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Unit2
Section B 2a -2e
Objectives
1.语言能力:
能够在谈论新年的语境中,正确理解和掌握课文中的新词和用法,如: reunion,involve,crowd,bottom,custom等。 2.文化意识:
了解国内外如何庆祝新年,如英国大本钟跨年,美国的降球仪式和埃及的闻风节,
扩展国际视野,理解新年对于全人类的共同意义,实现跨文化交际。
3.思维品质:
运用表格理清四个不同国家庆祝新年的时间和庆祝方式并进行对比,提高思维的逻辑性。
4.学习能力:
能够通过阅读有关新年的文章,保持英语学习兴趣;了解说明文写作手法,通过推测,快读,细读等阅读策略的感悟、体验和学习,增强阅读理解能力。
Watch a video
It’s about the .
What's the video about?
Spring Festival
It falls on the day of the first month.
first
lunar
dust from the house
hang __________
fireworks
sweep out
couplets
set off
How does your family celebrate Chinese New Year? Name some customs. Which one is your favorite?
2a
enjoy on the of the Spring Festival
enjoy or dances
family dinner
lion
eve
dragon
eat and watch
___________________
dumplings
Spring Festival Gala
How does your family celebrate Chinese New Year? Name some customs. Which one is your favorite?
2a
We all know the Spring Festival is Chinese New Year in China. It is important and popular. How do other countries celebrate their New Year?
Prediction
What may this passage mainly talk about?
The passage is mainly about______
people around the world_________
New Year.
celebrate
how
Fast reading
How many countries’ new year celebrations are mentioned?
Four.
A. People around the world celebrate New Year,
but at different times.
B. New Year celebrations around the world have something in common-they involve friends and family.
C. The Spring Festival is the most important festival
for Chinese people.
D. In the UK and the US, celebrations take place around midnight on New Year's Eve.
E. In Egypt, Sham El-Nessim marks the beginning of spring.
2c
Match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para.1
Para.2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
at different times.
something in common.
have
Chinese people.
In the UK and the US.
In Egypt.
What is the structure of this passage?
1
2
3
4
5
A.
1
2
3
4
5
B.
2
3
4
5
1
C.
1
2
3
4
5
Careful reading
New Year is a wonderful time when family and friends come together to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one. People all around the world celebrate the New Year with music, special food, and fireworks, though the celebration may take place at different times.
1. What is New Year ?
2.How do people all around the world celebrate the New Year?
3.When do people all around the world celebrate the New Year?
New Year is a wonderful time when family and friends come together to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one.
People celebrate it with music, special food, and fireworks.
People celebrate it at different times.
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions.
Retell Para.1 and underline the key phrases.
New Year is a wonderful time when family and friends come together to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one. People all around the world celebrate the New Year with music, special food, and fireworks, though the celebration may take place at different times.
聚在一起
对...说再见
世界各地
发生
在不同时间
In the UK, many people gather in London on December 31 to see the famous Big Ben clock tower and count down to midnight. Research suggests that millions also watch it on TV. At midnight they sing Auld Lang Syne, a traditional Scottish song, to remember friends and family. In the US, people have similar customs. A famous tradition involves the dropping of a big ball in New York's Times Square. Huge crowds gather to watch, and when the ball reaches the bottom, everyone wishes each other “Happy New Year!”
Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks.
Read para. 2 and fill in the blank.
Time:_________________
Country:_____________
Country:_____________
Activity:
1. Many people in London to see the famous Big Ben clock tower and to midnight.
2. also watch it on TV.
3. At midnight, they sing a Scottish song Auld Lang Syne to ____________friends and family.
Activity:
1. A famous tradition _________ the dropping of a big ball in New York’s Time Square.
2. Huge gather to watch, and when the ball , everyone wishes each other “Happy New Year!”
gather
count down
Millions
traditional
On December 31
remember
the UK
the US
involves
crowds
reaches the bottom
In the UK, many people gather in London on December 31 to see the famous Big Ben clock tower and count down to midnight. Research suggests that millions also watch it on TV. At midnight, they sing Auld Lang Syne, a traditional Scottish song, to remember friends and family. In the US, people have similar customs. A famous tradition involves the dropping of a big ball in New York's Times Square. Huge crowds gather to watch, and when the ball reaches the bottom, everyone wishes each other “Happy New Year!”.
倒计时
在午夜
......的掉落
到达底部
互相祝愿
庞大的人群
Retell Para.2 and underline the key phrases.
