Get ready for the Chinese New Year this year! This is an unique opportunity to discover the most important festival in China: ‘Chinese New Year’, which in 2026 is Year of the Horse.
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This course will help you to understand the history, customs and food of the Chinese New Year. You will also have a chance to learn some essential phrases to greet people during Chinese New Year, draw the Chinese lucky sign (the Chinese character ‘blessing’), and sing the ‘Happy New Year’ song along with the teacher. This course is perfect for all levels.
What will we cover?
Brief introduction to Chinese New Year
Chinese zodiacs
Decorations
Festive activities
Food and traditional dishes
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Say a few Chinese zodiac signs in Chinese
Recognise some important activities, dishes and objects for the Chinese New Year
Greet others during the Chinese New Year
Write the lucky sign to hang on the door
Sing the ‘Chinese New Year’ song
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Suitable for all levels.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Materials will be provided by the tutor. However, in order to write the lucky sign to hang on the door, please have a piece of red paper ready.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Please check with the tutor to find out about the range of Chinese language classes and workshops we offer.
We’re sorry. We don’t have a bio ready for the tutor of this class at the moment, but we’re working on it! Watch this space.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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