Period 1 Oxford English Module 4 Things we enjoy 11 Chinese festivalsChinese festivals

Watch and enjoy 教师自行搜寻并加入与 festivals 有关的视频。

festivals Look and learn

Festivals in China Look and say

the Spring Festival the Mid- Autumn Festival the Double Ninth Festival Look and match

What do you know about the Spring Festival? the Spring Festival When is it? What to eat? Do you like it? What to do? Brainstorming

When is the Spring Festival? The Spring Festival comes in January or February every year. Listen and answer

(Chinese New Year) the Spring Festival Look and learn

The Spring Festival comes in January or February every year. It is an important Chinese festival. People also call it Chinese New Year.

important 重要的 Read and spell 教师自行加入一些与 important 有关的照片或图片

Look and say

On Chinese New Year’s Eve, families have a big dinner together. They often eat fish and dumplings.

fish In Chinese, “fish” sounds like “surplus” （余）. Chinese people always like to have a surplus at the end of the year, because they think if they can save something at the end of the year, then they can make more next year. Look and read

dumplings Chinese dumplings look like silver ingots （银元 宝）. People think that if you eat more dumplings during the Spring Festival, then you can make more money in the new year. Look and read

On Chinese New Year’s Eve, families have a big dinner together. They often eat fish and dumplings.

1. Who do you visit at the Spring Festival? We visit our friends and relatives. 2. What do children often get at the Spring Festival? Children often get red packets with some money in them. Think and answer

People visit their friends and relatives. Children often get red packets with some money in them.

Watch and enjoy 建议教师自行搜寻并加入一段烟花表演的视频。

Do you like the fireworks? Why? Look and say

People also watch fireworks at night. They like the beautiful fireworks very much.

Information gap

Step 1: Choose one piece of note. Step 2: Read silently. Step 3: Finish it together. Step 4: Present it. the Spring Festival whenfood…activities Information gap

Talk and share The Spring Festival comes in … It is an … festival. On Chinese New Year’s Eve, we … We eat … At the Spring Festival, we visit … I often get … We … at night. I like … the Spring Festival whenfood…activities

The Spring Festival starts with the new moon （新月） on the first day of the new year and ends with the full moon （满月） 15 days later. Look and read People always buy and make a lot of food for the Spring Festival. The large amount of food shows the richness of the family.

In south China, the most popular dish is niangao. In the north, the most popular dish is dumplings. Look and read There are many other delicious dishes: a whole fish, to represent togetherness and richness a chicken for prosperity Noodles, to represent long life.

Some families may watch a lion dance （舞狮） show to welcome the Spring Festival. They think the lion can drive away bad spirits. Children can always get red packets with money in them. Look and read

1. Listen to and read Student’s Book pages 74 and Say something about the Spring Festival. 3. Finish Workbook pages 62 and 64.