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高中英语外研版必修第二册
Unit 2 Let’s celebrate
Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
Learning objectives
Memorize and use key phrases, read the two letters accurately, and distinguish between objective facts and subjective opinions in the texts.
Master skimming, scanning, and intensive reading strategies.
Analyze the modern changes of the Spring Festival Eve dinner tradition dialectically.
Contents
1. Lead in
2. Fast reading
3. Careful reading
4. Post reading
5. Writing
6. Presenting ideas
7. Language points
8.Self -evaluation
9. Homework
01 Lead in
Lead in
Where do you usually have the Spring Festival Eve dinner, at home or in a restaurant? Why?
02 Fast reading
Fast reading
Read the passage and find out each person’s point of view.
Wang Peng’s point of view
Eating out for the Spring Festival family dinner only changes the form of this tradition, but the love between the family members remains the same.
Liu Yonghui’s point of view
It just won’t feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out. The process of preparing the dinner together is more important than the dinner itself.
03 Careful reading
Careful reading
Read the text carefully and then choose the best answer.
1. What can we conclude about the trend of eating out for Spring Festival Eve dinner from Wang Peng’s point of view?
A. It destroys family reunion completely.
B. It is acceptable while tradition can still be kept.
C. It should be discouraged by the public.
D. It is only suitable for smallsized families.
2. For Liu Yonghui, the core value of Spring Festival dinner lies in ____.
A. high quality food served in restaurants
B. shared family experience of making food
C. fast and convenient modern lifestyles
D. newly formed holiday customs
3. Which of the following statement would Wang Peng most probably agree with?
A. Tradition lies in family togetherness instead of where you eat.
B. Eating at home is the only way to keep Spring Festival traditions.
C. Restaurant dishes cannot meet people’s taste for big feasts.
D. New holiday customs are bound to replace old ones.
4. What does the saying “There is nothing more satisfying than…” suggest in context?
A. People are satisfied with convenient takeaway food.
B. Real satisfaction comes from joint family cooking activities.
C. People expect more different kinds of restaurant food.
D. Satisfaction mainly depends on how tasty the dishes are.
Decide if the sentences are facts (F) or opinions (O).
Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions. ____
… what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn’t matter. ____
… it just won’t feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out. ____
I’d get under my mother’s feet in the kitchen, watching her make dumplings. ____
She’d put tokens in some dumplings… ____
O
O
O
F
F
04 Post reading
Post reading
Think and share
① What do you think the retired teacher means by “To me, the process is even more important than the dinner itself”?
②Which of the two opinions do you agree with? Why?
③How would you describe a Spring Festival family dinner to a friend from overseas?
④Can you think of any other Chinese festival traditions? Share them with the class.
Group Work
Give a talk about the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner for Chinese people.
Think about why Chinese people value the Spring Festival family dinner and make notes.
Reasons:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It is a great occasion for family reunion.
It can strengthen love between family members.
Family members can both enjoy the food and be together.
State the importance of the Spring Festival family dinner
for Chinese people.
Explain why it is important.
Share your personal experience about the family dinner.
End by summarising the main points in your talk.
Organise your talk following the steps below.
05 Writing
Read the editorial column and answer the questions.
① Which countries are mentioned and how do they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival?
②Which event would you most like to attend?Why?
③Why do you think Chinese Spring Festival is “going global”?
Writing
1. Which countries are mentioned and how do they celebrate Chinese Spring Festival?
Russia: The 2017 Grand Chinese New Year Concert was held in St. Petersburg, with its tickets sold out and 90% of the audience local Russians.
Ghana: Over 1,000 Ghanaian junior high school students got up on stage to perform Chinese songs and dances to celebrate the 2017 Spring Festival.
The United States: Students in New York City have since 2016 been able to enjoy an official day’s holiday for Chinese Spring Festival.
2. Which event would you most like to attend? Why ?
Russia
Ghana
the United States
3. Why do you think Chinese Spring Festival is “going global” ?
Increasing overseas Chinese population
China’s growing economic and political influence
The desire of overseas stores and recreational venues
to profit from the celebration
China’s efforts to help the festival go global
Complete the notes to help organise your ideas.
Useful Expressions
In my opinion / Personally / For me …
I (don’t) think …
It’s not only … , but …
I hope …
first and foremost / in the first place
what’s more / moreover
last but not least
06 Presenting ideas
Think of a special day you would like to create.
Name
Date
Reasons to create it
Activities
Useful expressions:
our day is called…
It celebrates…
It could be held on…
Everyone would…
The activities include…
Presenting ideas
07 Language points
1. admit v.(不情愿地)承认;允许;接受,准许加入;录取
(1)admit sb./sth.(to be) ... 承认某人/某事(物)……
admit (doing/having done) sth. 承认(做过)某事
admit (to sb.) that... (向某人)承认……
admit...to/into... 允许……加入/进入……
be admitted to/into...
被……接受(入学、入院等)
(2)admission n. 承认;许可;准许加入;录取
(教材P27)Can't they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work?
难道他们不觉得晚餐的准备工作很辛苦吗?
Language points
2. effort n.力气,精力;[C]努力;尽力
(1)make efforts/an effort to do sth. 努力做某事
make every effort to do sth. 尽力做某事
spare no effort to do sth. 不遗余力做某事
in an effort to do sth. 为了做某事
(2)with (an) effort 费力地
without effort 容易地,不费力地
3. loss n.失去,丧失;亏损,损失
(1)at a loss 不知所措;困惑
suffer great/heavy losses 遭受巨大损失
(2)lose v. 丢失;丧失;输掉;
错过(机会)
lose heart 失去信心
(3)lost adj. 迷路的;迷失的;丢失的
be lost in 全神贯注于;专心于
be lost in thought 陷入沉思
4. exist v.存在,实际上有
(1)exist in...=lie in... 存在于……
exist on...=live on... 靠……生存
There exist(s) ... 有/存在……
(2)existence n. 存在;生活;生活方式
come into existence 出现;产生
(3)existing adj. 现存的;现行的
5. 部分否定
Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea. 如今,有些人选择在餐馆吃年夜饭,但并不是每一个人都支持这个想法。
本句中的not everyone相当于“everyone...not”,为部分否定,意为“并非每一个人都……”。
(1)部分否定:当all、 both、 each、 everybody、 everyone、 everything、 always、 whole、 entirely等具有总括意义的代词、形容词和副词与否定副词not连用时,均构成部分否定,意为“不是……都;并非……都”;
(2)全部否定:neither、 no one、 no、 none、 never、 nothing、 no more、 no longer、 no way、 not...any等表示否定意义的词(组)与肯定式谓语一起使用时,构成“全部否定”。
08 Self evaluation
Learning Objectives Score(1-5)
1.After learning, I am able to use the words and phrases accurately.
2.After learning, I am able to distinguish between objective facts and subjective opinions
3.After learning, I am able to understand the modern changes of the Spring Festival Eve dinner tradition dialectically.
5-完全能;4-基本能;3-不确定;2不太能;1-完全不能
Self evaluation
09 Homework
Homework
・作业一:运用至少 5 个本课单词,写 4 句话,谈谈你对于年夜饭在家吃还是外出就餐的看法。
· 作业二:完整英文书信短文(不少于 80 词),给报社编辑写一封信,谈谈你的看法 about Spring Festival going global,包含现象、原因、个人观点与展望。
Thank you for your listening
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