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Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture. Could you name some traditional Chinese festivals?. Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture. New words: Valentine’s Day---情人节 lunar year---农历年 Dragon Boat Festival ---端午节 Mid-Autumn Festival---中秋节
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Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture Could you name some traditional Chinese festivals?
Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture New words: Valentine’s Day---情人节 lunar year---农历年 Dragon Boat Festival ---端午节 Mid-Autumn Festival---中秋节 UNESCO联合国教科文组织
Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture Pre-reading questions. 1. People now enjoy more and more holidays each other. Which festival during the year do you think is the most important? How do you celebrate this festival? 2. At present, Chinese people still have work on some traditional festival such as Mid-Autumn Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. Do you think these festivals should become public holidays? Why or why not? .
Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture First reading Ask students to read the whole text through in 10mins. Then answer those comprehension questions.
Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture Second reading Language points: 1.turn one’s back on: refuse He turned his back on me and refused to lend me any money. 2. die out: wear off 3. identify with: figure out; understand. 4. undeniably: adv. deny/ deniable/ deniably 5. ritual 礼节、仪式 6. intangible cultural heritage 非物质文化遗产 7. be preoccupied with sth. 心事重重,一门心思的 8. amid:in the course of
Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture • Sentences for paraphrase or translation. • Chinese are beginning to turn their backs on traditional festivals, celebrating them with less and less enthusiasm. • In China, young people are showing less interest in traditional culture as symbolized by these festivals. • 3. Only a few year ago did China begin to realize….
Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture Cracking vocabulary. 1. Study the words of physical movement in the following bank. Choose ONE from the bank to complete each of the following sentences, making changes, if necessary, to the word or expression. 2. Try to match the following traditional Chinese festivals in Column A with the activities people do on these occasions in Column B.
Unit 12 Text I Lifeblood of Traditional Culture Contextual clues. Choose from the bank one word to fill in each of the following blanks in the paragraph. Each word in the bank should be used only once. Homework after class: 1. Read TEXTⅡ Studying for Finals TEXTⅢ School Announcements 2. Finish the following exercises. .