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Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year!!. CNY is on February 3 rd Different date every year, usually in February 2010 was year of the Tiger 2011 is year of the Rabbit Twelve animals in the Chinese Zodiac Have your “ ben ming nian ” every twelve years. Animals of the Chinese Zodiac.

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Chinese New Year

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  1. Chinese New Year

  2. Chinese New Year!! • CNY is on February 3rd • Different date every year, usually in February • 2010 was year of the Tiger • 2011 is year of the Rabbit • Twelve animals in the Chinese Zodiac • Have your “benmingnian” every twelve years

  3. Animals of the Chinese Zodiac

  4. The Story of the Chinese Zodiac A very long time ago, the Jade Emperor, who ruled the heavens of China, sent a message to all the animals asking them to come together so that he could give each of them a year, which would make it easier for the people of China to keep track of time. The cat and the rat were good friends and decided to travel to meet the Jade Emperor together. When it came time to leave, however, the cat was taking a nap. The rat, realizing that he would have to use all his cunning to be noticed by the Jade Emperor, left his friend sleeping, and set off on his own. This is why there is no year named after the cat, and also why cats have hated rats ever since.

  5. When the rat arrived, the Jade Emperor welcomed him and the other animals and told them that they should all take part in a swimming race. Once again, the rat realized that he would have to be very clever if he wanted to win the race. He found the largest, strongest animal, which was the ox, and pleaded with him to let him ride on its head. The ox was kind and strong, and agreed that they would swim across together. The rat travelled safely across the river on the ox’s back, but, just before they reached the other side, climbed over the ox's head, jumped onto land, and reached the finish line first. The rat had proved its cunning, and the Jade Emperor named the first year after the rat and the second year after the ox.

  6. Chinese Cartoon: How did the Rat become number one? http://www.videojug.com/film/how-did-the-rat-become-the-first-animal-of-the-chinese-zodiac

  7. Rat 鼠2008 • sociable • talkative • charming • imaginative • clever • talkative • energetic • honest

  8. Rat1960 1972 1984 1996 2008shǔ鼠 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1314141/

  9. Famous Rats President George Bush, Carmen Electra, Eminem, Galileo Galilei, Buddy Holly, AvrilLavigne, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, William Shakespeare, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

  10. Ox 牛2009 • tolerant • determined • strong • hard-working • patient • dependable

  11. Ox1961 1973 1985 1997 2009niú牛 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1310953/

  12. Famous Oxen Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Collins, Walt Disney, George Gershwin, Adolf Hitler, Meryl Streep, Margaret Thatcher

  13. Tiger 虎2010 • emotional • sensitive • daring • powerful • brave • sympathetic

  14. Tiger 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010hǔ虎 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1306193/

  15. Famous Tigers Ludwig van Beethoven, Agatha Christie, Marie Curie, Charles de Gaulle, Ho Chi Minh, Groucho Marx, Karl Marx, Demi Moore, Plato

  16. Rabbit 兔2011 • reserved • successful • conscientious • lucky • peaceful • kind • articulate • virtuous

  17. Rabbit1963 1975 1987 1999 2011tù兔 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1315445/

  18. Famous Rabbits John Adams, Madame Curie, Albert Einstein, Billie Holiday, Jet Li, Martin Luther, Brad Pitt, Will Rogers, Queen Victoria, Cy Young

  19. Dragon龙 2000 • excitable • powerful • energetic • sensitive • strong • trustworthy • brave

  20. Dragon1964 1976 1988 2000 2021lóng龙 • http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1309777/

  21. Famous Dragons Joan of Arc, Orlando Bloom, Charles Darwin, Che Guevara, Andrew Johnson, Bruce Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Linkin Park, Shakira, Pele, Ringo Starr, Woodrow Wilson

  22. Snake 蛇2001 • passionate • elegant • wise • determined • sympathetic • calm

  23. Snake1965 1977 1989 2001 2013shé蛇 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1313285/

  24. Famous Snakes Julius Caesar, Bob Dylan, Queen Elizabeth I, Mahatma Gandhi, Mao Zedong, Alfred Nobel, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey

  25. Horse马2002 • perceptive • cheerful • talented • popular • independent • fun • artistic

  26. Horse1966 1978 1990 2002 2014mǎ马 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1310011/

  27. Famous Horses Muhammad Ali, Halle Berry, Augustus Caesar, Jackie Chan, Clint Eastwood, Genghis Khan, Isaac Newton, Theodore Roosevelt

  28. Ram 羊2003 • compassionate • charming • loving • gentle • tender-hearted • artistic • perfectionist

  29. Ram1967 1979 1991 2003 2015yáng羊 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1317633/

  30. Famous Rams Pamela Anderson, Jane Austen, Chow Yun Fat, Charles Dickens, Thomas Alva Edison, James Madison, Keith Richards, Babe Ruth, Socrates, Mark Twain, Rudolph Valentino, Zhang ZiYi (Actress in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)

  31. Monkey 猴2004 • clever • enthusiastic • confident • skillful • inventive • flexible • happy

  32. Monkey1968 1980 1992 2004 2016hóu猴 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1306095/

  33. Famous Monkeys Johnny Cash, Leonardo da Vinci, Ian Fleming, Mick Jagger, Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue, Martina Navratilova, Diana Ross, Will Smith, Elizabeth Taylor, Harry S. Truman

  34. Rooster 鸡 2005 • hard-working • capable • adventurous • kind • punctual • talented • practical

  35. Rooster1969 1981 1993 2005 2017jī鸡 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1306811/

  36. Famous Roosters Niels Bohr, Eric Clapton, Grover Cleveland, Ben Franklin, Katherine Hepburn, Anna Kournikova, James Mason, Dolly Parton, Britney Spears, Richard Wagner

  37. Dog 狗2006 • generous • helpful • honest • loyal • affectionate • loving • happy

  38. Dog1970 1982 1994 2006 2018gǒu狗 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1305179/

  39. Famous Dogs David Bowie, President George W. Bush, Winston Churchill, Confucius, Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), Alexander Hamilton, Herbert Hoover, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Elvis Presley, Sylvester Stallone

  40. Pig 猪2007 • forgiving • chivalrous • honest • helpful • noble • sincere • popular

  41. Pig1971 1983 1995 2007 2019zhū猪 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1319919/

  42. Famous Pigs Henry Ford, Jean Harlow, King Henry III, Thomas Jefferson, Elton John, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ronald Reagan, John D. Rockefeller, Arnold Schwarzenegger, TupacShakur, George Washington, Tennessee Williams , Ms Casey, Ms. Stringfellow

  43. Bad matches in the zodiac • Rat and Horse • Ox and Ram • Tiger and Monkey • Rabbit and Rooster • Dragon and Dog • Snake and Pig

  44. Review Questions • How many animals are there in the zodiac? • Which animal was 2010? • When Chinese New Year arrives this year, what animal’s year will it be? • Which animal are you? What about your family members? • Do the descriptions of the animal fit you? What about your family members?

  45. Zodiac BINGO • Students create “graffiti wall” on blackboard with all numbers 1-10 and all 12 animals of the zodiac using only Chinese characters • They fill up their BINGO cards with characters from the board (cannot write same one twice) • Use call sheet to give info for them to find character and mark it. Four in a row wins

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