《A Visit to Chinatown》Culture Shapes Us PPT

《A Visit to Chinatown》Culture Shapes Us PPT

第一部分内容：学习目标

1. To learn expressions about festivals and cultures.

2. To learn about culture differences.

3. To be able to talk about festivals and culture differences.

4. To realize the differences between different cultures.

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A Visit to ChinatownPPT，第二部分内容：Warming up

Chinatown 

Would you like to see what Chinatown is like? 

Think about it.

What do you usually do to prepare for the Spring Festival?

We usually go shopping to buy many good things, clean our rooms and visit the relatives.

What Western festivals are celebrated in China?

We often celebrate Chrismas.

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A Visit to ChinatownPPT，第三部分内容：Reading 

Read the text and answer the following questions.

1. What did Jenny and Brian buy?

Jenny and Brain bought a big Christmas tree,  some decorations and gifts.

2. What did Brain have for lunch?

Brain had a bowl of noodles for lunch.

3. When did Danny and Jenny watch the dragon dancing performance?

They watched the dragon dancing performance during the Spring Festival.

Read the lesson and write true(T) or false(F).

1. Jenny and Brain went shopping in Chinatown. (    )

2. Jenny and her parents live in Chinatown.  (    )

3. There's a North American town in China.  (    )

4. Some Chinese people eat dumplings during the  Spring Festival. (    )

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A Visit to ChinatownPPT，第四部分内容：Language points

1. I had a bowl of noodles, and I used chopsticks and a spoon instead of a fork and a knife.

instead adv. 代替，替代。通常用在句尾。如放在句首要用逗号隔开。

instead of  代替，“而不是”可放在句首和句末。

2. What do you usually do to prepare for the Spring Festival?

1. prepare 做动词，意为“准备”。

prepare for 为......做准备

prepare...for 为......准备......

prepare to do 准备做......

2. prepare的名词形式是preparation.

3. My parents love to have lunch and shop there, although parking is a problem.

although  conj.  虽然，尽管，但是，引导让步状语从句，不和but 连用，但可和yet和still连用。

Although it rained hard, they went on working.

=It rained hard, but they went on working.

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A Visit to ChinatownPPT，第五部分内容：Project 

How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival? 

How do Western people celebrate Christmas?

Spring  Festival

make dumplings

buy new clothes

clean up the house

give lucky money to children

hang red lanterns

visit relatives and friends

go to a temple fair

attend a family get-together

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A Visit to ChinatownPPT，第六部分内容：Discussion

Work in pairs and talk about Spring Festival.

春节是指汉字文化圈传统上的农历新年。传统名称为新年、大年、新岁，但口头上又称度岁、庆新岁、过年。古时春节曾专指节气中的立春，也被视为是一年的开始，后来改为农历正月初一开始为新年。一般至少要到正月十五（上元节）新年才结束，但在民间，传统意义上的春节是指从腊月的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十九。春节俗称“年节”，是中华民族最隆重的传统佳节。

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A Visit to ChinatownPPT，第七部分内容：Homework

Make a poster about a festival. (Chinese/ Foreign)

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