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1、Unit 1 Understanding Chinese Culture Compare the Chinese culture and western culture western culture western culture Chinese cultureChinese culture today history warlike love peace individual family Law human relationship 中国好古而忽今好古而忽今，西方力今而胜古力今而胜古。西方人好战好战，而中方人更热爱和平和平；西方人以个人为主体个人为主体，而中方人以家家庭为主体庭为主体；西

2、方人以法治为主法治为主，讲究实力，而中方人重重感情感情,讲人情。P KP K The Spring Festival in ChinaReading A Around the topicLanguage in UseProject Culture TipsHomework Learning to learn How many Chinese traditional festivals do you know? Chinese traditional festival Spring Festival （春节）春节）Lantern Festival (元宵节元宵节）Dragon Boat Fest

3、ival（端午节）端午节）Mid-autumn Festival （中秋节）中秋节）Qi Xi Festival （七夕节）七夕节）Double Ninth Festival （重阳节）重阳节）Tomb-sweeping Festival (清明节）清明节）BrainstormAn old lady with An old lady with Jiao ziJiao zi Spring FestivalSpring Festival （春节）（春节）Fireworks 2 Vocabularylunar calendar阴历阴历solar calendar阳历阳历dumplings饺子饺子fi

4、recrackers爆竹爆竹fireworks焰火焰火Spring Festival couplets春联春联New Years cake年糕年糕New Year pictures年画年画reunion dinners团圆饭团圆饭lion dance舞狮表演舞狮表演red envelopes红包红包rice dumplings粽子粽子The Lantern Festival 元宵节元宵节temple fairs庙会庙会Guess words or Guess words or phrasesphrases One student stand againststand against the b

5、lackboard Others describedescribe the following words or phrases in English. The student who standing against blackboard Guess the words Guess the words or phrases and write down on blackboard. Ask another student to challenge 1. Do not mention the target word.2. Use simple language.3. Part of speec

6、h is admitted.4. The number of words is permitted.firecrackerfirecrackerNew Years cakeNew Years cakered envelopesred envelopesreunion dinnerreunion dinnera firework that makes several loud bangs when it is lit a food which is made of glutinous rice flour and popular in spring festival in the south o

7、f chinaYou will get some money wrapped by it in the spring festivalWe have it together with all the family members on the eve of spring festivalred envelopesred envelopesreunion dinnerreunion dinnerNew Years cakeNew Years cakered envelopesred envelopesreunion dinnerreunion dinnerfirecrackerfirecrack

8、erNew Years cakeNew Years cakered envelopesred envelopesreunion dinnerreunion dinner9FirecrackersFireworksto set10Spring festival coupletpaste up lion and dragon danceswatch12dumplingshave13red envelopereceive14Lantern Festival15Spring Festival GalawatchAround the topic3 Listening and speakingLi Min

9、g and Susan are having a conversation. Listen to the recording and answer the following questions.What are they talking about?How did Li 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?listenin

10、gscriptsDo you agree with what Li Ming said about the Spring Festival? What is your opinion about it? Discuss this in groups. Answers: 1. They are talking about the spring festival. 2. Li Ming spent his holiday with his family in his hometown. 3. Susan is curious about how Chinese people celebrate t

11、he spring festival. 4. Giving presents and stay with the family. 5. Family members will stay at home making dumplings together. Many people enjoy watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. The evening is usually spent watching TV, playing games, talking, eating and drinking.Susan: Glad you are back. We

12、 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 holiday in China, isnt it?Li Ming: Yeah, in Chi

13、na, 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 me more about it.scriptsLi Ming: Giving

14、 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, grandparents and as many aunts, uncles and co

15、usins 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 spent watching TV, playing games, talking, e

16、ating and drinking.Susan: You must have had a lot of fun.Li Ming: Yes, thats why I always enjoy the Spring Festival. scripts20Around the topicYour ideasWork 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 d

17、uring the Spring Festival?Are there any special celebration activities in your hometown during the Spring Festival?Good luckBad luck1. Bathing in pomelo leaves on New Years Eve2. Buying a pair of shoes3. Eating fish on New Years Eve4. Eating sweets5. Getting a haircut in the first lunar month6. Havi

