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课件网) Unit3 Spring Festival Lesson1 reading The man in this picture is defrosting! prepare snacks make dumplings set off fireworks have a family reunion dinner give lucky money to kids 03 Notes from the editor: Spring Festival is an important tradition in China. It has unique meanings. However, people may understand it differently, including those from other cultures. Here are three readers’ accounts to our magazine, in which the readers shared their experiences and views about it. Read the three readers’ accounts. Use a few words to summarize the meaning of Spring Festival for each account. Give your reasons. Tom Jenkins a 16-year-old exchange student living in Nanjing Xu Gang a 28-year-old computer engineer working in Shanghai Li Yan a 70-year-old grandmother from Heilongjiang Reader’s accounts（描述） 1. Tom A. Coming home and being with family are the most important parts of the Spring Festival. Fast-reading Match the meaning of Spring Festival 2. Xu Gang 3. Li Yan B. Spring Festival is family time. C. Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun. Where and with whom Preparations before Spring Festival Activities during Spring Festival Intensive Reading: Fill in the blanks Tom Xu Gang Li Yan Where and with whom Preparations before Spring Festival Activities during Spring Festival Read again. Find out each person's experience of Spring Festival in the three accounts. Take notes. Tom Where and with whom Preparations before Spring Festival Activities during Spring Festival with his host family in Nanjing cleaning the house; attached Fu upside down to the front door setting off and watching fireworks, enjoying a big dinner Read Tom Jenkins' account and complete the chart. Find out each person's experience of Spring Festival in the three accounts. Xu Gang Where and with whom Preparations before Spring Festival Activities during Spring Festival with his family at parents' home in Shanxi booking travel ticket and choosing gifts for parents chatting with parents and having hotpot Read Xu Gang's account and complete the chart. Li Yan Where and with whom Preparations before Spring Festival Activities during Spring Festival with her family at home getting ready for children coming back, buying things and preparing dishes children running/ shouting/ playing; adults talking/ making jiaozi together Read Li Yan's account and complete the chart. bI9 Family reunion is the central theme of both accounts. This shows the importance of family in Chinese culture. What can you infer from Xu Gang's and Li Yan's accounts What does it mean in Chinese culture Think and share Deep Thinking & Cultural Comparison What do all three authors have in common in their view of Spring Festival How does Tom’s foreign perspective（视角） help us see Chinese culture differently Compare how Xu Gang and Li Yan view “family.” What is similar and different Do young people today value the same things about Spring Festi ... ...
