Unit 2 Let's celebrate Developing ideas 课件（共74张，内嵌视频）-2025-2026学年外研版（2019）必修第二册
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(共74张PPT)
To know Chinese Spring Festival traditions.
To understand the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese.
To understand why Chinese people value the Spring Festival family reunion dinner.
To know what is a fact and what is an opinion.
The Spring Festival
The Spring Festival, also known as the lunar New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China. According to Chinese legends, Nian was originally the name of a monster beast. On the eve of the Spring Festival, it is a folk custom to stay up late or even all night. A get-together banquet is usually a must for every Chinese family. The most popular food is jiaozi, or dumplings. People wear new clothes, set off firecrackers and post couplets on the gates. Moreover, people go out to visit relatives and friends. For many children, The Spring Festival offers them a special chance to receive “lucky money”.
paste the character “fu” to the door
hang red lanterns
paste Spring Festival couplets
play drums
set off fireworks
give and receive a red envelope
wear new clothes
put up paper cuttings
clean up the house
pay a New Year visit
go to the temple fair
watch a lion dance
watch the Spring Festival Gala
……
pasting the character “fu” to the door, hanging red lanterns
playing drums tied to their waists
setting off firecrackers
giving and receiving a red envelope
The painting journey
A family reunion dinner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea.
Wang peng, software engineer
Eating out for the Spring Festival family dinner only changes the form of this tradition, but the love between the family members remains the same.
Disadvantages of eating at home: prepare clean up
Advantages of eating out:
a good choice
have nothing to do
the same people
without tiring cooking
the dishes taste better
Liu Yonghui, retired teacher
The process is even more important than the dinner itself.
look forward to gather together
not only for food …
but for the opportunity…
run around listen to
make dumplings put tokens in
candies for … peanuts for
sit around the table
enjoy the food toast each other
It just won’t feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out. The process of preparing the dinner together is more important than the dinner itself.
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n.(为达到某种目标的)过程，进程
What do you think the retired teacher means by “to me, the
process is even more important than the dinner itself”
For him, the sweet memories of having the whole family getting together and preparing for the dinner are more important than the delicious food itself.
2. Which of the two opinions do you agree with Why
Open answers.
eg I agree with the one of having the dinner at home, because I think the time spent doing sth together with family members at home is very precious.
or I am in favor of Wang Peng’s opinion. Our world is developing and we need to change with the times. I think eating out for the Spring Festival family dinner is a good choice, because we can get rid of the tiring cooking and we needn’t clean up after the dinner, and the dishes taste better! Besides, I believe that eating out doesn’t change the love between family members.
3. How would you describe a Spring Festival family dinner to a friend from overseas
Open answers.
eg. Chinese People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members have a reunion dinner together. The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", "yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and wealth.
adv.在海外，在外国
4. Can you think of any other Chinese festival traditions Share them with the class.
Open answers.
The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole." What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass .
Time for a Change
A family dinner (家宴/年夜饭) is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea(不是每个人都支持这个想法). What do our readers think
Dear Editor,
We have eaten out (eat out) for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home. I don’t understand why some people refuse to embrace the change(接受改变).
Can’t they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work I really don’t think it’s worth the effort (值得花精力）of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess (收拾残局;收拾干净) after it’s over. We work all year, so why can’t one day be about spending time with family and relaxing
Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions(和丢弃传统无关). We still have the dinner with the same people, just in a different place. The occasion (场合) is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste better!
In my opinion, what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn’t matter. Eating out may change the form of this tradition(这种传统的形式), but the love between the family members sitting around the table together remains (仍然是) the same.
Wang Peng, software engineer
Dear Editor,
For this year’s Spring Festival family dinner, my son has booked (预定) a table at the best restaurant in town, but I’m a bit unhappy about it. For me, it just won’t feel like Spring Festival having the diner out.
When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most. It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat, but for the opportunity to have our whole family gathered together(让全家人团聚在一起). I would run around the house, listening to the adults chatting about their year. I’d get under my mother’s feet in the kitchen, watching her make dumplings. She’d put tokens (象征; “彩头”) in some dumplings: candies for a sweet life and peanuts (坚果) for a long and healthy one. In the evening, all of us would sit around the table, enjoying the food and being together again. We toasted each other(互相敬酒), we laughed, and the simple, homemade dishes (家常菜) tasted more delicious than anything cooked by a top chef.
I hope my children and their children will still value our memories of preparing the dinner together(珍视全家人一起准备年夜饭的回忆). To me, the process is even more important than the dinner itself.
Liu Yonghui, retired teacher
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Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals for Chinese people all over the world. During the Spring Festival, there are many traditions and people may celebrate in slightly different ways. Among these traditions, I think the family dinner on the Spring Festival Eve plays a leading role.
China is a country with more than 5,000 years’ history. Having a big dinner on the Spring Festival Eve is a tradition which has been kept for thousands of years and Chinese people value the importance of home and the respect to the elders. Nowadays, with the growing pace of life in cities, we seldom have time to have dinner with our family. Therefore, the family dinner provides an opportunity for us to express our love to each other. We can also enjoy the well-prepared delicious food, especially some specific food that has certain symbolic lucky meanings.
