Integrated skills

Studying aims1.To be able to get some information by reading the poster. 2.To get some detailed information by listening and to learn about the Spring Festival. 3.To motivate students to talk about the interesting activities at school . 4.To learn about western festivals and to love Chinese Festivals.

开门大 “ 节”

Christmas

Dragon Boat Festival

Halloween

Mid-autumn Festival

Thanksgiving Day

Spring Festival

How do we celebrate the Chinese New Year ?put up Chun Lian let off firecrackers

get red packets

visit relatives and friends

lion dance (狮子舞)

watchdragon dance (龙 舞)

lion *'la n+ n. firework *'fai w :k+ n. find out radio *'re d + n. at night show * + n. seem *si m+ linking v. different *'d f( )r( )nt+ adj. around * 'ra nd+ prep.

狮子 烟火,烟花 发现 无线电广播，收音机 在夜里 演出，秀 好像，似乎，看来 不同的 围绕，在 ……周围

On Chinese New Year’s Eve eat Chinese food

get together and have a big dinner

watch fireworks at night

How do the Chinese people in Chinatown in New York celebrate the Spring Festival?

Chinatown

Peel Street

Wang's Restaurant

Mott Street

Name

Activities Time Place

Activity Lion dance

Time 1 p.m.

Place

Chinese dinnerFireworks Music and dance

5 p.m.8 p.m. 9 p.m.

Activity Lion dance

Time1 p.m.

PlacePeel Street Peel Street Mott Street Mott Street

Chinese dinnerFireworks Music and dance

5 p.m.8 p.m. 9 p.m.

Check the answers

February 6 Dear Millie,

Happy new year! I am on holiday in________. New York The Chinese people here always have a party to celebrate _________________. the Chinese New Year There are lots of interesting things at the party. lion dance starts first. People take a lot of The ________ dinner photos. Then people can have a nice Chinese __________. fireworks At night, they watch the ________. After that, music and dance show. there is a_____________What do you do to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Beijing? All the best, Wendy

Find out the important points and problems

Retell the activities!

…first. Then … At night, … After that, …

lion dance have a Chinese dinner watch the fireworks a music and dance show

Work in pairs. One gets Paper A and the other gets Paper B. Listen to each other and finish your information in your paper. Remember that you can just listen to your partner twice.