What isWhat isChinese New Year ?Chinese New Year ?

Chinese New YearChinese New Year

Chinese New Year is Chinese New Year is a traditional Chinese a traditional Chinese Festival. We will go Festival. We will go to visit our relativesto visit our relatives’’ houses and eat houses and eat some special food some special food like dumplings, like dumplings, turnip cakes and turnip cakes and rice cakes. I enjoy rice cakes. I enjoy celebrating Chinese celebrating Chinese New Year very New Year very much!much!

backgroundbackgroundBy doing this project, I want to know more about Chinese food. I also want to improve my English and make more friends.

What is the food forWhat is the food for

Chinese New Year?Chinese New Year?

Chinese New Year food 1Chinese New Year food 1 Nian Gao Nian Gao

It is made of sugar and flour. ItIt is made of sugar and flour. It’’s sweet. It s sweet. It means that we will be high every year. means that we will be high every year.

Chinese New Year food 2Chinese New Year food 2Jin deui (Sesame balls)Jin deui (Sesame balls)

It is round and brown. ItIt is round and brown. It’’s sweet. It means s sweet. It means that we will earn more money every year. that we will earn more money every year.

Chinese New Year food 3Chinese New Year food 3Turnip PuddingTurnip Pudding

It is made of with It is made of with turnip. It is white or turnip. It is white or orange. orange. It means that we will be lucky It means that we will be lucky every year. every year.

The SurveyThe Survey

Question:Question:1)Which class are you in?1)Which class are you in?

2)Do you like Chinese New Year?2)Do you like Chinese New Year?

3)Which Chinese New Year food do you like 3)Which Chinese New Year food do you like Best?Best?

4)Why do you like this food?4)Why do you like this food?

5)Do you know what is the meaning of 5)Do you know what is the meaning of eating these food?eating these food?

6)What is the taste of this food?6)What is the taste of this food?

The SurveyThe Survey

We interviewed 41 students: We interviewed 41 students:

Most of them like eating new year Most of them like eating new year cakes.cakes.

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5 27 9

FeelingFeeling

We felt very glad and excited after We felt very glad and excited after doing the project. We also learn doing the project. We also learn

how to do teamwork and find many how to do teamwork and find many kinds of Chinese new year food.kinds of Chinese new year food.

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FeelingFeeling

Terrie: I’m excited when we finished this Terrie: I’m excited when we finished this project. I have learnt a lot of things. project. I have learnt a lot of things.

Winky: By doing this project, I have learntWinky: By doing this project, I have learnt

how to speak better English. how to speak better English.

Owen: I am happy to do this project with Owen: I am happy to do this project with my classmates. my classmates.

Anson: I want to do more better in the Anson: I want to do more better in the

next project.next project.

Chloe: By doing this project. I have learnt Chloe: By doing this project. I have learnt

more about Chinese New Year food more about Chinese New Year food

and the meaning.and the meaning.