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UNIT 1
FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
Reading for Writing
Write about your festival experience
The activities in Naadam Festival
horse racing
wrestling
archery
Read and think about:
What should be included in the opening/body/closing paragraph(s)?
In what order did the author write the diary and how do you know that?
Underline the sentences used to describe the writer’s feelings and attitude
Opening Paragraph
State the topic (when, where and with whom and main feelings)
First Body Paragraph
Describe the start of the festival and the surroundings.
Second Body Paragraph
Describe in detail the festival activities.
Third Body Paragraph
Describe in detail the festival activities.
Closing Paragraph
Give a brief summary of the experience.
State the topic: where, when, what, & feelings
Describe the festival in detail:
activities + feelings
Summarize the experience:
evaluation + feelings
In what order did the author write the diary and how do you know that?
Tip 1:
When talking/writing about an experience,
we can follow the time order when writing to make our article more organized.
Tip 2:
Use simple past tense when writing/talking about an experience.
Sentences used to describe the writer’s feelings and attitude
text Usage
…, which was so exciting to watch;
some amazing performance
I was quite moved by their show of...;
I was surprised to see…
At first, I was a little worried about...
feeling really tired
I absolutely enjoy the archery…my favorite part,
... was totally worth it
I can't wait
waving their arms on the air as if they were eagles
Tip3:use V-ing to describe an event
Tip4:use V-ed to express feelings
Tip5: Use the words that express emotions
Tip6:use figure of speech
Imitation
This was my first time spending my holiday in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to celebrate the Naadam Festival and it was an enjoyable and exciting experience for me .
仿写:这是我第一次在北京度过假期来庆祝春节,这对我来说是一个愉快和难忘的经历。
This was my first time spending my holiday in Beijing