师:Hello, boys and girls.
生:Hello, Lisa.
师:I'm your new English teacher, Miss Zhen. So nice to meet you.
生:Nice to meet you too. How are you today?
师:I'm fine, thank you. Okay, you're very fine. And how about you?
生:I'm very happy.
师:You're very happy. And today, Miss Zhen is very happy too, because I think it's a very nice day to have a class with you. Do you think so?
生:Yes.
师:And now let's have a review. So last class we talked about the legend of him and we know how to say the 12 Chinese zodiac. Great. So, before this class, first let's enjoy a poem. “With crackers cracking noise, the old year passed away. The vernal breeze brings us warm wine and a warm spring day. The rising sun shines light on doors of a household. New peach - wood charms are put up to replace the old.” Is it a beautiful poem?
生:Yes.
师:This time I say English and you say Chinese. Okay? With crackers cracking noise, the old year passed away.
生:哇,简单。
师:The vernal breeze brings us warm wine and a warm spring day.
生:(回答)
师:The rising sun shines light on doors of each household. New peach - wood charms are put up to replace the old.
生:(回答)
师:Excellent. And this poem is the “Lunar New Year's Day” written by 王安石。So, boys and girls, do you know what festival this poem is about?
生:What festival is the Spring Festival.
师:Yes, it's about the Spring Festival. You can come here and get a red packet. You're welcome. So today we will talk about Unit 12, the Spring Festival.
生:Spring Festival.
师:So, boys and girls, you know, the Spring Festival is a traditional festival in China. And there are so many customs of the Spring Festival. Do you know “custom”?
生:(疑惑表情)
师:Customs means traditional ways of doing things. Follow me. Customs. Custom, customs.
生:Customs, customs, customs of the Spring Festival.
师:Customs of the Spring Festival. So today we will talk about the customs of the Spring Festival. Yeah, let's watch a video and you should tell me the customs you see from the video. Do you know?
生:Okay.
师:The Spring Festival Celebration is a continuous process, starting from the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunar month. People often worship the Kitchen God, clean their houses, do some shopping and put up Spring Festival decorations. What customs do you see from this video? You please.
生:They sometimes check the certain legend.
师:Oh, you mean do some shopping? Okay, you got it. They do some shopping. Follow me, do some shopping. Do you love shopping? And we can ask, what do people do before the Spring Festival? Follow me. What do people do before the Spring Festival?
生:(跟读)
师:What about you? I like your pronunciation very much. What do people do before the Spring Festival?
生:They do some shopping before the Spring Festival.
师:So they do some shopping before the Spring Festival. And what else do you think?
生:Clean the house.
师:Yes, they clean the house. Clean, clean, clean, clean the house. So what do people do before the Spring Festival?
生:They clean the house before the Spring Festival.
师:And what else, Tina?
生:Oh, they will get red packets. They will have a big family reunion dinner.
师:Okay. And some say it's a Red Lantern. Yes, it's a Red Lantern. Follow me. Lantern. Lantern. What color is the Lantern?
生:Red.
师:So it's a Red Lantern. Before the Spring Festival, there are so many Red Lanterns. So what do people do before the Spring Festival?
生:They hang red lanterns.
师:Yes, they hang red lanterns. Follow me, hang red lanterns. Hang red lanterns. Hang red lanterns. So what do people do before the Spring Festival?
生:Hang red lanterns before the Spring Festival.
师:Boys and girls, please listen. What's this?
生:It's crackers.
师:And we can also say it's firecrackers. Follow me, firecrackers. Fire - crackers.
生:Firecrackers.
师:Who can read it? You please.
生:Firecracker.
师:Great. How about you?
生:Firecracker.
师:Wonderful. Okay, now this group altogether, firecrackers. What do you think people do with firecrackers before the Spring Festival? Do you know?
生:Light them.
师:Look, this is lighting. Got it. Follow me. Light firecrackers.
生:Light firecrackers.
师:So before the Spring Festival, they light firecrackers. And what is this?
生:Fireworks.
师:Yes, fireworks. Fireworks, fireworks, fireworks. And the fireworks are very beautiful. Do you like lighting fireworks?
生:Yes.
师:You like lighting fireworks. So who do you light fireworks with?
