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课件网) Unit3 Extended reading A precious family dinner Lead-in Look at the following pictures, and tell the things that people would do during the spring festival. going home having a big meal Global reading What is the text type of the passage A. Narration. B. Argumentative Essay. C. Expository Writing. D. Practical Writing. Global reading Skim the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 A. As midnight approaches, people are celebrating. B. They enjoyed a pleasant trip of going back home. C. The scene of the Luo family's New Year's Eve dinner. D. After dinner, the whole family stay up late on the New Year's Eve. E. The decorations for the joyous occasion. F. The whole family are happy to be together. Answer: C F B E D A Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Paras. 5-6 Description of the _____ Background of the dinner _____ back to hometown _____ for the home New Year’s _____ Main idea of each paragraph dinner Journey Decorations activities and wishes before dinner after dinner at dinner (Para. 1-2) A precious family dinner before dinner at dinner after dinner happy warm Luoyan _____ the cover of a large bowl to _____ the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. Bofeng _____ of the chicken. Their happy faces _____ the air with warmth while merry laughter _____ throughout the house. lifts breathe in takes a bite fill rings Appreciation Despite the cold outside, their happy smiles fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house. (Para. 2) 窗外寒风凛冽,但他们明媚如银铃般的笑声让屋内充满了暖意。 天虽寒,然家人齐聚,笑语欢颜,盈满一室,便如暖风吹拂,恍如春至。 Appreciation A precious family dinner (Para3-4) excited in the past at present long and tiring convenient before dinner at dinner after dinner happy warm journey Para. 3 high speed train Please figure out the main points of para. 3–6. Paragraph 3 The Luo family’s journey back to their hometown was a long and tiring one just a few years ago. However, the high-speed train has made it much more convenient for them to go back home. During the five-hour trip, they chatted excitedly with each other, their minds full of thoughts about their sweet home. when where who what how on the way back home on the train Luo Yan, his wife and son chat with each other excited Reading Point 3: During the five-hour journey back to their hometown for the Spring Festival, Luo Yan, his wife and his son chatted excitedly with each other on the high-speed train. Paragraph 4 On their arrival, they find Luo’s parents eagerly waiting for them. Their home has been specially decorated for the joyous occasion. From the neat designs of the paper-cuttings on the windows, to the Spring Festival couplets on the door, and to the New Year paintings on the wall, everything represents joy, luck and happiness. Even the fish on the plate expresses a hope for nian nian you yu—yu means bo ... ...