内容正文:
Unit 2 Festivals and holidays
Lesson 6 Special festivals around the world
Chongyang Festival
The Chongyang Festival, or the Double Ninth Festival, is a special day to appreciate and care for elderly people. People climb mountains, enjoy pretty chrysanthemum flowers, and eat tasty Chongyang cakes. It's a time to be with family, have fun outside, and show love for the elderly.
Chongyang Festival
词语积累
appreciate [əˈpriːʃieɪt]
v. 感激;欣赏
care for
照顾
chrysanthemum [krɪˈzænθəməm]
n. 菊花
=take care of
=look after
tasty [ˈteɪsti]
adj. 美味的
taste [ˈteɪst]
v. 尝起来
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas is a widely celebrated holiday in Western countries. People set up Christmas trees, exchange presents, sing Christmas songs, have big meals, and go to parties. It's a special time when children get presents from family, friends and Santa Claus.
词语积累
set up
设置;安排
exchange [ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ]
v. 交换
Holi ['həuli]
是印度传统节日,中文译作
“ 洒红节 ”或“ 胡里节
Holi
Holi is an important festival in India. It is celebrated in almost every part of the country. On the day of Holi, people play with colourful paint and fabrics with their friends and families. It is a day for people to forgive, forget past wrongdoings, and start anew.
词语积累
fabric [ˈfæbrɪk]
n. 织物;布料
forgive [fəˈɡɪv]
v. 原谅;宽恕
wrongdoing [ˈrɒŋduːɪŋ]
n. 不道德行为;坏事
anew [əˈnjuː]
adv. 重新;再
Tomatina [tɔmə'si:nə]
西红柿节
Tomatina [tɔmə'si:nə]
Tomatina is a famous festival in Spain. It is on a Wednesday at the end of August.Thousands of people join a tomato fight. There is music, dancing, and fireworks.It's exciting. Everyone enjoys themselves.
Read the passage again and correct the sentences.
People enjoy pretty rose flowers during the Chongyang Festival.
Children get lucky money at Christmas.
In Spain, Holi Festival is an important festival.
Tomatina is on a Friday at the end of August
chrysanthemum
presents
India
Wednesday
单元写作
你的英国朋友Michael想了解中国的传统节日。请你根据以下要点和要求,以“The Mid-Autumn Festival”为题,写一篇英语短文向他介绍该节日。
要点:
(1 ) When is the festival celebrated?
(2 )What activities do people do during the festival?
(3 )How do you like it?
开头:
介绍节日的基本信息
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of... in China.
It falls on/takes place on...
中间:
介绍节日的庆祝活动
get together, have a big dinner , eat mooncakes , enjoy the full moon ,think of their relatives and friends.
结尾:
表达个人感受
like the festival, enjoy the delicious food , bring a lot of pleasure to me , make me feel warm in my heart
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
During the festival, people usually get together with their families for a big dinner. At night, they always share different kinds of delicious mooncakes with each other and enjoy the full moon.Mooncakes are a symbol of family reunion. The moon that day is usually round and bright and it makes people think of their relatives and friends.
I really like the festival because I'm happy to be close to my family. The festival always makes me feel warm in my heart.
Bye-bye!
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