One Sample
When I was a little boy, I was always looking forward to the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve. Interested in cooking, I could watch how the adults prepared for every tasty dish. Wandering in the kitchen, I would have a taste of every newly-cooked dish, a bite of this, a piece of that. When it was time for dinner, I had already had enough and couldn’t eat anything, watching my cousins enjoying the feast. Seeing this, my grandma would jokingly say: “You will be a great chef when you grow up! Next Spring Festival, you should cook for us all.” The family all laughed and the dishes tasted more delicious.
For Chinese people, the family dinner on the Spring Festival Eve means more than a meal. It connects every member in the family; it is heavy with sweet memories of the past; most importantly, it passes the traditions through generations forever.
基于大观念的单元整体教学设计
Unit 2 Let’s celebrate
了解多元节日文化
理解节日深刻内涵
培养节日文化自信
Lesson 1: Starting out & Vocabulary
了解世界各地庆祝季节变换的节日
了解节日相关词汇、节日庆祝原因
Lesson 2: Understanding ideas
理解英国作家Tolkien通过圣诞节信表达对孩子深沉的父爱
Lesson 3: Using language
学会情态动词表推测的用法
掌握如何对节日进行描述
Lesson 4: Listening & Speaking
学习如何发出和接受节日邀请
Lesson 5: Developing ideas
了解人们对春节团圆饭习俗的不同观点
思考传统习俗是否应该改变
Lesson 6: Writing
写信给编辑（对春节走向世界的看法）
Lesson 7: Presenting ideas & Reflection
创造节日：陈述创造原因
单元大观念
了解各国特色节日及庆祝原因的多样性，学会理解并描述不同节日，提升多元文化视野；增强对中外不同节日文化的了解，增强国家认同感，有意识地主动弘扬和传播中华优秀文化；理解和辨析不同节日的意义和内涵，通过创造新节日，联系自身实际，实现知识与思维能力的迁移。
To get information from an article.
To learn how to express ideas.
To learn some useful expressions.
1. Which countries are mentioned and how do they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival
Russian, Ghana, and the United States.
3. Why do you think Chinese Spring Festival is “going global”
Possible reasons may include:
Increasing overseas Chinese population; China’s growing economic and political influence; the desire of overseas stores and recreational venues to profit from the celebration; China’s efforts to help the festival go global.
2. Which event would you most like to attend Why
Open.
More and more people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival.
increasing overseas Chinese population;China’s growing influence;
the desire of overseas stores and recreational venues; China’s efforts
For China, …… For foreigners, …… For us, ……
I (firmly)believe...
It's my opinion that ...
My opinion is that ...
As far as I'm concerned...
I'm sure that...
I'm certain that...
......
表达观点类的文章，要注意以下几点：
1. 观点鲜明。文章要有一个明确的中心论点。
2. 层次分明。一个中心论点要有几个分论点支持，且层次要分明，过渡要自然。
3. 最后一段一般要总结全文，突出中心思想。
4. 文章通常采用一般现在时。
Dear editor,
These days, a growing number of people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival, an important traditional festival that features hope, reunion and happiness. A wide variety of Chinese cultural activities, such as gala performances, film shows, temple fairs and other forms of celebrations, are held overseas. There are several reasons accounting for this phenomenon.
To start with, the spread of Chinese Spring Festival is partly due to the increasing overseas Chinese population. What’s more, more and more countries have noticed or benefited from China’s growing economic and political influence, so they are also embracing our culture and traditions. Also, many overseas stores and recreational venues are taking the opportunity to profit from the celebration. Last but not least, the Chinese government and various institutions have made great efforts to help the festival go global.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s not only a good opportunity for foreigners to know about China, but a sign of China’s growing influence on the world. I hope everyone can do his or her part to bring more Chinese traditions worldwide, and more people around the globe will embrace the diversity of culture.
Lihua, a senior high school student
Dear editor,
These days, a growing number of people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival, an important traditional festival that features(是……的特色) hope, reunion and happiness. Various Chinese cultural activities, such as gala performances, film shows, temple fairs and other forms of celebrations, are held overseas. There are several reasons accounting for this phenomenon.
To start with, the spread of Chinese Spring Festival is partly due to the increasing overseas Chinese population. What’s more, more and more countries have noticed or benefited from China’s growing economic and political influence, so they are also embracing(欣然接受) our culture and traditions. Also, many overseas stores and recreational venues(休闲场所) are taking the opportunity to profit from the celebration. Last but not least, the Chinese government and various institutions(机构) have made great efforts to help the festival go global.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s not only a good opportunity for foreigners to know about China, but a sign of China’s growing influence on the world. I hope everyone can do his or her part to bring more Chinese traditions worldwide, and more people around the globe will embrace the diversity(多样性) of culture.
Li Hua, a senior high school student
Sample Writing One
a growing number of people overseas
1.越来越多的海外人士
2.希望、团聚和幸福
3.晚会、庙会
4.受益于
5.中国日益增长的
经济和政治影响力
6.旅游收入
7.尽自己的一份力量将更多的中国文化传统带到世界各地
8.拥抱文化的多样性
9.中国经济繁荣的反映
hope, reunion and happiness
gala performance, temple fairs
benefit from
China's growing economic and political influence
tourism revenues
do his or her part to bring more
Chinese traditions worldwide
embrace the diversity of culture
Words and phrases
a reflection of China’s economic boom
1.近年来，春节在海外的传播速度在不断地加快(spread , accelerate)
2.中国的春节越来越国际化，受到世界的欢迎。
3.(具体事实细节)一些国家将春节定为法定节假日，其他国家在春节举行各种庆祝活动。(recognize …as…, a public holiday ,while)
Translation
In recent years, the spread of the Spring Festival to overseas countries has been accelerating.
