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Unit 2
Let’s Celebrate!
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quiz time
1. 庆祝节日 ___________________ 2. 发生 ____________________
3. 中国节日传统 _____________ 4.举办一次庆祝活动 _________________
5. 为了纪念 ___________________ 6.在古代的中国 ___________________
7.使…保持鲜活 ________________ 8.把…看作… ____________________
9.阻止某人做… _______________ 10.向…表达爱 ____________________
11.探索新世界 _________________ 12.某人做…的方式 __________________
celebrate a festival
take place
Chinese festival traditions
hold a celebration
in memory of
in Ancient China
keep sth. alive
regard…as…
stop sb. (from) doing
express love for sb.
explore the new world
one’s way of doing…
Learning objectives
By the end of this class, I will be able to
1. grasp the meaning of some new words and expressions;
2.learn about Chinese Spring Festival traditions and its significance;
3. know the type of the passage and distinguish a fact and an opinion in the passage;
4. express own comments on different opinions and make my argument persuasive
Watch the video and think about which traditional festival customs it is about
lead in
Having family dinner
Letting off fireworks
Pasting couplets
Cleaning the house
Visiting relatives
Giving and receiving red envelopes
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What’s the type of this passage?
A. Narration (记叙文) :to tell a story or inform an event
B. Argumentation (议论文): to express views and persuade others
C. Exposition (说明文):to explain something or define a term
D. Practical writing (应用文):to convey information, express opinions, and solve problems
task 1
Answer the question through your preview
Pre-reading---Prediction
pre-reading---Prediction
1. What might be changed?
2. Do we need to make a change ?
task 2
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change
Whether people choose to eat out or not during the Spring Festival.
3.Read the following social insights and conclude what argument is mentioned in the social insights about family dinner?
1. What might be changed?
2. Do we need to make a change ?
task 3
while-reading
Scan the first paragraph of each letter. Find out the two persons’ point of views.
Wang peng, software engineer
Liu Yonghui, retired teacher
“We have eaten for...we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home”.
“It just won’t feel like Spring Festival
having the dinner out”.
eating out
eating at home
task 4
Structure of the first letter
Opinion
Disadvantages
Advantages
Conclusion
Reasons
pros-cons
contrast
(正反对比)
In what way does he give his reasons according to paragraph 2and3?
task 5
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Read the first letter carefully and fill in the mind map
Wang Peng
Opinion
choose to eat out
Advangtages of eating out
Disdvangtages of eating at home
more enjoyable
taste better
hard work
spend much time
Conclusion
what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn’t matter, love matters
task 6
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Read and find the structure of the second letter
Opinion
Reasons
Conclusion
In what way does he give his reasons according to paragraph 2?
by giving facts.
task 7
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Liu Yonghui
Opinion
choose to eat at home
Conclusion
value the memories of aaaaa aaaaaa aaaa aaaaa , the process is more important than dinner
not only for the that they seldom got to eat but for the opportunity to
Reasons
Read the second letter and fill the mind map
delicious food
gather together
preparing the
dinner together
task 8
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Read text carefully and choose the best answer.
task 9
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
1.Why is Mr. Liu upset about what his son did?
A.He hates the food at restaurant.
B.He likes to cook by himself.
C.He is tired of his son.
D.He doesn’t want to eat out.
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
2.What’s the symbolic meaning of candies wrapped in dumplings?
A.A wealthy life.
B.A poor life.
C.A sweet life.
D.A long and healthy life.
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
3.What can we learn about the eve of Spring Festival according to the text?
A.People can eat at the best restaurants.
B.People can get happiness.
C.People can get lucky money.
D.People can eat separately.
1.Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions. _____
2....what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn't matter. _______
3....it just won't feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out. _______
4.I'd get under my mother's feet in the kitchen, watching her make dumplings. ____
5.She'd put tokens in some dumplings. ___
Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).
O
O
O
F
F
Post-reading
task 11
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task 11
Group work
topic: In recent years, some people prefer to use WeChat to send red envelopes. What is your insights into this change?
Prepare a short talk to show your insights.
(Structure=opinon+reasons+conclusion)
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Summary
Traditional festivals have profound cultural connotation, which must be cherished and inherited
No matter how the forms of traditional festivals change, traditional festivals are always the sustenance of people's emotions and the embodiment of cultural identity. We should cherish these traditions and inherit and develop them through innovative ways, so that more people can feel the charm and value of the festival.
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Homework
option 1:Tell a story about the Spring Festival after class including the significance, creative activities, and personal feelings, record it and share it with a foreign friend or teacher.
option 2: Write a short passage to explain the meaning of Spring Festival and the way of celebrations.
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