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Unit 3 Section 4
The 24 Solar Terms
Focusing on culture
The 24 solar terms
沪教版7a
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Think and share
Do you know how ancient Chinese people decided when to plant crops?
Teacher's Tip
Show students a short video about 24 solar terms
Ask: 'What special days do you know?'
Elicit: Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival...
The 24 solar terms helped people decide when to plant crops.
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Watch a video
What do you know about the 24 solar terms?
Words
follow
跟随,按...方式发展
The calendar follows the sun.
divide
划分
decide
决定
Farmers decide when to plant.
crop
庄稼
They plant their crops in spring.
culture
文化
local
当地的
We eat special local dishes.
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Words
tradition
传统
Many traditions continue today.
continue
继续
solar term
节气
Each part starts with a solar term.
in fact
事实上
be divided into
被分成
The year is divided into 24 parts.
be based on
基于
It's based on where the sun is.
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Listening
How many parts is the year divided into?
24.
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Text Analysis Paragraph 1
Key Points
follow the moon / follow the sun
be divided into 24 parts
based on = according to
Why does the Chinese calendar follow both the moon and the sun?
It follows the moon for the months, and follows the sun for the 24 solar terms. These solar terms follow the changes of the seasons and the weather.
the months
the sun tells ----
the 24 solar terms
the moon tells us----
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Text Analysis Paragraph 2
4 Seasons × 6 Parts = 24 Solar Terms
1 How is the year divided into 24 solar terms?
2 How long does a solar term last?
About 15 days.
3 How many days are there in a year?
24*about15 ≈360
Tips:
每个节气大约是15天,实际上是15.22天。所以说每年的节气不是在同一天来临,额外那5天就推迟了日期。
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Text Analysis Paragraph 3
Why are the 24 solar terms important?
Useful in Daily Life( They help farmers decide when to plant their crops
Important in Culture (They play an important part)
Do these traditions still continue today? How do you know?
Yes. The article says "Many of these traditions continue in our times."
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The 24 solar terms
The months of the traditional Chinese calendar follow the moon, but did you know that the calendar also follows the sun? In fact, the year is divided into 24 parts, based on where the sun is in the sky. Each part starts with a solar term, or jieqi in Chinese. These solar terms follow the changes of the seasons and the weather.
Language points
1 Chinese calendar 中国历法
2 follow v. 按...方式发展,
遵循
3 be based on 基于...
based on where the sun is in the sky 基于太阳在空中的位置 (过去分词在句子中做状语)
4 start with 以...开始
这节课以一首歌开始的。
The class began with a song.
The "Start of Spring", "Start of Summer", "Start of Autumn" and "Start of Winter" divide the year into four seasons. Each of the seasons is then divided into six parts, and each part lasts about 15 days. The solar terms can fall on different dates. They sometimes move a day or two.
Language points
5 start of Spring 立春
6 divide ... into 把...分成...
老师把学生们分成四组。
The teacher divided the students into four groups.
7 be divided into 被分成...
学生们被分成了四组。
The students were divided into four groups.
8 last v 持续
这个会议持续了一个小时。
The meeting lasted an hour.
9 on different dates 在不同的日期
The 24 solar terms are very useful in daily life. For example, they help farmers decide when to plant their crops. The solar terms also play an important part in traditional Chinese culture. People celebrated these days in different ways in the past, such as eating special local dishes. Many of these traditions continue in our times. For example, people still eat spring rolls and spring pancakes to celebrate the "Start of Spring".
Language points
10 for example 例如(引入一个具体的例子来说明或支持前一句话的观点)
11 such as 例如(用来列举特定的例子,通常是一系列中的几个)
12 play an important part in 在...上发挥重要作用
13 in the past 在过去
14 in our times 在我们这个时代
Culture Focus: Qingming
What do people usually do on Qingming Festival?
On Qingming Festival, people sweep the tombs of their ancestors, offer food and flowers, and go for an outing in the spring countryside. They also fly kites and eat Qingtuan..
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Culture Focus: Start of Spring
What do people usually do on Start of Spring?
People eat spring rolls and spring pancakes. Farmers also begin to get ready for planting crops.
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What special food does your family eat on special days?
Discussion
Practice
Fill in the blanks with the correct words:
1. The year is _______ into 24 parts. (divide)
2. Farmers _______ when to plant their crops. (decide)
3. The solar terms _______ the changes of seasons. (follow)
4. Many traditions _______ in our times. (continue)
5. The calendar is _______ where the sun is. (base)
divided
decide
follow
continue
based on
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Practice - True or False
1. The Chinese calendar only follows the moon.
(F - It follows both the moon and the sun)
2. Each solar term lasts about 15 days.
(T)
3. The solar terms have no use in modern life.
(F - They are still useful and traditions continue)
4. People eat spring rolls to celebrate the Start of Spring.
(T)
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Homework
1. Listen to the audio and read the text aloud.
2. Copy the new words 3 times with Chinese meanings.
3. Write 5 sentences using 'be divided into' and 'play an important part in'.
4. Interview your family: What special food do you eat on solar term days?
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