China’s Spring Festival is becoming increasingly internationalized and celebrated by the world.
Some countries recognize the Spring Festival as a public holiday while other countries hold various celebrations during the Festival.
4.随着中国经济的飞速发展，越来越多的人意识到，要想与中国合作伙伴合作，就必须更多地了解中国文化。(With句式,if句式)
5.随着春节期间出国旅游的人数越来越多，许多国家都在庆祝春节，让中国游客有宾至如归的感觉.(With句式/As原因状语从句;so that)
With the rapid development of Chinese economy, more and more people come to realize they must learn more about Chinese culture if they want to cooperate with their Chinese partners.
As more people travel abroad during the Spring Festival, many countries are embracing the Spring Festival so that Chinese tourists can feel at home.
Translation
6.数以百万计的中国人在春节期间出国度假，这为他们的热门目
的地带来了巨大的旅游收入。这极大地促进了中国春节的传播。
Millions of Chinese spend their holiday overseas during the Spring Festival, and it brings huge tourism revenues to their popular destinations. This greatly contributes to the spread of Chinese Spring Festival.
Millions of Chinese spend their holiday overseas during the Spring Festival, bringing huge tourism revenues to their popular destinations, which greatly contributes to the spread of Chinese Spring Festival.
高级表达（非谓语，定语从句）
Translation
普通表达
7.春节的流行也离不开其独特的文化魅力和底蕴，春节强调社会
凝聚力和家庭团聚。(be inseparable from, 定语从句 )
8.中国春节正在走向世界，因为它代表着世界不同文明认同的家庭价值观，如团聚、平安、富足、健康。(as原因状语从句, done做定语)
The popularity of Spring Festival is also inseparable from its unique cultural charm and deposit, which stresses social cohesion and family reunion.
The Chinese Spring Festival is going global, as it represents family values shared and honored by different civilizations across the world，such as reunion, peace, affluence, and good health.
Translation
Dear editor,
It seems that more and more countries around the world are holding celebrations of Chinese Spring Festival. I think the reasons are as follows:
First and foremost, millions of Chinese spend their holiday overseas during the Spring Festival, bringing huge tourism revenues(旅游收入) to their popular destinations,which greatly contributes to the spread of Chinese Spring Festival. What’s more, with the rapid development of Chinese economy, more and more people realize they must learn more about Chinese culture if they want to cooperate with their Chinese partners. Last but not least, the popularity of Spring Festival is also inseparable from its unique cultural charm and deposit(文化底蕴), which stresses social cohesion and family reunions.
All in all, I think this phenomenon is a reflection of China’s economic boom and I believe more Chinese culture will be accepted by the world.
Li Hua, a senior high school student
Sample Writing Two
Assignment:
Watch and writing:
Watch the video and look back to the most unforgettable moments you had during the Spring Festival and write it down.
1. …, but not everyone is keen on this idea.
……，不过，不是每个人都支持这一想法。
everyone与not连用时表示部分否定，not everyone意为“并非每个人都……”。
部分否定
总括性代词或副词与not连用时，表示部分否定。这类总括性词有all, both, every, everything, everybody, everyone, always, altogether等。
eg All that glitters are not gold.
Everyone isn’t fond of living in big cities.
全部否定：表示全部否定意义的词(none, neither, nothing, nobody, no one, never等)与肯定形式的谓语动词连用。
eg I have three children, none of whom has golden hair.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) ________________________ (并不是每个人都) can do that.
2) It’s an either-or situation we can buy a new car or we can go on holiday but we __________________ (不能两者都做).
3) We _________________ (并不总是) agree with one another.
4) Niki is always full of ideas, but ______________ (没有一个有用) to my knowledge.
Not everybody/ Not everyone
can’t do both
don’t always
none is useful
2. We have eaten out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home.
最近三年，我家都是在外面吃年夜饭的，和在家吃比起来，在外面吃一样开心。
no less than 不少于，多达
短语 符号 意义
less than < 少于
not less than ≥ 不少于，至少(强调最低限度)
no less than = 不少于，多达(强调多)
more than > 多于
not more than ≤ 不超过，至多(强调最高限度)
no more than = 仅仅(强调少)
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The guide contains details of ____________ (多达) 115 hiking routes.
2) It took the polices ___________ (不到) two hours to find the lost valuable vase.
3) it’s a beautiful cottage ______________ (至多) five minutes from the nearest beach.
4) There is room for _____________ (仅仅) three cars.
no less than
less than
not more than
no more than
3. Can’t they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work
难道他们不觉得准备年夜饭很辛苦吗？
admit v. ① to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly （不情愿地）承认
② to allow someone to enter a place 允许……进入
③ to allow a person or country to join an organization 准许…加入
eg He admitted his guilt/mistake.
Each ticket admits one member and one guest.
Spain was admitted to the European Community (欧洲共同体)in 1986.
【归纳】
admit
短语
admit sth./ doing sth.承认某事/做某事
admit + n. + to be…承认……是……的
admit that…承认……
admit sb. /sth. into /to允许某人/ 物进
be admited to/ into被接纳进入
admission n. ①承认；
②允许进入；
③入场费。
free admission 免费/免票进入
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) It is said that the excellent boy _______________________
___________ (已经被一所重点大学录取).
2) Tom refused to ______________________________ (承认打破了窗户).