18、ng the house cleaned from top to bottom before the Spring Festival7. Opening windows or doors8. Sweeping the floor on the first day of the Spring Festival9. Talking about death10. Wearing clothes in black and whiteDuring the Spring Festival, some things are believed to bring good luck for the new ye

19、ar, 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. Reading A The Spring Festival in China 1. Pre-reading Activities A Chinese student is trying to introduce what he/she kn

20、ows 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.24Para. 1-2Para. 1 why is spring festival so important for Chinese people?Para. 2 what is the origin of the Spring Festival in

21、 china?It is time for all family members to get togetherIt 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 .Outline of the passage25Para. 3-8Para. 4 Make laba porridgePara. 6Clean the indoors and outdoorsPara. 5Sac

22、rifice to the kitchen God.Outline of the passageActivities people do to celebrate Spring Festival before New Years EvePara. 7-8 Decorate rooms 26Para. 9Eat dinner together Watch TV (the Spring Festival Gala)Chatting Outline of the passageActivities people do to celebrate Spring Festival on the New Y

23、ears Eve27Para. 10-13the first day of lunar new year: Lantern Festival The following days Outline of the passageActivities people do to celebrate Spring Festival1. Extend greetings to parents2. Children get money as a new year gift3. Eat jiaozi or niangao4. Set fireworksLion dancesDragan lantern dan

24、cesTemple fairsGuessing lantern riddlesEating yuanxiao The Spring Festival in China 1 The Spring Festival is the most important festival 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 bec

25、omes the busiest time for transportation systems.2 The Spring Festival falls on the first day of the first lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian2. Reading Comprehensioncalendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (16001046BC) from peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of

26、 an old year and the beginning of a new one.Chinese version listening 3 Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed 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 eig

27、ht 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. Reading Comprehensionthe Kitchen God. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves. After Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the comi

28、ng New Year. This is called “Seeing the New Year in”.Chinese versionlistening 6 Before the New Year comes, people clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes completely as well as their clothes, bedrooms and all their utensils.2. Reading Comprehension 7 Then people begin decorating their clean roo

29、ms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the doors will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characterson red paper. The content varies from wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of door gods and God

30、s of Wealth will be posted on the front door to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.Chinese versionlistening 8 The Chinese 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 sim

31、ilar to “fu comes”, both being pronounced as fudaole. Whats more, two big red lanterns cam be raised on both sides of the front door. Chinese paper cuttings can be seen on windows and brightly coloured New Year pictures with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.2. Reading ComprehensionChinese

32、versionlistening 9 People attach great importance to New Years Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together. The meal is more 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, respecti

33、vely mean auspicious, abundance and richness. After dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. In recent years, the Spring Festival Gala broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment2. Reading Comprehensionfor the Chinese both at home and

34、abroad. According to the custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in.Chinese versionlistening 10 After waking up on New Years Day, everybody 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

35、 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 new”. 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 e

36、at niangao (New Years cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion, because niangao means “higher and higher, one year after another”.2. Reading ComprehensionChinese versionlistening 11 Setting the fireworks is the most typical custom at Spring Festival. People think the exploding sound can h

37、elp 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 pollution factors into consideration.12 The lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates the streets and lanes. A series o

38、f activities such as lion dances, dragon lantern dances, and temple fairs will be held for days.2. Reading ComprehensionChinese versionlistening13 The Lantern 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 pe

39、ople to appreciate. Guessing lantern riddles is an essential part of the festival. Besides entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of the Lantern Festival is eating yuanxiao. Yuanxiao is round in shape and symbolises family togetherness.2. Reading ComprehensionChinese versionlis

40、teningWords & Expressions2. Reading Comprehension1. lunar adj. relating to the moone.g. The studies of the lunar surface have achieved interesting results.Words & Expressions2. Reading Comprehension2. pastev. to stick paper to a surface using gluee.g. A notice has been pasted to the door. She pasted

41、 the pictures into a scrapbook.Words & Expressions2. Reading Comprehension3. ward off to do something to prevent something bad, such as illness, danger, or attack from harming you e.g. She carried a knife to ward off attacks.Words & Expressions2. Reading Comprehension4. abundancen. a large quantity

