重大版第3册unit5_Further_reading

1、 A Game: check your memoryA Game: check your memory Match the following words and expressions with their Chinese meanings. DiscussionName: They are called in Chinese and inin English. Materials:They are made in of various colours, gum, and small decorations made of porcelain or jade.中国结中国结Chinese Fa

2、ncy KnotsChinese Fancy KnotsStringsStringsUse:They are used as of good luck to decorate houses, clothes, fans, and jade pendant and some other things.Meanings: They are of prosperity, happiness, wealth and longevity.symbolsymbols ssymbolssymbolsChinese fancy knots are closely related to everyday lif

3、e of the Chinese and express their aspirations for a better life.1) In what way are Chinese fancy knots related to Chinese culture? Fast reading: Answer the following questions in pairs.2) Why are Chinese knots important to Chinese people? Because Chinese fancy knots are regarded as signs of happine

4、ss and good luck by the Chinese people.Careful reading: Complete the following table about the development of Chinese fancy knots. When What happenedIn primitive times People kept records and accounts by tying knots. Later they used knots as symbols of good luck to decorate their clothes. When What

5、happenedIn feudal timesIn recent yearsWomen devoted most of their time to needlework at home. Chinese fancy knots have become very popular in China.Decide whether each of the following statement is true or false. Correct the false one(s).1) Chinese fancy knots were very popular in China.2) Chinese f

6、ancy knots are all of complicated designs.3) Chinese fancy knots are made of a single piece of string only.TFsimple or T4) In the past, Chinese women could go out often, so they made a lot of Chinese fancy knots and sold them.5) An endless chain of knots symbolizes prosperity, happiness, wealth and longevity.at home notFTImagine that you are a reporter from America and very interested in Chinese fancy knots.A