to the bridegroom.
b The couple took seven steps.
c The celebrations began.
d The bridegroom arrived on a horse
e The couple joined hands and walked around a fire.
The Rio Carnival
a The group started marching down the street.
b Alex saw dancers and musicians standing in the street.
c Alex took his place in the crowd.
d The group jumped into action.
e The crowd passed many street stands
A2 Read the travel journal again carefully and answer the following questions.
再次仔细阅读旅行日志，并回答以下问题。
1 What was the bride wearing at the Indian wedding
__________________________________________
2 What were the Indian couple's promises about
__________________________________________
3 Why did Alex go to a street party
__________________________________________
4 What did Alex see and smell as he passed the street stands
__________________________________________
A3 In pairs, discuss the following questions.
两人一组，讨论以下问题。
1 How is the Indian wedding different from and similar to Chinese weddings you have been to
印度婚礼与你参加过的中国婚礼有何不同？
2 What does Alex think of the Rio Carnival Use details in the travel journal to support your opinion.
亚历克斯觉得里约狂欢节怎么样？使用旅行日志中的详细信息来支持您的观点。
3 Besides weddings and festivals, what other elements are an important part of a country's customs and traditions Make a list and describe them.
除了婚礼和节日，还有哪些元素是一个国家习俗和传统的重要组成部分？列一个清单并描述它们。
B Building your language
B1 Alex is going to visit Spain soon. He is reading an introduction to La Tomatina plete the introduction with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.亚历克斯不久将访问西班牙。他正在网上阅读《西红柿大战》的简介。用下面方框中单词和短语的正确形式完成引言。
La Tomatina is an annual tomato fight festival celebrated in the small town of Bunol in eastern Spain, where it has been a(n) (1)______________ since the1940s.
On the last Wednesday of August, people from all over the world fill this small town for this special (2) ____________. In the morning, thousands of (3) ____________tourists start to line the narrow streets. There is a sense of excitement (4) ____________.
At around 11 a.m, the tomato trucks make their(5) ____________and stop in the town centre. Once the fight begins, the crowd rush to the trucks to pick up tomatoes and throw them at each other.
People(6) ____________the fight for about an hour, and by the time it finishes, around 150,000 kilograms of tomatoes cover Bunol. No wonder fire engines are needed to wash the streets after the fight——the town looks like it has been (7) ____________ with red paint!
Luckily, the acid in the tomato helps make everything really clean. If you plan to visit Spain in August, you should definitely take the opportunity to join in this crazy festival.
It is sure to leave a deep (8) __________on you.
Keep your stuff close and stay away from vehicles. Also, be sure to wear old clothes——let's just say you will not wear them again!
B2 The travel journal uses some country names and related adjectives. Look at the examples and complete the table below. Then think of more words of this type.
旅游杂志使用了一些国家名称和相关形容词。查看示例并完成下表。然后想更多这类单词。
B3 The travel journal about Alex's experience at the Rio Carnival uses the method of contrast to describe the scenes before and during the street party.
关于亚历克斯在里约狂欢节的经历的旅游杂志用对比的方法描述了街头派对之前和期间的场景。
Find the sentences in the travel journal and use contrast to describe the scenes before and during a dragon boat race.
在旅行日志中找到句子，并用对比来描述龙舟比赛之前和期间的场景。
Learn this
Contrast is a method of organization with which a writer highlights the Learn this differences between two people, places, things or ideas.对比是一种组织方法，作家用它来强调两个人、两个地方、两件事或两种想法之间的差异。
Using contrast often draws the reader's attention and makes the description more vivid and interesting to read.
使用对比往往会吸引读者的注意力，使描述更生动有趣。
Grammar and usage
Future in the past
A Exploring the rules Below is a story about how Della prepared a gift for her husband Jim during the Christmas season.
下面是一个关于德拉如何在圣诞节期间为丈夫吉姆准备礼物的故事。
Find the sentences that use future in the past and fill in the box below. The first one has been done for you.
找出过去使用future的句子，并填写下面的方框。第一个已经为你完成了。
ONE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. That was all she had. Della counted it three times. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.