3) In that sense, I’m pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish act than I’d freely like to __________(承认).
has been admitted to a key university
admit breaking the window
admit
4. I really don’t think it’s worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it’s over.
花这么长时间准备一顿饭，饭后再花一个小时收拾，我真心觉得不值。
be worth sth “值……钱，拥有……价值的财产”。
Be worth doing sth 值得做某事
eg This art collection is worth a large amount of money.
The movie The Wandering Earth is well worth seeing.
effort n.
① a vigorous or determined attempt 努力，艰难的尝试
② A usually earnest attempt 尽力
e.g. Their efforts have been proven fruitful.
Make an effort to arrive promptly.
with (an) effort 艰难地
be well worth the effort 很值得努力
make every effort to do sth 尽一切努力做某事
make no effort to do sth 不努力做某事
spare no effort to do sth 不遗余力去做某事
in an effort to do sth 努力做某事
【语境应用】根据汉语意思用effort的相关短语完成句子。
1) 他艰难地游泳，为的是救出那个孩子。
He swam with difficulty ________________save the boy.
2) 我不会努力去帮助这样一个贪婪的人。
I’ll ______________ to help such a greedy person.
in an effort to
make no effort
5. Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions.
在外面吃年夜饭是个挺好的选择，而且这也谈不上丢弃传统。
loss n. ① act, instance or process of losing 失去，丧失
② when a business spends more money than it earns 亏损
③The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone 损失
eg. Many parents feel a sense of loss when their children leave home.
The company announced a pre-tax loss of three million pounds.
It would be a great loss to the department if you left.
loss of … ……的丧失
a sense of loss 失落感
be at a loss 困惑，不知所措
make a loss亏损
lose v. 丧失，失去；输掉；丢失
lost adj. 迷路的；丢失的；全神贯注的
get lost 迷路
be lost in 全神贯注于，专心于
be lost for words 不知说什么才好
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The animal was weak through ____________ (失血).
2) Many parents feel _______________(失落感) when their children leave home.
3) Detectives are so far ___________ (困惑) to explain the reason for his death.
loss of blood
a sense of loss
at a loss
6. The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste better!
用餐会更愉快，而且（饭店的）饭菜味道也更好！
occasion n. ① a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened ……的时候
② a particular time or instance of an event场合
③ an opportunity or reason for doing something or for something to happen 机会
eg We met on several occasions to discuss the issue.
It’s polite to wear suits on a formal occasion.
The bride took/used the occasion to make a short speech.
注意：当occasion后跟定语从句，且从句完整，需要关系副词时，如果意思为“时机” 则用when，如果意思为 “场合”则用where。
eg There are occasions when we don’t talk but we understand each other.
occasional adj. 不时的
occasionally adv. 有时候，不时地
on a …occasion/on …occasions 在……场合
7. When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most.
小时候，我最期待的就是除夕的年夜饭。
look forward to 期待，盼望，to是介词，其后接名词或动词-ing形式。
eg The children were looking forward to the party.
They looked forward to seeing him again.
含介词to的短语：
belong to 属于 be used to 习惯于
lead to 导致；通向 get down to 开始做
stick to 坚持 pay attention to 注意
refer to 提到；参考；涉及 object to 反对
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) I _____________________ (期盼着) the day when my daughter can read this book and know my feeling for her.
2) Anyway, we’re here now, so let’s ____________ (开始做) some serious work.
am looking forward to
get down to
8. It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat, but for the opportunity to have our whole family gathered together.
不仅可以吃到平时难以吃到的美食，而且全家人能有机会团聚在一起。
not only …but (also不仅……而且……
eg Not only you but also Jim is to blame for this.
(1) not only … but (also)…是并列连词，连接两个对等的成分。
(2) not only … but (also)…连接两个主语时，强调的是后面的主语，因此谓语动词应和后面的主语在人称和数上保持一致，即遵循“就近原则”。
(3) not only … but (also)… 连接两个分句，且not only位于句首时，not only 分句要用部分倒装语序，but also分句不倒装。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) I have grown not only ____________ (physical), but also mentally in the past few years.
2) Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also _______ (make) us feel better.
3) Not only you but also he _______ (know) the answer.
physically
makes
knows
根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
1. Your role as ________ (编辑) is important, for you can look at a piece of writing objectively.
2. He must put more e________ into his work if he wants to get more payment.
editor
effort
3. Many parents feel a sense of ________ (失去) when their children leave home.
4. My PC isn't powerful enough to run that ________ (软件).
5. Opportunities ________ (存在) in our company for experienced engineers.
6. I wasn't entirely honest with him, I ________ (承认), but I didn't actually tell him any lies.
7. Many more people travel o________ these days. Travelling abroad is more convenient than before.
loss
software
exist
admit
overseas
occasions
admitted
retired
loss
global
overseas
audience
effort
software
process
having broken
existence
editor
citizens
more
as
with
up
out
on
1. Read Time for a Change three times. Try to recite at least one letter in the article.
2. Do you think a family dinner is necessary Why
Write your opinions down, giving at least 3 reasons.
Traditions
of Spring
Festival
Decorations
Activities
Food
Gifts
Red lanterns
Fu characters
Couplets
Thorough cleaning
Spring Festival Gala
Red envelopes
Dumplings
Fish
Chicken
Rice cake
Crazy shopping
Pay a New Year's call
Family dinner at home
Wang
Liu
Time to change
It is convinient and
delicious to eat out
We shouldn't change
The process is
more important
----abundance
----good luck
----get promoted
To know Chinese Spring Festival traditions.
