内容正文:
Unit 2 Let’s celebrate
Developing ideas — writing
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Chinese Spring Festival goes global!
Read the editorial (P23) and answer the questions
1. Which countries are mentioned and how do
they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival?
2. Which event would you most like to attend?
Why ?
3. Why do you think Chinese Spring Festival is “going global ”?
1. Which countries are mentioned and how do they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival?
Russia
Ghana
the United States
Check your answers
Russia: The 2017 Grand Chinese New Year Concert was held in St. Petersburg, with its tickets sold out and 90% of the audience local Russians.
Ghana: Over 1,000 Ghanaian junior high school students got up on stage to perform Chinese songs and dances to celebrate the 2017 Spring Festival.
The United States: Students in New York City have since 2016 been able to enjoy an official day’s holiday for Chinese Spring Festival.
Discuss and share
2. Which event would you most like to attend? Why ?
Growing political influence; Chinse government’s promotion of this festival
Chinese rapid growing economy
Chinese rich cultural deposit(文化底蕴) and long-lasting Chinese culture
China has attracted millions of foreign visitors and China’s tourism develops quickly
3. Why do you think Chinese Spring Festival is “going global”?
It seems that Chinese Spring
Festival is becoming global
celebration of joy and love.
Now write a letter to the
editor to express your ideas
about this phenomenon.
Complete the notes to help organise your ideas.
Notes
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What the phenomenon is
More and more people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival.
What reasons lie behind the phenomenon
the desire of overseas stores and recreational venues
China’s growing influence
increasing overseas Chinese population
China’s efforts
How you feel about it
for China
for foreigners
for us
Topic-related expressions
01. phenomenon(现象)1) 庆祝_____________________
2) 不但...而且...___________________注意:not only放句首时, ____________
3) 似乎.....