1. Spring Festival What’s your feeling on that special day? give the house a good cleaning

2. Read and match para.1 Para.2 Para.3 When is Spring Festival? How do people prepare for Spring Festival? What do people do on New Year’s Eve?

3. Susan: Why is Spring Festival so important to the Chinese? Wei: Because it’s the _____________________. Susan: Is it on January 1? Wei: Not really. It ______________ on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year and ________________ Lantern Festival. It _____________ fifteen days. Susan: Do you need to do something special? Wei: Yes, we do. We begin to __________________ and ___________ our houses a few days before Spring Festival. On New Year’s Eve, family members ______________ and have a New Year’s Eve dinner. get together starts ends with lasts give our houses a good cleaning decorate Chinese New Year

4. Susan: Do you eat a lot of delicious foods? Wei: Yes. _________, __________, duck, pork, ____________, dumplings and many other nice things. Susan: What do you do after dinner? Wei: We watch the Spring Festival __________ on CCTV. Children get ____________________. Susan: Do you wait for the coming of the New Year? Wei: Yes. When the clock strikes 12, we ______________ firecrackers, and say “___________________” to each other. Fish chicken vegetables gala lucky money set off Happy New Year

5. Read and answer. 1.Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year, isn’t it? 2. Is it very important? 3. When does Spring Festival start and end? 4. What does it start with and end with?

6. Read and answer. 1. What do they do to prepare for Spring Festival? 2. When do they prepare for it?

7. Read and answer. 1.What do they eat? 2.What activities do they take part in after dinner? 3.What do they do at midnight? 4.How do they say “Happy New Year” to each other?

8. When January 1 st of the lunar year January 15 th of the lunar year How clean the house decorate the house What New Year’s Eve dinner Spring Festival gala fireworks and firecrackers

9. Name Favorite Activity Reason What’s your favorite activity during Spring Festival? Why do you like it best?