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Unit 8
Unit 8
Culture Shapes Us
Lesson 43
A Visit to Chinatown
Chinatown
Chinatown is an area in a foreign city
where there are many Chinese stores
and restaurants, and which is a social
centre for the Chinese community in the
city.
['tʃaɪnə,taʊn]
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Learning aims
通过本课时的学习,学生能够:
1. 获取Jenny , Brian, Li Ming 网上聊天的信息,掌握一些有用的单词和表达。
关键词汇:Chinatown,fork, bowl, spoon,chopsticks,
temple,decoration,dragon, lantern
关键短语:lucky money,temple fair
2.通过任务型教学和小组合作学习,在交流和展示中学习并巩固课本知识。
3. Learn the similarities and differences between the Spring Festival in China and Christmas in Western countries
了解中西方文化之间的差异。
New words
1. decoration[dekə'reɪʃ(ə)n]n. 装饰品
2. bowl [bəʊl] n.碗 a bowl of…
3.underground adj. 地下的
4. chopstick n. 筷子a pair of chopsticks
5. spoon[spuːn] n. 匙勺 a spoouful of…
6. fork n. 叉子 a knife and fork
7. lantern['læntən] n. 灯笼
8. dragon[‘dræɡən] n. 龙
9. Santa Claus ['sæntə,klɔ:z]
圣诞老人
10. temple n. 庙宇temple fair
Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示写出下列单词和短语
1. ____________ adj. 地下的 n. 地铁 adv. 在地下
2. 压岁钱 ___________
3. 庙会 __________
4. 舞龙表演 _________________________
5. 停车场 __________
underground
lucky money
temple fair
dragon dancing performance
parking lot
1.为...做准备 —————————————
2.玩得非常开心 _______________________
3.代替,而不是 ____________________
5.当然不 ————————————
6.不知道 ——————————————
8.各种各样 ————————————
prepare for...
have lots of fun
instead of
of course not
have no idea
all kinds of
It’s just Li Ming’s hope.
Jenny and Brian went shopping in Chinatown.
Jenny and her parents live in Chinatown.
There’s a North American town in China.
Some Chinese people eat dumplings during the Spring Festival.
Task 1
1
Read the lesson and write T or F. (P 115)
T
F
F
T
went shopping
Li Ming, Jenny and Brian are
chatting online .Read the
conversation and finish the
following tasks.
Read and Answer
1. Why did they go shopping?
2.What did they buy?
3.What did Brian have for lunch?
4.According to Brian, do people speak Chinese in Chinatown?
5.What does Li Ming usually do during the Spring Festival?
They bought a big Christmas tree, some decorations and gifts.
A bowl of noodles.
Young children get lucky money, we eat dumplings and many other delicious foods, we have temple fairs and all kinds of performances.
Because Christmas is coming.
Yes,they do.
Task 2
Read and Translate
1. Danny and I watched a wonderful dragon dancing performance during the Spring Festival last year.
去年春节,我和丹尼看了一场精彩的舞龙表演。
2. I had a bowl of noodles, and I used
chopsticks and a spoon instead of a fork
and a knife.
我吃了一碗面,我用筷子和勺子代替刀叉。
Task 3
Language points
My parents love to have lunch and shop there,although parking is a problem.
although意为“尽管,虽然”,引导让步状语从句,其同义词为though,
although和though的用法相同, though比although更通俗些,都不能和but同时出现在一个句子里。
典 例 :
—Have you had your car for long?
—Yes.________ it′s very old,it still runs well.
A.Since B.Because C.Although
Point1
C
...it′s Santa Claus who brings you gifts
(1) 这是一个强调句型,其构成为“It is/was+被强调部分+that/who+句子其他部分.”,被强调部分放在it is/was之后,其他部分置于that/who之后,被强调部分可以是主语、宾语、表语或状语等。强调的主语如果是人,可以由who代替that,是物用that。
Point2
语境·悟
1) It was I that/who bought a second-hand computer yesterday.
昨天买二手电脑的人是我。
2) It was I that/who met Li Ming at the railway station yesterday.
昨天在火车站接李明是我。
3) It is our teacher who/that helps us make great progress.
我们的老师帮助我们取得巨大的进步。
Think and Communicate
What do you usually do during the Spring Festival?
make lanterns
perform a dragon and lion dance
clean the house
prepare for food and gifts
go to the temple fair
let off fireworks
put up Spring Festival Scrolls
get red packets
visit relatives and friends
watch the Spring
Festival Gala
get together and
have a big dinner
A. Dragon Boat Festival B.Halloween
C.The Spring Festival D. Easter Day
E.Christmas Day F.Mid-Autumn Festival
A
B
C
D
E
F
※ How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival?
※ How do Western people celebrate Christmas?
Read the facts on P115 and use them to fill in the circles. (P 115)
Project
THE SPRING FESTIVAL AND CHRISTMAS
Discussion:Culture Differences
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Do you know there is a ____________ (唐人街)in the U.S?
We use ___________ (筷子)to eat food in China.
We often park our cars in the ______________ (地下的)parking lot when we go to the big mall.
Li Hua ate two ________(碗) of rice for lunch.
We need some _____________ (装饰品)
to decorate our house during the Spring Festival.
Have a try
Chinatown
chopsticks
underground
bowls
decorations
6. ____ he was ill, he still worked hard.
A. Although ; but B. But ,/
C. Although , / D. Although , if
7.Chinese people use chopsticks______ meals.
A.having B.have C.had D.to have
8.George is an English school teacher_____
loves climbing.
A.who B.whom C.he D.which
9.It is English ___ I like best.
C
D
A
A.that B.whom C.he D.where
A
Look and say
steak
Summary:
1.Try to accept and respect
foreign culture.
2.Try to appreciate and protect
our own rich and colorful culture.
We are Chinese, we should be
proud of it.
Seek common ground while
keeping our differences.
求同存异
Choose your homework
1.Write down a report about the culture differences and the same things between the two festivals.
(1) About 60-80 words.
(2) Try to use the words we learnt today.
(3) Pay attention to the grammar and hand-writing.
2.Make a poster about a festival.
(Chinese/Western)
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