To understand the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese.
To understand why Chinese people value the Spring Festival family reunion dinner.
To know what is a fact and what is an opinion.
The Spring Festival
The Spring Festival, also known as the lunar New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China. According to Chinese legends, Nian was originally the name of a monster beast. On the eve of the Spring Festival, it is a folk custom to stay up late or even all night. A get-together banquet is usually a must for every Chinese family. The most popular food is jiaozi, or dumplings. People wear new clothes, set off firecrackers and post couplets on the gates. Moreover, people go out to visit relatives and friends. For many children, The Spring Festival offers them a special chance to receive “lucky money”.
paste the character “fu” to the door
hang red lanterns
paste Spring Festival couplets
play drums
set off fireworks
give and receive a red envelope
wear new clothes
put up paper cuttings
clean up the house
pay a New Year visit
go to the temple fair
watch a lion dance
watch the Spring Festival Gala
……
pasting the character “fu” to the door, hanging red lanterns
playing drums tied to their waists
setting off firecrackers
giving and receiving a red envelope
The painting journey
A family reunion dinner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea.
Wang peng, software engineer
Eating out for the Spring Festival family dinner only changes the form of this tradition, but the love between the family members remains the same.
Disadvantages of eating at home: prepare clean up
Advantages of eating out:
a good choice
have nothing to do
the same people
without tiring cooking
the dishes taste better
Liu Yonghui, retired teacher
The process is even more important than the dinner itself.
look forward to gather together
not only for food …
but for the opportunity…
run around listen to
make dumplings put tokens in
candies for … peanuts for
sit around the table
enjoy the food toast each other
It just won’t feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out. The process of preparing the dinner together is more important than the dinner itself.
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n.(为达到某种目标的)过程，进程
What do you think the retired teacher means by “to me, the
process is even more important than the dinner itself”
For him, the sweet memories of having the whole family getting together and preparing for the dinner are more important than the delicious food itself.
2. Which of the two opinions do you agree with Why
Open answers.
eg I agree with the one of having the dinner at home, because I think the time spent doing sth together with family members at home is very precious.
or I am in favor of Wang Peng’s opinion. Our world is developing and we need to change with the times. I think eating out for the Spring Festival family dinner is a good choice, because we can get rid of the tiring cooking and we needn’t clean up after the dinner, and the dishes taste better! Besides, I believe that eating out doesn’t change the love between family members.
3. How would you describe a Spring Festival family dinner to a friend from overseas
Open answers.
eg. Chinese People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members have a reunion dinner together. The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", "yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and wealth.
adv.在海外，在外国
4. Can you think of any other Chinese festival traditions Share them with the class.
Open answers.
The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole." What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass .
Time for a Change
A family dinner (家宴/年夜饭) is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea(不是每个人都支持这个想法). What do our readers think
Dear Editor,
We have eaten out (eat out) for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home. I don’t understand why some people refuse to embrace the change(接受改变).
Can’t they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work I really don’t think it’s worth the effort (值得花精力）of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess (收拾残局;收拾干净) after it’s over. We work all year, so why can’t one day be about spending time with family and relaxing
Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions(和丢弃传统无关). We still have the dinner with the same people, just in a different place. The occasion (场合) is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste better!
In my opinion, what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn’t matter. Eating out may change the form of this tradition(这种传统的形式), but the love between the family members sitting around the table together remains (仍然是) the same.
Wang Peng, software engineer
Dear Editor,
For this year’s Spring Festival family dinner, my son has booked (预定) a table at the best restaurant in town, but I’m a bit unhappy about it. For me, it just won’t feel like Spring Festival having the diner out.
When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most. It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat, but for the opportunity to have our whole family gathered together(让全家人团聚在一起). I would run around the house, listening to the adults chatting about their year. I’d get under my mother’s feet in the kitchen, watching her make dumplings. She’d put tokens (象征; “彩头”) in some dumplings: candies for a sweet life and peanuts (坚果) for a long and healthy one. In the evening, all of us would sit around the table, enjoying the food and being together again. We toasted each other(互相敬酒), we laughed, and the simple, homemade dishes (家常菜) tasted more delicious than anything cooked by a top chef.
I hope my children and their children will still value our memories of preparing the dinner together(珍视全家人一起准备年夜饭的回忆). To me, the process is even more important than the dinner itself.
Liu Yonghui, retired teacher
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Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals for Chinese people all over the world. During the Spring Festival, there are many traditions and people may celebrate in slightly different ways. Among these traditions, I think the family dinner on the Spring Festival Eve plays a leading role.
China is a country with more than 5,000 years’ history. Having a big dinner on the Spring Festival Eve is a tradition which has been kept for thousands of years and Chinese people value the importance of home and the respect to the elders. Nowadays, with the growing pace of life in cities, we seldom have time to have dinner with our family. Therefore, the family dinner provides an opportunity for us to express our love to each other. We can also enjoy the well-prepared delicious food, especially some specific food that has certain symbolic lucky meanings.
One Sample
When I was a little boy, I was always looking forward to the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve. Interested in cooking, I could watch how the adults prepared for every tasty dish. Wandering in the kitchen, I would have a taste of every newly-cooked dish, a bite of this, a piece of that. When it was time for dinner, I had already had enough and couldn’t eat anything, watching my cousins enjoying the feast. Seeing this, my grandma would jokingly say: “You will be a great chef when you grow up! Next Spring Festival, you should cook for us all.” The family all laughed and the dishes tasted more delicious.
