Transcript
Chinese New YearEnglish For Taiwanese
Prepared By Chuanmin Wu
Preview
• Discuss the questions on p. 8
• Show the video on DVD of the song.
Vocabulary
• Read the vocabulary on p. 10• Go over the meanings and
sentences for vocabulary• Vocabulary exercises on DVD (In-
class practice or homework)
The Text
Read aloud • Have students read the passage. If
students have trouble reading, divide students into groups and take turns to read.
• Individual readingTranslate the text: p.109
• Have students answer the questions for T or F. Answers are on p.119.
• Have students make a list of what we do and why we do it during Chinese New Year. (Those mentioned in the text).
• Give the handout of the table• Answer of the table
Comprehension Questions
Before New Year Day
• Clean house: The junk has been thrown way
• Put up lucky signs on the walls and doors• Put a spring couplet on each side of the
front door outside• Put Fu upside down• The bad luck has gone • Good fortune comes to us
24th of the 12th lunar month
• The Kitchen God and other gods go back to Heaven to report on the affairs of men.
New Year’s Eve
• Have New Year’s Eve dinner• Parents give New Year money in
red envelopes (lucky money)• Stay up past midnight • Light firecrackers• Parents will have a longer life • To welcome the arrival of the New
Year
On New Year’s Day
• Worship ancestors• Visit friends and relatives
On the second day
• Married women return to heir home to visit their parents
On the fourth day
• All gods come back to our world
On the fifth day
• Stores and businesses open
On the fifteenth day
• Celebrate the Lantern Festival
• The table of what we do on Chinese New Year in Taiwan
Conversation
• Practice the conversation on the DVD: Chris visits Joanne
– Watch the video – Read after the speaker– Role play
A question related to the text
• What are other things you must or must not do during the New Year?
The table of the answer
A question relatedto the text
• Name some traditional food we eat during Chinese New Year.
Answer
Welcome to Taiwan
• Extra English readings for Festivals http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002020
Traditional Holidays
• Inter Culture & Arts Association http://www.iov.org.tw/eng/taiwan.asp
Song
• Unit 2 Joy to the World p. 183• The Song from Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evywpq32Oa0
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