Chinese_Fancy_Knots

4. Why do people often carry them or hang them in their homes? 驱逐
• As they are believed to be able to drive out evil spirits and bring good luck, people often carry them or hang them in their homes.(para.6, line 2)
• 3.What do the Chinese fancy knots symbolize?
• 4. Why do people often carry them or hang them in their homes?
1.What materials are needed to make Chinese fancy knots?
Can you find the answers in the passage?
• 1. What materials are needed to make Chinese fancy knots? • 2. What did the knots with fancy designs used to do, in primitive times?
3.What do the Chinese fancy knots symbolize? 近些年
• In recent years, they are symbols of happiness and good luck. • In primitive times, people used knots as symbols of good luck to decorate their clothes. 在封建时候的中国 • In feudal China, they are symbols of prosperity, happiness, wealth, and longevity. • (para.1, line 2 , 3 line 1 ,6 line 2)
Do you know the meaning of these words?
• Ornament
• ['ɔːnəm(ə)nt]
陶瓷 繁荣
• Jade pendant
• [dʒeid, 'pend(ə)nt ]
• Porcelain
• ['pɔːs(ə)lɪn]
玉坠
长寿 装饰 缠，饶
• Twine [twaɪn ] • Prosperity
Phrases and Expressions
noted for = famous for = well-known for 以...而文明 find one’s way to ------------发现（到某处的）途径 be closely related to ------与.....紧密相联 be regarded as ------------被当成是...... devote...to ------------------花（时间，精力等）在 ...... be skilled at----------------- 做.....很熟练 be named after ------------ 以......而命名 in accordance with --------与......相一致 drive out -----------------------驱逐 evil spirits----------------- ----鬼魂 well received ----------------很受欢迎
F 4) In the past, Chinese women could go out often, so they made a lot of • ___ Chinese fancy knots and sold them. • (Chinese women could go out often…… it was improper for woman to show themselves in public) para.5, line 1 T 5) Chinese fancy knots symbolizes prosperity, happiness, wealth, and • ___ longevity. • para.6, line2
gum, and small decorations made of porcelain or jade
Basic skills —— tying, drawing, twining, and
weaving (para 4, line 2)
Four
Basic
knots
ConclLeabharlann sion• Brief history of Chinese fancy knots • Different beautiful styles of Chinese fancy knots • How to make Chinese fancy knots • Functions of Chinese fancy knots
• In primitive times, the knots with fancy designs used to decorate fans and jade pendants.(para.3 line 2)
• Sb. get/be used to doing sth. 某人习惯于干某事 （现在） • Sb. used to do sth. 某人习惯于干某事（过去） • be used to do sth. 被用来做某事 • be used for doing sth. 被用来做某事
鬼魂
be believed to 被认为是
Different beautiful styles
• Different styles
Different colors
Different shapes
How to make Chinese Fancy Knots?
Materials —— strings of various colors and sizes,
• [prɔs'periti]
• Longevity
• [lɔn'dʒevəti]
Let’s check the answer!
T 1）Chinese fancy knots are very popular in China. • ___ • Para.1 line1
F 2) Chinese fancy knots are all of complicated designs. • ___ • (all of complicated…… either of a single or a complicated structure ) para.4, line 1 T 3）Chinese fancy knots are made of a single piece of string only. • ___ • para.4, line 2
Homework
• Please read the passage again and underline the parts you don’t know.
Thank you!
• The materials needed are strings of various colors, gum, and small decorations made of porcelain or jade.(para.4 line 2)
2. What were the knots with fancy designs used to do in primitive times?