For Chinese people, the family dinner on the Spring Festival Eve means more than a meal. It connects every member in the family; it is heavy with sweet memories of the past; most importantly, it passes the traditions through generations forever.
基于大观念的单元整体教学设计
Unit 2 Let’s celebrate
了解多元节日文化
理解节日深刻内涵
培养节日文化自信
Lesson 1: Starting out & Vocabulary
了解世界各地庆祝季节变换的节日
了解节日相关词汇、节日庆祝原因
Lesson 2: Understanding ideas
理解英国作家Tolkien通过圣诞节信表达对孩子深沉的父爱
Lesson 3: Using language
学会情态动词表推测的用法
掌握如何对节日进行描述
Lesson 4: Listening & Speaking
学习如何发出和接受节日邀请
Lesson 5: Developing ideas
了解人们对春节团圆饭习俗的不同观点
思考传统习俗是否应该改变
Lesson 6: Writing
写信给编辑（对春节走向世界的看法）
Lesson 7: Presenting ideas & Reflection
创造节日：陈述创造原因
单元大观念
了解各国特色节日及庆祝原因的多样性，学会理解并描述不同节日，提升多元文化视野；增强对中外不同节日文化的了解，增强国家认同感，有意识地主动弘扬和传播中华优秀文化；理解和辨析不同节日的意义和内涵，通过创造新节日，联系自身实际，实现知识与思维能力的迁移。
To get information from an article.
To learn how to express ideas.
To learn some useful expressions.
1. Which countries are mentioned and how do they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival
Russian, Ghana, and the United States.
3. Why do you think Chinese Spring Festival is “going global”
Possible reasons may include:
Increasing overseas Chinese population; China’s growing economic and political influence; the desire of overseas stores and recreational venues to profit from the celebration; China’s efforts to help the festival go global.
2. Which event would you most like to attend Why
Open.
More and more people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival.
increasing overseas Chinese population;China’s growing influence;
the desire of overseas stores and recreational venues; China’s efforts
For China, …… For foreigners, …… For us, ……
I (firmly)believe...
It's my opinion that ...
My opinion is that ...
As far as I'm concerned...
I'm sure that...
I'm certain that...
......
表达观点类的文章，要注意以下几点：
1. 观点鲜明。文章要有一个明确的中心论点。
2. 层次分明。一个中心论点要有几个分论点支持，且层次要分明，过渡要自然。
3. 最后一段一般要总结全文，突出中心思想。
4. 文章通常采用一般现在时。
Dear editor,
These days, a growing number of people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival, an important traditional festival that features hope, reunion and happiness. A wide variety of Chinese cultural activities, such as gala performances, film shows, temple fairs and other forms of celebrations, are held overseas. There are several reasons accounting for this phenomenon.
To start with, the spread of Chinese Spring Festival is partly due to the increasing overseas Chinese population. What’s more, more and more countries have noticed or benefited from China’s growing economic and political influence, so they are also embracing our culture and traditions. Also, many overseas stores and recreational venues are taking the opportunity to profit from the celebration. Last but not least, the Chinese government and various institutions have made great efforts to help the festival go global.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s not only a good opportunity for foreigners to know about China, but a sign of China’s growing influence on the world. I hope everyone can do his or her part to bring more Chinese traditions worldwide, and more people around the globe will embrace the diversity of culture.
Lihua, a senior high school student
Dear editor,
These days, a growing number of people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival, an important traditional festival that features(是……的特色) hope, reunion and happiness. Various Chinese cultural activities, such as gala performances, film shows, temple fairs and other forms of celebrations, are held overseas. There are several reasons accounting for this phenomenon.
To start with, the spread of Chinese Spring Festival is partly due to the increasing overseas Chinese population. What’s more, more and more countries have noticed or benefited from China’s growing economic and political influence, so they are also embracing(欣然接受) our culture and traditions. Also, many overseas stores and recreational venues(休闲场所) are taking the opportunity to profit from the celebration. Last but not least, the Chinese government and various institutions(机构) have made great efforts to help the festival go global.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s not only a good opportunity for foreigners to know about China, but a sign of China’s growing influence on the world. I hope everyone can do his or her part to bring more Chinese traditions worldwide, and more people around the globe will embrace the diversity(多样性) of culture.
Li Hua, a senior high school student
Sample Writing One
a growing number of people overseas
1.越来越多的海外人士
2.希望、团聚和幸福
3.晚会、庙会
4.受益于
5.中国日益增长的
经济和政治影响力
6.旅游收入
7.尽自己的一份力量将更多的中国文化传统带到世界各地
8.拥抱文化的多样性
9.中国经济繁荣的反映
hope, reunion and happiness
gala performance, temple fairs
benefit from
China's growing economic and political influence
tourism revenues
do his or her part to bring more
Chinese traditions worldwide
embrace the diversity of culture
Words and phrases
a reflection of China’s economic boom
1.近年来，春节在海外的传播速度在不断地加快(spread , accelerate)
2.中国的春节越来越国际化，受到世界的欢迎。
3.(具体事实细节)一些国家将春节定为法定节假日，其他国家在春节举行各种庆祝活动。(recognize …as…, a public holiday ,while)
Translation
In recent years, the spread of the Spring Festival to overseas countries has been accelerating.