1美元87美分。这就是她所有的。德拉数了三次。一美元八十七美分。第二天就是圣诞节。
If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim, she would need more money. But how could she earn some
如果她要给丈夫吉姆买一份好礼物，她需要更多的钱。但是她怎么能挣到一些呢？
Della stood in front of the mirror in her apartment. She looked at her reflection, brushed her long, brown hair, and made up her mind: she was going to sell her hair. With the money she received for it, she would buy Jim a perfect gift.
黛拉站在公寓的镜子前。她看着自己的倒影，梳了梳棕色的长发，下定决心：她要卖掉自己的头发。用她收到的钱，她会给吉姆买一份完美的礼物。
If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim, she would need more money. But how could she earn some Della stood in front of the mirror in her apartment.
如果她要给丈夫吉姆买一份好礼物，她需要更多的钱。但是她怎么能挣到一些呢？黛拉站在公寓的镜子前。
She looked at her reflection, brushed her long, brown hair, and made up her mind: she was going to sell her hair. With the money she received for it, she would buy Jim a perfect gift.她看着自己的倒影，梳了梳棕色的长发，下定决心：她要卖掉自己的头发。用她收到的钱，她会给吉姆买一份完美的礼物。
Della had her hair cut off and sold it for twenty dollars. She spent the next two hours hunting for Jim's gift.
黛拉把头发剪掉，以二十美元的价格卖掉了。她花了两个小时寻找吉姆的礼物。
She found it at last: a simple but beautiful watch chain for his gold watch, which had been passed down to him from his grandfather.
她终于找到了：一条简单但美丽的表链，是他祖父传给他的金表。
Della paid twenty-one dollars for the watch chain, and hurried home with the remaining eighty-seven cents. She looked at her reflection in the mirror carefully again.
德拉花了21美元买了这条表链，然后带着剩下的87美分匆匆回家。她又仔细地看着镜子里自己的倒影。
She felt nervous. Did she look like a little schoolboy without her beautiful long hair Would Jim still think she was pretty She was about to find out.
她感到紧张。没有一头漂亮的长发，她看起来像个小学生吗？吉姆还会认为她很漂亮吗？她正要发现。
Working out the rules
We use future in the past to describe an action (1)_________________(in the future/in the past) from the perspective of some point (2) _______________(in the future/in the past).
We form future in the past in statements by using (3) ____________was/were to. (4) ____________or was/were about to with the base form of a verb.
B Applying the rules
B1 Complete the conversations with the correct expressions in the brackets
用括号中的正确表达完成对话
Paul:
I (a)_____________________(visited/was about to visit) the museum with my friends last weekend. What about you
Emily: I (b) ________________(saw/was going to see) a documentary film about the Spring Festival with Joanna on Saturday, but she didn't feel well. So I just stayed at home.
Alex:
We (a) _______________(are going to hand in/were going to hand in)our report on festivals around the world next Monday.
Colin: Yes, but I (b) _____________(wasn't to start/haven't started) it yet.
Alex: You told me you (c) _____________(would work on/worked on) it all day yesterday.
Colin:
Oh, I (d) ___________) when my cousin (e) ___________(was about to start/would start (would come/came) over.
B2 Below is a story about Jim's gift for plete the story with the correct verbs in the box below, using future in the past. Some verbs can be used more than once.下面是一个关于吉姆送给德拉的礼物的故事。在下面的框中用正确的动词完成这个故事，在过去中使用future。有些动词可以用不止一次。
Jim was shopping for a gift for his wife Della. The next day (1) ____________Christmas. With an income of twenty dollars per week, life was hard for the couple, but Jim wanted to buy a perfect gift for Della.
He thought of the beautiful set of combs on show in one of the shop windows on Broadway. Della had wanted those combs for so long. Tomorrow, Jim decided, he (2) __________ Della's dream come true.
Jim looked at the gold watch that had been his father's and his grandfather's. He and Della owned two things which they were both very proud of.
吉姆看了看他父亲和祖父的金表。他和德拉拥有两件他们都非常自豪的东西。
One was Jim's gold watch, and the other was Della's beautiful hair. Jim already knew what he had to do: he (3) ________his watch.
