(共13张PPT)
Unit 3 Festivals and customs
Reading (the 2nd period)
R e v i e w
Indian wedding
the Rio Carnival
location: in a _ e_l_r_o_o_ _____.
Before it began, I could see Brazilian dan____cers____
and a _b_a_n_d__ standing in the street.
They all waited with _e_x_c_it_e_ment __.
guests: in _form____a_ ,col___o_r_ful___ clothes; the bride: in _a__red___s_il_k sari_______.
The bridegroom entered on a w__hite____h_o_r_se___; The bride's fat___h_e_r___ led her through seats.
After the party began, there was an explosion of
_bri___ h_t_c_o_lors___an___d_l_ivel___ m__us__ic____.
The band played _sam____b_a_ beat _____;
the dancers _tw__ist__e_d_and____t_u_r_n_e_d____;
the crowd began to chee____r__,c_ a_p_a_nd___ i _g__.
It was an am____a_ i_n_g___ day.
The couple walked around a small fi__re___, making promises.
Afterwards there was a lot of _ dancing____ to celebrate.
Brai nst ormi ng What elements should be included in a travel journal
Participants Destination Date
Events
Feelings
Homework checking
Homework checking
List some sentences you like from the travel journal and give the reasons.
My favourite sentences from the travel journal
Sentence 1
Reason
Sentence 2
Reason
Feature analyzing
The dancers twisted and turned.
The dancers danced.
Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow street.
iceboxes of soft drinks
and beer on the narrow street.
explosion
current
wave
fever
bright
lively
energetic
The wise choice of words
(verbs, nouns, adjectives...)
makes us picture the
Carnival vividly in our mind.
There were
F e at u r e a n a l y zi n g
... the show was about to begin as I took my place in the
merry crowd. I could see a group of around 20 Brazilian
dancers and a band in fancy costumes standing in the street.
Some of them carried flags, which blew in the wind. The
crowd waited with excitement. (page 31, para. 2)
Then there was an explosion of bright colours and
lively music, and the group jumped into action. The band
started playing an energetic samba beat, the dancers
twisted and turned, and the crowd began to cheer, clap and
sing. The whole group started marching down the street ...
(page 31, para. 3)
the use of contrast
F e at u r e a n a l y zi n g
the use of contrast
The twins are as different as two people can be.
Sally has brown hair, brown eyes, and an
outgoing personality. She wants to be an
actress or popular singer.
Susan, on the other hand, more serious and
shy, has blonde hair, blue eyes. She plans to
become an architect or an engineer.
P r a c t i c e
P r a c t i c e
3. All the applicants waited for the result of the interview with _a_n_x_ious/____n_e_r_v_o_u_s/breat______h_less____ looks.
4. He looked down at a of smiling faces before him.
5. It is harmful to sl aorke at your computer or phone screen for a long time.
6. My mom is hardworking and brave, while my dad is ______ a_z_y_a_n_d ti___mid__________.
1. Many people st ndeby the street to welcome the hero.
2. A lot of crazy fans rur eqd ed to the hall suddenly.
W r i t i n g
If you are traveling in China during one of the following festivals,
what would you write in your travel journal
W r i t i n g
Group work - write a travel journal
chooses the festival and
makes a brief
introduction
Student 1: Student 2: tells how people prepare for the festival before it
Student 3:
tells how people celebrate
the festival
Student 4:
the organizer
&
the reporter
P e e r E v al u at io n
Items Criteria
Evaluation
Content Three aspects (introduction/preparation/celebration)
☆☆☆☆☆
Structure Date / Place / Event
☆☆☆☆☆
Language Techniques (wise choice of words/contrast)
☆☆☆☆☆
Voice loud and clear
☆☆☆☆☆
H o m e w o r k
Homework
Polish the travel journal and try to use as many techniques we have learned as possible.
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