内容正文:
Words and Expressions
Festivals
The Lantern Festival
Tomb-Sweeping Day
The Mid-autumn Festival
Learning Objective
In this class, you will:
(1) Pronounce the words and master the meanings correctly;
(2) Enlarge vocabulary with compound words and derivation;
(3) Use these words and expressions properly to talk about traditional festivals.
Festivals--- Time
The Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
______________________falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.
_____________________falls on the 1st day of the first lunar month.
The Spring Festival
The Mid-autumn Festival
is celebrated on
Festivals --- Time
The Qixi Festival ___ __ the 7th day of the seventh ______ month.
falls on
lunar
端午节是在农历的五月初五。
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on/is celebrated on the 5th day of the fifth lunar month.
The Qixi Festival, _____ on the 7th day of the seventh lunar month, is also a significant Chinese festival.
falling
Festivals --- Origin
origin n. 起源;源头;出身;起因
[ˈɒrɪdʒɪn]
Water is the origin of life.
origin (n.)→ originate (v.)
origin of life
= Life originates from water.
[əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt] v.源于
Festivals --- Origin
____________________originates from a legend that Chang’e flew to the moon, and its history can date back to Tang Dynasty.
The Mid-autumn Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival originates from the Spring and Autumn Period in memory of a significant figure Quyuan.
Tomb-Sweeping Day originates from the Spring and Autumn Period in memory of a significant figure Jiezitui.
端午节起源于春秋时期,为了纪念一位重要人物屈原。
Festivals --- Activity
National Day
There are a range of activities to celebrate it, ranging from a grand military parade to a firework show.
parade [pəˈreɪd] n.阅兵,游行
originate v.源于
[əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt]
celebrate v.庆祝
[ˈselɪbreɪt]
a_e →[eɪ]
decorate v.装饰
[ˈdekəreɪt]
[reɪndʒ] n.一系列;v.包括
Festivals --- Activity
There are a range of activities to celebrate it, ranging from a grand military parade to a firework show.
There are ________ activities to _________ it, ranging from...to....
a range of
celebrate
Festivals --- Activity
There are a range of activities to celebrate it, __________ watching dragon boat races ___ enjoying Zongzi.
There are a range of activities to celebrate it, ranging from setting off firecworks to dressing up fancy red costumes.
ranging from
to
庆祝春节的方式多种多样,从放烟花到穿上华丽的红色服饰都有。
costume n.服装,服饰
[ˈkɒstjuːm]
u_e →[juː]
custom n. 风俗,习惯,海关
[ˈkʌstəm]
It’s a _______ to dress up in red _________ in the Spring Festival.
custom
costumes
It’s a _______ that people decorate their house with Spring Festival couplets.
custom
_______________ kids receive lucky money in red envelopes.
It’s a custom that
costume [ˈkɒstjuːm] n.服装,服饰
custom [ˈkʌstəm]n. 风俗,习惯,海关
origin [ˈɒrɪdʒɪn] n. 起源;源头;
originate [əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt] v.源于
celebrate [ˈselɪbreɪt] v.庆祝
decorate [ˈdekəreɪt] v.装饰
range[reɪndʒ] n.范围;v.变化
parade [pəˈreɪd] n.阅兵,游行
Practice 1 --- translate
Activity
Origin
Festival
Time
fire + work(n.作品) → n.
1.春节是农历的第一个月的第一天。
2.它起源于一个传说,古代人们驱赶名为“年”的怪兽。
3.庆祝它的方式多种多样,从用春联装饰房子到齐聚放烟花等等。
The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the first lunar month.
It originated from a legend that ancient people drove away a monster named “Nian”.
There are a range of activities to celebrate it, ranging from decorating home with couplets to gathering together to set off fireworks.
hand
+
=
writing
handwriting
+
=
sunglasses
+
+
+
=
=
=
sunbath
sunrise
sunset
set
rise
compound words (合成词)
China has made a great breakthrough in the 2025 military parade, which was a visual feast for the worldwide people.
China depends on itself to make achievements in many fields.
achieve (v.)完成+ment= achievement (n.)成就
derivation (派生词)
n.突破
adj.全世界的
depend v.信赖,取决于→ adj.依赖的 _______________ → adj.独立的_______________
→n.依靠__________________ →n.独立____________________
dependent
independent
dependence
independence
Practice 2 ---Fill in the table with the help of dictionary.
V. n. adj. adv.
originate origin ① ②
celebrate ③ celebrative
decorate ④ decorative decoratively
tradition ⑤ ⑥
religion ⑦ religiously
⑧ grateful
⑨ significant
Practice 2 ---Fill in the table with the help of dictionary.
V. n. adj. adv.
originate origin ① original ②originally
celebrate ③celebration celebrative
decorate ④decoration decorative decoratively
tradition ⑤traditional ⑥traditionally
religion ⑦religious religiously
⑧gratitude grateful
⑨ significance significant
Practice 3 ---Fill in the blanks.
Passage 1
The Lantern Festival 1.____(fall) on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month, and it 2.____(origin) from the Song Dynasty, which is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.
There are a range of activities to celebrate it, 3.________(range) from visiting a lantern fair to eating Yuanxiao. Beautiful lanterns are traditional 4. ____(decorate). On that night, people get together 5.____ (celebration) it. 6.__________ (traditional), it is a day for family reunion. It is a custom that people will set off fireworks. And the most 7._________(significance) customs are enjoying lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, eating Yuanxiao.
Practice 3 ---Fill in the blanks.
The Lantern Festival 1.falls(fall) on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month, and it 2.originates(origin) from the Song Dynasty, which is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.
There are a range of activities to celebrate it, 3.ranging(range) from visiting a lantern fair to eating Yuanxiao. Beautiful lanterns are traditional 4.decorations(decorate). On that night, people get together to celebrate(celebration) it. 6.Traditionally, (traditional), it is a day for family reunion. It is a custom that people will set off fireworks. And the most 7.significant(significance) customs are enjoying lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, eating Yuanxiao.
n.
-tion, -ion, -ce,...
adj.
-al, -tive,
-ous,-ful...
adv.
-ly...
V. n. adj. adv.
originate origin ① original ②originally
celebrate ③celebration celebrative
decorate ④decoration decorative decoratively
tradition ⑤traditional ⑥traditionally
religion ⑦religious religiously
⑧gratitude grateful
⑨ significance significant
Practice 4 ---introduce one festival.
Activity
Origin
Festival
Time
你的英国朋友Jim对中国传统节日很感兴趣,写信来希望你能向他介绍一个中国传统节日,内容包括:节日名称、时间、来源和活动等。
_______________(节日)falls on the … (时间)day of the … lunar month. It originates from …
There are a range of activities to celebrate it, ranging from ... to ...
It is a custom that...
习近平谈弘扬中华优秀传统文化:
Not to forget but root;
Absorb the foreign culture;
Face up to the future;
Keep creating a new brilliant Chinese culture.
Read together:
Homework
Activity
Origin
Festival
Time
Write an e-mail to introduce a traditional Chinese festival.
THANK YOU !
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