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1、Warming-upWarming-up Room for RentRoom for RentAre you the landlord?May I take a look around this apartment?Is it furnished?How much is the rent/deposit?Id like a rather quiet room on the sunny side,if possible.Is the property well lighted?The house is fully furnished.You have to deposit one month r

2、ent in advance.Usefuldialogue ouChineseTraditionalFestivalsLook at the pictures and speak out the festivals it reminds you!Christmas（圣诞节）（圣诞节）Christmas Tree An old lady with Jiao zi Spring Festival（春节）（春节）A clown(小丑）April Fools DayA bat A pumpkin lantern(南瓜灯南瓜灯）Halloween（万圣节）（万圣节）Brainstorm How many

3、 Chinese traditional festivals do you know?Chinese traditional festivals Spring Festival（春节）春节）Lantern Festival(元宵节元宵节）Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）端午节）Mid-autumn(The moon)Festival（中秋节）中秋节）Qi Xi Festival(Double seventh)（七夕节）七夕节）Double Ninth Festival（重阳节）重阳节）Tomb-sweeping Festival(清明节）清明节）Other Festivals

4、New Years DayWomens DayArbor Day(植树节)International Labor DayYouth DayChildrens DayArmy Birth DayTeachers DayNational DayThe New Years EveLead-in Look at the pictures which may remind you of the memory of the Spring Festival.FirecrackersLunar New Years PaintingsPaper-cutSpring Festival CoupletsNew Ye

5、ars VisitCCTV Spring Festival GalaStep 1 BrainstormBrainstormvocabularyontheSpringFestivalingroups.Word bankWord bankWord bankWord bankPairworkShareknowledgeabouttheorigins,customs,celebrationsandsymbolsofthoseChinesetraditionalfestivalswithyourpartner.havingabigmealsettingofffirecrackersputtingonon

6、esbestclothesreceivingaredenvelope/packetmakingasnowmanwatchingCCTVGalamakingandeatingdumplingsvisitingrelativesandfriendspatrioticinexiledumplingsmadeofsweetriceexhibitionoflanternseighttreasuresricepuddingriddleswrittenonlanternsUseful expressions Warming-upWarming-up In the Drugstore In the Drugs

7、toreThe doctor gave me this prescription.I want some painkillers.Do you have medicine for a cold?This is for reducing the fever.How to take this medicine?How many tablets do I take daily?Does this drug have any side effects?Please follow the directions.Usefuldialogue The Spring festival is also know

8、n as the Chinese New Year,which is the most important traditional festival in China.It falls on the first day of the first Chinese lunar month.Do you know the origin of the Spring Festival?Celebrate the New Year.In ancient time,a demon(怪物）called“Nian”that lived under the sea would hurt people once a

9、 year on the new year eve.It jumped out from the sea,attacked villages,devoured（吞食）people,animals and plants.Origin Demon Nian The villagers gathered to discuss how to deal with“Nian”.Some people suggested that the demon was afraid of loud noises,red color and flames.Origin Fireworks Dragon dance So

10、 they lighted firecrackers,put on red couplets(对联）对联）on their gates,beat gongs(锣）锣）and drums to drive“Nian”away.Since then,the custom and tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival were born.Origin SpringCleaningCustoms From December 23rd in the Chinese calendar,people begin to clean their house t

11、o bid farewell（say goodbye）to the old year and usher in（宣告来临）（宣告来临）a happy and fresh new year.Do you know the customs in the Spring Festival?Customs Receive Gift Money Children get money in red paper or envelop from their parents or relatives.Customs6.Greet each other 恭喜发财！红包拿来恭喜发财！红包拿来！1.Dumplings

12、(饺子饺子)2.New Year(Rice)cake(年糕年糕)Do you know the food in the Spring Festival?It means in Chinese the beginning of the new year.It means abundance(富足）富足）and wealth for household(一家人).It means abundance(富足）富足）and wealth for household(一家人).3.Whole fish (鱼鱼)Food“Fish”in Chinese language is pronounced as“

13、Yu”.It sounds like“余余”.“年年有余年年有余”means togetherness and abundance（富足）（富足）.GroupworkWhichfestivaldoyoulikebest?Why?Listyourreasons.The most important festival in China is the spring Festival.It is said that the Spring Festival evolved from an activity known as the Winter SacrificeIt was a custom prac

14、ticed by the people of primitive society to celebrate the receding of the winter and the beginning of the spring The Lantern Festival is closely related to the Spring Festivaland it marks the end of the celebrations of the New Year celebrations,after which everything returns to normal The Qing Ming

15、Festival is the day for mourning the dead corresponds with the onset of warmer weather,the start of spring plowing and of family outingsBrief Introduction to Brief Introduction to Those FestivalsThose FestivalsBrief Introduction to Brief Introduction to Those FestivalsThose Festivals The Duanwu Fest

16、ival is known as the Dragonboat Festivalbecause dragon boat races are the most popular activity during the festival，especially in Southern China，with drums beating,colorful flags wavingand thousands of people cheering The Doubleseventh Festival is not so wellknown to many young peoplebut the related

17、 sad love story about the poor cowherd and the Girl Weaver has been passed down from generation to generationAnother very important festival is the Mid-autumn Festival.It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month,because Chinese ancestors believed that the seventh,eighth,and ninth lunar months

18、 belong to autumnBrief Introduction to Brief Introduction to Those FestivalsThose FestivalsThe Double Ninth Festival is based on the theory of Yin and Yang,the two opposing principles in the nature.Yin is the feminine,negative principle,while Yang is masculine and positive.The ancients believed that

19、 all natural phenomena could be explained by this theory.Numbers are no exception.Even numbers belong to Yin and odd numbers belong to Yang.The ninth day of the ninth month is a day when twoYang number meet.Since Chong means double in Chinese，it is called Chongyang.In a time when foreign cultures in developed countries especially the American culture are invading developing countries，such as China,it is of great importance for every Chinese person to know more about the Chinese culture,and value the priceless treasures descended from our ancestorstraditional festivals.