Lesson 12

Tourist Events and Festivities

Learning Tasks

• Getting more knowledge of Spring Festival.

• Learn the new words and the phrases in the new dialogue.

• Language points in the dialogue

Do the exercise on page 152

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West.

pay New Year’s visits

All the people will do one thing that is

The traditional way :drop a visit and send new year cards. Nowadays :use telephone, email.

剪纸 Paper-cuts

Gift money压岁钱 ; Money given to children as a lunar New Year giftRed envelopes or red packets

Set off fireworks and firecrackers

The dinner on New Year's Eve

Word Bank

1.generation n. 2.roof n. 3.lantern n. 4.carpet n. 5.fortune n. 6.daughter-in-law n. 7.move(in) v. 8.reaction n.

9. eyesight n.10. uneasy adj.11. reunion n.12. wash (up) v.13. dishwasher n.14. set (off) v.15. firecracker n.

16.scare v. scare away 把…吓跑 scare buying n. 抢购 17. firework n.

18. argue v. argue for 赞成；支持； argue against 反对；据理反对；争辩 19. ban v.

20. pay New Year’s visits

Language points in the dialogue 1. three generations living under one roof

grandma, grandson, great grand father,

great grand daughter

2. Cool eg. She looks so cool in that dress!3. fairly quick in one’s reactions

fairly good in one’s eyesighta bit weak in one’s hearingquite low in one’s IQvery much alike in one’s appearance

4.Is there anything happening tomorrow?

The difference between happen and take place

5.daughter-in-law

father-/mother-in-lawson-in-lawbrother-in-lawsister-in-law

6.New Year’s Red Envelope

Thank you!