中國24節(jié)氣英語介紹學案

The24SolarTermActivity1---SuperBrain:Writeasquicklyaspossible.立春BeginningofSpring雨水____________驚蟄Awakeningof________春分SpringEquinox/?i?kw?nɑ?ks/清明____________谷雨_________立夏Beginningofsummer小滿GrainBuds/b?d/芒種GraininEar夏至SummerSolstice/?s?lst?s/小暑____________大暑______________立秋BeginningofAutumn處暑____________白露WhiteDew/du?/秋分____________寒露___________霜降_________Descent/d??sent/立冬BeginningofWinter小雪___________大雪__________冬至_____________小寒___________大寒__________Activity2---SuperLearner:Learnthehistoryaboutsolarterms.Fillintheblanksandthinkthequestion:Whyisitcalled“24solarterms”?____________________________________________________________________ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.Morethan2000yearsago,ancientChinesepeople________(create)thisoverallframeworktomarktheannualpassageoftimebased____observationsofthesun'smotion.In_____internationalmeteorologicalfield(國際氣象界)the24solartermsarehonoredas“thefifthgreatinventionofChina”.The24solartermsbeginswithStartofSpring________(follow)byRainWater,InsectsAwaken...andendsupwithMinorColdandMajorCold.SummerSolsticeandWinterSolsticearetwodaysoftheyearwiththelongest_____shortestamountofdaylightrespectively,whileSpringEquinoxandAutumnEquinoxaredayswiththemostbalancedamountofdaytimeandnighttime.Throughthesefourparts,ayear________(divide)intofourpart:SpringSummer,AutumnandWinter.Thissystemnotonlyguides__________(agriculture)production,_________(instruct)farmerstoexpectthechangesintemperature,springplantingandautumnharvestbutalsodirectsChinesefolkcustoms.Anditalsoreflectstheemotionalbond,the_______(wise)andcreativityofChinese,_______respectandliveinharmonywithnature.Activity3---SuperReader:ReadthepassageaboutGrainRainandanswerthequestionsin6mins.24SolarTerms:5thingsyoumaynotknowaboutGrainRainThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.GrainRain,asthelastterminspring,startsonApril20andendsonMay4.GrainRainoriginatesfromtheoldsaying,"Rainbringsupthegrowthofhundredsofgrains,"whichshowsthatthisperiodofrainfallisextremelyimportantforthegrowthofcrops.TheGrainRainsignalstheendofcoldweatherandarapidriseintemperature.HerearefivethingsthatyoumaynotknowabouttheGrainRain.KeytimeforagricultureGrainRainbringsamarkedincreaseintemperatureandrainfallandthegrainsgrowfasterandstronger.It'sakeytimetoprotectthecropsfrominsectpests.SandstormsoccurGrainRainfallsbetweentheendofspringandthebeginningofsummer,withinfrequentcoldairmovingtothesouthandlingeringcoldairinthenorth.FromtheendofApriltothebeginningofMay,thetemperaturerisesmuchhigherthanitdoesinMarch.Withdrysoil,anunsteadyatmosphereandheavywinds,galesandsandstormsbecomemorefrequent.DrinkingteaThereisanoldcustominsouthernChinathatpeopledrinkteaonthedayofGrainRain.SpringteaduringGrainRainisrichinvitaminsandaminoacids(氨基酸),whichcanhelptoremoveheatfromthebodyandisgoodfortheeyes.Itisalsosaidthatdrinkingteaonthisdaywouldpreventbadluck.Eatingtoonasinensis(香椿)PeopleinnorthernChinahavethetraditiontoeatthevegetabletoonasinensisduringGrainRain.AnoldChinesesayinggoes"toonasinensisbeforetherainisastenderassilk".Thevegetableisnutritiousandcanhelptostrengthentheimmunesystem.Itisalsogoodforthestomachandskin.GrainRainFestivalTheGrainRainfestivaliscelebratedbyfishingvillagesinthecoastalareasofnorthernChina.GrainRainmarksthestartofthefishermen'sfirstvoyageoftheyear.Thecustomdatesbackmorethan2,000yearsago,whenpeoplebelievedtheyowedagoodharvesttothegods,whoprotectedthemfromthestormyseas.PeoplewouldworshiptheseaandstagesacrificeritesontheGrainRainfestival,prayingforabountifulharvestandasafevoyagefortheirlovedones.1.whichofthefollowingisnottrueduringGrainRain?A.Thetemperatureandrainfallincrease.B.Thereisstillfrequentcoldairinthenorth.C.Galesandsandstormsareverycommon.D.ThecoldweatherendsduringGrainRain.2.DrinkingteaonthedayofGrainRain____________.A.isanoldcustominNorthernChinaB.canhelptoremoveheatfromtheairC.isgoodfortheeyesD.wouldbringingoodluck3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______________.A.onlyancientChinesecelebratetheGrainRainfestival.B.allthefishermenstarttheirvoyageonthedayofGrainRainC.godsprotectfishermenfromthedangerGrainRainiscrucialbothtofarmingandfishingWhichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedwordstage?periodB.presentC.processD.plantohappenorappearforthefirsttime

B.tohappenorappearforthefirsttime

B.anextremelystrongwindC.thatcannotcatchorbeaffectedbydiseasesD.inlargequantitiesE.slowtoendordisappear

lingering2.bountiful3.immune4.gale5.originateExtensivereadingUNChineseLanguageDayiscelebratedannuallyonApril20.TheeventwassetupbytheUNDepartmentofPublicInformationinordertogetequaluseofallsixofitsofficialworkinglanguagethroughouttheorganization.ThefirstChineseLanguageDaywascelebratedin2010onthe12thofNovember.Butsince2011,thedatehasbeenthe20thofApril.It’sbecauseChineseGuyu,whichisthe6thof24solartermsinthetraditionalChinesecalendar,usuallyjustbeginsaroundthedate,April20.GuyuisimportanttoChinesepeople.EachyeartheywillcelebrateGuyuinmemoryoftheperson:Cangjie,whowasbelievedtocreateChinesecharacters.There’sastorythatwhenCangjiecreatedChinesecharacters,itrainedmillet(粟)；Guyuinsomewaymeans“rainofmillet”.TheChineseLanguageDayfor2021isespeciallytohelppeoplelearnaboutChinesecharactersbasedonsymbols.InthebuildingoftheUNinNewYork,threeevents,whichwereorganizedbyanorganizationconnectedtotheUN,focusedonthreetypesofChinesecharactersbasedonsymbols.Thethreeeventswere,aguidedtouroftheLiangzhuMuseum,alanguageclassonDongbawords,andalectureonthehisto