新年快乐Happy New Year

New words

• 新年xīnnián — New Year
• 春节Chūnjié — Spring Festival
• 过年guònián — to celebrate New Year
• 红包hóngbāo — red envelope
• 钱包qiánbāo — wallet

The story

大卫：小雨，你在椅子上做什么？Xiaoyu, what are you doing up on that chair?

小雨：大卫，春节快要到了！David, Spring Festival is almost here!

大卫：春节？春节是什么？Spring Festival? What's Spring Festival?

小雨：春节是中国的新年。Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year.

大卫：新年？新年不是一月一号吗？New Year? Isn't New Year on January first?

小雨：那是你们的新年。我们最喜欢春节！That's your New Year. We love Spring Festival the most!

小雨：今年春节，我们去我爷爷奶奶家过年。This Spring Festival, we're going to my grandparents' to celebrate New Year.

大卫：太好了！过年的时候，你们做什么？Great! What do you do for New Year?

Opening the lesson…