Enjoy ReadingThe Chinese Lunar New Year

• Lantern Festival

lanterns

rice dumplings

set off fireworks

Qing Ming Festival

remember the dead

Eat qingtuan

Dragon Boat Festival

Qu Yuan

dragon boat races

Zhong zi

Mid-Autumn Festival

enjoy the full moon

eat moon cakes

Spring Festival

Spring Festival begins on Jan. 1 of the lunar calendar.

Before the New Year, people go shopping and decorate their houses.

Spring Festival couplets

Paper cuts

New Year pictures

On New Year’s Eve, family members gather together and have New Year’s Eve dinner.

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After dinner, people stay up until midnight watching the New Year Gala Evening programme.

When the clock strikes 12, people set off firecrackers and fireworks to welcome the coming of the New Year.

On New Year’s Day, people greet each other with “Happy New Year!” Children receive “lucky money” from their elders.

Spring Festival begins on _______ ______ of the lunar calendar. Before the festival people become busy _________ _____ it. On New Year’s Eve family members _______ _________ to eat various kinds of delicious ________. Many people _______ _____ until midnight, watching the New Year Gala Evening programmes on CCTV. When the clock _______ ___, people ______ ______ firecrackers and fireworks to ________ the coming of the New Year. On New Year’s Day people _______ each other with______ ______ and children receive “______ ______” from their elders.

January 1

preparing forgather togetherfood stay up

strikes 12

set offwelcome

greet Happy New Yearlucky money

begins on Jan. 1 of…

Before…go shopping …decorate…

On New Year’s Eve,…gather together and have…

After dinner, …stay up until…watching…

When the clock strikes … set off…to welcome the coming of…

greet each other with…. receive lucky money

Sentence Translation

1. 在除夕 , 家人们团聚在一起吃年夜饭 .(2 points)

On New Year’s Eve, family members gather together for New Year’s Eve dinner.

2. 在端午节人们吃粽子和举行龙舟赛。 (2 points)

People eat zongzi and hold dragon boat races on the Dragon Boat Festival.

3. 过年前，人们忙于打扫和装饰他们的房间 。 (3 points)

A few days before the New Year, people are busy doing spring cleaning and decorating their houses.

4. 当时钟敲响 12 ，人们燃放烟花爆竹来迎接新年的到来。

(4 points)

When the clock strikes twelve, people set off firecrackers and fireworks to welcome the coming of the New Year.

5. 感恩节是在 11 月第四个星期四。人们感谢他们生活中许多美好的事物。（ 8 points)

Thanksgiving Day comes on the fourth Thursday in November. People give thanks for many good things in their lives.

Prizes for the winners !

Assignment:

recite the text