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Unit N i n e. Fireworks Festival. Unit N i n e. SITUATION BEFORE READING READING VOCABULARY OR TERM EXTRA READING SENTENCE PATTERN LANGUAGE SKILL DIALOGUE WRITING GRAMMAR TIP GUIDE REMINDER. SITUATION. Home. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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SITUATIONBEFORE READINGREADINGVOCABULARY OR TERMEXTRA READINGSENTENCE PATTERNLANGUAGE SKILLDIALOGUEWRITINGGRAMMAR TIPGUIDE REMINDER

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SITUATIONHomeHome

The Lantern Festival is very important festival in Taiwan. Many cultural activities are held around the island at this time. Try to introduce one of these activities; the Yanshuei Firework Festival.

Tip: First try to collect more information about the history of the firework

festival and organize it in written form.

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SITUATIONHomeHome

The Taiwan Lantern Festival of 2007 in Chiayi attracted many visitors with the theme lantern of Formosan Wild Boar and various pig-lantern exhibition.台灣燈會元宵節正式點燈,以嘉義阿里山區的「台灣山豬」作為主題,各式豬花燈眩耀登場,吸引許多民眾前往參觀。資料來源:聯合知識庫

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BEFORE READINGHomeHome

Check the correct answers (multiple choice) for questions about Guan-gong, a godworshiped by many Taiwanese people.

a. Is Guan-gong a god for

b. Is Guan-gong a god in

c. Was Guan-gong was

d. What do the Chinese words Guan and gong mean?

e. Is Guan-gong a main god in Wumiao?

f. What is a better English translation for Wumiao?

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BEFORE READINGHomeHome

a. rightfulness, brotherhood

b. a local religion, China, Taiwan

c. a historical figure, a general

d. Kuan is a Chinese surname and Kong is a

respectful title.

e. Yes.

f. The Martian Temple

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GUIDE REMINDERHomeHome

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a. History of the YanShuei Firework Festival.

b. Wumiao and the Octagonal Hall.

Beehive Rockets

The Yanshuei Firework Festival is one fantastic event during the Lantern Festival, which is held once a year; the 15th day after the Chinese New Year. Over 80,000 people crowd into the old narrow streets of Yanshuei town with less than 25,000 residents each year.

Reading Ⅰ

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GUIDE REMINDERHomeHome

Fireworks and firecrackers are often used to symbolize either the greeting of good or scaring away evil in Taiwan. They are often used to celebrate weddings, festivals, and deities’ birthdays.

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GUIDE REMINDERHomeHome

Over one hundred years ago, an epidemic broke out in the Yanshui area, and many people died. So, they carried a statue of Guan-gong around the streets of Yanshuei and let off firecrackers at the same time. Eventually, the plague came to an end and the town, which was then the fourth most important harbor in Taiwan, was finally able to restart its business activities.

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GUIDE REMINDERHomeHome

Nowadays, the firecracker-parade, with folk performances, a food fair featuring local snacks, and other activities all have become important festival themes on the day of the Lantern Festival in Yanshuei.

The fantastic night view of hundreds of thousands of firecrackers being shot into the sky has attracted numerous people to the Lantern Festival. A full-faced motorcycle helmet and thick fireproof clothing are needed if you want towatch up close the parade and enjoy the excitement, almost like a gun battle.

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GUIDE REMINDERHomeHome

Wumiao was built in 1668, during the late Ming Dynasty of China. There are a lot of ancient inscriptions that can be seen all around the temple. Probably the first such marking you will see is the pillar couplets found on both sides of the gate. These ancient couplets, as well as sign slips on a giant beam in front of the old statue of the temple god, were produced at the time the temple was founded.

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GUIDE REMINDERHomeHome

Near the Yanshuei bus stop you will find the most impressive historical landmark of the town, called the Octagonal Hall. It is the most wellpreserved wooden architecture in the town; a two-story building built with Fujhou fir and lime. The most interesting aspect of this building is the octagonal ridge of the roof.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

Read the following words out loud with a teacher, or read them on your own.

Beehive Rockets ( Reaing I )

firework [ 'fA0r`w"k ] n.

