五年级上册英语Unit 4 Lesson 20 The Spring Festival Coming! 【冀教版】（三起）

五年级上册英语Unit4Lesson20The Spring Festival Coming!冀教版三起IntroductionThe Spring Festival,also knownas ChineseNew Year,is amajor festivalcelebratedby theChinese people.It fallson thefirst dayof thelunar calendar,which usuallyfalls betweenJanuary21and February

20.In thislesson,we willlearnabout thecustoms andtraditions of the Spring Festival.Vocabulary•reunion n.-the actof comingtogether againafter beingapart•ancestor n.-a personfrom whomone isdescended,especially ifmoreremote thana grandparent;a forefather•celebrate v.-to observea dayor eventwith ceremoniesof respect,festivity,or rejoicing•tradition n.-the handingdown ofbeliefs,customs,or practicesfromgeneration to generation•couplet n.-a pairof successivelines ofverse,especially apairthat rhymeand areof thesame length•decorate v.-to makesomething lookmore attractiveby addingthingsto it•dumpling n.-a smallsavoury ballof doughtypically filled with meat,vegetables,or both•fireworks n.-a devicecontaining gunpowderand othercombustiblechemicals thatcauses aspectacular explosionwhen ignited,used typicallyfordisplay orin celebrationsDialogueMum:Look!The SpringFestival iscoming soon.We mustclean the house.Tom:Mum:Why dowe clean thehouse,Mum Well,Chinese peoplebelieve cleaningyourhouse beforethe SpringFestival comes will sweep away bad luck and bringTom:Mum:good luck.Wow!That soundsgreat!After wecleanthehouse,we canTom:put up couplets on the doors to welcome good luck.What arecouplets,MumMum:They aretwo redpieces ofpaper thathave goodwishes writtenon them.Tom:They areusually puton thedoors ofhouses.Cool!Can Ihelp pastecoupletsMum:on thedoors Sure,you canhelp.TextThe SpringFestival isan importantholiday inChina.It sa timeforfamily reunions,celebrating withfriends,and enjoyingthe traditionsthathave beenhanded downfrom generationto generation.One ofthe mostimportant traditionsofthe SpringFestival is cleaningthehouse.Chinese peoplebelieve thatcleaning yourhouse beforethe SpringFestivalcomeswillsweepawaybadluckand bringgood luck.Another traditionis puttingupcoupletson thedoorstowelcomegood luck.Couplets aretwo redpieces ofpaper thathave goodwishes writtenon them.They areusually putonthedoors ofhouses.There isalso a tradition ofeating dumplingsduring theSpringFestival.Dumplings aresmall ballsof doughthat arefilledwithmeat,vegetables,orboth.They area popularfood during theSpringFestival.Finally,there isatraditionof settingoff fireworksduringtheSpringFestival.Fireworks area wayto celebrateandbringgoodluckfor thecomingyear.ConclusionThe SpringFestivalisan importantholiday inChina.It isa timeforfamily reunions,celebrating withfriends,and enjoyingthe traditionsthathave beenhanded downfrom generationtogeneration.From cleaningthe housetoeating dumplingsand settingoff fireworks,there aremany customsandtraditions associatedwith theSpringFestival.It isa timeof joy,hope,andhappiness.。