1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。谢谢,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。谢谢,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。谢谢,Unit 1,Understanding,Chinese Culture,Second edition,第1页,The Spring Festival in China,Reading A,Around
2、the topic,Language in Use,Project,Culture Tips,Homework,Learning to learn,第2页,Around the topic,1 Your ideas,Work in groups or pairs and discuss the following questions.,Why is the Spring Festival so important for the Chinese people?,What do you usually do during the Spring Festival?,Are there any sp
3、ecial celebration activities in your hometown during the Spring Festival?,In what ways do you think the Spring Festival has changed?,BACK,第3页,2 Vocabulary,lunar calendar,阴历,solar calendar,阳历,dumplings,饺子,firecrackers,爆竹,fireworks,焰火,Spring Festival couplets,春联,New Years cake,年糕,New Year pictures,年画,
4、reunion dinners,团圆饭,lion dance,舞狮演出,red envelopes,红包,rice dumplings,粽子,The Lantern Festival,元宵节,temple fairs,庙会,第4页,Around the topic,3 Listening and speaking,Li Ming and Susan are having a conversation.Listen to the recording and answer the following questions.,What are they talking about?,How did L
5、i Ming spend his holiday?,What is Susan curious about?,What makes the Spring Festival different from other holidays?,What do Chinese people do on New Years Eve?,listening,scripts,B.Speaking,A.Listening,Do you agree with what Li Ming said about the Spring Festival?What is your opinion about it?Discus
6、s this in groups.,第5页,Susan:Glad you are back.We missed you during the vacation.,How was your holiday?,Li Ming:It was fine.I had a wonderful time at home.During the,Spring Festival we visited many places.We had a get-,together with many old friends.,Susan:The Spring Festival is the most important ho
7、liday in,China,isnt it?,Li Ming:Yeah,in China,the Spring Festival is the most,important holiday of the year.,Susan:What do you usually do to celebrate this holiday?,Li Ming:Two important things make this holiday different from,all others:giving presents and staying with the family.,Susan:Please tell
8、 me more about it.,scripts,BACK,第6页,Li Ming:Giving presents to family members is a very nice,custom.The spirit behind the present matters most,not the present itself.,Susan:Right,it is nice to receive a present.,Li Ming:It is good to return to the family home at the Spring,Festival and meet parents,
9、grandparents and as many,aunts,uncles and cousins as possible.,Susan:Thats a good opportunity for family reunion.,Li Ming:Yeah,in the past,on New Years Eve,family members,will stay at home making dumplings together.Many,people enjoy watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.,The evening is usually spen
10、t watching TV,playing,games,talking,eating and drinking.,Susan:You must have had a lot of fun.,Li Ming:Yes,thats why I always enjoy the Spring Festival.,scripts,BACK,第7页,Good luck,Bad luck,1.Bathing in pomelo leaves on New Years Eve,2.Buying a pair of shoes,3.Eating fish on New Years Eve,4.Eating sw
11、eets,5.Getting a haircut in the first lunar month,6.Having the house cleaned from top to bottom before the Spring Festival,7.Opening windows or doors,8.Sweeping the floor on the first day of the Spring Festival,9.Talking about death,10.Wearing clothes in black and white,Quiz,During the Spring Festiv
12、al,some things are believed to bring good luck for the new year,while other things might bring bad luck.Read the items in the table below and decide whether they bring good luck or bad luck.When you finish,compare your answers in pairs.,BACK,第8页,Reading A,BACK,第9页,1.Pre-reading,Activities,A Chinese
13、student is trying to introduce what he/she knows about the Spring Festival to his/her foreign friend.Work in pairs.One plays as a Chinese student and the other plays as a foreigner.Switch the roles in the next round.,第10页,The Spring Festival in China,1,The Spring Festival is the most important festi