China’s Spring Festival is becoming increasingly internationalized and celebrated by the world.
Some countries recognize the Spring Festival as a public holiday while other countries hold various celebrations during the Festival.
4.随着中国经济的飞速发展，越来越多的人意识到，要想与中国合作伙伴合作，就必须更多地了解中国文化。(With句式,if句式)
5.随着春节期间出国旅游的人数越来越多，许多国家都在庆祝春节，让中国游客有宾至如归的感觉.(With句式/As原因状语从句;so that)
With the rapid development of Chinese economy, more and more people come to realize they must learn more about Chinese culture if they want to cooperate with their Chinese partners.
As more people travel abroad during the Spring Festival, many countries are embracing the Spring Festival so that Chinese tourists can feel at home.
Translation
6.数以百万计的中国人在春节期间出国度假，这为他们的热门目
的地带来了巨大的旅游收入。这极大地促进了中国春节的传播。
Millions of Chinese spend their holiday overseas during the Spring Festival, and it brings huge tourism revenues to their popular destinations. This greatly contributes to the spread of Chinese Spring Festival.
Millions of Chinese spend their holiday overseas during the Spring Festival, bringing huge tourism revenues to their popular destinations, which greatly contributes to the spread of Chinese Spring Festival.
高级表达（非谓语，定语从句）
Translation
普通表达
7.春节的流行也离不开其独特的文化魅力和底蕴，春节强调社会
凝聚力和家庭团聚。(be inseparable from, 定语从句 )
8.中国春节正在走向世界，因为它代表着世界不同文明认同的家庭价值观，如团聚、平安、富足、健康。(as原因状语从句, done做定语)
The popularity of Spring Festival is also inseparable from its unique cultural charm and deposit, which stresses social cohesion and family reunion.
The Chinese Spring Festival is going global, as it represents family values shared and honored by different civilizations across the world，such as reunion, peace, affluence, and good health.
Translation
Dear editor,
It seems that more and more countries around the world are holding celebrations of Chinese Spring Festival. I think the reasons are as follows:
First and foremost, millions of Chinese spend their holiday overseas during the Spring Festival, bringing huge tourism revenues(旅游收入) to their popular destinations,which greatly contributes to the spread of Chinese Spring Festival. What’s more, with the rapid development of Chinese economy, more and more people realize they must learn more about Chinese culture if they want to cooperate with their Chinese partners. Last but not least, the popularity of Spring Festival is also inseparable from its unique cultural charm and deposit(文化底蕴), which stresses social cohesion and family reunions.
All in all, I think this phenomenon is a reflection of China’s economic boom and I believe more Chinese culture will be accepted by the world.
Li Hua, a senior high school student
Sample Writing Two
Assignment:
Watch and writing:
Watch the video and look back to the most unforgettable moments you had during the Spring Festival and write it down.
1. …, but not everyone is keen on this idea.
……，不过，不是每个人都支持这一想法。
everyone与not连用时表示部分否定，not everyone意为“并非每个人都……”。
部分否定
总括性代词或副词与not连用时，表示部分否定。这类总括性词有all, both, every, everything, everybody, everyone, always, altogether等。
eg All that glitters are not gold.
Everyone isn’t fond of living in big cities.
全部否定：表示全部否定意义的词(none, neither, nothing, nobody, no one, never等)与肯定形式的谓语动词连用。
eg I have three children, none of whom has golden hair.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) ________________________ (并不是每个人都) can do that.
2) It’s an either-or situation we can buy a new car or we can go on holiday but we __________________ (不能两者都做).
3) We _________________ (并不总是) agree with one another.
4) Niki is always full of ideas, but ______________ (没有一个有用) to my knowledge.
Not everybody/ Not everyone
can’t do both
don’t always
none is useful
2. We have eaten out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home.
最近三年，我家都是在外面吃年夜饭的，和在家吃比起来，在外面吃一样开心。
no less than 不少于，多达
短语 符号 意义
less than < 少于
not less than ≥ 不少于，至少(强调最低限度)
no less than = 不少于，多达(强调多)
more than > 多于
not more than ≤ 不超过，至多(强调最高限度)
no more than = 仅仅(强调少)
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The guide contains details of ____________ (多达) 115 hiking routes.
2) It took the polices ___________ (不到) two hours to find the lost valuable vase.
3) it’s a beautiful cottage ______________ (至多) five minutes from the nearest beach.
4) There is room for _____________ (仅仅) three cars.
no less than
less than
not more than
no more than
3. Can’t they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work
难道他们不觉得准备年夜饭很辛苦吗？
admit v. ① to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly （不情愿地）承认
② to allow someone to enter a place 允许……进入
③ to allow a person or country to join an organization 准许…加入
eg He admitted his guilt/mistake.
Each ticket admits one member and one guest.
Spain was admitted to the European Community (欧洲共同体)in 1986.
【归纳】
admit
短语
admit sth./ doing sth.承认某事/做某事
admit + n. + to be…承认……是……的
admit that…承认……
admit sb. /sth. into /to允许某人/ 物进
be admited to/ into被接纳进入
admission n. ①承认；
②允许进入；
③入场费。
free admission 免费/免票进入
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) It is said that the excellent boy _______________________
___________ (已经被一所重点大学录取).
2) Tom refused to ______________________________ (承认打破了窗户).
