英语：Unit 6 Lesson 22 They are preparing for New Year课件（北师大版八年级上）.pptVIP

Lesson 22 They are preparing for New Year. Background Knowledge It falls on the first day of the the first lunar month (阴历正月). People follow many national and local customs. They paste spring poems (贴春联) with lucky words on the door. They eat delicious food with symbolic values (有象征意义的美味食品). They exchange greetings with friends and relatives. Do you know what is he doing? Do you know what are they doing? Do you know what are they? Guess what they are doing and why Writing an E-mail Cleaning the house Painting the window frames Writing out the couplets Questions for 2.1 Where is Josh? Why is it a very special time for him? Whom is Josh staying with? How is he feeling now? I _________(have) a great time here in Beijing. It’s a very special time now because Chinese people __________ (get) ready to celebrate the New Year. It is a time when all the family ____ (get) together. ’m having are getting gets As I _____(tell) you before, I _________(stay) with the Zhang family. When they ____________ (prepare) for New year, there ___(be) many special traditions and the Zhangs ____________(follow) some of them. told ’m staying are preparing are are following For example, right now, Mrs. Zhang __________(clean) the house. People ______(clean) their houses from top to bottom. Mr. Zhang __________(paint) the window frames of the house with red paint. Lucy, the Zhang’s daughter _________(write) out the spring couplets. Chinese ____(hang) these couplets on their front doors. is cleaning clean is painting is writing hang Present continuous 主语 + be + V.(-ing) sweep paint decorate buy prepare cut hang send the window frames new clothes the couplets the floor food New Year Cards hair the house What are your family preparing for New Year? sweep the floor clean the house paint the front door of the house paint the window frames decorate the house with flowers cut hair buy new clothes prepare food for the New Year meal decorate the house with