14、val for the Chinese people.It is the time for all family members to get together,just like Christmas in the West.All people living away from home go back and it becomes the busiest time for transportation systems.,2,The Spring Festival falls on the first day of the first,lunar,month,often one month
15、later than the Gregorian,2.Reading Comprehension,calendar.It originated in the Shang Dynasty(16001046BC)from peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.,Chinese version,listening,第11页,3,Many customs accompany the Spring Festival.Some are still fo
16、llowed today,but others have weakened.,4,On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month,many families make,laba,porridge,a kind of delicious porridge made with at least eight type of corn and fruit.,5,The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve.At this time,people offer sacrifice to,2.Rea
17、ding Comprehension,the Kitchen God.Now however,most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.After Preliminary Eve,people begin preparing for the coming New Year.This is called“Seeing the New Year in”.,Chinese version,listening,第12页,6,Before the New Year comes,people clean the indoors and ou
18、tdoors of their homes completely as well as their clothes,bedrooms and all their utensils.,2.Reading Comprehension,7,Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity.All the doors will be,pasted,with Spring Festival couplets,highlighting Chinese calli
19、graphy with black characters,on red paper.The content varies from wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year.Also,pictures of door gods and Gods of Wealth will be posted on the front door to,ward off,evil spirits and welcome peace and,abundance,.,Chinese version,listening,第13页,8,The Ch
20、inese character,fu,(meaning blessing or happiness)is a must.The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down,for in Chinese the,reversed,fu,is similar to“,fu comes,”,both being pronounced as,fudaole,.Whats more,two big red lanterns cam be raised on both sides of the front door.Chines
21、e paper cuttings can be seen on windows and brightly coloured New Year pictures with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.,2.Reading Comprehension,Chinese version,listening,第14页,9,People attach great importance to New Years Eve.At that time,all family members eat dinner together.The meal is mo
22、re luxurious than usual.Dishes such as chicken,fish and bean curd cannot be excluded,for in Chinese,the pronunciation of the names,ji,yu,and,doufu,respectively mean auspicious,abundance and richness.After dinner,the whole family will sit together,chatting and watching TV.In recent years,the Spring F
23、estival Gala broadcast on China Central Television Station(CCTV)is essential entertainment,2.Reading Comprehension,for the Chinese both at home and abroad.According to the custom,each family will stay up to see the New Year in.,Chinese version,listening,第15页,10,After waking up on New Years Day,every
24、body dresses up.First they extend greetings to their parents.Then each child will get money as a New Year gift,contained in a red envelope.People in northern China will eat,jiaozi,or dumplings,for breakfast,as they think the name,jiaozi,sounds like“,bidding,farewell to the old and,ushering in,the ne
25、w”.Also,the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China.So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.Southern Chinese eat,niangao,(New Years cake made of glutinous rice flour)on this occasion,because,niangao,means“higher and higher,one year after another”.,2.Reading Comprehensi
