《五年级上册英语Unit 12 春节思维导图》

中心主题：Spring Festival (春节)

I. Before the Spring Festival (春节前)

• A. Preparations (准备工作)

  • 1. Cleaning the house (打扫房子)
       • Vocabulary: clean, sweep, dust, tidy up
       • Phrases: clean the house, sweep the floor, dust the furniture, tidy up the room
       • Purpose: To get rid of bad luck and welcome good luck. (去除霉运，迎接好运)
  • 2. Shopping for New Year's goods (购买年货)
       • Vocabulary: goods, buy, sell, market, supermarket
       • Examples of goods: food, clothes, decorations, gifts
       • Phrases: go shopping, buy New Year's goods, go to the market, go to the supermarket
  • 3. Decorating the house (装饰房子)
       • Vocabulary: decorate, decoration, paper cuttings, lanterns, Spring Festival couplets, lucky knot
       • Phrases: put up..., hang up..., stick...on...
       • Examples: put up paper cuttings on the windows, hang up lanterns, stick Spring Festival couplets on the door
  • 4. Making dumplings (包饺子)
       • Vocabulary: dumpling, make, dough, filling, flour, meat, vegetables
       • Phrases: make dumplings, mix the flour, make the dough, prepare the filling
       • Cultural significance: Dumplings symbolize wealth and prosperity. (饺子象征财富和繁荣)
  • 5. Writing Spring Festival couplets (写春联)
       • Vocabulary: couplet, write, brush, ink, paper
       • Phrases: write Spring Festival couplets, using a brush, with ink
       • Content: Expressing good wishes for the new year. (表达对新年的美好祝愿)

• B. Family Reunion (家庭团聚)

  • Traveling home (回家)

    • Vocabulary: travel, train, plane, car, bus, home
    • Phrases: travel home, take a train, fly home, drive home
    • Importance: Spending time with family is a central part of the Spring Festival. (与家人共度时光是春节的核心部分)

  • Family Dinner (年夜饭)

    • Vocabulary: dinner, family, dishes, food, delicious
    • Phrases: have a family dinner, a delicious meal, enjoy the food
    • Typical dishes: dumplings, fish, spring rolls, noodles
    • Symbolism of dishes: Fish (余) symbolizes abundance. Noodles (面条) symbolize longevity.

II. During the Spring Festival (春节期间)

• A. Activities (活动)

  • 1. Visiting relatives and friends (拜访亲友)
       • Vocabulary: visit, relative, friend, happy New Year, wish
       • Phrases: visit relatives, visit friends, say "Happy New Year", wish someone good luck
  • 2. Giving red envelopes (发红包)
       • Vocabulary: red envelope, give, receive, money, lucky money
       • Phrases: give red envelopes, receive red envelopes, lucky money
       • Who gives red envelopes: Adults give red envelopes to children. (大人给小孩发红包)
  • 3. Watching fireworks (看烟花)
       • Vocabulary: fireworks, watch, see, colorful, beautiful
       • Phrases: watch fireworks, a colorful display, beautiful fireworks
       • Purpose: To scare away bad luck and celebrate the new year. (驱赶霉运，庆祝新年)
  • 4. Lighting firecrackers (放鞭炮)
       • Vocabulary: firecrackers, light, loud, noise
       • Phrases: light firecrackers, make a loud noise
       • Similar purpose as fireworks: To scare away evil spirits. (与烟花类似的目的：驱赶邪灵)
  • 5. Dragon and lion dances (舞龙舞狮)
       • Vocabulary: dragon dance, lion dance, perform, festival, traditional
       • Phrases: perform a dragon dance, perform a lion dance, a traditional festival activity
       • Significance: Symbolizing good luck and prosperity. (象征好运和繁荣)

• B. Food (食物)

  • Dumplings (饺子)

    • Already covered in preparations.

  • Spring Rolls (春卷)

    • Vocabulary: spring roll, eat, fried, crispy
    • Phrases: eat spring rolls, a fried spring roll, crispy outside
    • Shape: Resembles gold bars, symbolizing wealth. (形状像金条，象征财富)

  • Tangyuan (汤圆)

    • Vocabulary: Tangyuan, eat, sweet, rice balls
    • Phrases: eat Tangyuan, sweet rice balls, glutinous rice
    • Shape: Round shape symbolizes family reunion. (圆形象征家庭团圆)

  • Nian Gao (年糕)

    • Vocabulary: Nian Gao, sticky rice cake, sweet, savory
    • Phrases: eat Nian Gao, sticky rice cake, made from rice flour
    • Symbolism: Symbolizes progress and improvement each year. (象征每年进步和改善)

III. After the Spring Festival (春节后)

• A. Returning to Work/School (返回工作/学校)

  • End of the holiday (假期结束)
  • Back to normal routine (回到正常生活)
  • Vocabulary: holiday, work, school, return, routine

• B. Lantern Festival (元宵节)

  • Date: The 15th day of the first lunar month. (农历正月十五)
  • Activities: Eating Tangyuan, watching lanterns, solving riddles on lanterns. (吃汤圆，看花灯，猜灯谜)
  • Vocabulary: Lantern Festival, lantern, riddle, solve

IV. Spring Festival Greetings (春节祝福语)

• Happy New Year! (新年快乐！)
• Wish you good luck! (祝你好运！)
• Wish you good health! (祝你身体健康！)
• May all your wishes come true! (祝你万事如意！)
• Kung Hei Fat Choy! (恭喜发财！) (Cantonese greeting for prosperity)

V. Grammar Points (语法点)

• Using adjectives to describe objects: colorful fireworks, delicious food, clean house.
• Using verbs to describe actions: clean, decorate, visit, give, watch, eat.
• Using prepositions of place: put up decorations on the wall, hang lanterns above the door.
• Simple present tense to describe habitual actions during Spring Festival. (用一般现在时描述春节期间的习惯性动作)

VI. Cultural Significance (文化意义)

• Importance of family reunion. (家庭团聚的重要性)
• Respect for elders. (尊重长辈)
• Wishing for good luck and prosperity. (祝愿好运和繁荣)
• Preserving traditions. (传承传统)

VII. Extended Activities (扩展活动)

• Researching different Spring Festival customs in different regions of China. (研究中国不同地区的春节习俗)
• Making a Spring Festival card. (制作春节贺卡)
• Writing a paragraph about your favorite Spring Festival tradition. (写一段关于你最喜欢的春节传统的文字)
• Role-playing a Spring Festival scene. (角色扮演春节场景)
• Sharing photos of your Spring Festival celebrations. (分享你的春节庆祝照片)

This mind map covers the key aspects of the Spring Festival, as presented in Unit 12 of a fifth-grade English textbook. It focuses on vocabulary, phrases, cultural significance, and grammar points related to the holiday. The sections are organized chronologically, covering preparations before, activities during, and events after the Spring Festival. The extended activities provide suggestions for further exploration and engagement with the topic. The inclusion of specific vocabulary and phrases reinforces language learning, while the cultural significance section promotes understanding and appreciation of Chinese traditions.