内容正文:
Festivals and Celebrations
Reading for Writing
Write about your festival experience
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Lead in
What are the names of three activities on Naadam Festival?
wrestling
horse racing
archery
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Three Arts for Men of Naadam
那达慕“男儿三艺”
I can’t wait to dive into reading the diary !
My Amazing Naadam Experience
Learning objectives
By the end of the class
1. get information about Jack’s amazing Naadam experience;
2. analyze the structure and language features of the diary;
3. write a passage about a festival or a celebration you have
experienced;
4. cooperate with groupmates actively through checking your writings together.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Brief introduction of Naadam Festival
The start of the festival
The description of wrestling competition
The description of horse racing
A brief summary
Read for main idea
Read for structure
According to the left information,we can divide the passage into ________ parts.
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Part1
Opening
Part2
Body
Part3
Closing
Before the Naadam Festival
Para1.
Brief introduction of Naadam Festival
During the Naadam Festival
Para2.: What the author saw before the opening ceremony
Para3.
The wrestling competition and rules about it
Para4.
The horse race.
After the Naadam Festival
Para5.
Brief summary of Naadam Festival
State the ______:
what, when, where, who...
topic
Describe the festival in _______:
activities + my feelings
detail
Give a brief ___________ of the experience:
evaluation (评价) + feelings
summary
Get the clear structure and follow the time order to make your article well-organized.
Writing tip 1
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!
1. What does “Naadam” mean? What events does it include?
2. Read for information about Naadam festival and try to rewrite it.
Read for details
Para 1(Part 1-State the topic)
When it comes to the most unforgettable festival, [Festival Name] comes to my mind immediately. It was my first time celebrating it in [Location], which falls on [Date] and usually lasts for [Number] days. Looking back, it was a truly [Feeling] experience for me.
On the first day...
saw a lot of people
wearing fancy robes, practicing archery, chatting or taking photographs
After the opening ceremony...
enjoyed wrestling competition
appreciated horse races
the competitors sang and danced...
moved surprised worried relieved
Read for details
Para 2~4(Part 2-Describe in details )
Underline the activities described in details
Describe what you see and hear, along with your feelings and emotions, to bring the scene to life.
Writing tip 2
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Read for details
Para 3(Part 3- Brief summary )
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!
How did the author feel after the festival?
Use adverbs to emphasize the feeling.
Writing tip 3
Read for language features
1. The festival falls on the fourth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, usually lasting for three days. (para 1)
2. After singing some songs, the competitors danced onto the green field, waving their arms in the air as if they were eagles. (para 3)
3. I’m finally back home now, feeling really tired. (para 5)
They are non-predicate(V-ing form)
V-ing 表示伴随动作
Observe the following sentences, what do they have in common?
After singing some songs, the competitors danced onto the green field, waving their arms in the air as if they were eagles. (para 3)
V1-ing, S+V2, V3-ing (action chain)
Simile
Use rhetorical devices and action chain to make our article vivid.
Writing tip 4
Festival experience
Para 1: State the topic
(what,when,where...)
Para 2: Describe the festival in details
(activities + my feelings)
Summary
Write about your festival experience
Para 3: Brief summary of the experience
(evaluation+ feelings)
Writing tips:
①clear structure + time order
②what you see and hear + feelings
③adverbs -feeling
④rhetorical devices+action chain
Summary
Essay template
When it comes to the most unforgettable festival, [Festival Name] comes to my mind immediately. It was my first time celebrating it in [Location], which falls on [Date] and usually lasts for [Number] days. Looking back, it was a truly [Feeling] experience for me.
We enjoyed a wide range of activities. ______ [time 1] saw us ______ [activity 1], setting a joyful tone for the day. After that, ______ [time 2]brought ______ [activity 2], and what stuck with me most was ______ [sensory/feeling detail]. Then came ______ [time 3], when we ______ [activity 3]. Honestly, that was the part I loved best.
Never have I had such a ______ [feeling] festival experience and I’m already counting down the days until next year.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Title
Writing task
It is our turn to share our festival experience with Mr. Fang. Use what you have learnt to write one of the following festivals you have experienced.
年夜饭
放鞭炮
看春晚
Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Double Ninth Festival
拜年
年夜饭
放鞭炮
看春晚
Homework
Outline
the name of the festival ___________________
main idea of each paragraph details feelings
1 topic and basic information
2
preparations and surroundings
major activities
3
brief summary
Spring Festival
fall on, last for 15 days, the most important festival
attach great importance to it
make it home, paste spring couplet, do house cleaning, purchase necessities, decorate...with...
excited, can’t wait , look forward to
enjoy a feast, family reunion, admire Spring Festival Gala, set off fireworks and crackers
pay a New Year call
fantastic, thrilled, amazing,appealing
my favorite festival
totally worth it
Writing task—— Show Time
拜年
年夜饭
放鞭炮
看春晚
1. Finish the outline and complete the essay
2. The best one will be sent as a reply.
Assessment Sheet for Festival Experience Writing
Dimensions Criteria Self-assessment Peer-assessment Teacher -assessment
Structure Does it have a clear structure of a festival experience?
Content 1. Does it describe the details of the festival?
2. Does it convey the feelings or emotions?
Language 1. Does it have spelling or grammatical errors?
2. Does the simple past tense it used appropriately?
评分说明(Scoring Guide)
Excellent: 表现优异,或稍有提升空间
Acceptable: 基本达标,需部分改进
Needs Improvement: 明显不足,需着重修改
Share your draft with your deskmate and evaluate his/her writing.
Writing task
Writing task—— Sample Writing
拜年
年夜饭
放鞭炮
看春晚
When it comes to the most unforgettable festival, the Spring Festival comes to my mind immediately. It was my first time celebrating it in my hometown, which falls on the first day of the lunar calendar and usually lasts for 15 days. Looking back, it was a truly warm and heartwarming experience for me.
We enjoyed a wide range of activities. Early morning saw us pasting red couplets on the door and hanging red lanterns, setting a joyful tone for the day. After that, the afternoon brought the whole family making dumplings together, and what stuck with me most was the sweet smell of sesame /siˈzɛmɪ/芝麻paste in the air and the sound of my grandma’s laughter. Then came the evening, when we gathered around the table for the New Year’s Eve dinner and watched the Spring Festival Gala. Honestly, that was the part I loved best.
Never have I had such a cozy and lively festival experience and I’m already counting down the days until next year.
Festivals are symbols of culture of a nation.
We celebrate festivals to express our gratitude,
to share happiness and love.
Homework
(must) Finish and further polish your writing;
(optional) Collect a festival of ethnic minorities and write a short passage with the structures and sentence patterns learned in this lesson.
Thanks for your listening!
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