Chinese people all over the world celebrate the start of their new year in January, 28th. It’s an important festival and has many customs attached to it. What do you know about this festival?
Go to the following webpages
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ChineseNewYear/WhatIsChineseNewYear.aspx
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ChineseNewYear/FamilyCelebrations.aspx
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ChineseNewYear/Zodiac
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Check the meaning of these words in a learner’s dictionary such as the
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Write the answers to the questions:
1) When is Chinese New Year?
2) Is it the same date every year?
3) How long do celebrations last?
4) How is the Chinese calendar different
from calendars in other countries?
5) What do families like to eat for dinner
at Chinese New Year?
6) What does the cook hide in the food?
7) What do families do after dinner?
8) Why is red an important colour for
New Year
9) How many years are there in the
zodiac cycle?
10) How are the years named?
11) Why are animals important in the
Chinese zodiac?
12) Find out which animal you are. Write
down words to describe your personality
Write down 1 interesting
fact for each section:
Family Celebrations
The Chinese Zodiac
What is Chinese New Year?
Diego and Alejandro :
ReplyDelete1) When is Chinese New Year? on february
2) Is it the same date every year?
3) How long do celebrations last? fifteen days
4) How is the Chinese calendar different from calendars in other countries? It is made up of a cycle of twelve years
5) What do families like to eat for dinner at Chinese New Year? they eat jiaozi
6) What does the cook hide in the food? a coins
7) What do families do after dinner? play a cards games or play boardgames
8) Why is red an important colour for New Year? red colour symbolises good luck and wealth
9) How many years are there in the zodiac cycle?The Chinese zodiac follows a twelve year cycle
10) How are the years named?each of the years being named after an animal
11) Why are animals important in the Chinese zodiac?hat people born in a particular year take on the characteristics of the animal associated with that year.
12) Find out which animal you are. Write down words to describe your personality
Diego and Alejandro is goat
DANI Y MARIO Write the answers to the questions:
ReplyDelete1) When is Chinese New Year?
28 JANUARY
2) Is it the same date every year?
NO
3) How long do celebrations last?
15 DAYS
4) How is the Chinese calendar different from calendars in other countries?
YES
5) What do families like to eat for dinner at Chinese New Year?
dumplings
6) What does the cook hide in the food?
7) What do families do after dinner?
8) Why is red an important colour for New Year
9) How many years are there in the zodiac cycle?
10) How are the years named?
11) Why are animals important in the Chinese zodiac?
12) Find out which animal you are. Write down words to describe your personality
1) When is Chinese New Year?
ReplyDeletein january or february
2) Is it the same date every year?
it is not.is corresponds to the moon
3) How long do celebrations last?
is during 15 days
4) How is the Chinese calendar different from calendars in other countries?
It is made up of a cycle of twelve years
5) What do families like to eat for dinner at Chinese New Year?
they eat for dinner jiaozi
6) What does the cook hide in the food?
gold and silver
7) What do families do after dinner?
sit up playing cards games
8) Why is red an important colour for New Year
symbolises good luck and wealth
9) How many years are there in the zodiac cycle?
there are 12 years
10) How are the years named?
ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,
goat,monkey,hen,dog,boar and rat
11) Why are animals important in the Chinese zodiac?
because they represent the years
12) Find out which animal you are. Write down words to describe your personality
daniela. i am a monkey.clever, but mischievous.
lidia. i am a monkey .clever ,but mischievous.
daniela y lidia 1`f
CHIHABEDDIN AND IVAN
ReplyDelete1) When is Chinese New Year?28 OF JANUARY
2) Is it the same date every year?NO
3) How long do celebrations last?FIFTEEN DAYS
4) How is the Chinese calendar different from calendars in other countries?THAT CHANGES YEAR TO YEAR
5) What do families like to eat for dinner at Chinese New Year?JIAOZI IS THE FOOD
6) What does the cook hide in the food?A COIN
7) What do families do after dinner?SIT UP PLAYING CARDS
8) Why is red an important colour for New YearBECOUSE HAS A CARD WITH A FISH
9) How many years are there in the zodiac cycle?TWELVE YERAS
10) How are the years named?NAMEDOF ANIMAL
11) Why are animals important in the Chinese zodiac?BECOUSE ANIMAL NAMED A YEAR
12) Find out which animal you are. Write down words to describe your personality
WE ARE MONKEY