新世紀英語八年級上冊教案 Unit 1 Culture and Customs
on new year’s day, people, wearing their new clothes and bring presents, visit their relatives and friends. they greet each other with “happy new year!” children receive “lucky money” from their elders, with which they can buy books, toys and food they like.
but the traditional way of celebrating the new year has been changing in recent years. instead of having the family reunion party at home, many families go traveling to other parts of china or to other countries.
( t ) 1 . spring festival begins on january 1st of the lunar calendar.
( t ) 2 . family members gather together on new year’s eve.
( f ) 3 . many people didn’t go to bed until midnight, watching fireworks.
( f ) 4 . children wear their new clothes to visit their grandparents.
( t ) 5 . nowadays many families like to go traveling to other parts of china
or to other countries.
christmas
december 25 is christmas day. in most western countries it is the most important day in the year. all the people come back to their home to have the day with their parents or their children. on christmas day bells ring everywhere. new year is coming. people sing and dance day and night. they have a good time.
most families buy a christmas tree for their children. and there are presents hanging from the tree here and there. people also put presents in children’s shoes. in many places santa claus king himself brings parents to them. santa claus is a bag there are a lot of presents.
christmas is also a day when people enjoy all kinds of food. but some poor people have no homes to live in and no food to eat. they even die of cold and hunger on christmas day. have you read the story “a little match girl”? the little girl died on the morning of new year’s day.
( f ) 1 . christmas is the most important day in the year all over the world.
( t ) 2 . on christmas day , people like to sing and dance.
( f ) 3 . santa claus wears blue clothes.
( f ) 4 . there are a lot of christmas trees in santa claus’ bag.