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课件网) Festival Menu Unit 3 Celebrations Reading Club Let’s watch a short video first. Please tell me what does this video talk about Agenda What is your favorite food during Spring Festival This video talks about China’s New Year Feast(年夜饭) Do you know the meaning of this food Food plays a major role in celebrations in China. Spring Festival dishes are full of special cultural meanings, and are seen as a way for people to express their hopes and wishes for the coming year. Please look at the four pictures on Page 65 and predict what we will learn in this article. Read the text quickly and try to find the meaning of each food. Deep-fried fish in sweet and sour sauce It literally means a surplus(盈余) of food and symbolizes plentiful wealth. Chinese dumplings It is believed that they will bring wealth and prosperity(繁荣). Eight Treasure rice pudding Four Joy meatballs It means good luck, happiness and fortune. It means blessing, wealth, longevity and happiness(福、禄、寿、喜). Click to add title General Understanding Read the text and answer the following questions. Which Spring Festival dishes are believed to bring fortune Which dishes symbolise happiness in the new year Click to add title General Understanding Read the text and answer the following questions. Which dishes symbolise happiness in the new year Which Spring Festival dishes are believed to bring fortune Deep-fried fish in sweet and sour sauce, Chinese dumplings, Eight Treasure rice pudding, and Four Joy meatballs are believed to bring fortune. Eight Treasure rice pudding and Four Joy meatballs symbolise happiness in the new year. Click to add title Critical Thinking Example: Wealth and prosperity is highly prized in Chinese culture as dishes such as deep-fried fish and jiaozi have word play and meanings related to these ideas. What cultural meanings can you infer from the names of the dishes Discussion What’s the festival menu in your family Why is festival menu important You can use the expressions below. My family usually has ... for [节日名称]. On [节日], we always cook ... at home. The festival menu in my family includes ... Festival menu is important because .... The reason festival menu matters is that .... It’s important to have a festival menu because .... It makes us happy We can enjoy time with family It reminds us of the festival family tradition bring family together share happiness special meaning good memories show love feel the festival atmosphere Thank you