That afternoon, Jim sold the watch, went to the shop for the combs and returned home with a package in his pocket. He was sure that they (4) _______the most wonderful gift for Della. Jim was excited about what she (5) _______when she saw her gift the next day.
B3 What do you think Della and Jim would do when they found out what had happened: Write an ending for the story using future in the past.
当黛拉和吉姆发现发生的事情时，你认为他们会怎么做：用过去的未来为故事写一个结局。
Integrated skills
Promoting traditional Chinese festivals
A Alice is reading a website article about the importance of traditional Chinese festivals Read the article below and make a list of the reasons why we should promote traditional festivals.
爱丽丝正在阅读一篇关于中国传统节日重要性的网站文章。阅读下面的文章，列出我们应该推广传统节日的原因。
Importance of promoting traditional Chinese festivals in modern society
The Double Ninth Festival (the Chongyang Festival), which has a history of over 2,000 years, falls on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.
重阳节（重阳节）有2000多年的历史，在中国农历的九月初九。
According to tradition, we should celebrate the festival by going mountain climbing, but how many people today still observe this tradition
按照传统，我们应该通过登山来庆祝这个节日，但今天有多少人仍然遵守这个传统？
In modern society, many traditional Chinese festivals are becoming less and less popular.
在现代社会，许多中国传统节日越来越不受欢迎。
However, they are an important part of Chinese culture, and we must protect and maintain them.
然而，它们是中国文化的重要组成部分，我们必须保护和维护它们。
Traditional festivals teach us a lot about our nation's history.
传统节日教会了我们很多关于我们国家历史的知识。
The Dragon Boat Festival, for example, is celebrated in honour of Qu Yuan, a great poet living in the Warring States period of ancient China.
例如，端午节是为了纪念中国古代战国时期的伟大诗人屈原。
By celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival with rice dumplings and dragon boat races, the story of Qu Yuan is passed down from generation to generation. Promoting traditional festivals helps spread knowledge about our national history.
通过粽子和赛龙舟来庆祝端午节，屈原的故事代代相传。推广传统节日有助于传播有关我们国家历史的知识。
Moreover, traditional festivals enable us to learn more about fine Chinese values. Many festivals, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, have a caring, family centred message at their heart. 此外，传统节日使我们能够更多地了解中国优秀的价值观。许多节日，如中秋节，都有一个关爱、以家庭为中心的信息。
The full moon on the festival is considered to stand for family togetherness and family members will come back home even if they live very far away.
节日的满月被认为代表着家庭团聚，即使家人住在很远的地方，他们也会回家。
With the celebrations of these festivals, younger generations learn to honour fine Chinese values.
在这些节日的庆祝活动中，年轻一代学会了尊重中国优秀的价值观。
Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity.
最后，传统节日是民族自豪感的源泉，有助于塑造我们的民族身份。
For example, we celebrate the Hanshi Festival and the Laba Festival with unique customs, and these shared experiences bring us together as a people.
例如，我们以独特的习俗庆祝寒食节和腊八节，这些共同的经历将我们作为一个民族团结在一起。
Traditional festivals tell us who we are and fill us with pride in being Chinese.
传统节日告诉我们是谁，让我们为自己是中国人而自豪。
Traditional festivals have been passed down to us from previous generations. Itis the duty of every one of us to protect them for generations to come.
传统节日代代相传。我们每个人都有责任为子孙后代保护他们。
Reasons why we should promote traditional Chinese festivals:
我们为什么要推广中国传统节日：
B Alice is listening to a school radio report about what her school has done to promote traditional Chinese festivals. Listen and finish the exercises below.
爱丽丝正在听一个学校电台的报道，报道她的学校为推广中国传统节日所做的工作。听录音，完成下面的练习。
B1 Listen to the report and answer the following questions.听报告，回答以下问题。
1 When did the course Traditional Chinese Festivals start
______________________________________
2 Who was the winner of the poster design competition
______________________________________
3 How many students took part in the poetry writing competition
______________________________________
4 How long did the play about the Qingming Festival last
______________________________________
B2 Listen to the report again and complete the table below.再听一遍报告，完成下表。
Different ways to promote traditional Chinese festivals
推广中国传统节日的不同方式
C In pairs, discuss how to promote traditional Chinese festivals. Use the following questions and expressions to help you.
