1. By Joan

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

3. 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

4. 剪纸
paper-cuttings

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

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

7. They are making dumplings

8. They are having a traditional family dinner.

9. watch a special programme on TV
Spring Festival Gala

10. On Spring Festival
在春节那天……

11. They are visiting family members/families
拜访亲戚

12. She is getting
Hongbaos
收红包
=lucky money

13. 烟花
fireworks
set off
firecrackers 鞭炮

14. celebrate 庆祝

15. 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.

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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. ＝ ＝ 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?

21. 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?

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

23. 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!

24. 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。

25. 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。

27. 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

28. Read the words and expressions loudly.

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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.

32. reading

33. 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

34. 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.

35. 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