(
课件网) Unit 2 Lesson1 Chinese Festivals and holidays New Words legend [ led nd] n. 传说;传奇故事 monster [ m nst (r)] n. 怪兽;庞然大物 loud [la d] adj. 大声的;吵闹的 noise [n z] n. 响声;杂音;噪音 firecracker [ fa kr k (r)] n. 爆竹;鞭炮 hang [h ] v. 悬挂 couplet [ k pl t] n. 对联 drive [dra v] v. 驱赶;开车 northern [ n n] adj. 北方的 New Words gather [ ɡ (r)] v. 聚集;搜集 custom [ k st m] n. 风俗;习俗;习惯 midnight [ m dna t] n. 午夜;子夜 Look and say What are the people doing in the pictures Clean the dust Put up paper-cut hang up couplets hang up lanterns Set off firecrackers Enjoy the reunion dinner Stay up late Visit relatives Free talk When is the Spring Festival this year What do you want to do during the Spring Festival Read the questions and give your answers On February 17th. How many paragraphs in this text View and say. 4 paragraphs. What does the text write about the Spring Festival Read and match the main idea. legend Meanings customs Date & another name Read para 1 and answer the questions. What is another name for the spring festival Chinese new year. What is the spring festival It is the most important traditional festival in China. When is the Spring Festival It falls on the first day of the first lunar month. It usually falls in January or February. Read para 2-3 and finish the mind map. Spring Festival Legend customs Nian was afraid of: What people did to drive away Nian: clean homes, loud noises, bright lights, and the colour red People set off fireworks and firecrackers, hung red lanterns, and put Spring Festival couplets on the doors Before On the eve after _____ their homes, _____ new clothes, _____delicious dishes with care and love _____ dumplings, _____ firecrackers at midnight, _____late _____ lucky money to children, _____ temple fairs, _____ dragon and lion dances _____ their homes, _____ new clothes, _____delicious dishes with care and love _____ lucky money to children, _____ temple fairs, _____ dragon and lion dances _____ dumplings, _____ firecrackers at midnight, _____late customs Before On the eve after buy prepare clean make stay up set off give watch go to How does we talk about the Spring Festival Work with your partners and complete Datee Legend/storye Customs Meanings The Spring Festival activities Another name It is the most important traditional festival in China. Nian, the monster, came out on the last night of every year to eat humans and animals. This way, they could drive away Nian and bring good luck for the coming year. Pay attention to the parts in yellow and underline the adverbials in Activity 2 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. A Crowds of people watch dragon and lion dances on the street. B Before the Spring Festival, people always go to the market and buy delicious food. C Chinese people all over the w ... ...