两人一组，讨论如何推广中国传统节日。使用以下问题和表达方式来帮助您。
Why should we promote traditional Chinese festivals
How can we promote traditional Chinese festivals (The government, the media schools, individuals, ...)
Expressions
Talking people into action
There are clearly many ways to promote ... such as .....
.....should promote/encourage/support ... by ......
..... is surely a good/an effective way to promote.
..... is very popular with ......
is important for ... because ...
D Write an article promoting traditional Chinese festivals. Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.
写一篇宣传中国传统节日的文章。利用你在C部分的想法以及A和B部分的信息来帮助你。
Planning your writing
Learning about the structure When writing an article to promote traditional Chinese festivals, you can follow the structure below:
了解结构当你写一篇宣传中国传统节日的文章时，你可以按照下面的结构：
State the importance of traditional Chinese festivals.
Offer ways to promote traditional Chinese festivals.
Make a call for action and describe a positive result you would like to see.
Learning about the language
Organize your points with first of all, moreover, finally/last but not least, etc. if you give more than one way to promote traditional Chinese festivals.
Use imperative sentences to call for action. Make them short and powerful.
Checking your writing
Remember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects:
记得在你写完后检查你的写作，并在你和你的伴侣之间交换草稿。注意以下几个方面：
Extended reading
Read the feature article about a family dinner on the Chinese New Year's Eve.
阅读关于中国除夕家庭聚餐的专题文章。
A precious family dimner
It is just past five o'clock on the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the dinner table is already covered with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes: chicken, duck, pork, fish and vegetables.
除夕刚过五点，餐桌上已经摆满了白色的瓷盘和瓷碗，摆满了各种各样的菜：鸡、鸭、猪肉、鱼和蔬菜。
Luo Yan, 29, lifts the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared.
29岁的罗燕（音译）打开一个大碗的盖子，呼吸着妻子和母亲准备的浓汤的香味。
Luo Yan's son, Bo feng, happily takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather has selected for him.
罗燕的儿子Bo feng高兴地咬了一口爷爷为他挑选的鸡肉。
Six-year-old Bofeng has not seen his grandparents for almost a year, and he is full of joy and excitement. Indeed, the whole family could not be happier to be together.六岁的博峰已经快一年没有见到爷爷奶奶了，他充满了喜悦和兴奋。事实上，一家人在一起再高兴不过了。
Despite the cold outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house.
尽管外面很冷，但他们幸福的脸上充满了温暖，欢乐的笑声响彻整个房子。
Luo Yan and his wife and son have settled in the big city, far away from their hometown.
罗燕和他的妻子和儿子已经定居在远离家乡的大城市。
Every year, they travel back for the Spring Festival, for their dream of “three generations under the same roof”.
每年，他们都会回来过年，为的是“三代同堂”的梦想。
The Luo family's journey back to their hometown was a long and tiring one just a few years ago. However, the high-speed train has made it much more convenient for them to go back home.
就在几年前，罗家的回乡之旅是漫长而疲惫的。然而，高铁让他们回家更加方便。
During the five-hour trip, they chatted excitedly with each other, their minds full of thoughts about their sweet home.
在五个小时的旅行中，他们兴奋地聊天，脑海中充满了对他们甜蜜家园的思念。
On their arrival, they find Luo's parents eagerly waiting for them. Their home has been specially decorated for the joyous occasion.
他们一到，就发现罗的父母正焦急地等着他们。他们的家经过了特别的装饰，以备不时之需。
From the neat designs of the paper-cuttings on the windows, to the Spring Festival couplets on the door, and to the New Year paintings on the wall, everything represents joy, luck and happiness.
