(
课件网) Unit 3 Festivals and customs (Extended reading & Project) ★Learning Objectives Retell the story and introduce Spring Festival customs properly. Learn the meaning of reunion and its connection with national strength. Analyze feature articles and compare Chinese and foreign festivals. Gather festival materials and finish group PPT presentations. ★Key points and difficult points Master the text’s time-order structure and paragraph main ideas. Express festival food and customs with their symbolic meanings. Understand the family love and patriotism behind the reunion dinner. Tell feature articles apart from news and write vivid festival passages. What food do families eat on New Year’s Eve What do they stand for Free talk Example: Fish. It sounds like "surplus" in Chinese, standing for enough wealth every year. What customs do people have during the Spring Festival Pre-reading have a big reunion dinner 吃团圆年夜饭 put up Spring Festival couplets 贴春联 paste paper-cuttings on windows 贴窗花 hang red lanterns 挂红灯笼 stay up late on New Year’s Eve 除夕守岁 watch the Spring Festival Gala 看春晚 ... A precious family dinner Para 1 Para 6 Para 5 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 The scene of the Lou family's New Year's Eve dinner. The whole family are happy to be together. They enjoyed a pleasant trip of going back home. The decorations for the joyous occasion. After dinner, the whole family stay up late on the New Year's Eve. As midnight approaches, people are celebrating. Read the article carefully and answer the question What’s on the dinner table on New Year’s Eve There are chicken, duck, pork, fish, vegetables and tasty soup. What is their dream for the Spring Festival Their dream is “three generations under the same roof”. Read the article carefully and answer the question What made the trip back home much easier than before The high-speed train brings great convenience. What were they thinking about on the train They thought about their warm sweet hometown. Read the article carefully and answer the question What decorations can we see in Luo’s house Paper-cuttings on windows, Spring Festival couplets on doors and New Year paintings on walls. What do the whole family do after dinner They stay up late, watch the Spring Festival Gala, eat snacks, chat and make dumplings together. Read the article carefully and answer the question What two plans does Luo Yan have for his ageing parents He will come back home more often and consider taking his parents to live in the city. What do they do when midnight is coming They go outside to set off firecrackers and watch colourful fireworks. Write a summary of the feature article. Use the chart to help you. Luo Yan, his wife and his son Bofeng came back from their home in the city to see Luo Yan’s parents. On the train, they chatted with each other, full of excitement. When they finally arrived, Luo Yan’s parents were glad to see them. They had put ... ...
