Unit8 Chinese New year

Sing a song: Happy New Year!

Chinese New Year

When is the Chinese New Year this year(今年) ? Chinese New Year’s Eve 除夕，大年三十 Chinese New Year’s Day 大年初一

Look and choose （看一看，选一选） What do people usually do on Chinese New Year’s Eve? a b c d f e

Look and choose （看一看，选一选） What do people usually do on Chinese New Year’s Eve? a b c × d f e

Look and choose （看一看，选一选） What do people usually do on Chinese New Year’s Eve? a b c √ light firecrackers 放鞭炮 d f e

Look and choose （看一看，选一选） What do people usually do on Chinese New Year’s Eve? a b c × d f e

Look and choose （看一看，选一选） What do people usually do on Chinese New Year’s Eve? a b c d f e get red packets 拿/收红包 √

Look and choose （看一看，选一选） What do people usually do on Chinese New Year’s Eve? a b c d f e ×

Look and choose （看一看，选一选） What do people usually do on Chinese New Year’s Eve? a b c d f e watch fireworks 看烟花表演 √

Let’s read 读一读 light firecrackers get red packets watch fireworks 放鞭炮 拿/收红包 watch fireworks 看烟花表演

Let’s talk 聊一聊 What are you going to do on Chinese New Year’s Eve？ 在除夕那天，你将要干什么？ I’m going to … 我将会…… Tip: 我们把“主语+be going to+动词原形”结构的句子称为一般将来时的陈述句。它们的特点是含有“be going to”，在翻译时，翻译成“将要，将会”。

Anna She’s writing an e-mail about Chinese New Year to Su Hai.

Watch and order 1 3 5 6 2 4

Listen and answer 1. Where does Anna live? 2. When is Chinese New Year? 3. What are Anna and her family going to do tomorrow? 4. What are they going to do on Chinese New Year’s Eve? 5.What are they going to do on Chinese New Year’s Day? 6. What are they going to do on the second day of Chinese New Year’s Day?

Listen and answer 1. Where does Anna live? She lives in Hong Kong(香港). 2. When is Chinese New Year? 下周 It’s going to be Chinese New Year next week. 3. What are Anna and her family going to do tomorrow? They are going to buy some new clothes and food, and make some cakes and tangyuan(汤圆). 4. What are they going to do on Chinese New Year’s Eve? They are going to have dinner. 5.What are they going to do on Chinese New Year’s Day? Anna’s parents are going to give Anna red packets. And they are going to watch a lion dance(舞狮). 6. What are they going to do on the second day of Chinese New Year’s Day? They are going to watch fireworks in the evening.

Reading time! Choose one way to read the text.（四人小组任选一种方式朗读课文。） 3. Read by yourselves. 自己自由朗读。 1. Read in paragraphs. 小组成员分段朗读。 2. Read together. 小组齐读。

Show time! Can you retell the e-mail in your own words? 你能用自己的语言来复述这封邮件吗？

Lantern Festival

Light lanterns 点灯笼

Watch lanterns 赏灯

Eat tangyuan 吃汤圆

Qingming Festival

Sweep the tomb扫墓

Spring outing 踏青

Dragon Boat Festival

Eat rice dumplings 吃粽子

Dragon boat races 赛龙舟

Mid-Autumn Festival

Watch the moon 赏月

Eat moon cakes 吃月饼

Of a nation, of the world. 民族的才是世界的。

Homework 1. Read the text fluently. 2. Tell your family or friends what Hong Kong people do at Chinese New Year.