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课件网) Unit 3 The seasons Section 4 Checking your progress Section 4 Extending and developing competencies Focusing on culture Do you wonder when and how Chinese people first began to mark the changing seasons 1 Read the article to find out how ancient Chinese people divided up the year. 24节气 传统历法 事实上 be divided into 被分成 be based on 以…为依据 The “Start of Spring”, “Start of Summer”, “Start of Autumn” and “Start of Winter” divide the year into four seasons. Each of the seasons is then divided into six parts, and each part lasts about 15 days. The solar terms can fall on different dates. They sometimes move a day or two. 立春 立夏 立秋 立冬 持续 落在不同日期 The 24 solar terms are very useful in daily life. For example, they help farmers decide when to plant their crops. The solar terms also play an important part in traditional Chinese culture. People celebrated these days in different ways in the past, such as eating special local dishes. Many of these traditions continue in our times. For example, people still eat spring rolls and spring pancakes to celebrate the “Start of Spring”. v. 决定 发挥着重要的作用 用不同的方式 在过去 当地特色菜肴 春卷 春饼 被加入 非物质文化遗产 2 Answer the questions below with the information from the article on page 46. (1) Why does the writer say “... the calendar also follows the sun” (2) Why are the 24 solar terms very useful in daily life (3) How do people celebrate the “Start of Spring” Because the year is divided into 24 parts, based on where the sun is in the sky. They help farmers decide when to plant their crops. People eat spring rolls and spring pancakes to celebrate it. 3 Find the words in the article and match them with their meanings. (1) follow (line 1) (2) decide (line 11) (3) local (line 13) (4) tradition (line 14) (5) continue (line 14) a to move or change along with something else b to keep happening without stopping c to choose what to do d something that people have done or believed for a long time e of a place (e.g. food, people) Your ideas 4 Discuss the questions below. (1) Which solar terms are you familiar with What do people often eat or do on them (2) Do you think the 24 solar terms are still important today Why or why not be familiar with 熟悉…… 搜寻 Cross-curricular connection | Earth science We have learnt about the four seasons in this unit, but why does the Earth have four seasons Does every place on Earth have four seasons 1 Read the article and find out why we have different seasons. 从不同的方向 赤道 春分 夏至 秋分 冬至 The hottest and the coldest parts of the world don’t have four seasons. It is always hot in places close to the equator. These places are called the tropics④ . Instead of our four seasons, many parts of the tropics have a rainy season and a dry season. Around the North and South Poles, there are only two seasons too: a very, very cold winter and a somewhat less cold summer. 代替 ... ...
