Module 10 Unit 3
Language in use
niangao
go shopping
flower
What do you know about Spring Festival?
Spring
Festival
Activities
(活动)
Food
Decorations
(装饰品)
Others
Lantern
Dragon dance
Which group knows about Spring Festival better?
What are they doing?
They are going shopping.
What are they doing?
They are cleaning the house.
What is the baby wearing?
He is wearing new clothes.
They are learning a dragon dance.
What are they doing?
What are the cooks doing?
They are cooking the meal.
What are they doing?
They are playing fireworks.
---What is she doing?
---She is making a lantern.
---What are they doing?
---They are making dumplings.
---What are they doing?
---They are learning a lion dance.
---What are they doing?
---They are watching TV.
Check your memory
You can get one hongbao for your group if you give a right answer.
Lingling’s mother / cleaning the house?
Lingling’s father / making lanterns?
Lingling’s aunt / cooking the meal?
Lingling’s grandma / sweeping the floor?
Daming and Betty / learning a lion dance?
Lingling’s family / getting ready for Spring Festival?
Lingling’s mother / learning a lion dance?
---Is Lingling’s mother learning a lion dance?
Complete the questions.
Is Lingling’s mother cleaning the house?
Is Lingling’s father making lanterns?
Is Lingling’s aunt cooking the meal?
Is Lingling’s grandma sweeping the floor?
Are Daming and Betty learning a lion dance?
Are Lingling’s family getting ready for Spring Festival?
Check your memory.
Yes, she is.
No, he isn’t.
No, she isn’t.
No, she isn’t.
No, they aren’t.
Yes, they are.
---What is Lingling doing?
---Is she cleaning the house?
---No, she isn’t.
---Is she making lanterns?
---Yes, she is. She is making lanterns.
现在进行时的结构：__________
be + doing
Act and guess
You can get one hongbao for your group if you guess out the action.
cooking the meal
Are you …?
No, we aren’t. / Yes, we are.
cleaning the house
Are you …?
No, we aren’t. / Yes, we are.
making a lantern
Are you …?
No, we aren’t. / Yes, we are.
sweeping the floor
Are you …?
No, we aren’t. / Yes, we are.
learning a
dragon dance
Are you …?
No, we aren’t. / Yes, we are.
making dumplings
Are you …?
No, we aren’t. / Yes, we are.
playing fireworks
Are you …?
No, we aren’t. / Yes, we are.
Write a letter
What is the most important festival in western countries?
Christmas is the most important festival in most Western countries. Father Christmas is a fat man with a long white beard and he wears a red suit. Father Christmas visits people on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and gives presents to children, so they love him very much.
She is decorating(装饰) the Christmas tree.
She is buying Christmas presents.
He is wearing a Christmas suit.
David, a boy from England
My dear friends,
Christmas is coming. We are getting ready for it. My mother is getting lots of food ready. My father is going shopping for presents. I am learning a Christmas song.
I know Chinese people are getting ready for Spring Festival now. What are you doing for Spring Festival at the moment? Can you tell me something about your festival?
Love from,
David
Dear David,
At the moment, we _________________(get ready) for Spring Festival. We ____________(clean) the house and we ____________(sweep) the floor. My mother ____________(cook) a meal. My father doesn’t ________(work) today.
We always ________(buy) new clothes for Spring Festival. We always ________(get) presents from our family and friends. Spring Festival finishes at Lantern Festival, and we often ________(eat) yuanxiao on that day.
Love from,
Karen
are getting ready
are cleaning
are sweeping
is cooking
work
buy
get
eat
What do you usually do?
What are you doing at the moment?
At the moment, we are getting ready for Spring Festival.
We always buy new clothes for Spring Festival.
现在进行时表示___________的行为，常与at the moment, now等词连用。
一般现在时表示________________的行为，常与always, often, usually等词连用。
正在进行
习惯性或经常性
What are your family doing?
--- What is your father doing?
--- He is doing ...
--- Is your aunt doing …?
--- Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
…
Your family are getting ready for Spring Festival now.
People Activities
Father
Mother
I
Aunt
…
Write a letter to David about your Spring Festival.
What are your family doing at the moment?
What do your family usually do?
Dear David,
Here in China it’s Spring Festival and we’re getting ready.
At the moment, my mother is doing…
Usually we do… and we do…
Love from,
__________ (your name)
What do your family usually do?
What are your family doing at the moment?
Homework
Write a letter about another festival in China to your foreign friend. Tell him/her what people usually do for that festival.
