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第六课时 Section B (3a—Self Check)
一、阅读理解
Tiaohua Festival is a main festival of the Miao people in Anshun City in Guizhou Province, China. In 2008, it was included into the second group of National Intangible Cultural Heritage List. It is usually celebrated in the first lunar month every year.
To decide the exact dates of the festival, organizers have to think about many things, like lucky animal days (e.g. the tiger and dragon are powerful, but snake and pig days need to be avoided at all costs) and lucky numbers (e.g. “8” means wealth but “4” means death). Organizers also need to make sure the dates don't fall on the festival days of other communities(社区). In this way, people from nearby villages can take part in the festival.
Singing and dancing are the main activities of Tiaohua Festival.During the festival, the Miao people wear their traditional clothes and silver accessories(配饰). The most important part of the festival is the chance for young people to meet possible marriage partners—men play a musical instrument and women dance to the music in the flower area. If a man plays well, listeners will cheer for him and he can win a woman's admiration. Then they may get married if everything goes well. Other activities include competitions of climbing a flower-decorated pole(杆) and wushu.
Each year, Tiaohua Festival attracts international tourists from all over the world. “We're really surprised by the local culture and the welcoming people,” a foreigner named Charlie said excitedly.
( C )1.What did Charlie think of the Miao people in Anshun?
A.Patient. B.Strange. C.Friendly. D.Humorous.
( B )2.What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?
A.To share the Miao people's hobbies.
B.To give facts about Tiaohua Festival.
C.To attract people to Anshun City.
D.To explain why Tiaohua Festival is popular.
( D )3.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A.Who will appear at the festival.
B.Where the festival is celebrated.
C.What the exact dates of the festival are.
D.How organizers decide the exact dates of the festival.
二、单元写作指导
写前任务
任务一:根据汉语提示完成短文。
Dear Mike,
How is everything? I'm really glad that you are 1.__interested__(感兴趣的) in traditional Chinese festivals. There are many traditional festivals in China, such as the Spring Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and so on. I'd like to 2.__introduce__(介绍) the Spring Festival to you. The Spring Festival is the most 3.__important__(重要的) traditional festival in China.
Before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning can 4.__sweep__(扫除) away bad luck. They decorate their houses with paper cuttings.
On the eve of the festival, family members get 5.__together__(一起) and make delicious meals. Then they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV.
During the festival, kids get 6.__lucky__(幸运的) money. People visit their 7.__relatives__(亲戚) and friends. They 8.__wish__(祝愿) each other a happy new year and good luck. How happy they are!
I hope to hear from you soon!
Yours,
Liu Wei
任务二:找出短文中8个描述春节人们所做活动的动词短语。
__1.clean__their__houses__2.decorate__their__houses__3.get__together__4.make__delicious__meals__5.watch__the__Spring__Festival__Gala__6.get__lucky__money__7.visit__their__relatives__and__friends__8.wish__each__other__a__happy__new__year__and__good__luck__
任务三:根据短文内容完成所缺信息。
Paragraph 1: Describe the traditional Chinese festival—__the__Spring__Festival__.
Paragraph 2: Describe what people dobefore__the__festival__.
Paragraph 3: Describe what people do __on__the__eve__of__the__festival__.
Paragraph 4: Describe what people do __during__the__festival__.
写作思考
1.写表示节日类的短文时,以什么时态为主?
__一般现在时。__
2.(1)巧用and 使句子内容衍生,增加语言韵律。
__get__together__ and make delicious meals; ____visit__their__relatives__ and friends; a happy new year and __good__luck__
(2)找出文章中的感叹句或其他好的句式,便于模仿使用。
__How__happy__they__are!__
3.看下面的写作结构图,有什么地方值得你借鉴吗?
4.单元话题相关谚语。
(1)Family is the most precious gift we are given.家庭是我们所拥有的最珍贵的礼物。
(2)As the new year begins, let us also start anew.一元复始,万象更新。
写作实践
假如你是李磊,你的笔友Bob想了解端午节的情况,请你根据以下书信内容给他写一封回信介绍一下端午节。词数:80—100。
Dear Li Lei,
How is everything going? I'm really interested in traditional Chinese festivals, especially the Dragon Boat Festival. Could you please introduce something about it?
When is this festival? Why do people have it? Do people eat special food?What do people do during the festival? And what do you think of it?
I'm looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Bob
Dear Bob,
How are you?In the last letter, you said you wanted to know about the Dragon Boat Festival. Now let me introduce it to you.
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. Before this day, people prepare some food like zongzi and some traditional things like duck eggs. People also prepare to do something for some activities like boat races. When the day comes, people have dragon boat races and eat zongzi. These traditions are in memory of the famous poet, Qu Yuan.
I think this festival is very meaningful and fun. If you want to know more or get a real experience, you can come to China.
Wish you a good time!
Yours,
Li__Lei
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