3.6 Extended reading-【上好课】高一英语同步精品课堂（译林版2020必修第二册）

Extended reading A precious family dinner Unit 3 Festivals and customs What’s the most important festival in each country? Christmas the Carnival the Spring Festival Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. 家是我们所爱的地方，双脚可以离开，心却不能。 What is the aim of this article? promote Chinese culture pass on Chinese traditions Guessing Where are these people heading? Why are they in such a hurry? They are heading back to their hometowns, which are far away from the cities where they live. With Spring Festival coming, they are eager to be reunited with their family members and millions of people will join the stream of coming home. Luo Yan, he and his family also come back home to celebrate the Spring Festival. Let’s learn a precious family dinner in Luo’s family. Fast reading Listen and answer the question: How is the article organized? In the order of time. With the change of places. With the development of feelings. All above. 1. What does the passage talk about? It is about Luo Yan’s happy family dinner on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. 2. How often do Luo’s family reunite? Maybe once a year. 3. What is the change in Luo’s journey back home? It used to be a long and tiring journey a few years ago, but it takes only 5 hours to reach his hometown now owing to the high-speed train. Read the feature article again and complete the chart. Time Place Action Feeling Close reading cheerful and proud happy after dinner Luo Yan lifts the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the rich smell; Bofeng happily takes a bite of the chicken. in the house during the dinner on the way back home on the train chatted excitedly; thought about their sweet home excited set off firecrackers; watch the colorful fireworks outside the house close to midnight worried and hopeful stay up late; watch the Spring Festival Gala; eat snacks; chat with each other; make dumplings in the house Appreciation Despite the cold outside, their happy smiles