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课件网) Lesson 43: A Visit to Chinatown Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us 单词: Chinatown, decoration, bowl, chopstick,spoon,fork, underground, lantern, dragon, Santa Claus, temple 短语: lucky money, temple fair 句子: （1）But did you know that we went shopping in Chinatown （2）I hope we have a North American town here. （3）Do you believe it's Santa Claus who brings you gifts, Brian （4）What do you usually do during the Spring Festival, Li Ming Learning Goals 1 能谈论文化差异。 2 Free Talk Look at the two pictures above. What festivals are they Now let′s learn something about them. Presentation THINK ABOUT IT What do you usually do to prepare for the Spring Festival What Western festivals are celebrated in China It′s Saturday evening. Li Ming，Jenny and Brian are chatting online. Jenny：Hi Li Ming！Guess what we did today！ Li Ming：I have no idea. Did you go shopping？I know Christmas is coming. Brian：You are smart. But did you know that we went shopping in Chinatown Li Ming：Really？Did you have a good time Brian：Yes. We bought a big Christmas tree, some decorations and gifts. I really enjoyed the lunch we had there. I had a bowl of noodles, and I used chopsticks and a spoon instead of a fork and a knife. Jenny：My parents love to have lunch and shop there, although parking is a problem. My dad had to park his car in the underground parking lot. Li Ming：Do they speak Chinese there Brian：In the stores and restaurants, people spoke English to me, but many of them speak Chinese to each other. And there were red lanterns everywhere. Jenny：Danny and I watched a wonderful dragon dancing performance during the Spring Festival last year. Li Ming：That′s interesting. I hope we have a North American town here. Brian：Then you can celebrate Christmas and get gifts from Santa Claus. Li Ming：I love Santa Claus. Do you believe it's Santa Claus who brings you gifts , Brian Brian：Of course not. Only little kids believe that. But we do have lots of fun. Jenny：What do you usually do during the Spring Festival, Li Ming Li Ming：There are so many special things about the Spring Festival. Young children usually get gifts—lucky money. We eat dumplings and many other delicious foods. We have temple fairs and all kinds of performances. It′s the most important festival in China. Brian：I hope I can go to Chinatown again to see the Spring Festival. Vocabulary n. 唐人街；中国城 n. 装饰品 n. 碗 n. 筷子（一般用复数） n. 匙勺 Chinatown decoration bowl chopstick spoon n. 叉子 adj. 地下的 n. 灯笼 n. 龙 圣诞老人 n. 庙宇 fork underground lantern dragon Santa Claus temple lucky money 压岁钱 temple fair 庙会 Structures and Expressions Let’s do it! 1. Read the lesson and write true (T) or false (F)． 1. Jenny and Brian went shopping in Chinatown.( ) 2. Jenny and her parents live in Chinatown.( ) 3. There′s a North American town in China.( ) 4. Some Chinese people eat dumplings during the Spring Festival.( ... ...
