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Celebrations
Unit 3
Festivals
Celebrations
Unit 3
Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
Dragon-Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
…
birthdays
graduations
weddings
Special occasions
Lesson 1
Spring Festival
Celebrations
Unit 3
Spring Festival
Celebrations
Unit 3
How do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival
My family celebrates Spring Festival by____________.
make dumplings
put up decorations like paper cuts,
get lucky money from seniors
have a family gathering/dinner
prepare snacks
let/set off fireworks
My family celebrates Spring Festival by____doing sth.________.
How do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival
My family celebrates Spring Festival by____________.
Tom Jenkins
a 16-year old exchange student living in Nanjing
Xu Gang
a 28-year-old
computer engineer
working in Shanghai
Li Yan
a 70-year-old grandmother from Heilongjiang
Read and Explore
Read three readers’ accounts to a magazine
Same or different Why
a description of an event or experience
Tom is an exchange student from another country, so he probably will write ____________
_____________________
Prediction/Guess
Tom is an exchange student from another country, so he probably will write about his first experience with Spring Festival, probably with a host family.
Prediction/Guess
Where did he spend Spring Festival
What preparations did they have before Spring Festival Why
What were the activities What was it like
In Tom’s account
2 What preparations did they have before festival
Why
3 What were the activities What was it like
In Tom’s account
2 What preparations did they have before festival Why
Preparations began a week before the festival. First the house was cleaned from top to bottom to sweep away the dirt of the past year and get ready for the new year.
Next, the Chinese character Fu was attached upside down to our front door. It is believed that when Fu is put upside down, happiness arrives.
In Tom’s account
3. What were the activities What was it like
Fireworks were being let off across the city, lighting up the sky. They were a lot of fun.
We sat together to enjoy a big dinner wishing everyone a happy new year.
Tom’s account
1 preparations before festival
clean house----sweep away, get ready for
attach character----happiness arrives.
2 the activities
set off fireworks
enjoy a big dinner
send wishes
What does Tom think of Spring Festival
How do every Chinese family think of it
Read and Explore
Para. 1: Spring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family.
be highly valued: is thought very important
e.g. Teamwork is highly valued on this field trip.
Tom
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
with his host family in Nanjing
clean the house; attach Fu upside down to the front door
set off and watching fireworks, enjoy a big dinner
Retell Tom Jenkins' account according to the chart.
feeling ...
Xu Gang is a computer engineer working in Shanghai. He ________
_____________________
Prediction/Guess
Xu Gang is a computer engineer working in Shanghai. He might not be a local Shanghainese, so he will probably go back home every Spring Festival to celebrate it with his family.
Prediction/Guess
1.What preparations does he do before festival
2 What are the activities
3. What is the most important for Xu Gang
In Xu’s account
1 What preparations does he do before festival
Why
2 What are the activities
3. What is the most important for Xu Gang
In Xu’s account
1 What preparations does he do before festival
He books tickets as soon as possible.
He takes great care in choosing gifts for his parents.
2 What are the activities
He chats with his parents.
They have hotpot.
Coming home and being with my entire family is the most important part of it.
3. What is the most important for Xu Gang
In Xu’s account
1 What preparations does he do before festival
book tickets
take great care in choosing gifts
2 What are the activities
chat with
have hotpot
coming home and being with my entire family
Xu Gang
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
at parents' home
book travel ticket and choose gifts for parents
chat with parents and having hotpot
Li Yan is a grandma, so she might be retired and every year she ____________________
____________________.
Prediction/Guess
Li Yan is a grandma, so she might be retired and every year she probably will wait for her children and grandchildren to come back home and celebrate Spring Festival together.
Prediction/Guess
1.What preparations does she do before festival
2 What are the activities
3. What is the most important part for her
In Li’s account
1 What preparations does she do before festival
2 What are the activities
In Li’s account
1 What preparations do they do before festival
They get ready for children’s homecoming.
They buy things and prepare dishes.
2 What are the activities
Children run , shout and play.
Adults gather around and talk about the past year.
They make jiaozi together.
3.What is the most important for her
The joy of family gathering is the most important for her.
Li Yan
Where and with whom
Preparations before Spring Festival
Activities during Spring Festival
at home
get ready for children come back, buy things and prepar dishes
children running/ shouting/ playing; adults talking/ making jiaozi together
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What is similar part in Xu Gang’s and Li Yan’s account
Tom
host family
house
Fu
fireworks
dinner
Where and
with whom
Preparations
Activities
Xu Gang
Where and
with whom
parents
ticket
Preparations
gifts
Activities
chatting with parents
having hotpot
Where and
with whom
home
getting ready
Preparations
buying things
Activities
children
adults
Li Yan
Spring
Festival
1. Where did Tom spend Spring Festival
2. For Tom, what does every Chinese family always do before the Spring Festival
3. Why is Chinese character Fu attached upside down
4.What does Xu Gang prepare for his Spring Festival
5.What did Spring Festival mean to Xu Gang when he was young
6. What is the most important part of Spring Festival for Xu Gang
7.For Li Yan, how special is jiaozi to the Spring Festival
8.What is the most important for Li Yan about Spring Festival
9.What is the spirit of Spring Festival
10 .What is similar part in Xu Gang’s and Li Yan’s account
补充题(15分) What was Spring Festival like in your memory What does it mean to you What does it mean in Chinese culture
1. Where did Tom spend Spring Festival
He spent Spring Festival with his host family in Nanjing China.
2. For Tom, what does every Chinese family always do before the Spring Festival
Every Chinese family always cleans their house from top to bottom, attaches the Chinese character Fu upside down to their front door.
3.Why is Chinese character Fu attached upside down
Because when Fu is attached upside down, it means happiness arrives.
4 What does Xu Gang prepare for his Spring Festival
To prepare for his Spring Festival, Xu Gang books tickets as early as possible in order to get tickets home. Besides, he takes great care in choosing gifts for his parents.
5 What did Spring Festival mean to Xu Gang when he was young
When he was young, it was about firecrackers, sweets and decorations.
6 What is the most important part of Spring Festival for Xu Gang
For Xu Gang, coming home and being with his entire family is the most important part of it.
7. For Li Yan, how special is jiaozi to the Spring Festival
For Li Yan, jiaozi are a sign of wishes for health and happiness.
8 .What is the most important for Li Yan about Spring Festival
The joy of a family gathering is the most important for her.
9.What is the spirit of Spring Festival
It is the spirit of family---family gathering.
10.What is similar part in Xu Gang’s and Li Yan’s account
They both think family gathering is the most important.
Q: What does Spring Festival mean for each of them
Q: What does Spring Festival mean for YOU