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,0,Unit 3 Festivals and customs,Extended reading,A precious family dinner,Unit 3 Festivals and customs,1,Lead-in,Where are these people heading for?,Why are they so hurried?,Lead-in Where are these peopl,2,Reading,Read the passage quickly and find out the answers,to the,following questions:,1.What does the passage talk about?,2.How often do Luos family reunite?,3.What is the change in Luos journey back home?,4.What does this change imply?,Reading Read the passage quick,3,.Read the passage on P39,40 quickly and fill in the following blanks with suitable words.,语 篇 理 解,精读演练,萃取文本精华,long and,tiring,convenient,.Read the passage on P3940 q,4,decorated,occasion,dinner,eating,chatting,future,togetherness,strength,decoratedoccasiondinnereatingc,5,1.What does the passage talk about?,The passage talks about the celebration of Chinese New Year of,Luo Yans family.,Reading,2.How often do Luos family reunite?,They reunite once a year.,1.What does the passage talk,6,3.What is the change in Luos journey back home?,It used to be a long and tiring one while now it takes only,5,hours to reach his home town.,Reading,4.What does this change imply?,It implies the high speed of development in modern transportation of China.It also implies how powerful our country is.,3.What is the change in Luos,7,Go through the feature article again and summarize it orally with the help of the chart on Page 40.,Time,Place,Feeling,On the way,back home,During the,dinner,After dinner,Close to,midnight,On the train,In the house,Outside the,house,Exited,Happy,Worried and,hopeful,Reading,Go through the feature article,8,Luo Yan,his wife and his son Bofeng came back from their home in the city to see Luo Yans parents.On the train,they chatted with each other,full of excitement.When they finally arrived,Luo Yans parents were glad to see them.They had put up beautiful decorations around the house for the festival.On the Chinese New Years Eve they had a big dinner together happily and then everyone stayed inside and watched the Spring Festival Gala.They felt comfortable in the warmth,but Luo Yan was also a little worried and hoped he could take his parents to live with him in the city in the future.Close to midnight,the whole family went outside to set off firecrackers.It was a time to celebrate their togetherness and look forward to the future with hope.,Reading,Sample answer,Luo Yan,his wife and his son,9,Focus on the activities Chinese families do and get to know more about the meaning of the Spring Festival to Chinese people.,1.What traditions did Luos family observe?,Reading,Focus on the activities Chines,10,2.Why do Chinese people decorate the house on such an occasion?,Reading,2.Why do Chinese people decor,11,3.What is the special meaning of doing these activities like watching TV,eating snacks,and making dumplings together on such an occasion?,Can you make up other sentences,to describe what home is for you?,Home is where _.,Home is a place _.,Reading,3.What is the special meanin,12,Read the last paragraph and find out:,What is the true meaning of celebrating the Chinese New Year?,Reading,Read the last paragraph and fi,13,Focus on the title:,A precious family dinner,Do you think the adjective“precious”is appropriately used?And why?,Appreciation,Focus on the title:A precious,14,What Spring Festival traditions do you observe?What are their meanings?,Appreciation,Sample answer,：,I go back to my hometown,visit my extended family and get red packets!The Chinese New Year is a time of family reunion.The annual reunion dinner with members of my extended family is the biggest event of the festival.We eat Spring Festival cakes,or,niangao,which symbolize increasing prosperity in each coming year.Red packets received from the elderly symbolize good luck and fortune.,What Spring Festival tradition,15,Are there any differences between the way you celebrate Spring Festival now and the way in the past?What do you think of these changes?,Exchange your ideas with your partners.,Appreciation,Are there any differences betw,16,Why do the Chinese people attach so much importance to reunion during the Spring Festival?,Appreciation,Sample answer:,The answer to this question is deeply rooted in the traditional Chinese culture,which is characterized by a sense of family,or a sense of belonging.,Why do the Chinese people atta,17,Appreciation,The concept of family has a great influence on the Chinese people,and three generations living under the same roof is good proof of a thriving family.Even if family members live apart,they must get back home at the Spring Festival and bring new year greetings to the family elders.They tell the family about their experiences and achievements while away from home,feeling content that they can bring glory to the family.,AppreciationThe concept of fa,18,Appreciation,Family reunions are also good occasions when children learn about their cultural inheritance,who will pass it down to their own children