26、on,Chinese version,listening,第16页,11,Setting the fireworks is the most typical custom at Spring Festival.People think the exploding sound can help drive away evil spirits.However,in big cities such an activity is limited nowadays to certain areas and time as the government takes security,noise and p
27、ollution factors into consideration.,12,The lively atmosphere not only fills every household,but,permeates,the streets and lanes.A series of activities such as lion dances,dragon lantern dances,and temple fairs will be held for days.,2.Reading Comprehension,Chinese version,listening,第17页,13,The Lant
28、ern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month marks the last day of the Spring Festival.On this day,decorative lanterns are hung out for people to appreciate.Guessing lantern riddles is an essential part of the festival.Besides entertainment and beautiful lanterns,another important part of the L
29、antern Festival is eating,yuanxiao,.,Yuanxiao,is round in shape and symbolises family togetherness.,2.Reading Comprehension,Chinese version,listening,第18页,Words&Expressions,2.Reading Comprehension,1.,lunar,adj.,relating to the moon,e.g.The studies of the,lunar,surface have achieved interesting resul
30、ts.,BACK,第19页,Words&Expressions,2.Reading Comprehension,2.,paste,v.,to stick paper to a surface using glue,e.g.A notice has been,pasted,to the door.,She,pasted,the pictures into a scrapbook.,BACK,第20页,Words&Expressions,2.Reading Comprehension,3.,ward off,to do something to prevent something bad,such
31、 as illness,danger,or attack from harming you,e.g.She carried a knife to,ward off,attacks.,BACK,第21页,Words&Expressions,2.Reading Comprehension,4.,abundance,n.,a large quantity of something,e.g.They planted flowers in great,abundance,in this,area.,At the party there was food and drink in,abundance,.,
32、BACK,第22页,Words&Expressions,2.Reading Comprehension,5.,reverse,v.to change round the usual order of the parts of something,e.g.The image on the screen was,reversed,and,upside down.,BACK,6.,auspicious,adj.,likely to be successful,e.g.The publication of my first book was an,auspicious,beginning of my
33、career.,第23页,Words&Expressions,2.Reading Comprehension,7.,bid,v.,to utter(a greeting or farewell)to,e.g.He,bade,me good,morning as he passed.,This is a chance to,bid,farewell to their president,and welcome the new man.,BACK,第24页,Words&Expressions,2.Reading Comprehension,8.,usher in,to be the start o
34、f something new,e.g.The discovery of oil,ushered in,an era of,employment and prosperity.,BACK,第25页,Words&Expressions,2.Reading Comprehension,9.,permeate,v.,1)to spread throughout something;to pervade,e.g.The smell,permeated,the house.,2)to be present in every part and have an effect on all of it,e.g
35、.The banquet was,permeated,with an,atmosphere of friendship.,BACK,第26页,2.Reading Comprehension,1,正如西方圣诞节一样,对于中国人来说,春节是最主要节日并已然成为家人团聚主要时刻。全部远离故乡人都会回家,而春节也成为交通运输系统最为繁忙时间。,2,春节适逢正月初一,通常要比阳历晚一个月。它起源于商朝(约公元前,1600,年,公元前,1046,年)时人们在年末岁初对神和祖先献祭。,中国春节,BACK,第27页,2.Reading Comprehension,3,春节有很多习俗。其中一些习俗沿用至今,有些
36、习俗则逐步弱化。,4,在腊月初八这一天,很多家庭都会做腊八粥,这是一个最少由八种谷物蔬果做成美味可口粥。,5,腊月,23,日叫做小年。在这一天,人们要准备祭品祭奠灶神。然而现在,多数家庭都只是做顿美味佳肴,犒劳一下自己。过了小年,人们就开始为即将到来新年作准备了,这就是所谓“迎新年”。,BACK,第28页,6,在新年到来之前,人们要将屋里屋外彻底清扫一遍,还要清洗衣服、床单和各种器皿。,7,然后人们装饰清扫一新房子,营造欢乐气氛。全部门上都会贴上春联,红纸黑字中国书法异常显眼。春联内容依据主人对美好未来憧憬以及对明年好运期盼而有所改变。一样,前门上还会贴上门神与财神来辟邪和迎接平安与富足。,2
37、.Reading Comprehension,BACK,第29页,2.Reading Comprehension,8,汉语“福”字(意味着祝福、幸福)是必不可少。印在纸上这个字能够正着贴也能够倒着贴,因为在汉语中,“福倒了”和“福到了”同音,它们读音都是,fudaole,。另外,能够将两个大红灯笼挂在前门两边。窗户玻璃上能够贴上红色剪纸,墙壁上也能够贴上颜色鲜艳、内容吉祥年画。,BACK,第30页,2.Reading Comprehension,BACK,9,人们非常重视除夕夜。这天晚上,全部家庭组员一起吃晚饭。这顿饭比起以往要更丰盛。像鸡、鱼和豆腐这些菜是必不可少,因为它们汉字发音分别是,j
38、i,、,yu,和,doufu,,寓意为吉祥、充裕和富有。饭后,全家人会坐在一起,聊天、看电视。近年来,中国中央电视台(,CCTV,)播出春节联欢晚会已经成为国内外中国人必不可少娱乐节目。依据习俗,每个家庭都会熬夜迎接新一年到来。,第31页,2.Reading Comprehension,BACK,10,初一早上醒来,每个人都会精心打扮。首先,他们会给父母拜年。然后每个孩子将会得到包在红纸里压岁钱作为新年礼品。中国北方人早餐会吃饺子,因为他们认为“饺子”听起来意味着“辞旧迎新”。另外,饺子形状像古代中国金元宝,所以人们吃饺子期盼取得金钱和财富。中国南方人在这一场所下会吃年糕(用糯米粉做成),因为
