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1、【精品文档】如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流新编研究生英语口语教程.精品文档.Unit 1 Festivals-Chinese Festivals Activity 1: Warm-up Questions1. What left you the deepest impression during this past winter vacation?2. Which festival is the most important for Chinese people, and why?3. What do you usually do on Teachers Day? Why? Acti
2、vity 2: Pair Work: Listening and DiscussingDirections: You are going to listen to a talk about “How Chinese People Spend the Spring Festival.” Speed: Medium Words to know before listeningparental home 父母家clement 温暖的predestined 事先确定的almanac 历书，日历laba porridge 腊八粥concoction 调制；调和glutinous rice 糯米mille
3、t 小米jujube berries 枣肉lotus seed 莲子bean 红豆longan 龙眼gingko 银杏culinary 烹饪的the Chinese God of Kitchen 灶神 (Kitchen God)scoff 吞下lug 用力拖adorn 修饰Spring Festival Couplets 春联calligraphy 书法ornamentation 装饰品gold ingot 金锭spluttering cacophony 劈啪的噪音reckless 不在乎的 Post-listening questions: Listen to the talk and an
4、swer the following questions1. How does the speaker describe the traffic before the Spring Festival?2. How do people decorate the house?3. Why do people eat chicken, fish and tofu for the dinner on the Eve of the NewYear?4. Why do people eat Jiaozi or Niangao for the New Year breakfast?5. What do pe
5、ople usually do to prepare for the Spring Festival? Discussion: Listen to the talk again and discuss the following questions1. What do you know about Chinese peoples customs in celebrating the Spring Festival?2. Discuss with your partner and share the results with your classmates. Activity 3: Group
6、Work: What are the special customs in your celebration of the Spring Festival? (You may refer to essays in Related Information.)Suggested Process1. Teaching objective: Students learn to narrate and describe.2. Students are going to discuss the special customs (including traditional practices, food,
7、etc) about the Spring Festival.3. Students can refer to relevant information about the Spring Festival. (Related Information)4. After discussion, the reporter from each group tells his/her groups special customs in the Spring Festival.5. The teacher makes a summary. Activity 4: Pair Work: Role PlayS
8、ituation I: Do you think fireworks and firecrackers should be banned in cities during the Spring Festival? (You can refer to Reading 4 in Related Information.)Student A: Student B and you are friends. One day you meet and discuss the above topic. You think setting off fireworks and firecrackers shou
9、ld be banned and give your reasons. Remember you will start the conversation.Student B: Student A and you are friends. One day you meet and discuss the above topic. You dont think setting off fireworks and firecrackers should be banned and give your reasons. Remember Student A will start the convers
10、ation. Communicative Language Skills: Meeting people1. Useful Words and ExpressionsHow do you do?Glad / Nice to meet you.Let me introduceWelcome to Excuse me, you must beMay I introduce myself?May I ask your name?I am from. / I come from.How are you? / How are you doing? / How is everything? / How a
11、re things? /Hows it going?Fine, thank you. And you?2. Sample DialogueA: Hi, you must be . Im , from the Computer College. Glad to meet you.B: Oh, glad to meet you too. How do you do, ?A: How do you do, Welcome to Did you have a good journey?B: Yeah, quite good. But I am a little tired. Its a long jo
12、urney, you know.A: Yes, lets go to the guesthouse of our school. Everything is ready for youthere.B: Thats very kind of you.A: You are welcome.3. Tips for meeting people Meeting friendsHi.How are you? How are things?Hows life?Fine, thanks. And you?Fine, thanks. What about you?Not bad. / Cant complai
13、n.For example:Tom: Hi John, how are you?John: Fine, thanks. And you?Tom: Yeah, fine. What have you been up to recently? Greeting people you dont knowYou can say Hello to people you dont know. A more formal greeting is Good morning / afternoon / evening. / My name isThe other person normally replies
14、with the same greeting as you have used, and then makes some polite conversation, such as How was your trip? or Did you find our office easily? Introducing yourselfWhen you introduce yourself to someone new, what you say depends on how formal the situation is.At an informal partyHello, Im Tim.Hello,
15、 my names TimHi, Im John.Hello Tim, Im John.Nice to meet you, Im John.On work-related occasionsId like to introduce myself. Im Tim White, fromNice to meet you. Im Peter Jefferson, fromPleased to meet you. Im Peter Jefferson, fromHow do you do? Im Peter Jefferson from Introducing other peopleWhen you
16、 introduce two people to each other, what you say depends on the situation. Introducing a friend to a classmateJohn, have you met my classmate Mary?John, Id like you to meet my classmate Mary.(John)Pleased to meet you, Mary. (John) Nice to meet you, Mary.(Mary)Nice to meet you, too, John. (Mary)Hell
17、o, John.4. Sample DialogueRiaz: Good evening!Brian: Good evening! Come in, please. Let me take your coat. How nice to see youagain. Have you been away lately?Riaz: Yes, Ive been away on holiday.Brian: Lets go into the living room. Now, what can I get you?Riaz: Tea, please.Brian: Right you are. By th
18、e way, do you know Carl and Diana?Riaz: No, but Id like to meet them.Brian: (Going to Carl and Diana) This is Riaz from Pakistan, and Diana from theUnited States, and Carl from England.Riaz: How do you do?C&D: How do you do?Riaz: When did you start your Chinese course at the University?C&D: Last Oct
19、ober.Riaz: And how do you like Beijing?C: Its quite different from what I thought.D: Beijing is certainly a beautiful city. But if it wasnt for the cold winter, Idlike it very much.Riaz: Dont worry, youll get used to everything here in a year or twoC&D: Well, we really have enjoyed ourselves. It was
20、 a delightful party, but itstime we were off.Brian:Oh, dear! So soon? Cant you stay a little longer?C: Id love to, but I have to be up early tomorrow.Brian:What a shame! Lets see now. Can you find your way back all right?C: Yes, well take a taxi. Thank you for the wonderful meal.Brian: Im glad you e
