(课件网) 2.3 The Spring Festival 1 Read the questions and give your answers. A When is the Spring Festival this year B What do you want to do during the Spring Festival 2 Read the passage and complete the mind map. The Spring Festival，or Chinese New Year，falls on the first day of the first lunar month. It is the most important traditional festival in China. [形容词] 重要的 There is a legend about the Spring Festival，Nian，the monster，came out on the last night of every year. But people discovered a secret： Nian was afraid of loud noises，bright lights，and the colour red. So people set off fireworks and firecrackers，hung red lanterns， and put Spring Festival couplets on the doors. This way，they could drive away Nian and bring good luck for the coming year. ~~~~~~~~~ Nian的同位语。 [名词] 响声；杂音；噪音 hang [动词] 悬挂 Before the Spring Festival，people always clean their homes and buy new clothes. They make delicious dishes with care and love. In northern China， almost every family makes dumplings. Family members gather together， enjoy a meal，and celebrate the New Year！ They all feel very happy to be close to each other. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 介词短语作方式状语。 [形容词] 北方的 [动词] 聚集 [可数名词] (一)餐；(一顿)饭 There are lots of customs during the Spring Festival. Many people stay up late and set off firecrackers at midnight for good luck， Parents or grandparents give lucky money to children. People go to temple fairs and watch dragon and lion dances. 庙会 It′s so much fun! Chinese people all over the world celebrate the Spring Festival. buy new clothes make delicious dishes with care and love make dumplings the first day of the first lunar month stay up late and set off firecrackers at midnight go to temple fairs and watch dragon and lion dances 3 Pay attention to the parts in yellow and underline the adverbials in Activity 2. It is the most important traditional festival in China. Nian，the monster，came out on the last night of every year. This way，they could drive away Nian and bring good luck for the coming year. Adverbials are words or phrases we use to give more information about verbs，adjectives，adverbs or sentences. They often tell how，where，when，or why something happens. The Spring Festival，or Chinese New Year，falls on the first day of the first lunar month. It is the most important traditional festival in China. There is a legend about the Spring Festival，Nian，the monster，came out on the last night of every year. But people discovered a secret： Nian was afraid of loud noises，bright lights，and the colour red. So people set off fireworks and firecrackers，hung red lanterns， and put Spring Festival couplets on the doors. This way，they could drive away Nian and bring good luck for the coming year. Before the Spring Festival，people always clean their homes and buy new clothes. They make delicious dishes with care and love. In northern China， almost e ... ...
