Period 5 Extended reading Task 1：Fast reading for the structure and the main idea of the text. Ⅰ.Skim the passage to find out the structure of the text by filling in the blanks. Part 1(Paras.1－2)：The warm scene of 1.family reunion dinner. Part 2(Paras.3－4)：Their 2.journey back home and the 3.decorations for the joyous occasion. Part 3(Paras.5－6)：4.Enjoy happy New Year’s Eve after dinner. Ⅱ.Skim the passage to find out the main idea of the text. The passage mainly tells us Luo’s happy family dinner on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. Task 2：Careful reading for the details of the text. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1．Why is the family dinner precious A．Because there are all sorts of tasty dishes on the dinner table. B．Because Luo Yan’s wife and mother have prepared the soup. C．Because Luo Yan’s father has selected the chicken for Bofeng. D．Because it is a dinner for the three generations together once a year. 答案 D 2．What does the author think of Luo’s family A．It is full of warmness and happiness. B．The whole family always stay up too late. C．The whole family are not happy to be together. D．They live in the same city and often see each other. 答案 A 3．What do the family do when they are going to stay up late on the New Year’s Eve A．Gather around，eat snacks and chat with each other. B．Watch the Spring Festival Gala. C．Make dumplings. D．All of the above. 答案 D 4．Where is this article most likely from A．A science report. B．A guidance book. C．A newspaper. D．A personal diary. 答案 C Task 3：Translate the following phrases into English. 1．在除夕on the Chinese New Year’s Eve 2．被……覆盖be covered with 3．各种各样的all sorts of 4．掀开……的盖子lift the cover of... 5．咬了一口……take a bite of... 6．充满了快乐和兴奋 be full of joy and excitement 7．用……填满…… fill...with... 8．在……定居settle in 9．远离far away from 10．三世同堂three generations under the same roof 11．与……聊天 chat with 12．某人一到达on one’s arrival 13．春联 the Spring Festival couplets 14．年画the New Year paintings 15．经过，随着时间的推移 go by 16．熬夜stay up late 17．围坐在gather around 18．春晚 the Spring Festival Gala 19．在新年伊始 at the very start of the new year 20．谈论某人对未来的计划 talk about sb’s plan for the future 21．考虑做某事consider doing sth 22．毕竟after all 23．燃放鞭炮set off firecrackers 24．点亮 light up Task 4：Analyse some long and difficult sentences. 1．Luo Yan,29，lifts the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared.(P39，Para.1) [结构分析] 此句是复合句。his wife and mother have prepared是省略了关系代词that/which的定语从句。 [汉语翻译] 29岁的罗言掀开一个大碗的盖子，嗅着母亲和妻子煲的汤所散发出的浓香。 2．Despite the cold outside，their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house.(P39，Para.2) [结构分析] 此句是复合句。while引导时间状语从句。 [汉语翻译] 虽然外面天寒地冻，他们幸福的脸 ... ...
