(课件网) Unit 4 Time to celebrate An unusual Spring Festival Starting out & understanding ideas (Period 1) What: Why: How: 话题涉及传统节日，语篇主题是一次不同寻常的春节经历。作者第一次在英国过春节，她试图为她的英国朋友烹制一顿传统的中国菜肴，然而她并不会做饭。在视频远程求助她在中国的家人后，她成功做出了很多传统美食（如红烧狮子头），和外国友人在欢声笑语中度过了在异国他乡的第一个春节。 通过描述作者在英国过春节的经历，呈现不能回家过年的海外学子度过春节的方式———既有不同于寻常春节之处（和家人相隔两地），也有烹制春节美食、悬挂气球和灯笼装饰等传统习俗，以此传达春节的精神所在：不管身处何地，家人之间的纽带不断，春节的庆祝和欢乐氛围烙印在每个中国人心中。 作者以第一人称讲述自己在异国度过春节的经历，在尝试烹饪中国菜时遇到问题，随后描述其解决方法和最后的结果。此外，作者还通过提到春节布置等描述了一些传统的春节庆祝习俗。 Festivals and holidays Traditions What is the festival in the picture It’s National Day. When is it It’s on October 1st. How do you often celebrate it We often have seven days off. Lead-in Brainstorming Do you know other festivals Children’s Day Mid-autumn Day Double Ninth Festival Spring Festival Christmas Day 1. What are the festivals in the pictures 2. What do you know about these festivals Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Water-splashing Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Nadam fair Traditional Chinese festivals What is the most important festival in China in your eyes Spring Festival What do people usually do to celebrate Spring Festival return home have a big family reunion dinner put up red couplets make and eat dumplings An unusual Spring Festival Spring Festival Guess: What might happen What are the people doing What is on the table Maybe they are having a family reunion and celebrating Spring Festival. A big family dinner with lots of traditional Chinese dishes. video call Tip: We can get the main idea from the title, the picture and the first paragraph. An unusual Spring Festival Read quickly and choose the main idea. A. I spent Spring Festival with my whole family making dishes for me. B. I enjoyed Spring Festival because my friend cooked a meal for me. C. I had a Spring Festival without family around and made a dinner for my friend by myself. Did she meet any poroblem Something unusual Something unusual Read carefully and complete the chart in Activity 4. Spring Festival Chinese dinner midnight whole family dish shocked back home Why Family tie during Spring Festival. Its round shape stands for family reunions. Why Are there any other Chinese dishes with a name like that She thought it was against the law. She is a nice girl. Sometimes, she cooks for me. Something traditional What other activities did the writer and her friend do to celebrate Read and underline make some cucumber flowers. hang balloons and lanterns. Thinking: Why did the writer share this unusual Spring Festival Traditional dishes and some traditional activities. 1. What is unusual about the write ... ...