-- A device consisting of explosives, set off to produce colored lights, smoke, and noise for amusement.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

beehive n.

-- A structure for housing bees.

Lantern

-- A decorative case for a light, often of paper.

[ ' bihA0v ]

[ 'l$ntQn ] n.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

participation

-- The act of taking part or sharing in something.

crowd

-- To draw or stand near to together.

[ pAr`t0sD'peNDn ] n.

[ krAud ] v.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

promote

-- To contribute to the progress or growth of.

firecracker

-- A small explosive device in a heavy paper casing, made to explode to make noise, as at celebrations.

[ prD'mot ] v.

[ 'fa0r`kr$kQ ] n.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

symbolize

-- To represent or identify by a symbol.

deity

-- A god or goddess.

[ 's0mbl`a0z ] v.

[ 'diDt0 ] n.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

epidemic

-- An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and extensively.

commemorate

-- To honor the memory of someone or an event with a

ceremony.

[ `Gp0'dGm0k ] n.

[ kD'mGmD`ret ] v.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

parade

-- A line or extended group of moving persons or things.

sponsor

-- One that finances a project or an event carried out by another person or group.

[ pD'red ] n .

[ 'spansQ ] n .

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

helmet

-- A protective covering, usually made of metal, designed to protect the head.

fireproof

-- Resistant to damage by fire.

[ 'hGlm0t ] n .

[ 'fA0r'pr?f ] adj .

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

bruise

-- An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by broken blood vessels and discoloring.

[ bruz ] n .

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

Side Trip in Yan-Shuei ( Reading II )

prosperous

-- Having economic success; flourishing.

pillar

-- A freestanding and vertical support; a column.

[ 'prAspDrDs ] adj.

[ 'p0lQ ] n.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

couplet [ 'kKpl0t ] n.

-- A unit of verse consisting of two successive lines, usually rhyming and having the same meter and often forming acomplete thought or syntactic unit.

sign slip [sA0n][sl0p] n .

-- A long narrow piece of wood or bamboo indicating a god’s instruction.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

Beam [ bim ] n.

-- A squared-off log or a large piece of timber, metal, or stone used especially as a horizontal support in const

ruction..

censer [ 'sGnsQ ] n .

-- A vessel in which incense (a substance that produces a

fragrant odor when burned) is burned, especially during religious services.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

edict [ 'id0kt ] n .

-- A order or proclamation issued by an authority.

imperial [ 0m'p0r0Dl ] adj.

-- Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire.

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VOCABULARY OR TERMHomeHome

Lime [ lA0m ] n.

-- A substance produced by heating limestone (consisting

mostly of calcium carbonate, CaCO3.)

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SENTENCE PATTERNHomeHome

a. …call upon/on …..

….ask….

….beg….

Example:

The resident called on the emperor not to tax people.

The resident asked the emperor not to tax people.

The resident begged the emperor not to tax people.

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SENTENCE PATTERNHomeHome

b. ……drive out……

…….expel…..

Example:

They expelled the ambassador from their country.

They drove out the ambassador from their country.

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SENTENCE PATTERNHomeHome

c. …..fire off…..

….fire…..

Example:

The soldier fired off the gun at the civilian.

The soldier fired the gun at the civilian.

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LANGUAGE SKILLHomeHome

Introclucl a local dish to your clients.

Tell the name of a local dish to your clients.

1. It is called….in Chinese

2. We call it….in Chinese

3. Its Chinese name is

4. It has a Chinese name a

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LANGUAGE SKILLHomeHome

To explain what the dish is to the clients.

1. It is a kind of…...

2. It is a bit like…...

3. It is made of……. b

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GRAMMAR TIP

The order of adjectives preceding a noun:

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《 both, all 》《 article, possessive, demonstrative 》《 numerals 》《 property 》《 length, size, shape 》《 old,new 》《 color 》《 proper adjective 》《 material 》

+ noun

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GRAMMAR TIP

E. G.ˇThe Octagon Hall is one of those two old

red brick buildings in the town. × The Octagon Hall is one of those two brick old red buildings in the town.ˇDo you know those three pretty young

Taiwanese children? × Do you know those pretty three young

Taiwanese children?

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