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1、6 UnitUnit Major Topics 1 Listening Activities: Water-Sprinkling Festival泼 水节 2 Situational Dialogue: Double Ninth Festival重阳节 3 Cultural China: Chinas Valentines Day中国的情 人节 4 Introduction to Cultural Topics : Spring Festival春节 5 Additional Know-how: Laundry Service in the Hotel酒店干洗服务 Part One: List
2、ening Activities Water-Sprinkling Festival 泼水节 Words and expressions legend n.传说 monster n.怪物, 妖怪 fertile adj.肥沃的, 富饶的 barren adj.不孕的, 贫瘠的 vileness n.讨厌, 卑劣 strangle v.扼死 behead vt. 斩首, 砍头 fiercely adv.猛烈地, 厉害地 splash v. 溅, 泼, 溅湿 courageous adj. 勇敢的, 有胆量的 jubilant adj. 欢呼的, 喜悦的 Proper Nouns Water-Sp
3、rinkling Festival 泼水节 Water-Sprinkling Festival 泼水节 1. Listen to the tape, underline the mistakes in the passage and fill in the right ones in the blanks. (1)._Every March, all the Dai people in Yunnan Province sing and dance to celebrate their traditional great day- the Water-Sprinkling Festival, t
4、heir New Years Day. (2)._The Water-Sprinkling Festival has a very interesting origin. The legend tells that once there came a monster who turned this piece of fertile land into a hellish cave. (3)._The monsters seven daughters, however, hated their father for his cruelness and decided to release the
5、 Dai people from pain and hunger. April world vileness Water-Sprinkling Festival (4)._When the monster fell sound sleep, the girls immediately strangled their monster father with a string picked from his head and beheaded him. (5)._But the head of the monster rolled on and smashed fiercely everythin
6、g that lay in its path. (6)._The girls tried to splash water on the flaming head. The fire was finally put out after ten long years. (7)._In memory of these seven beauties, the Dai people began to celebrate the Water- Sprinkling Festival on the New Years Day, which was, and is the most jubilant mont
7、h in the year. (8)._Even today, whoever visits the place is sure to be carried away by all the celebrations, which are strongly a part of the Dai culture. hair burnt seven girls amazed 2. Listen to the tape again, and match the information in column A with that in column B (There are three extra ite
8、ms in column B) 1. The Dais New Year 2. origin of the festival 3. time of celebration 4. main festive activities 5. putting out the fire A.after seven years B.every April C.from a monster D.from a legend E.Water-Sprinkling Festival F.killing a bull G.splashing water Column AColumn B Part Two: Situat
9、ional Dialogue情景对话 Double Ninth Festival重阳节 Words and expressions spray n. 小树枝，小花枝 dogwood n.山茱萸 chrysanthemum n.菊花 survive v.幸免于, 幸存 homonym n.同音异义字, 同名异物 filial adj.子女的, 孝顺的 digit n.阿拉伯数字 Proper Nouns Double Ninth Festival 重九节 Chongyang Festival 重阳节 Huan Jing 桓景 Double Ninth Festival It is Septemb
10、er 9th of the Chinese calendar. The tourists are traveling on Mt. Huashan. They are talking about the customs of Old Men Festival. Wang: Today its ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is known as the Double Ninth Festival, also called Chongyang Festival. In China, many peop
11、le hike in the mountains today. Judy: Marvelous! We are all happy to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival with our Chinese friends! Its really a holiday tour. Can you tell me why people climb mountains today? Wang: Huan Jing rushed home and asked his family to do exactly as the Taoist said. The whole
12、 family climbed a mountain nearby and did not return until the evening. They survived the earthquake and had a narrow escape. Judy: I dont believe the Taoist could forecast the earthquake. Until today, nobody could exactly forecast earthquakes in the world. Wang: Me too. It is only a legendary story
13、. But it happened that climbing a mountain, carrying a spray of dogwood and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the ninth day of the ninth month became a traditional Chinese custom. Judy: But what about those people who live in flat regions far from any mountains? They cannot climb mountains. Wang: To be
14、 frank with you, its hard to explain the reason, but there is a story about the custom. In ancient time, a young man named Huan Jing climbed the mountain with a Taoist on the ninth day of the ninth month. Judy: What did they do there? Did they go to the temple to worship the Taoist gods? Wang: No, t
15、he Taoist told him to put a spray of dogwood in a red bag, take his children to leave home and climb to the top of a mountain as soon as possible. He was also advised to drink some chrysanthemum wine. Judy: Sounds strange, why? Wang: Yes, we are. The Chinese are not only romantic, but also filial to our parents. Since nine is the highest odd digit, people take two of them together to signify longevity. The ninth day of the ninth month has become a special day for people to pay their respects to the elderly people. Judy: I