The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, holds great importance in China. People sweep out dust from their houses, hang couplets, set off fireworks, and enjoy lion or dragon dances. One very important custom is that people will all try to return home and enjoy the family dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival. Grandparents, parents, and children gather to eat delicious food and express best wishes for the whole family. This reunion shows that family is hugely important in Chinese culture.
Read Para.3 and circle the customs that are mentioned.
Read Para.3 and circle the customs that are mentioned.
have family dinner
sweep out dust
watch Spring Festival Gala
eat dumplings
enjoy lion dances
receive red pockets
set off firecrackers
hang couplets
enjoy dragon dances
eat yuanxiao
set off fireworks
watch dragon boat races
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Read Para. 3 and judge True(T) or False(F).
1. The Chinse New Year takes place on December 31.
2. There are many customs in Spring Festival.
3. People will all return home and enjoy the family dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival.
4. Family is hugely important in Chinese culture.
F
T
on the first day of the first lunar month
F
try to return
T
The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, holds great importance in China. People sweep out dust from their houses, hang couplets, set off fireworks, and enjoy lion or dragon dances. One very important custom is that people will all try to return home and enjoy the family dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival. Grandparents, parents, and children gather to eat delicious food and express best wishes for the whole family. This reunion shows that family is hugely important in Chinese culture.
意义重大
清扫灰尘
贴对联
放烟花
欣赏舞龙舞狮
回家
在除夕夜
非常重要
Retell Para.3 and underline the key phrases.
In Egypt, people celebrate Sham El-Nessim in April to mark the beginning of spring. The name of the festival means “smelling the breeze". At this time, the weather becomes brighter, and the flowers and trees begin to show their colors. People paint eggs as symbols of new life and new beginnings. They also go out and enjoy picnics, dance, sing, and watch plays in the theater.
Read Para. 4 and fill in the chart.
Read Para. 4 and fill in the chart.
Sham EI-Nessim(“smelling the breeze”)
Place In .
Time In (the weather becomes , and the and trees begin to show their colors)
Meaning It the beginning of the spring.
Activities People eggs as of new life and new beginnings.
People also go out and enjoy , dance, sing, and watch in the theater.
Egypt
April
brighter
flowers
marks
paint
symbols
picnics
plays
In Egypt, people celebrate Sham El-Nessim in April to mark the beginning of spring. The name of the festival means “smelling the breeze". At this time, the weather becomes brighter, and the flowers and trees begin to show their colors. People paint eggs as symbols of new life and new beginnings. They also go out and enjoy picnics, dance, sing, and watch plays in the theater.
Retell Para.4 and underline the key phrases.
.....的开始
...的名字
在此刻
变得更明亮
作为......的象征
外出
在剧院
Although New Year festivals are different all over the world, they have one thing in common. In almost every country, people believe that it is a special time to connect with their family and friends and show hope for the coming year.
Read Para. 5 and answer the question.
Although New Year festival are different all over the world, what do they have in common?
联系亲友
展望来年
Although New Year festivals are different all over the world, they have one thing in common. In almost every country, people believe that it is a special time to connect with their family and friends and show hope for the coming year.
世界各地
有......共同之处
与......连接
来年
Retell Para.5 and underline the key phrases.
Country (Where) Time (When) Activity(What)
Complete the table with the information from the text.
The UK
The US
China
Egypt
On Dec. 31
On Dec. 31
On the first day of Chinese lunar month
In April
See the famous Big Ben clock tower and count down to midnight, watch it on TV, sing Auld Land Syne.
Huge crowds gather to watch the dropping of a big ball in New York's Time Square.
When the ball reaches the bottom, everyone wishes each other "Happy New Year!"
Sweep out the dust from the house, hang couplets, set off fireworks, enjoy lion or dragon dance, return home and enjoy the family dinner, eat delicious food and express the best wishes.
Paint eggs, go out and enjoy picnics, dance, sing, and watch plays.
Post reading
Use your own words to introduce the Spring festival to partners.
2e
in…
It falls in/on…
It’s celebrated in/on…
To celebrate it, people often…
What’s more,…
In my opinion, it’s very…
It can show….
It hold great importance…
Place
Time
Custom
Opinion
Why do different countries have different ways to celebrate the New Year?
Different countries celebrate the New Year in different ways, mainly because of different beliefs, cultural traditions, historical background and so on.
Should each treasure what of its own and what of others is beautiful, what is different but beautiful can be shared, and all under Heaven can be at peace.
各美其美,美人之美,美美与共,天下大同。
Homework
Must do: 1. Write a passage about a New Year festival.
2. Preview SectionB 3a—SelfCheck.
Try to do: Surf the Internet and find out more information about your favorite festival.
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