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Spring Festival
Lesson1 reading
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book train tickets or flights
Clean the house from top to bottom
write and put up couplets(对联)
Leading-in
prepare snacks
make dumplings
let off fireworks
have a family reunion dinner
give red envelopes (lucky money) to kids
have a family reunion dinner make dumplings let off fireworks
prepare snacks give red envelopes (lucky money) to kids
Example:my family celebrates Spring Festival by making dumplings together.
What are you and your family doing
for Spring Festival?
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Reader’s accounts(描述)
Tom Jenkins
a 16-year-old
exchange student
living in Nanjing
Xu Gang
a 28-year-old
computer engineer
working
in Shanghai
Li Yan
a 70-year-old
grandmother
from Heilongjiang
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1. Tom Jenkins’ account
A. Coming home and being with family are the most important parts of the Spring Festival.
Fast-reading Match the main idea
2. Xu Gang’s account
3. Li Yan’s account
B. Spring Festival is family time.
C. Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun.
Careful reading
1. What is Tom Jenkins’ views about the Chinese Spring Festival?
A.Cool. B.exciting
C.a lot of fun D.All of the above.
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2.What does Spring Festival really mean to Xu Gang?
A.It means fireworks,sweets and decorations.
B.It means having tasty hotpot with friends.
C.It means being surrounded by hometown accent.
D.It means coming back home and having a family reunion(家庭团圆).
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3. Why do Li Yan’s family always have Jiaozi during the Spring Festival?
A.They are her grandchildren’s favorite food.
B.They have great fun making dumplings.
C.Jiaozi conveys the wishes for health and happiness in the following year.
D.Jiaozi is a traditional food during the Spring Festival.
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4. How does each part of the passage mainly develop?
A.By giving examples.
B.By following the order (顺序)of time.
C.By giving explanations(解释,说明)
D.By comparison.
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Summary
In China, Spring Festival is highly valued. People begin to prepare a week 1._______ the festival, cleaning their homes from top to the bottom, which means 2.___________(sweep) away the dirt of the past year. Also, the Chinese character Fu is often put upside down, meaning 3.____________(happy) arrives.
before
sweeping
happiness
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Summary
For people who work outside, they start planning their trip home early, 4._________(book) tickets ahead of time and buying gifts for their families. When they get home, it is great 5.________(hear) whatever happens to the people they know.
booking
to hear
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Summary
Weeks before the festival, parents start to think about what they need to buy and what dishes need to 6.____________(prepare). Houses always buzz with 7._________(activity) when everyone comes home. The greatest 8.___________(excite) begins when people sit together to enjoy a big dinner.
be prepared
excitement
activities
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Summary
They always have jiaozi, which is a sign of their wishes 9.____ health and happiness in the coming year. However, what is the most important is not 10.______ they eat but who they eat it with. To most Chinese, Spring Festival is the joy of a family gathering.
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