39、年糕意味着“年复一年,步步高升”。,第32页,2.Reading Comprehension,BACK,11,放鞭炮是春节最经典风俗。人们认为噼里啪啦声音能够辟邪。然而,因为政府考虑到安全、噪音以及污染等原因,现在在大城市里,放鞭炮有特定区域和指定时间段限制。,12,热闹气氛不但充溢着每家每户,还遍布街头巷尾。一系列活动像舞狮、龙灯舞和庙会将举行好多天。,第33页,13,正月十五日元宵节标志着春节最终一天。这一天,人们能够观赏到装饰一新花灯。猜灯谜也是元宵节不可或缺活动。除了娱乐活动和观赏花灯,元宵节另外一个主要部分就是吃元宵。元宵是圆形,象征着合家团圆。,2.Reading Comprehe
40、nsion,BACK,第34页,2.Reading comprehension,A.,Answer the following questions.,1.,What is the origin of the Spring Festival in China?,It originated in the Shang Dynasty from peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.,2.What do people do on the 23rd
41、of the 12th lunar month?,People offer sacrifice to the Kitchen God.,3.Why is the character,fu,sometimes pasted upside down?,Because in Chinese the reversed,fu,is similar to“,fu,comes”,both being pronounced as,fudaole,.,4.What is the meal on New Years Eve like?,BACK,The meal is more luxurious than us
42、ual.Dishes such as chicken,fish and bean curd cannot be excluded.,第35页,2.Reading comprehension,A.,Answer the following questions.,5.What do people do first upon waking up on New Years Day?,Waking up on New Years Day,people extend greetings to their parents.,6.Why must people in northern Chain eat du
43、mplings on New Years Day?,Because,jiaozi,in sound means“bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new”.Also,the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China.So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.,7.Why do people set off fireworks at the Spring Festival?,Because peop
44、le think the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits.,8.What is the tradition of the Lantern Festival?,BACK,On the Lantern Festival,people will appreciate decorative lanterns and guess lantern riddles.Besides entertainment and lanterns,people will eat,yuanxiao,.,第36页,2.Reading comprehen
45、sion,BACK,B.,What is the significance of the following things during the Spring Festival?,Spring Festival couplets,:to add an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity,expressing house owners wishes for a bright future and good luck for the New Year,Chinese paper cuttings,:to express auspicious meanings
46、,pictures of door gods,:to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance,chicken,:auspiciousness,fish,:abundance,bean curd,:richness,niangao,:higher and higher,one year after another,第37页,A,.,Work out the meanings of the underlined words with the help of the content.,1.Many customs,accompany
47、,the Spring Festival.,2.Now however,most families make,delicious,food to enjoy themselves.,3.Also,pictures of door gods and Gods of Wealth will be posted on the front door to,ward off,evil spirits,4.The Chinese character,fu,(meaning blessing or happiness)is a,must,.,3.Vocabulary and structure,to go
48、with,very pleasant to taste or smell,to do something to prevent something such as an illness,danger,or attack from harming you,something that you must do or must have,第38页,5.The meal is more,luxurious,than usual.,6.According to the custom,each family will,stay up,to see the New Year in.,7.People thi
49、nk the,exploding,sound can help drive away evil spirits.,8.In recent years,the Spring Festival Gala broadcast on China Central Television Station(CCTV)is,essential,entertainment,3.Vocabulary and structure,A,.,Work out the meanings of the underlined words with the help of the content.,extremely comfo
50、rtable,elegant,or enjoyable,especially in a way that involves great expense,to not go to bed at the time you would normally do,to make a very loud noise,extremely important and necessary,第39页,sacrifice,rejoice,paste,abundance,auspicious,bid,usher,permeate,3.Vocabulary and structure,B.,Fill in the bl