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课件网) Festivals and holidays Unit 2 3 The Spring Festival Learning objectives In this lesson, we will be able to: Understand and describe the significance of the Spring Festival in Chinese culture, including its traditions, customs, and legends, such as the story of Nian. Identify and use adverbials in sentences to provide additional information about actions, such as how, when, where, or why something happens, as demonstrated in the text about the Spring Festival. This objective focuses on developing students' reading comprehension and information-processing skills, which are essential for effective communication and critical thinking. 1 Read the questions and give your answers. What do you want to do during the Spring Festival When is the Spring Festival this year 2 Read the passage and complete the mind map. The Spring Festial, 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 to eat humans and animals. 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. 2 Read the passage and complete the mind map. There are lots of customs for the Spring Festival. People always clean their homes and buy new clothes for a fresh start to the new year. They prepare delicious dishes with care and love. In northern China, almost every family makes dumplings. Many people stay up late on the eve of the Festival 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. The Spring Festival is a wonderful opportunity for family members to gather, enjoy a meal, and celebrate the New Year together! 2 Read the passage and complete the mind map. Spring Festival legend customs Nian was afraid of: What pepole did to drive away nian: loud noises, bringt lights, the colour red set off fireworks and firecracker, hung red lanterns, and put Spring Festival couplets on the doors clean homes, buy new clothes, prepare delicious dishes with care and love, make dumpings, stay up late on the eve of the Festival and set off firecrackers at midnight, give lucky money to children, 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 to eat humans and animals. 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, adjective ... ...
