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Unit 3 Festivals and customs
Integrated skills 第二课时
Lead-in
Look at the pictures. What can we learn from this picture?
Some traditional festivals are less popular than foreign festivals, and even some are being forgotten by youth.
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Lead-in
Should we pay attention to promote traditional Chinese festivals? Why?
Think about: nation’s history, traditional culture, customs, Chinese values, national identity etc.
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C
In pairs, discuss how to promote traditional Chinese festivals. Use the following questions and expressions to help you.
Why should we promote traditional Chinese festivals?
How can we promote traditional Chinese festivals?
Discussion
problems
solutions
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Discussion
1. Why should we promote traditional Chinese festivals?
Traditional festivals teach us about our nation’s history.
Traditional festivals enable us to learn about fine Chinese values.
Traditional festivals are a source of national pride;
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Why traditional Chinese festivals are important? How can we feel the importance?
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Discussion
2. How can we promote traditional Chinese festivals?
Ways to promote traditional Chinese festivals
Government: make laws, set more public holidays …
Schools: organise clubs, class meeting, debate…
Media: give more publicity say TV programmes, posters, celebrity effects…
Individuals: learn traditions, experience customs…
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Speaking
C
In pairs, discuss how to promote traditional Chinese festivals. Use the following questions and expressions to help you.
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D
Write an article promoting traditional Chinese festivals. Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.
Writing an article calling for action
When writing an article calling for people to do something, you should:
Clearly state an opinion and give evidence for that opinion;
Put forward solutions and make a call for action.
Strategy
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Ways to promote traditional Chinese festivals
Importance/necessities of traditional
Chinese festivals
A positive result you would like to see
Strate