从窗户上整齐的剪纸图案，到门上的春联，再到墙上的年画，一切都代表着欢乐、幸运和幸福。
Even the fish on the plate expresses a hope for nian nian you yu--yu means both “fish” and “plenty” in Chinese “May you get more than you wish for every year”
就连盘子里的鱼也表达了对年年有余的希望——yu的意思是“鱼”和中文中的“富足”一个音“愿你每年都得到比你希望的更多”
After dinner, the hours until midnight go slowly by. The whole family are going to stay up late on the Chinese New Year's Eve.
晚饭后，直到午夜的时间慢慢过去了。全家人准备在除夕夜熬夜。
They gather around the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala, while eating snacks, chatting with each other and making dumplings that they will eat at the very start of the new year.
他们聚在电视机前看春晚，一边吃零食，一边聊天，包饺子，新年伊始他们就要吃饺子。
In the warmth and comfort of the room, Luo Yan talks about his plan for the future. “I hope we won't have to bese parated again," he says, looking at his ageing parents.在温馨舒适的房间里，罗燕讲述着自己对未来的规划。他看着年迈的父母说：“我希望我们不必再次陷入困境。”。
“My parents are getting old, and we should spend more time with them.
我的父母越来越老了，我们应该花更多的时间和他们在一起。
We'll come back more frequently and we're also considering taking them to the city to live with us. After all, home is where all family members are together.”
我们会更频繁地回来，我们也在考虑带他们去城市和我们一起生活。毕竟，家是所有家庭成员聚在一起的地方。
As midnight approaches, Luo Yan takes his parents, wife and son outside to set off firecrackers. The whole village is lit up with colourful fireworks.
临近午夜，罗燕带着父母、妻子和儿子外出放鞭炮。整个村庄都被五颜六色的烟火照亮了。
All over the country, people are celebrating their good fortune, celebrating their family's togetherness, and celebrating their nation's strength.
在全国各地，人们都在庆祝他们的好运，庆祝他们的家人团聚，庆祝他们国家的强大。
A Write a summary of the feature article. Use the chart below to help you.
写一篇专题文章的摘要。使用下面的图表帮助您。
B What Spring Festival traditions do you observe What are their meanings
你遵守什么春节传统？它们的含义是什么？
C Why do the Chinese people attach so much importance to reunion during the Spring Festival
为什么中国人如此重视春节期间的团圆？
Project
Making PPT slides about a festival
A As a class, discuss different festivals around the world. Then in groups, choose a festival to research.
作为一个班级，讨论世界各地的不同节日。然后分组，选择一个节日进行研究。
B As a group, research your chosen festival. Use the ideas below to help you.
作为一个小组，研究你选择的节日。使用下面的想法来帮助您。
C As a group, put together your inforation to make your PPT slides. Use the example below to help you. Then present your PPT slides to the rest of the class.
作为一个小组，把你的信息放在一起制作PPT幻灯片。使用下面的例子来帮助您。然后向全班同学展示PPT幻灯片。
Assessment
A In pairs, rank your performance level in the following areas from 1 to 5. Write down your own assessment in the column "Me" and ask your partner to write down his/her assessment of your performance in the column “Partner".
两人一组，从1到5对您在以下方面的绩效水平进行排名。在“我”栏中写下你自己的评估，并让你的合作伙伴在“合作伙伴”栏中写下他/她对你绩效的评估。
B If improvement is required for some of the areas above, make an action plan.
如果上述某些方面需要改进，请制定行动计划。
Further study
Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory is about the story of a seven-year-old narrator and an elderly woman.
杜鲁门卡波特的圣诞记忆是关于一个七岁的叙述者和一个老妇人的故事。
It focuses on country life, friendship and the joy of giving during the Christmas season, and has become a holiday classic.
它专注于乡村生活，友谊和圣诞节期间给予的喜悦，并已成为一个节日经典。
Read the book to learn more about the story.
读这本书来了解更多关于这个故事的知识。
The documentary Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth is about five TV show hosts who come to China to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
纪录片《中国新年：地球上最大的庆祝》活动是五位电视节目主持人来中国庆祝中国新年。
Watch this documentary to follow their journeys as they experience different Chinese New Year celebrations and traditions around the country.
观看这部纪录片，了解他们在中国各地经历不同的春节庆祝活动和传统的旅程。