(共26张PPT)
UNIT 3
CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 1 Spring Festival—Reading Comprehension
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
read and talk about the spring festival;
train the students’ skimming and summarizing ability;
read for specific information and understand words in context;
love and carry forward Chinese traditional culture.
Pre-reading
clean the house from top to bottom
do New Year shopping
put up couplets
have a family reunion dinner
let off fireworks/firecrackers
make dumplings
visit relatives and friends
watch the Spring Festival Gala
lion & dragon dances
receive/give lucky money in red envelopes
Activity 1 Fast-reading for main ideas
1. The passage may be mainly about _____ readers’ accounts/descriptions of how they spend ______________ and their ___________ and ______ about it.
While-reading
three
Spring Festival
experiences
views
2. Match the main idea with each part.
Part 1 Tom Jenkins’ account A.Coming home and being with family are the most important parts of the Spring Festival.
Part 2 Xu Gang’s account B.Spring Festival is family time.
Part 3 Li Yan’s account C.Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun.
Activity 2 Careful-reading for details
Ⅰ. Read the accounts of Tom Jenkins carefully and do the following exercises.
1.How many activities for celebrating the Spring Festival are mentioned
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
2.What is Tom Jenkins’ views about the Chinese Spring Festival
He thought it was very cool,exciting,and interesting.
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Ⅱ.Read the accounts of Xu Gang carefully and answer the following questions.
1.What will he do before going back home for Spring Festival
Booking tickets in advance and choosing gifts for his families.
2.What does Spring Festival mean to Xu Gang
A.It means fireworks,sweets and decorations.
B.It means having tasty hotpot with friends.
C.It means being surrounded by hometown accents.
D.It means coming back home and having a family reunion.
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Ⅲ. Read the accounts of Li Yan carefully and answer the following questions.
1.Fill in the blanks according to the text.
weeks before Spring Festival:
Start ①_________________ children’s homecoming;buying things and ②________________.
when everyone comes home:
The home ③___________ activities;grandchildren run around,④____________________. Adults ⑤_____________ the table to talk about the past year.
when jiaozi are being made:
Great fun is enjoyed ⑥______________.
getting ready for
preparing dishes
buzzes with
shouting and playing
gather around
in the kitchen
2.Why do Li Yan’s family always have jiaozi during the Spring Festival
A.They are her grandchildren’s favorite food.
B.They have great fun making dumplings.
C.Jiaozi conveys the wishes for health and happiness in the following year.
D.Jiaozi is a traditional food during the Spring Festival.
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3.For Li Yan,what is the real meaning of Spring Festival
The joy of a family gathering and staying with her children and grandchildren.
Ⅳ.Read the whole passage again and do the following exercises.
1.What can you infer from Xu Gang’s and Li Yan’s accounts?What does it mean in Chinese culture
(1)Family reunion is the central theme of both accounts.
(2)This shows the importance of family in Chinese culture.
2.How does each part of the passage mainly develop
A.By giving examples.
B.By following the order of time.
C.By giving explanations.
D.By comparison.
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Activity 1 Discussion
1.Do we celebrate Spring Festival in the same way as years before?What are the changes?(Creative thinking)
No,we don’t.
Differences:
It is a fashion to grab red envelopes on WeChat during the Spring Festival.
More and more families have New Year’s Eve Dinner at the restaurant instead of eating the traditional family reunion dinner at home.
During the Spring Festival,many families choose to travel.
Post-reading
2.What does Spring Festival mean to you?(Critical thinking)
For me,Spring Festival means the family reunion.Besides that,it also means relaxation and enjoyment.It is the best time to relieve the stress and burden after a whole year of hard work or study.
Activity 2 Summary
In China,Spring Festival is 1.______(high) valued.People begin to prepare a week before the festival,cleaning their homes from top to bottom,2._____ means sweeping away the dirt of the past year.Also,the Chinese character Fu is often put upside down,meaning 3._________(happy) arrives.
For people who work outside,they start planning their trips home early,4._______(book) tickets ahead of time and buying gifts for their families.When they get home,it is great 5._______(hear) whatever happens to the people they know.
highly
which
happiness
booking
to hear
Weeks before the festival,parents start to think about what they need to buy and what dishes need to 6.___________(prepare).Houses always buzz with 7.__________(activity) when everyone comes home.The 8.________(great) excitement begins when people sit together to enjoy a big dinner.They always have jiaozi,which is a sign of their wishes 9.___ health and happiness in the coming year.However,what is the most important is not 10.____ they eat but who they eat it with.To most Chinese,Spring Festival is the joy of a family gathering.
be prepared
activities
greatest
for
what
1.Here are three readers’ accounts to our magazine,in which the readers shared their experiences and views about it.
[句式分析] 此句是________句。主句是Here位于句首引起的________________,主语是 _______________________________;in which引导的是 ________________,修饰名词 __________,in which在从句中作____。
[自主翻译]
Sentences analysis:
主从复合
完全倒装句
three readers’ accounts
非限制性定语从句
accounts
状语
这是我们杂志的三位读者的叙述,分享了他们关于春节的经历和看法。
2.It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives.
[句式分析] 此句是________句。It是________,真正的主语是________引导的从句,从句中when引导________从句。
[自主翻译]
主从复合
形式主语
that
时间状语
据说“福”字被倒贴时,幸福就会到来。
3.Fireworks were being let off across the city,suddenly lighting up the night sky.
[句式分析] 此句是一个____句。谓语是___________________,是被动语态的过去进行时,译作“______________”;lighting up作____状语。
[自主翻译]
简单
were being let off
正在被……
结果
烟花在城市上空燃放,瞬间照亮了夜空。
4.What’s important is who we eat it with.
[句式分析] 此句是一个________句。What’s important是____从句,其中What 作____;第二个is 是主句的____;who we eat it with是____从句,其中who作____。
[自主翻译]
主从复合
主语
主语
谓语
表语
宾语
重要的是我们和谁一起吃。
5.As I get older,coming home and being with my entire family is the most important part of it.
[句式分析] 此句是________句。As 引导的是________从句。coming home and being with my entire family是主句的____。
[自主翻译]
主从复合
时间状语
主语
随着年龄的增长,回家和全家人待在一起则成了春节最重要的一部分。
6.We think about what the children would like to eat,what we need to buy and what dishes need to be prepared.
[句式分析] 此句是________句。and连接三个what引导的____从句,前两个what在从句中作____,第三个what在从句中作____,意思是“________”。
[自主翻译]
主从复合
宾语
宾语
定语
什么样的
我们琢磨孩子们喜欢吃什么,我们需要买什么,需要准备什么菜。
1. Preview language points and review what we have learned.
2. Write down your and your family’s experience of Spring Festival and your opinion about it.
Homework
本课结束