2. Unit 6 Lesson 3
Chinese
Paper Art

3. brought by the dragon and the phoenix
龙凤呈祥
Prosperity
brought by the dragon and the phoenix

4. rooster
animals
bat

5. 莲(连)年有余
Enjoying prosperity
year after year
people 门神
Door gods

6. characters

7. Now, help me to finish several tasks.
I’m Chen Zijiang. Do you know me?
I’m a paper-cutting expert who started to learn paper-cutting from an early age.
Now, help me to finish several tasks.

8. Paper-cuts of animals have been found in
Fast Reading
How do we know that there is a long tradition of paper-cutting in China?
Paper-cuts of animals have been found in
tombs which date back to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty.

9. Careful Reading
How many types of paper cuts do people like to make today? What are they? on
for decorations:
It is used for decoration windows and gates,
(especial) during holidays (bring) good
(lucky).
especially
to bring
luck
Three
HOW?
offerings
It is used for religious purposes in temples as (offer) to the (die).
People whom the dead (relate) do these on special days and during festivals.
dead
for religious purposes:
were related to
It is used (make) patterns on clothing or
(decorate) jewellery (box), such as dragons.
to make
to decorate
boxes
for design patterns:

10. You all did a good job, and now I will help you to consolidate what you have learned, please watch the video.

13. True or False F
1. The text introduces four uses of the paper-cutting.
2. A young farmer who wanted a wife would look at a young
woman’s paper-cutting skills to choose his bride.
3. Paper-cutting of animals can date back to the Southern Song
Dynasty.
4. The text tells us that paper-cutting was once a necessary skill of
a young woman.
5. A paper cut of children would be given to parents whose child
has recently been born.
6. Double happiness paper cuts are commonly used to celebrate a
child was born.
7. The text introduces the history and uses of Chinese paper cuts.
8. Relations often use paper cuts to do something for the dead
on special days. T F T T F T T

14. Voice
your opinion
Supposing that you want to send a paper cut to your foreign friend, which kind of paper cuts would you like to send? Why?

15. 1 2 5 4 3 6 8 7

16. Speaking
Example: I will send him/her a paper cut of Double Happiness which/ that means happiness comes in pairs because he/she is going to get married next month.
Sentence Pattern: I will send him/her a paper cut of … which/ that means(is used for/ to…)… because he/she … (e.g. decorate, give birth to a baby, celebrate….)

17. Paper-cut in China ----
The symbol of Chinese culture heritage,
as carrying on the human civilization on
the globe,
having been showing the folk craft-cutting
for almost thousands years,
representing Chinese national history
art treasure.
传承世界至高文明的中国文化
弘扬神州悠悠千载的民间工艺
展现中华民族传统艺术瑰宝
---中国剪纸

18. Assignments: 1. Try some paper-cutting yourself
or collect some paper cuts and
then take them to the class.
2. Prepare for the grammar part.

19. Thank you