2. 外研版 初中一年级 ( 下 ) Module 2 Unit 1

5. the Spring Festival Chinese New Year  1 st of the 1 st lunar( 农历 ) month We celebrate （庆祝） the beginning of the lunar new year. We lift fireworks （烟火） and get lucky money

6. Lantern Festival 15th of the 1st lunar month Make lanterns. Watch fireworks. Eat yuanxiao

7. Dragon Boat Festival 5 th of the 5 th lunar month The day that the poet Qu Yuan died( 死亡 ) Eat rice dumplings and watch boat races

8. Spring Festival 春节 Ready adj. 准备的 get ready for 为 … 准备好 clean v. 打扫；弄干净 cook v. 做饭；烹饪 learn v. 学；学会 dragon n. 龙 dragon dance 舞龙 New words:

9. lantern n. 灯笼 Lantern Festival 元宵节 meal n. 一餐，一顿饭 make v. 做；制作 sweep v. 打扫 floor n. 地板 happen v. 发生 help v. 帮助

10. learn a dragon dance make lanterns sweep the floor cook the mealsweep the floor

11. Get ready for the Spring Festival: clean the house cook the meal learn a dragon dance make lanterns sweep the floor 1 cleaning the house 2 cooking the meal 3 getting ready for the Spring Festival 4 learning a dragon dance 5 making lanterns 6 sweeping the floor √ √ √ √ √ √ 541 23

12. Choose the best answers to the questions : 1 Are they getting ready for the Spring Festival? Yes they are./No, they aren’t. 2 Are the boys making lanterns? Yes they are./No, they aren’t. 3 Is Lingling’s mother sweeping the floor? Yes, she is./No,she isn’t. 4 Is her aunt cooking the meal? Yes, she is./No,she isn’t. 5 Is Lingling’s grandmother cooking the meal? Yes, she is./No,she isn’t. 6 Is Lingling’s father working? Yes,he is./No,he isn’t.

13. Answer the questions. 1 What are the boys doing? 2 What is Lingling doing? 3 What is Lingling ‘mother doing? 4 What is Lingling’aunt doing? 5 What is Lingling’grandmother doing? 6 What is Lingling’s father doing? They’re learning a dragon dance. She’s making lanterns. She’s cleaning the house. She’s sweeping the floor. She’s cooking the meal. He’s working.

14. 句型练习： 1.Is your uncle making lanterns?( 做否定回答） __________________________________________ 2.She’s sweeping the floor at the moment. （改为一 般疑问句） __________________________________________ 3.They’re getting ready for the Lantern Festival. （就画线部分提问） __________________________________________ 4.Meal, cooking, grandma, is, now, my,the （连词成 句） __________________________________________ 5.Hi,Lingling. What’s happening? （改为同义句） Hi, Linging. What ______ you________? No, he isn’t. Is she sweeping the floor at the moment? What are they getting ready for? My mother is cooking the meal now. are doing