42、of somethinge.g. They planted flowers in great abundance in this area . At the party there was food and drink in abundance.Words & Expressions2. Reading Comprehension5. reversev. to change round the usual order of the parts of somethinge.g. The image on the screen was reversed and upside down.6. aus

43、piciousadj. likely to be successfule.g. The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of my career.Words & Expressions2. Reading Comprehension7. bidv. to utter (a greeting or farewell) toe.g. He bade me good morning as he passed. This is a chance to bid farewell to their president and

44、 welcome the new man.Words & Expressions2. Reading Comprehension8. usher in to be the start of something newe.g. The discovery of oil ushered in an era of employment and prosperity. Words & Expressions2. Reading Comprehension9. permeate v. 1) to spread throughout something; to pervadee.g. The smell

45、permeated the house.2) to be present in every part and have an effect on all of it e.g. The banquet was permeated with an atmosphere of friendship.2. Reading Comprehension 1 正如西方的圣诞节一样，对于中国人来说，春正如西方的圣诞节一样，对于中国人来说，春节是最重要的节日并已然成为家人团聚的重要时刻。节是最重要的节日并已然成为家人团聚的重要时刻。所有远离家乡的人都会回家，而春节也成为交通运输所有远离家乡的人都会回家，而春节也

46、成为交通运输系统最为繁忙的时间。系统最为繁忙的时间。 2 春节适逢正月初一，通常要比阳历晚一个月。它春节适逢正月初一，通常要比阳历晚一个月。它起源于商朝（约公元前起源于商朝（约公元前1600年年公元前公元前1046年）时人年）时人们在年末岁初对神和祖先的献祭。们在年末岁初对神和祖先的献祭。中国春节中国春节2. Reading Comprehension 3 春节有很多习俗。其中一些习俗沿用至今，有春节有很多习俗。其中一些习俗沿用至今，有些习俗则逐渐弱化。些习俗则逐渐弱化。 4 在腊月初八这一天，很多家庭都会做腊八粥，在腊月初八这一天，很多家庭都会做腊八粥，这是一种至少由八种谷物蔬果做成的美味可

47、口的粥。这是一种至少由八种谷物蔬果做成的美味可口的粥。 5 腊月腊月23日叫做小年。在这一天，人们要准备祭日叫做小年。在这一天，人们要准备祭品祭祀灶神。然而现在，多数家庭都只是做顿美味品祭祀灶神。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，人们就开始为即佳肴，犒劳一下自己。过了小年，人们就开始为即将到来的新年作准备了，这就是所谓的将到来的新年作准备了，这就是所谓的“迎新年迎新年”。 6 6 在新年到来之前，人们要将屋里屋外彻底打在新年到来之前，人们要将屋里屋外彻底打扫一遍，还要清洗衣服、床单和各种器皿。扫一遍，还要清洗衣服、床单和各种器皿。 7 7 然后人们装饰打扫一新的房子

48、，营造欢乐然后人们装饰打扫一新的房子，营造欢乐的气氛。所有的门上都会贴上春联，红纸黑字的中的气氛。所有的门上都会贴上春联，红纸黑字的中国书法异常显眼。春联的内容根据主人对美好未来国书法异常显眼。春联的内容根据主人对美好未来的憧憬以及对来年好运的期盼而有所变化。同样，的憧憬以及对来年好运的期盼而有所变化。同样，前门上还会贴上门神与财神来辟邪和迎接平安与富前门上还会贴上门神与财神来辟邪和迎接平安与富足。足。2. Reading Comprehension2. Reading Comprehension 8 汉语的汉语的“福福”字（意味着祝字（意味着祝福、幸福）是必不可少的。印在福、幸福）是必不可少

49、的。印在纸上的这个字可以正着贴也可以纸上的这个字可以正着贴也可以倒着贴，因为在汉语中，倒着贴，因为在汉语中，“福倒福倒了了”和和“福到了福到了”同音，它们的同音，它们的读音都是读音都是fudaole。此外，可以将。此外，可以将两个大红灯笼挂在前门两边。窗两个大红灯笼挂在前门两边。窗户玻璃上可以贴上红色的剪纸，户玻璃上可以贴上红色的剪纸，墙壁上也可以贴上颜色鲜艳、内墙壁上也可以贴上颜色鲜艳、内容吉祥的年画。容吉祥的年画。2. Reading Comprehension 9 人们非常重视除夕夜。这天晚上，所有的家庭成人们非常重视除夕夜。这天晚上，所有的家庭成员一起吃晚饭。这顿饭比起以往要更丰盛。像

