英文课件-The Spring Festival

1、a1The Spring FestivalEng.dep. karaa2Main contentu Origin of the new yearu Traditions of the new yearu Blessings & greetingsa3Origin of the new year Say something about the nian，the monster ,whats your opinion?a4a5So, who can tell me all the 12 animals in the right order?Rat,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,sn

2、ake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dog and boar. The year of the sheep.a6Listening material AL: Spring Festival is the most important festival to us. Do you know anything about it?V: Not too much. Just that its the lunar calendars New Year(阴历年). Its different from New Year in the West.L: Yes, thats righ

3、t. Its the first day of the lunar month, and it originated in the Shang dynasty（商朝） at around 1600 BC. It is based on the peoples sacrifices to their gods and ancestors and the end of a year and the beginning of a new one.V: The Shang dynasty? Thats a long time ago. I had no idea it had such a long

4、history. And its always the first day of the lunar month?a7L: Strictly speaking. it starts every year in the early days of the 12 lunar month and will last to the middle of the first lunar month of the next year. The most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first 3 days.V: I see that you

5、and your family are all at home. Dont you have to work during Spring Festival?L: No, we dont need to work. The government has made it a 7 day national holiday. We usually spend the time with family and friends.V: Do you do anything special on the other days?L: Yes. On the 8th day of the 12th lunar m

6、onth we eat some very special food. Its called Laba Congee(腊八粥). We roll balls from the glutinous rice(糯米), fill them with berries or beans（水果、豆沙馅） and boil them in water. Nowadays, you can even buy glutinous rice balls filled with chocolate!V: Sounds delicious. Are there any other significant days?

7、a8L: The 23rd day of the 12m lunar month we call Preliminary Eve(小年). At this time, people offer sacrifices to the kitchen god. But, to be honest, in this day and age,most families cook wonderful food, get together and enjoy themselves.V: Well, Im happy to be here for all of the celebrations. Someon

8、e told me we will watch an interesting TV show tonight.L: Yes, CCTV has a special New Year variety show with all of our top stars ,singers, dancers, comedians, everything!V: OK, lets watch it together.a9Traditional customsWhat kinds of traditions in your hometown?a10Spring-cleaning (sweeping the dus

9、t大扫除)a11Do some spring festival shopping(购置年货)a12Preliminary eve（小年）a13Spring couplets（春联）a14Door-god（门神）a15The Chinese character “fu”（迎福）a16Other New Year pictures (年画)a17The lunar New Years Eve(除夕)Reunion dinner （年夜饭）Beautiful steamed bread(花馒头)Dumplings （饺子）Rice cake(年糕)The CCTV New Years Gala (春

10、节联欢晚会)Staying up late （守岁）a18Gift money （压岁钱）Luck talk 吉祥话Lunar New Years visit（拜年）a19Listening material BKey words: Dumplings （饺子） majiang(麻将) set off firecrackers(放鞭炮) fireworks(烟花) dragon dance(舞龙) red envelope（红包）a20Blessings & greetingsHappy new year-恭贺新禧Everything goes well-吉祥如意Wishing you prosperity-恭喜发财Surplus year after year-年年有余Peace all year round-岁岁平安Good luck in the new year-新春大吉Treasures fill the home-金玉满堂Business flourishes-生意兴隆Harmony brings wealth-和气生财a21May all your wishes come true-心想事成The country flourishes and people live in peace-国泰民安Money and treas