3) In that sense, I’m pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish act than I’d freely like to __________(承认).
has been admitted to a key university
admit breaking the window
admit
4. I really don’t think it’s worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it’s over.
花这么长时间准备一顿饭，饭后再花一个小时收拾，我真心觉得不值。
be worth sth “值……钱，拥有……价值的财产”。
Be worth doing sth 值得做某事
eg This art collection is worth a large amount of money.
The movie The Wandering Earth is well worth seeing.
effort n.
① a vigorous or determined attempt 努力，艰难的尝试
② A usually earnest attempt 尽力
e.g. Their efforts have been proven fruitful.
Make an effort to arrive promptly.
with (an) effort 艰难地
be well worth the effort 很值得努力
make every effort to do sth 尽一切努力做某事
make no effort to do sth 不努力做某事
spare no effort to do sth 不遗余力去做某事
in an effort to do sth 努力做某事
【语境应用】根据汉语意思用effort的相关短语完成句子。
1) 他艰难地游泳，为的是救出那个孩子。
He swam with difficulty ________________save the boy.
2) 我不会努力去帮助这样一个贪婪的人。
I’ll ______________ to help such a greedy person.
in an effort to
make no effort
5. Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions.
在外面吃年夜饭是个挺好的选择，而且这也谈不上丢弃传统。
loss n. ① act, instance or process of losing 失去，丧失
② when a business spends more money than it earns 亏损
③The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone 损失
eg. Many parents feel a sense of loss when their children leave home.
The company announced a pre-tax loss of three million pounds.
It would be a great loss to the department if you left.
loss of … ……的丧失
a sense of loss 失落感
be at a loss 困惑，不知所措
make a loss亏损
lose v. 丧失，失去；输掉；丢失
lost adj. 迷路的；丢失的；全神贯注的
get lost 迷路
be lost in 全神贯注于，专心于
be lost for words 不知说什么才好
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The animal was weak through ____________ (失血).
2) Many parents feel _______________(失落感) when their children leave home.
3) Detectives are so far ___________ (困惑) to explain the reason for his death.
loss of blood
a sense of loss
at a loss
6. The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste better!
用餐会更愉快，而且（饭店的）饭菜味道也更好！
occasion n. ① a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened ……的时候
② a particular time or instance of an event场合
③ an opportunity or reason for doing something or for something to happen 机会
eg We met on several occasions to discuss the issue.
It’s polite to wear suits on a formal occasion.
The bride took/used the occasion to make a short speech.
注意：当occasion后跟定语从句，且从句完整，需要关系副词时，如果意思为“时机” 则用when，如果意思为 “场合”则用where。
eg There are occasions when we don’t talk but we understand each other.
occasional adj. 不时的
occasionally adv. 有时候，不时地
on a …occasion/on …occasions 在……场合
7. When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most.
小时候，我最期待的就是除夕的年夜饭。
look forward to 期待，盼望，to是介词，其后接名词或动词-ing形式。
eg The children were looking forward to the party.
They looked forward to seeing him again.
含介词to的短语：
belong to 属于 be used to 习惯于
lead to 导致；通向 get down to 开始做
stick to 坚持 pay attention to 注意
refer to 提到；参考；涉及 object to 反对
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) I _____________________ (期盼着) the day when my daughter can read this book and know my feeling for her.
2) Anyway, we’re here now, so let’s ____________ (开始做) some serious work.
am looking forward to
get down to
8. It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat, but for the opportunity to have our whole family gathered together.
不仅可以吃到平时难以吃到的美食，而且全家人能有机会团聚在一起。
not only …but (also不仅……而且……
eg Not only you but also Jim is to blame for this.
(1) not only … but (also)…是并列连词，连接两个对等的成分。
(2) not only … but (also)…连接两个主语时，强调的是后面的主语，因此谓语动词应和后面的主语在人称和数上保持一致，即遵循“就近原则”。
(3) not only … but (also)… 连接两个分句，且not only位于句首时，not only 分句要用部分倒装语序，but also分句不倒装。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) I have grown not only ____________ (physical), but also mentally in the past few years.
2) Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also _______ (make) us feel better.
3) Not only you but also he _______ (know) the answer.
physically
makes
knows
根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
1. Your role as ________ (编辑) is important, for you can look at a piece of writing objectively.
2. He must put more e________ into his work if he wants to get more payment.
editor
effort
3. Many parents feel a sense of ________ (失去) when their children leave home.
4. My PC isn't powerful enough to run that ________ (软件).
5. Opportunities ________ (存在) in our company for experienced engineers.
6. I wasn't entirely honest with him, I ________ (承认), but I didn't actually tell him any lies.
7. Many more people travel o________ these days. Travelling abroad is more convenient than before.
loss
software
exist
admit
overseas
occasions
admitted
retired
loss
global
overseas
audience
effort
software
process
having broken
existence
editor
citizens
more
as
with
up
out
on
1. Read Time for a Change three times. Try to recite at least one letter in the article.
2. Do you think a family dinner is necessary Why
Write your opinions down, giving at least 3 reasons.
Traditions
of Spring
Festival
Decorations
Activities
Food
Gifts
Red lanterns
Fu characters
Couplets
Thorough cleaning
Spring Festival Gala
Red envelopes
Dumplings
Fish
Chicken
Rice cake
Crazy shopping
Pay a New Year's call
Family dinner at home
Wang
Liu
Time to change
It is convinient and
delicious to eat out
We shouldn't change
The process is
more important
----abundance
----good luck
----get promoted