By Joan

A few days before Spring Festival 在春节前几天……

They are putting up the couplets.贴春联 Spring Festival Couplets They are putting up the big red lanterns. 挂大红灯笼 the big red lanterns

剪纸 paper-cuttings

He is cleaning the house to sweep away bad luck 扫去霉运

On the evening before Spring Festival =on Spring Festival Eve 在春节前一晚……

They are making dumplings

They are having a traditional family dinner.

watch a special programme on TV Spring Festival Gala

On Spring Festival 在春节那天……

They are visiting family members/families 拜访亲戚

She is getting Hongbaos 收红包 =lucky money

烟花 fireworks set off firecrackers 鞭炮

celebrate 庆祝

1 Have a look at the pictures and talk about what’s happening. Work in pairs 1 Have a look at the pictures and talk about what’s happening. ① ② ③ What’s Li Shan’s mother doing? She’s cleaning the house.

Read and Match 根据key words(关键词)快速阅读找大意

Date of Spring Festival Read for details Para.1 It ALWAYS comes on the same day: the first day of Lunar New Year(农历新年). year Date of Spring Festival 2016 February 8th 2015 February 19th 2014 January 31st 2013 February 10th 1. Which festival is quite important in America? A. Spring Festival B. Christmas C. A and B 2. When does Spring Festival come? A. February B. January C. A or B 农历 lunar calendar February January 3:1

Para.A before Spring Festival 1.What is Li Shan's mother doing? 2.Why is she doing those things? She is cleaning their house. to sweep away bad luck She buys a lot of food. to get ready for the meal

Para.B on Spring Festival Eve 1.What are they doing to celebrate Spring Festival? 2.What do they usually do after the dinner? They are having a traditional family dinner. Pictures will help you understand better. They usually watch a special programme on TV. What is missing? (还缺了什么) Spring Festival Gala discuss People eat ____, ____, ____ and____ for good luck

＝ ＝ Para.C on/after Spring Festival lucky money What are Chinese people doing on/after Spring Festival? ＝ lucky money 1.People are wearing ____________________, visiting __________________, saying ______________to them. 2.Children are getting ________ from the old. hongbao new sweaters and coats being luckier (更幸运) It’s LOVE that counts (其中的爱才是关键的) family members/families ＝ more hongbaos Happy New Year The harder you try, the luckier you will be(越努力，越幸运) hongbaos What does hongbao mean?

It’s family that matters (家才是最重要的) Which thing is shared by both Spring Festival and Christmas? (哪一项活动两个节日都有？) Spring Festival Christmas Have family dinner Why is family dinner so important? It’s family that matters (家才是最重要的) What is the meaning(含义) of Spring Festival?

There is no place like home East, west, home is the best!

Make your plan in spring! Spring Festival Group-work What do people usually do? before put up big red lanterns put up the couplets put up paper-cuttings have a haircut sweep the floor clean the house ... on the evening have a family dinner eat jiaozi fish niangao watch a special programme set off fireworks ... on/ after visit families wear new clothes get hongbaos ... good luck Make your plan in spring! Have a good beginning!

Homework 作业本①②，M10U2 2. 听录音，跟读课文并模仿。 3. 阅读文章，回答问题。

Homework 完成 report 作业本①②，M10U2 2. 听录音，跟读课文并模仿。 3. 阅读文章，回答问题。

clothes house food fun As for (关于) food, … Give a report about your Spring Festival activities under ONE heading. (选择一个方面，谈论你的春节活动) As for (关于) food, … As for clothes, my mom always buy new clothes for the whole family(全家) before Spring Festival. And red is her favourtie colour. But we can’t wear them until(直到) Spring Festival comes. Because we believe new clothes will bring a good start for the new year. clothes house food fun what Put new words under headings, in groups or in a word map.(将新单词归类，有助于学习) when how who where why

Read the words and expressions loudly.

Words and expressions Christmas n.圣诞节 February n.二月 January n.一月 before prep.在……之前 sweep away 扫去 luck n.运气 table n.桌子 celebrate v.庆祝

Words and expressions traditional adj.传统的 dumpling n.饺子；团子 programme n.（电视）节目 sweater n.厚运动衫；毛线衣 coat n.外套 mean v.意思是；意味着 lucky adj.幸运的 merry adj.愉快的；高兴的 Merry Christmas 圣诞快乐

Work in pairs 1 Have a look at the pictures and talk about what’s happening. ① ② ③ What’s Li Shan’s mother doing? She’s cleaning the house.

reading

Reading 1 Read the passage and match the paragraphs with the pictures in Activity 1. ① ② ③ a few days before Spring Festival: Paragraph ____ the evening before Spring Festival： Paragraph ____ After Spring Festival: Paragraph _____ 2 B C A Spring Festival Eve 3 4

Paragraph 1 1.Where does Li Shan come from? A. Europe B. Asia C. Africa D. America 2.Which of the following is TRUE? Spring Festival and Christmas are on the same day. Spring Festival always comes in February. Spring Festival always comes in January. Spring Festival is very important in China.

3 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words and expression from the box. celebrate dumpling few luck mean programme sweep away traditional celebrate We (1)_______ Spring Festival in January. A (2)____ days before Spring Festival we clean our homes and (3)__________ all the bad (4)____. We eat lots of (5)__________ food, such as jiaozi—a kind of (6)________. We usually watch a special (7)__________ on television, and parents usually give their children a hongbao. It ______ lucky monkey. few sweep away luck traditional dumpling programme means