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section B (2a-2e)
Learning Aims
Learn some new words and phrases.
Learn some customs and celebrations of New Year festival around the world.
Learn to use your own words to introduce a New Year festival.
Pre-reading(lead-in)
How does your family celebrate New Year Say some customs.
sweep out dust from house
n/v. 灰尘;擦灰
hang couplets
n.对联
set off fireworks
enjoy lion or dragon dances
点燃
n. 烟花
enjoy the family dinner
Do you know other New Year celebrations around the world
scanning
Read the text and find out which countries' New Year celebrations are mentioned.
New Year Celebrations
around the World
Fast reading
Read the passage fast ,then match each paragragh with its main idea.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
A. People around the world celebrate New Year, but at different times.
D. In the UK and the US, celebrations take place around midnight on New Year's Eve.
C. The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people.
B. New Year celebrations around the world have something in common - they involve friends and family.
E. In Egypt, Sham El-Nessim marks the beginning of spring.
Careful reading
New Year is a wonderful time when family and friends come together to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one. People all around the world celebrate the New Year with music, special food, and fireworks, though the celebration may take place at different times.
Read each paragraph carefully and complete the table with the information from the text.
Para. 1
n. 庆祝活动
发生
In the UK, many people gather in London on December 31 to see the famous Big Ben clock tower and count down to midnight. Research suggests that millions also watch it on TV. At midnight they sing Auld Lang Syne, a traditional Scottish song, to remember friends and family. In the US, people have similar customs. A famous tradition involves the dropping of a big ball in New York's Times Square. Huge crowds gather to watch, and when the ball reaches the bottom, everyone wishes each other "Happy New Year!"
Para. 2
v. 聚集,集合
v.包含
n. 底部
n. 人群,观众
n. 习俗
The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, holds great importance in China. People sweep out dust from their houses, hang couplets, set off fireworks, and enjoy lion or dragon dances. One very important custom is that people will all try to return home and enjoy the family dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival. Grandparents, parents, and children gather to eat delicious food and express best wishes for the whole family. This reunion shows that family is hugely important in Chinese culture.
Para. 3
n. 前夕
n. 团圆
v.表达
In Egypt, people celebrate Sham El-Nessim in April to mark the beginning of spring. The name of the festival means "smelling the breeze". At this time, the weather becomes brighter, and the flowers and trees begin to show their colors. People paint eggs as symbols of new life and new beginnings. They also go out and enjoy picnics, dance, sing, and watch plays in the theater.
Para. 4
v. 闻到
n. 微风
n. 野餐
Although New Year festivals are different all over the world, they have one thing in common. In almost every country, people believe that it is a special time to connect with their family and friends and show hope for the coming year.
Para. 5
adj. 即将到来的
New Year Celebrations
Country Time Activity
the UK
the US
China
Egypt
December 31
....
Post-reading
Listen to the recording and pay attention to the pronunciation of new words, then use your own words to introduce the Chinese Spring festival to a partner.
Time
Customs
(activities)
Meaning
the Spring festival
Feelings
1.New Year Celebrations 新年庆典 celebrate (v) 庆祝 celebration (n) 庆典活动
2.come together to do sth= get together to do sth = gather to do sth. 聚在一起做某事
3.say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one 辞旧迎新
4.take place 发生 5.count down 倒计时
6.Research suggests that millions also watch it on TV. 研究表明数百万的人也在电视上看它。 suggest (v)建议;表明 suggestion (n)建议
7.have similar customs 有相似的习俗
8.involve (v) 包含;牵涉 9. reach the bottom 到达底部 at the bottom of... 在...底部
10.wish each other “Happy New Year!” 互相祝愿“新年快乐”
Language points
9.hold great importance =is very important有非常重要的意义
10.sweep out dust 扫除灰尘 11.hang couplets 贴春联
12.set off firework 放烟花
13.enjoy lion or dragon dances 欣赏舞狮舞龙表演
14.on the eve of the Spring Festival在除夕夜 on the eve of... 在...前夕
15.express best wishes 表达最好的祝福
16.mark the beginning of spring 标志着春天的开始
17.smell the breeze 感受微风的气息
18.symbols of new life and new beginnings 新生命和新开始的象征
19.a special time to connect with their family and friends联络朋友和家人的特殊时刻
1. There will be a big ( celebrate ) at the Spring Festival .
2. Why not say goodbye others when you leave
3. We ' ll go on a ( picnic ) tomorrow if the weather is fine .
4. At the end of his speech yesterday , Paul ( express ) thanks to all of his teachers .
5. Every day , many tourists ( gather )there early in the morning so that they can watch the raising of the national flag .6. You should have the perfect preparation for
the ( come ) festival .
Exercise
celebration
to
picnic
expressed
gather
coming
一、填一个适当的单词或用所给单词适当形式填空。
1. Let me give you some suggestions about Chinese .
2. How long have you in this activity
3. Here is your bill . Please check and sign (签字) at the of this page .
10. We hung spring on the door just now to welcome the New Year .
11. I something burning as soon as I arrived home .
12. My friend Jimmy was quiet before . He always kept silent in the .
二、选词填空并用适当形式。
involve crowd smell custom bottom couplet
customs
involved
bottom
couplets
smelled/semlt
crowd
Your pen pal Peter wants to know sth about the Chinese Spring Festival.Use the information you have learned in this class to write a letter to him.
Homework
Thank you!