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3. The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when family members get together. People living away going home Busiest time for transportation system Home returnees

4. The Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Spring Festival Eve Lantern Day Preliminary Eve Lunar New Year A time to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new

5. Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened. decorating their houses featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity A luxurious family- reunion meal Extend new year’s greetings Set off firecrackers

6. The lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes.permeates Lion dancing show

7. Long Conversations  Topic  Rounds  Vocabulary

8. How to Understand A Long Conversation? 开启对话 引入主题 展开主题 结束对话 greetings introduction of the topic details end

9. Dialogue 1 Red envelope 开启对话 引入主题 展开主题 结束对话 Topic: What is “red envelope”: Any special meaning ? Any similar customs in the states? What are they? Red envelope and related customs in the States Money put inside red envelops given to children as new year gifts Happiness and good fortune Having parties and making new year resolutions

10. Dialogue 2 1. What is the topic of the conversation? 2. How do the Chinese observe the Spring Festival? 3. How do the Americans observe the Christmas? 4. What are the similarities and differences between the two festivals? A huge dinner on New Year’s Eve; Watching CCTV’s Spring Festival Special; Setting off firecrackers Decorating Christmas trees; Placing presents under the tree; family dinner on Christmas Day. Similarities and differences between the celebrations of Spring Festival and Christmas. Family reunion; family dinner

11. Talking about Similarities and Differences

12. Similarities: 1.There is something in common in … 2.… are just the same as yours. 3.… have the same … 4.… are quite like ours. 5.… is as joyful as … 6.… are similar to … Differences: 1.There are some differences between … 2.… are quite different from… 3.… differs greatly from … 4.… are not the same as yours.

13. Speaking Time

14. Dialogue 3 Question 1: Are you going to celebrate a big firework show? Answer: Question 2: Don’t you have big firework shows in America? Answer: Question 3: Do many people go out to watch it like we do In China? Answer: Not then. We usually have fantastic displays of fireworks on our National Day. Sure we do. A firework display usually tops the National Day celebrations. Of course. I was in San Francisco last July. We all drove to the seaside to watch the fireworks. There were cars everywhere. The whole city seemed to have turned out.

15. Assignments 1.Dictation and Imitation: VOA Special English Week 1: Helping Foreign Students in the US Feel at Home 1 Week 2: Helping Foreign Students in the US Feel at Home 2 下载地址： wunit.xjtu.edu.cn/oraleng - 论坛 – Karen – 答疑 2. Two Long Conversations Week 1: Unit 1 Part B Why Don’t You Join Me at the Gym Sometime? Week 2: Unit 1 Part C Watching a Game 说明 ： 作业完成在信纸上。请使用非红色条纹，西安交通大学专用信纸。并请 在信纸的 右上角标明如下内容：姓名、学号、专业班级、听说课第 ___ 次作 业。

16. Assignments 【 生词摘录 】 Week 1 Indiana University Bloomington 印第安那大学布卢明顿分校 scary adj. 引起惊慌的 semester n. 学期 Orientation n. 介绍性指导 Week 2 at ease 安逸, 自由自 worldwide adj. 全世界的