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1、Unit 1 Understanding Chinese Culture,Second edition,The Spring Festival in China,Reading A,Around the topic,Language in Use,Project,Culture Tips,Homework,Learning to learn,Around the topic,1 Your ideas Work in groups or pairs and discuss the following questions. Why is the Spring Festival so importa
2、nt for the Chinese people? What do you usually do during the Spring Festival? Are there any special celebration activities in your hometown during the Spring Festival? In what ways do you think the Spring Festival has changed?,BACK,2 Vocabulary,Around the topic,3 Listening and speaking,Li Ming and S
3、usan are having a conversation. Listen to the recording and answer the following questions.,What are they talking about? How did Li Ming spend his holiday? What is Susan curious about? What makes the Spring Festival different from other holidays? What do Chinese people do on New Years Eve?,listening
4、,scripts,B. Speaking,A. Listening,Do you agree with what Li Ming said about the Spring Festival? What is your opinion about it? Discuss this in groups.,Susan: Glad you are back. We missed you during the vacation. How was your holiday? Li Ming: It was fine. I had a wonderful time at home. During the
5、Spring Festival we visited many places. We had a get- together with many old friends. Susan: The Spring Festival is the most important holiday in China, isnt it? Li Ming: Yeah, in China, the Spring Festival is the most important holiday of the year. Susan: What do you usually do to celebrate this ho
6、liday? Li Ming: Two important things make this holiday different from all others: giving presents and staying with the family. Susan: Please tell me more about it.,scripts,BACK,Li Ming: Giving presents to family members is a very nice custom. The spirit behind the present matters most, not the prese
7、nt itself. Susan: Right, it is nice to receive a present. Li Ming: It is good to return to the family home at the Spring Festival and meet parents, grandparents and as many aunts, uncles and cousins as possible. Susan: Thats a good opportunity for family reunion. Li Ming: Yeah, in the past, on New Y
8、ears Eve, family members will stay at home making dumplings together. Many people enjoy watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. The evening is usually spent watching TV, playing games, talking, eating and drinking. Susan: You must have had a lot of fun. Li Ming: Yes, thats why I always enjoy the Spr
9、ing Festival.,scripts,BACK,Quiz,During the Spring Festival, some things are believed to bring good luck for the new year, while other things might bring bad luck. Read the items in the table below and decide whether they bring good luck or bad luck. When you finish, compare your answers in pairs.,BA
10、CK,Reading A,BACK,1. Pre-reading Activities,A Chinese student is trying to introduce what he/she knows about the Spring Festival to his/her foreign friend. Work in pairs. One plays as a Chinese student and the other plays as a foreigner. Switch the roles in the next round.,The Spring Festival in Chi
11、na,1 The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It is the time for all family members to get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back and it becomes the busiest time for transportation systems.,2 The Spring Festival falls on
12、the first day of the first lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian,2. Reading Comprehension,calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (16001046BC) from peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.,Chinese version,listening,3 Many
13、customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened. 4 On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a kind of delicious porridge made with at least eight type of corn and fruit.,5 The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called P
14、reliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to,2. Reading Comprehension,the Kitchen God. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves. After Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called “Seeing the New Year in”.,Chinese version,listen
15、ing,6 Before the New Year comes, people clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes completely as well as their clothes, bedrooms and all their utensils.,2. Reading Comprehension,7 Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the doors will
16、 be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters,on red paper. The content varies from wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of door gods and Gods of Wealth will be posted on the front door to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.,Chinese version,listening,8 The Chinese character fu (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The
