2025年山东英语中考话题专题复习之Chinese Traditional Festivals课件

Traditional Chinese Festivals It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve, and the dinner table is already covered with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes: chicken, duck, pork, fish and vegetables .Luo Yan, 29, lifts the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. Luo Yan’s son, Bofeng, happily takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather has selected for him.  The Luo family’s journey back to their hometown was a long and tiring one just a few years ago. However, the high-speed train has made it much more convenient for them to go back home. During the five-hour trip, they chatted excitedly with each other, their minds full of thoughts about their sweet home.  Six-year-old Bofeng has not seen his grandparents for almost a year, and he is full of joy and excitement. Indeed, the whole family could not be happier to be together. Despite the cold outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house. Luo Yan and his wife and son have settled in the big city, far away from their hometown. Every year, they travel back for the Spring Festival, for their dream of “three generations under the same roof”. A precious family dinner On their arrival, they find Luo’s parents eagerly waiting for them. Their home has been specially decorated for the joyous occasion. From the neat designs of the paper- cuttings on the windows, to the Spring Festival couplets on the door, and to the New Year paintings on the wall, everything represents joy, luck and happiness. Even the fish on the plate expresses a hope for nian nian you yu-----yu means both “fish” and “plenty” in Chinese--“May you get more than you wish for every year”.     As midnight approaches, Luo Yan takes his parents, wife and son outside to set off firecrackers. The whole village is lit up with colourful fireworks. All over the country, people are celebrating their good luck, celebrating their family’s togetherness, and celebrating their nation’s strength. After dinner, the hours until midnight go slowly by. The whole family are going to stay up late on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. They gather around the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala, while eating snacks, chatting with each other and making dumplings that they will eat at the very start of the new year. In the warmth and comfort of the room, Luo Yan talks about his plan for the future. “I hope we won’t have to be separated again,” he says, looking at his ageing parents. “My parents are getting old, and we should spend more time with them. We’ll come back more often and we’re also considering taking them to the city to live with us. After all, home is where all family members are together.” Learn some expressions to introduce the Spring Festival. Understand the emotions of Luo Yan’s family towards the Spring Festival and their family members. Summarize the significance of the festival. Be proud of the traditional culture and fall in love with it . Introduce your favourite traditional festivals. At the end of this class, you will Learning objectives Traditonal Chinese Festivals 山东省日照市新营中学安芯缘 Skim for prediction. Skim for prediction. What is the passage about? Number the paragraphs. 1 6 5 4 3 2 Read for information. Who? Where? When? The Spring Festival When It falls on the first day of the first lunar month. How 1 2 3 4 5 Number the pictures in order. travel back get home have a big dinner Stay up late set off fireworks The Spring Festival When It falls on the first day of the first lunar month. How travel back have a big dinner stay up late set off firecrackers Why 1. How did Luo family feel during the trip? 2.How did the parents feel at home? Read for meaning.(para.3&4 ) The Luo family’s journey back to their hometown was a long and tiring one just a few years ago. However, the high-speed train has made it much more convenient for them to go back home. During the five-hour trip, they chatted excitedly with each other, their minds full of thoughts about their sweet home. ir minds full of thoughts about their sweet home.   3 Read for meaning. How they felt excited to go back home 15 4 Read for meaning. How they felt excited to go back home On their arrival, they find Luo’s parents eagerly waiting for them. Their home has been specially decorated for the joyous occasion. From the neat designs of the paper- cuttings on the windows, to the Spring Festival couplets on the door, and to the New Year paintings on the wall, everything represents joy, luck and happiness. Even the fish on the plate expresses a hope for nian nian you yu-----yu means both “fish” and “plenty’’ in Chinese--“May you get more than you wish for every year’’.   eager to see them looking forward to the reunion 16 Read for meaning. Why enjoy the reunion What did Luo see around the house? Read for meaning.(para.4 ) On their arrival, they find Luo’s parents eagerly waiting for them. Their home has been specially decorated for the joyous occasion. From the neat designs of the paper- cuttings on the windows, to the Spring Festival couplets on the door, and to the New Year paintings on the wall, everything represents joy, luck and happiness. Even the fish on the plate expresses a hope for nian nian you yu-----yu means both “fish” and “plenty’’ in Chinese--“May you get more than you wish for every year’’.   4 Read for meaning. What he saw paper-cuttings the Spring Festival couplets the New Year paintings wishes for the New Year fish 19 Read for meaning. Why enjoy the reunion express the wishes Read for meaning.(para.1-2&5-6 ) Circle the sentences that describe their feelings. It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve, and the dinner table is already covered with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes: chicken, duck, pork, fish and vegetables. Luo Yan,29, lifts the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. Luo Yan’s son, Bofeng, happily takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather has selected for him.  Six-year-old Bofeng has not seen his grandparents for almost a year, and he is full of joy and excitement. Indeed, the whole family could not be happier to be together. Despite the cold outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house. Luo Yan and his wife and son have settled in the big city, far away from their hometown. Every year, they travel back for the Spring Festival, for their dream of “three generations under the same roof’’. 1 2 Read for meaning. 22 After dinner, the hours until midnight go slowly by. The whole family are going to stay up late on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. They gather around the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala, while eating snacks, chatting with each other and making dumplings that they will eat at the very start of the new year. In the warmth and comfort of the room, Luo Yan talks about his plan for the future. “I hope we won’t have to be separated again,” he says, looking at his ageing parents. “My parents are getting old, and we should spend more time with them. We’ll come back more often and we’re also considering taking them to the city to live with us. After all, home is where all family members are together.”   As midnight approaches, Luo Yan takes his parents, wife and son outside to set off firecrackers. The whole village is lit up with colourful fireworks. All over the country, people are celebrating their good luck, celebrating their family’s togetherness, and celebrating their nation’s strength.   Read for meaning. 5 6 23 Bofeng, happily takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather has selected for him.  He is full of joy and excitement. The whole family could not be happier to be together. Their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house. I hope we won’t have to be separated again. After all, home is where all family members are together. Read for meaning. What you feel happiness love 24 Read for meaning. Why enjoy the reunion express the wishes share love and happiness different ideas? The Spring Festival When It falls on the first day of the first lunar month. How travel back have a big dinner stay up late set off firecrackers decorate the house enjoy the reunion express the wishes Why share love and happiness China’s Spring Festival was successfully inscribed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(人类非物质文化遗产). Why? Why? Write to China Daily and introduce your favorite traditional Chinese festival. Checklist You’d better write with… three parts transition words(过渡句) and conjunctions（连接词） the topic sentences with supporting details different sentence patterns （句型结构） wonderful expressions beautiful and tidy hand-writing Write to China Daily and introduce your favorite traditional Chinese festival. Useful expressions: It falls on … It shows… On this day, people … Houses are specially decorated … It is the symbol of … What’s more, It is a tradition that … The best part of this festival is that … In a word, people celebrated the festival to … It is a time not only … but also… Assignment Polish your writing. 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