50、鸡、鱼和员一起吃晚饭。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的，因为它们的中文发音分别是豆腐这些菜是必不可少的，因为它们的中文发音分别是ji、yu和和doufu，寓意为吉祥、充裕和富有。饭后，全家，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，中国中央电视人会坐在一起，聊天、看电视。近年来，中国中央电视台（台（CCTV）播出的春节联欢晚会已经成为国内外中国）播出的春节联欢晚会已经成为国内外中国人必不可少的娱乐节目。根据习俗，每个家庭都会熬夜人必不可少的娱乐节目。根据习俗，每个家庭都会熬夜迎接新的一年的到来。迎接新的一年的到来。 2. Reading Co

51、mprehension 10 初一早上醒来，每个人都会精心打扮。首先，他初一早上醒来，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们会给父母拜年。然后每个孩子将会得到包在红纸里的压岁钱作为新年礼物。中国北方人早餐会吃饺子，的压岁钱作为新年礼物。中国北方人早餐会吃饺子，因为他们认为因为他们认为“饺子饺子”听起来意味着听起来意味着“辞旧迎新辞旧迎新”。此外，饺子的形状像古代中国的金元宝，所以人们吃此外，饺子的形状像古代中国的金元宝，所以人们吃饺子期盼获得金钱和财富。中国南方人在这一场合下饺子期盼获得金钱和财富。中国南方人在这一场合下会吃年糕（用糯米粉做成），因为年糕意

52、味着会吃年糕（用糯米粉做成），因为年糕意味着“年复年复一年，步步高升一年，步步高升”。2. Reading Comprehension 11 放鞭炮是春节最典型的风俗。人们认为噼里啪放鞭炮是春节最典型的风俗。人们认为噼里啪啦的声音能够辟邪。然而，因为政府考虑到安全、啦的声音能够辟邪。然而，因为政府考虑到安全、噪音以及污染等因素，现在在大城市里，放鞭炮有噪音以及污染等因素，现在在大城市里，放鞭炮有特定区域和指定时间段的限制。特定区域和指定时间段的限制。 12 热闹的气氛不仅充溢着每家每户，还遍布街头热闹的气氛不仅充溢着每家每户，还遍布街头巷尾。一系列的活动像舞狮、龙灯舞和庙会将举办巷尾。一系列的

53、活动像舞狮、龙灯舞和庙会将举办好多天。好多天。 13 13 正月十五日的元宵节标志着春节的最后一天。这正月十五日的元宵节标志着春节的最后一天。这一天，人们可以观赏到装饰一新的花灯。猜灯谜也是元一天，人们可以观赏到装饰一新的花灯。猜灯谜也是元宵节不可或缺的活动。除了娱乐活动和欣赏花灯，元宵宵节不可或缺的活动。除了娱乐活动和欣赏花灯，元宵节另外一个重要的部分就是吃元宵。元宵是圆形的，象节另外一个重要的部分就是吃元宵。元宵是圆形的，象征着合家团圆。征着合家团圆。2. Reading Comprehension2. Reading comprehensionA. Answer the followin

54、g 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 of the 12th lunar month? People offer sacrifice to the Kitche

55、n 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? The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be exclud

56、ed. 2. Reading comprehensionA. 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 dumplings on New Years Day? Because jiaozi in sound means “bidding

57、 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 people think the spluttering sound could help drive away evil s

58、pirits. 8. What is the tradition of the Lantern Festival?On the Lantern Festival, people will appreciate decorative lanterns and guess lantern riddles. Besides entertainment and lanterns, people will eat yuanxiao. 2. Reading comprehensionB. What is the significance of the following things during the

59、 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 YearChinese paper cuttings: to express auspicious meaningspictures of door gods: to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and ab

60、undancechicken: auspiciousnessfish: abundancebean curd: richnessniangao: higher and higher, one year after another A A. . Work out the meanings of the underlined words with Work out the meanings of the underlined words with the help of the content. the help of the content. 1. Many customs accompany