内容正文:
UNIT
1
FESTIVALS AND
CELEBRATIONS
Reading for Writing
By the end of the period, you will be able to
1. Know some information of the Naadam festival;
2. Learn the structure and language features of a festival experience;
3. Write an essay about their own festival or celebration experiences.
Learning Objectives
Date:
Falls on the 1st day of the first month of the lunar calendar (农历)
Activities:
Have a big family reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve
Set off fireworks and firecrackers
Get red envelopes from elders
Paste Spring Festival couplets and “Fu” characters
Visit relatives and friends to give New Year greetings
Feelings:
I feel delighted; excited; warm; joyful...
Today, let's read the article
My Amazing Naadam Experience to learn how to write your festival experience.
fall v.降落,落下;降临,发生
Lead-in
Have you ever been to Inner Mongolia? What’s your impression of it?
Mongolian tents
Mongolian robes
roast mutton
Mongolian steppes(grassland)
Watch a video and tell me what you can see in it.
It is about the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Monglian Autonomous Region, which is the most important festival .
The Naadam Festival(那达慕大会)
a traditional festival of Mongolian
features three events:
horse racing
wrestling
archery
1. What is the type of text?
2. Person? Tense? In what order?
3. Text structure?
Read for the organisation
diary
1st person
past tense
time order
state the topic
describe the festival and its activities
a brief summary
introduction
body
conclusion
1.What should be included in the opening paragraph?
Naadam Festival
Falls on the 4th day of the six month of the lunar calendar
In China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Excited
Where?
When?
Major events
archery
wrestling
horse racing
What
Feelings
Read for the organisation
I experienced the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the first time this year. The festival falls on the fourth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, usually lasting for three days. Naadam means “games” in Mongolian, and it is represented by three events: horse racing, wrestling, and archery, which are all so exciting to watch!
Para. 1
How does the writer express the date of the festival?
What did the writer think of the things?
State the topic
... festival falls on ..., usually lasting...
... festival is represented by ...
句子, which ......
What should be included in the opening paragraph?
What
When
Major events
Feeling
Where
Read for Language Features
How to express the time?
The festival falls on the fourth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, usually lasting for three days.
【仿写】
1.春节在每年的农历初一,通常持续15天。
Spring festival falls on the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, usually lasting for 15 days.
2.中秋在每年的农历八月十五,是中国的传统节日。
Mid-Autumn Day falls on the 15th of the 8th month of our Chinese lunar calendar, which is a traditional festival in China.
Read for Language Features
句式:节日+ falls on + 具体日期, usually lasting for +时间段.
(节日)适逢 / 在某一天,通常持续……
How to descibe the festival?
it is represented by three events: horse racing, wrestling, and archery, which are all so exciting to watch!
【仿写】
1. 清明由三个习俗代表:扫墓、春游和放风筝,这些(习俗)全部如此有意义地去观察。
Tomb-sweeping Festival is represented by three customs: tomb sweeping, spring outings, and flying kites, which are all so meaningful to observe.
2. 元宵节(Lantern Festival)主要有四项活动:赏花灯,舞狮子,猜灯谜,逛灯会,每项运动都十分有趣。
The Lantern Festival is represented by three events: watching lanterns, performing Lion Dance, guessing lantern riddles and going to the lantern fair, which are all extremely interesting!
Read for Language Features
句式:活动+is represented by......, which are so +adj+to do.
句式:活动+features......, which ...
活动以...为特色,...
Read for Language Features
1. How to introduce the topic?
I experienced the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the first time this year.
This was my first time spending … and it was an enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
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】
这是我第一次和我的同学过春节,真是难以忘怀。
This was my first time spending the Spring Festival with my classmate, and it was an enjoyable and exciting experience for me/which was an unforgettable experience for me.
This was my first time spending … and it was an enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
I'll never forget … because …
I'll always … because ….
Para. 2-4
Descibe the festival and its activities
1. What aspects are described about the festivals?
What aspects are described about the festivals?
Who
Feeling
What
When
Read for Language Features
Para. 2
What did the author see and hear when arriving?
Descibe the festival and its activities
On the first day, I set off to the games early with my friend Burin. I saw a lot of people wearing fancy Mongolian robes. Some were feeding their horses, some were practising archery, and others were chatting or taking photographs. Burin told me that Mongolians travel every year from near and far to attend the festival, just as their ancestors had done for centuries.
