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Unit 1
Reading and Writing
基础模块 3
Discuss and match.小组讨论,匹配下列活动对应的节日。
A. the Spring Festival
B. Songkran
C. Christmas
D. Halloween
1) Children put a sock near the fireplace or a pillow before they go to bed. ( )
2) People prefer going to the temple fairs to buy traditional crafts. ( )
3) Children knock on the door for treat of sweets or snacks. ( )
4) People splash water at each other in a playful manner. ( )
C
A
D
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The Spring Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year. All the family members get together and have a family reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve. In northern China, people prefer watching yangge performance and going to the temple fairs to buy traditional crafts and taste local snacks. In southern China, people in Guangzhou, for example, like watching the lion dance and visiting flower fairs during this festival. In Guangxi, Zhuang people will prepare a lot of rice for the coming new year, called “yanianfan", which means wealth and good luck.
Christmas is one of the important festivals in Western countries. It is celebrated on December 25th. In weeks before Christmas Day, people begin to decorate their homes and gardens with lights. They like decorating the Christmas tree with colorful balls, bels and lights. All family members get together on Christmas Eve, sing Christmas songs and express wishes. Children on that night will put a sock near the fireplace or a pillow before they go to bed, expecting Santa Claus to fil it with gifts in their sleep.
Songkran is the traditional New Year’s celebration in Thailand. It has a long history and the way people celebrate the day has changed a lot. Nowadays people splash water at each other in a playful manner. They believe that if they get wet with water on Songkran the bad luck for the past year will be washed away and a new life of good luck is coming.
Read and choose.阅读课文,并为其选择主题。
春节标志着中国农历新年的开始。在除夕夜,一家人会聚在一起吃团圆饭。在中国的北方地区,人们在春节期间喜欢看扭秧歌、逛庙会,在庙会上买一些手工艺品,品尝当地小吃。而在中国的南