Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year Terms

Spring Festival / Chinese New Year New Year’s Eve Spring Festival couplets Spring Festival shopping Dumpling Gift money Family reunion dinner New Year’s visit/ greetings (setting off) firecrackers /fireworks Lantern’s day / the Lantern Festival

The Year of the Dragon

The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend. A symbol of good fortune and sign of intense power, the Oriental Dragon is regarded as a divine beast - the reverse of the malicious monster that Westerners felt necessary to find and slay. In Eastern philosophy, the Dragon is said to be a deliverer of good fortune and a master of authority. Therefore, those people born in Dragon years are to be honored and respected.

very unkind and cruel

CHARACTERISTICS

Innovative Enterprising Flexible Self-assured Brave Passionate Conceited Tactless Quick-tempered

有事业心的;富进取心的;有魄力的 calm and confident about what you are doing [≠ hesitant] 自负的 不圆滑的

Chinese New Year Recipes

Spring rolls Dumplings Chinese sticky cake Please add more ….

Topic for oral presentation

Describe a festival that is important in your country/ hometown. You should say: when the festival occurs what you did during it what you like or dislike about it and explain why the festival is important a festival.doc

Discussion topics

Why do you think festivals are important events in the working year? Do you think that new festivals will be introduced in the future? What kind? What role does the media play in festivals? Do you think it’s good or bad to watch festivals on TV? Why? How may globalization affect different festivals around the world?