Description of sense:
sight hearing
Sentence structure 1:
Some ... , some ... , and others ...
Tip 2:
Describe senses with certain sentence patterns to enrich writing.
(some ..., some ... , and others ...)
Read for Language Features
Para. 3
Descibe the festival and its activities
After the opening ceremony and some amazing performances, the wrestling competition began. Mongolian wrestling is different from the wrestling in the Olympic Games. There are no rounds, and wrestlers are not separated by weight. The wrestler loses if any part of his body above his knee touches the ground. After singing some songs, the competitors danced onto the green field, waving their arms in the air as if they were eagles. I was quite moved by their show of strength and grace.
How are the events described?
Tip 3:
Describe activities in detail by action chains or rhetorical device to make our article vivid
Read for Language Features
The competitors danced onto the green field. They waved their arms in the air as if they were eagles.
Let’s try :
1.有的人在装饰房子,有的人在准备食物,还有的人在放爆竹。
Some were decorating the house, some were preparing food, and others were setting off firecrackers
2. 孩子们正在放烟花,挥舞着双臂。
The children were setting off fireworks, waving their arms.
3. 在春节,人们会张贴对联和福字,期望好运的到来。
In Spring Festival, people paste the couplet and the character of “Fu”, wishing for the coming of good luck.
Para. 5
Give a brief summary
What should be included in the closing paragraph?
Feeling
I’m finally back home now, feeling really tired, but celebrating Naadam with my friend was totally worth it. He invited me back for the winter to stay in a traditional Mongolian tent and eat hot pot. I can’t wait!
Expectation
I’m finally back home now...
Read for Language Features
3. How to express feelings?
Read for Language Features
... which are all so exciting to watch;
some amazing performances;
I was quite moved by their show...;
I absolutely enjoyed the archery...;
I was surprised to see that ...;
I was a little worried about...;
feeling really tired;
was totally worth it;
I can't wait!
Tip 4:
Describe the change of emotions to make the content convincing.
How did the writer feel after the festival ?
Although feeling tired , I was really happy. Celebrating the Festival with my friends was totally worth it. I can’t wait for the coming of the next Spring Festival.
Tired as I was, I felt extremely delighted....
尽管感到很累,我还是非常高兴。和朋友们庆祝这个节日,一切都是值得的。我迫不及待的期待下个春节的到来。
Let’s try :
Part3: Closing part
Careful Reading
Homework
假定你是李华,请你给你的笔友Jack 写邮件分享你的一次节日经历。内容要求:
1.介绍节日概况,时间、地点;
2.叙述经历(所见所闻、体验的活动等);
3. 你的感受
注意:
1.词数 100 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
20
useful expressions
Spring Festival 春节 Tomb-sweeping Festival 清明节
Lantern Festival 元宵节 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节 Lunar New Year’s Eve 除夕
Festivals
a thorough cleaning 大扫除
put up Spring Festival couplets贴春联
have a get-together 聚会
have a big reunion dinner 年夜饭
Spring Festival Gala 春晚
stay up late to welcome the new year守岁迎新年
set off fireworks and firecrackers放烟花
pay a visit to our relatives and friends. 拜访亲朋好友
watch lanterns 赏灯
guess lantern riddles 猜灯谜
sweet dumplings 汤圆
go to the lantern fair 逛灯会
fair n.游乐场; 集市; 展销会 adj. 公平的
visit the grave 扫墓
Dragon Boat racing 赛龙舟
rice dumplings 粽子
enjoy mooncakes 吃月饼
be busy doing 忙于……
Activities
One possible version 范文赏析
Dear Jack,
I hope you’re well. I’m writing to share my wonderful Spring Festival experience with you. It is regarded as China’s most important festival, falling on the first day of the first lunar month and usually lasting for 15 days.
Before it came, my family and I were busy having a thorough cleaning and preparing some goods. Tired as we was, we considered it really joyful. On New Year’s Eve, my family get together to have a big reunion dinner, talking and laughing happily. What impressed me most was the Spring Festival Gala, offering my family a great chance to enjoy valuable family time. During the festival, One of the most important activities was paying a visit to relatives and getting red envelopes from elders.
This Spring Festival was an unforgettable experience, which is a precious time for family gathering and passing on our traditional culture, and I really cherish the warm moments with my family.
Yours,
Li Hua
09 1 Read the diary entry and answer the questions.
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