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1、Spring Festival is one of the most important holidays in China. It ranges from the first to 15-th Day of the First Month of the year. During these days ,we Chinese people sit together with our parents , brothers and sisters, talking a lot about what happened to us in the past day in a friendly and h

2、appy atmosphere.The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people. It lasts about the first four days of the year, during which people do not work except for the workers on duty. Students do not go to school, and shops are closed. Several days before the new year, people begin to prepare.

3、 Farmers kill pigs, sheep, cocks and hens. City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. Houses are cleaned; coupletsare posted on the doors. Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate. On the eve of the new year, each family has its members gathered together and eats a family reunion dinner. After the m

4、eal they watch TV until the clock strikes twelve. Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year. On the first day of the new year, almost everyone is dressed in his or her best. When people meet on the way, they say to each other Happy New

5、 Year. Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other. Children indulge themselves in games. This year my son took his girlfriend back. They are in the same University, but different major .On the Lunar New Years Eve I went to my brothers (my husband brother )with my famil

6、y, my mom; my husband my son and his girl friend; and my niece. Wow many people in his family, because my nephew invited four Korean students to his home to spend the festival with them. (They are exchange students from Korea. ) They were very happy, they were green hand to play Majuang. On the seco

7、nd Day, It was the first day of the new year and also Valentine Day. My son saw movies with his girlfriend, and my niece saw film with her classmates, I watched movies with my husband to share the Year of the Tiger . When we came out, the fireworks were blasting away outside. people were everywhere,

8、 old people, young people, and children. There was a feeling of happiness all around as some people ignited their pile of fireworks. The sky lit up again and again as far as the eye could see. When I was in the crowd, everyone was happy to share their joy. 【Blessing】Wishing you and yours a happy new

9、 year. 万事如意，合家平安。 Best of luck in the year to come. 愿你在未来的一年里，吉星高照。 Happy new year! 新年快乐！春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar 除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year 初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵节 The Lantern FestivalTreasures fill the home 财

10、源广进 Business flourishes 事业兴隆 Peace all year round 岁岁平安 Wishing you prosperity 恭喜发财 Harmony brings wealth 家和万事兴 May all your wishes come true 心想事成 Everything goes well 万事如意 The country flourishes and people live in peace 国家富强、人民安康 Money and treasures will be plentiful 财源茂盛 Wishing you every success P

11、romoting to a higher position 事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上 Safe trip wherever you go 一帆风顺 Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 祝你新的一年快乐幸福 Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family! 事业成功，家庭美满（阖家欢乐） 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry春联 Spring Festival coup

12、lets 剪纸 paper-cuts买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping年画 New Year paintings 敬酒 propose a toast灯笼 lantern: a portable light 烟花 fireworks爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, sym

13、bolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.) 舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns守岁 staying

14、-up 禁忌 taboo拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift【Food names】 年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner

15、 on New Years Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 糖果盘 candy tray: 什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune 蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health

16、 西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity 金桔 cumquat - prosperity 红枣 red dates - prosperity 糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 花生糖 peanut candy - sweet The history of Valentines Day and its patron saint is shrouded i

17、n mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentines Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recogniz

18、es at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred（killed）.One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, h

19、e outlawed marriage for young men his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentines actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.Other stories suggest t

20、hat Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first valentine greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young gi

21、rl who may have been his jailors daughter who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed From your Valentine, an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly

22、 emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. Its no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.While some believe that Valentines Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the annive

23、rsary of Valentines death or burial which probably occurred around 270 A.D others claim that the Christian church may have decided to celebrate Valentines feast day in the middle of February in an effort to christianize celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia(牧神节) festival. In ancient Rome, February wa

24、s the official beginning of spring and was considered a time for purification. Houses were ritually cleansed by sweeping them out and then sprinkling salt and a type of wheat called spelt throughout their interiors. Lupercalia, which began at the ides of February, February 15, was a fertility festiv

25、al dedicated to Faunus（福纳斯（畜牧农林神）, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.To begin the festival, members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, would gather at the sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were believed to ha

26、ve been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would then sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification.The boys then sliced the goats hide into strips, dipped them in the sacrificial blood and took to the streets, gently slapping both women and fields of crops with the goatthid

