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Pre-reading

P2

What has changed the ways people celebrate the Spring Festival?

How did you celebrate the Spring Festival before? How do you celebrate it now?

While-reading

P3

2. How many people sent hongbao through Alipay to friends and family this year?

1. How do most Chinese people traditionally celebrate the Spring Festival?

They spend New Year’s Eve around the family dinner table while watching the New Year’s Gala on TV and head outside at midnight to light fireworks.

Answer the following questions.

More than 100 million people.

While-reading

P4

4. What is the true meaning of the Spring Festival?

3. Why were fewer fireworks lit up to celebrate the Spring Festival this year?

Because the government urged people to limit the amount of fireworks they set off due to the concern about the environment/the terrible air quality.

Answer the following questions.

The importance of the family and the belief that, in the new year, life will be better.

While-reading

P5

1. Which of the following is NOT a traditional way to celebrate the Spring Festival?

A. Traveling and shopping abroad.

B. Giving red envelopes to children.

C. Watching the New Year’s Gala on TV.

D. Lighting up multi-colored fireworks.

Choose the best answer.

While-reading

P6

2. ______ has changed the ways people celebrate the Spring Festival.

① The increase of income

② The ratings of the New Year’s Gala

③ The improvement of the environment

④ The development of technology

A. ①② B. ①③ C. ①④ D. ②④

Choose the best answer.

While-reading

P7

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. People went shopping in Thailand and the Maldives because of the yuan’s exchange rate.

B. The ratings for the New Year’s Gala have dropped because Internet views were not counted in.

C. With the help of Alipay, people can hand more red envelopes to friends and family.

D. The true meaning of the Spring Festival has changed with the change of people’s life.

Choose the best answer.

Language study

P8

这句句子中，三个现在分词作状语，表示行为方式、伴随状态或补充说明，是主语的另一个、较次要的动作，相当于一个由 and 引导的并列结构。

This year, more than five million Chinese spent the New Year away from home, relaxing on beaches in Thailand and the Maldives or taking advantage of the yuan’s favorable exchange rate and shopping for bargains in London, Paris, South Korea and Japan.

Sentence structure

Language study

P9

He lay on the grass, staring at the sky for a long time.

她捧着许多书走进了房间。

他躺在草地上，长时间地望着天空。carrying a lot of booksShe came into the room, __________________.

Sentence structure

________________________________________________________.

Language study

P10

1. He rushed in with a(n) ______________ letter from Hong Kong.2. To the teacher’s great ______________, all his students passed

the examination.3. You should ensure that all the waste is properly and safely

______________ of.4. If you smoke, then your whole respiratory system (呼吸系统 ) is

______________ under attack.

Complete each sentence with the proper form of the given words.

disposable delighted urge constant

After-reading

P11

What does the Spring Festival mean to Chinese people?

Imagine how people will celebrate the Spring Festival 100 years from now.

Further discussion

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