21、njoyed it. Good night!C&D: Good night!5. Practice: Pair Work: Make a dialog with your partner for meeting people. For Further Discussion1. It seems that many traditional Chinese customs in festivals have been lost. What doyou think of this phenomenon?2. Is it likely that Chinese Spring Festival will
22、 become an international one? Useful words and expressions for discussion元旦New Years Day (1st Jan.)春节The Spring Festival (the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar)元宵节 The Lantern Festival (the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March
23、in the Gregorian calendar)清明节QingMing (Pure Brightness) Festival (April 4-6 each year)端午节The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)七夕Chinese Valentines Day (The Double Seventh Festival) (the 7th day of the 7th lunar month)中秋节The Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th day of the 8th lunar m
24、onth)重阳节The Double-Ninth Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month)冬至 Winter Solstice Festival (December 22nd or 23rd according to theGregorian calendar)吉祥话auspicious words金玉满堂Treasures fill the home生意兴隆Business flourishes岁岁平安Peace all year round恭喜发财Wishing you prosperity和气生财Harmony brings wealth
25、心想事成May all your wishes come true吉祥如意Everything goes well国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful一帆风顺Wishing you every success步步高升Promoting to a higher position出入平安Safe trip wherever you go守岁staying up late (all night) on New Years Eve拜年 pay a New
26、Year call饺子Jiaozi / dumpling / Chinese meat ravioli福 blessing/good fortune正月 the first month of the lunar year, lunar January皮影戏 shadow play农历 lunar calendar除夕 New Years Eve / Eve of the lunar New Year年初一 the beginning of the lunar New Year年糕 Niangao / rice cake / New Year cake年夜饭/团圆饭family reunion
27、dinner / New Years Eve dinner汤圆 Tangyuan / dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls andstuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings元宵 Yuan Xiao / dumplings made of glutinous rice灯会 exhibit of lanterns禁忌 taboo去晦气 get rid of the ill-fortune祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors辞旧岁bid farewell to
28、 the old year迎新年大扫除spring cleaning / general house-cleaning剪纸paper-cuts年画 New Year paintings买年货 do Spring Festival shopping敬酒propose a toast灯笼lantern / a portable light烟花fireworks粽子 Zongzi (rice dumplings)月饼 moon cake放烟火 let off / set off fireworks春联 Spring Festival Couplets舞狮子 lion dance龙灯会 dragon-
29、lantern show压岁钱 gift money (suppressing age money, usually enclosed in a redenvelope, which symbolizes luck and wealth)红包 red packet / red envelope农历 Lunar calendar阳历 Gregorian calendar English Song AppreciationI Believe I Can FlyR. kellyI used to think that I could not go wrongAnd life was nothing
30、but that an awful songBut now I know the meaning of true loveI am leaning on the everlasting armsIf I can see it, then I can do itIf I just believe it, there is nothing to itI believe I can flyI believe I can touch the skyI think about it every night and daySpread my wings and fly awayI believe I ca
31、n soarI see me running through that open doorI believe I can flyI believe I can flyOh I believe I can flySee I was on the verge of breaking downSometimes inside us, it can seem so longThere are miracles in life I must achieveBut first I know it starts inside of meCould I believe in it?If I can see i
32、t, then I can be itIf I just believe it, there is nothing to itI believe I can fly Related InformationReading 1The Spring Festival CustomsThe Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people
33、 living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees. The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one m
34、onth later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (1,600 BC-1,100 BC) from the peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month
35、and will last until the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still
36、followed today, but others have weakened.On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Jobs tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called
37、Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the Kitchen God. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called Seeing the New Year in.Store owners are busy then as everybody goes o
38、ut to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. Whats more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, a
39、re all on the list of purchasing.Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils.Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door
40、panels will be pasted with Spring Festival Couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward
41、 off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.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 homophonic with fu comes, both being pronounced as fudaole. Whats more, two big re
42、d lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together
43、. The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively ji, yu and doufu, mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness. After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. In
44、 recent years, the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. According to custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in.Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greeti
45、ngs to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat Jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think Jiaozi in sound means bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new. Also, the shape of the dumpling is like go
46、ld ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.Southern Chinese eat Niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion, because as a homophone, Niangao means higher and higher, one year after another. The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely.Burning fireworks was on