27、e strips. Far from being fearful, Roman women welcomed being touched with the hides because it was believed the strips would make them more fertile in the coming year. Later in the day, according to legend, all the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn. The citys bachelors wou

28、ld then each choose a name out of the urn and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage. Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentines Day around 498 A.D. The Roman lottery system for romantic pairing was deemed un-Christian and outlawed. Later, duri

29、ng the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of February Valentines Day should be a day for romance. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Char

30、les, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting, which was written in 1415, is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. Several years later, it is believed that King Hen

31、ry V hired a writer named John Lydgate to compose a valentine note to Catherine of Valois.In Great Britain, Valentines Day began to be popularly celebrated around the seventeenth century. By the middle of the eighteenth century, it was common for friends and lovers in all social classes to exchange

32、small tokens of affection or handwritten notes. By the end of the century, printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology. Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of ones feelings was discourag

33、ed. Cheaper postage rates also contributed to an increase in the popularity of sending Valentines Day greetings. Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began to sell the first mass-produced valentines in America.According to the G

34、reeting Card Association, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentines Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.)Approximately 85 percent of all valentines are purchased by women. In addition to

35、the United States, Valentines Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages (written Valentines didnt begin to appear until after 1400), and the oldest known Valentine card is on display at the British M

36、useum. The first commercial Valentines Day greeting cards produced in the U.S. were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howland. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as scrap. Module 2 Spring Festival Unit2 What tra

37、ditions do you have at Spring Festival? Type New Hour 1 Teaching objectives To match photos with paragraphs and match questions with paragraphs. To get information from the reading material about Spring Festival. To write sentences. Key vocabulary: tradition, bad, luck, paint, mean, decorate, decora

38、tion, paper cut, everyone, haircut, New Year, New Years Eve, dumpling, sweet pudding, fireworks, few, a few, week, round, all the year round, bring, colour, something, cut, Christmas. Key points To get information from the reading material about Spring Festival. Difficulties To understand the readin

39、g material. Methods Pictures, reading comprehension and practice. Properties PPT and teaching CD. Writing on blackboard Module 2 Unit 2 Teaching procedures Teacher activities Students activity MethodsPreparation: Let one student write the theme of this lesson. Step I. Organizing the class 1. Ask the

40、 students to get ready for class. 2. Greetings between the students and the teacher. Step II. Recall Recall what they have learnt in Unit 1; let students say it in Chinese. Step III. Showing aims Have the students know what they will learn in this lesson and what they will do in this lesson: Learn s

41、ome traditions about Spring Festival; read and understand the paragraphs. Step IV. Revision Change some words into 3rd single and present participle: get, cook, learn, sweep, happen. Step V. Leading-in Show some pictures and new words: dumpling, fireworks, paper cut. Step VI. Reading (Activity 1, 2,

42、 3) Look at the pictures in Activity 1. Read the paragraphs in Activity 2, and match the photos in Activity 1, then answer the questions in Activity 3. Give the requests: read, match with the photos, say what tense they use, Recall the festival and things what they do at Spring Festival. Look at. Wr

43、ite on the blackboard. Read, match and answer. 1. A, C, D, B; 3. B, D, C, A. Recall. Grammar practice. Pictures. Read com- prehension. Teaching procedures Teacher activities Students activity Methodsfind out the phrases and difficulty. Step VII. Discussion (Activity 4) Know the words in Activity 4.

44、Let them read the sentences and try to answer the questions in Chinese. Step VIII. Writing (Activity 5, 6,7 ) Give a short introduction: In China, Spring Festival is the most important festival. Buy in western countries, what is the most important festival? The answer is Christmas. What do they do,

45、choice them in Activity 5: Before Christmas, people get ready for it; During Christmas. Make sure the students understand the headings. Call back the answers from the whole class. To join decorate homes and have a Christmas tree and write one sentences. What can we use between these two notes? Can w

46、e write for short? To write more base on different items, such as decorations, food, getting ready, presents, and traditions. Finally, let the students write in different headlings. Say their difficulty, and solve together. Discuss. Try to answer. Choice. The answers are: Getting ready: a, d, e, f Decorations: d Food: b, f, h Presents: a, c, e Traditions: d, g, i, j Write. Teaching proceduresTeacher activities Students activity MethodsStep IX. Summary What do you do at Spring Festival?