(共25张PPT)
Lesson 1 SpringFestival
period one: reading
Unit 3 Celebrations
Teaching objectives
To read and talk about the spring festival
To train the students’ skimming and summarizing ability
To read for specific information and understanding words in context
To love and carry forward Chinese traditional culture
Spring
Festival
What words immediately come to your mind for describing its meaning
the beginning of a new year
a chance for family reunion
China's biggest festival
…
What else do people do to prepare and celebrate Spring Festival
account: a description of an event or experience
We are collecting some accounts about Spring Festival, looking forward to your accounts!
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
There are three readers’ accounts to the magazine.
Predict what each writer will talk about Spring Festival.
Match each writer with their understandings of Spring Festival.
waiting for her children and grandchildren to come back home and celebrate Spring Festival together
first experience of spending Spring Festival in China
going back home every Spring Festival to celebrate it with his family.
Tom Jenkins
Xu Gang
Li Yan
The three accounts all follow the order(顺序) of __________
A. time B. space(空间)
A
Tom:
Preparations began a week before the festival.
First ,……Next…
The greatest excitement began the night before Spring Festival.
Xu Gang
…weeks before Spring Festival …
The moment I get on the train…
When I get home…
Li Yan
…weeks before Spring Festival …
…when everyone comes home.
The three texts share a similar structure, which is
1.preparations before the Spring Festival
2.activities during the Spring Festival
3.meaning of the Spring Festival
First- reading
What are included in each text
Underline(画底线标出) the key information ,
such as,where,with whom,preparations,activities,and feelings in each text.
While-reading(scanning)
where and with whom
activities
preparations
feelings
where and with whom
preparations
activities
feelings
where and with whom
preparations
feelings
activities
Different cultures
T
foreigners
Chinese young generation
Chinese old people
Tom Jenkins
Xu Gang
Li Yan
Why do they understand Spring Festival differently
Thinking
Different ages
Different social experiences
Throughout the history, some of the original
customs have changed.What have changed
What have been kept
Further
Thinking
Nowadays, it is a fashion to grab red envelopes on Wechat during the Spring Festival.
Now more and more families have New Year’s Eve Dinner at the restaurant instead of eating at home.
During the Spring Festival, many families choose to travle.
1.Some of the original customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival-the spirit of family -has largely been kept.
3.每逢佳节倍思亲。
the joy of
a family gathering
2.We should cherish our beloved ones and enjoy family’s love and company.
Role A: You are a new exchanged student who knows little about Chinese Spring Festival and needs help.
Role B: You are a Chinese senior high school student and asked to introduce your experience and feelings of
the Spring Festival,
including
Role-play(Group Work)
where and with whom
preparations
activities
feelings
changes in recent years
Preceding Days
(23rd-29th of the 12th lunar month )
New Year’s Eve
(30th of the lunar month)
New Year’s Day
Day2-Day7
Day8
Day15
tips
Critical Thinking
Why do we celebrate festivals
What is the point(意义) of
celebrating festivals
to show love
To share joy & To connect
To Remember
Why do we celebrate festivals / What is the point(意义) of celebrating festivals
元宵节
冬至
重阳节
腊八节
春节
清明节
中秋节
端午节
七夕节
除夕
我们一定要保护好我们的传统文化,它是我们最深厚的软实力!--习近平
spread traditional culture
假定你是李华,想邀请班级里的英国交换生David来你家体验2024春节。请你给他写一封信,内容包括:
1.写信目的;
2.简要介绍春节,春节的传统活动,
及你2023年春节的打算;
3.表达欢迎。
Thank you for listening