(共21张PPT)
Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
To learn how to write a letter.
To review key vocabularies and functions in the unit.
Talk about your favorite festival, use the following questions.
When is it celebrated
What do you like best about…
How do people celebrate…
Why do they do that
What is the name of the festival
When is it
What do people eat
Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.
Spring Festival
First day of the Chinese lunar calendar
niangao jiaozi fish
3a
What do people do
Why do you like it so much
Clean the house several days before the festival
Hang couplets
Buy new clothes
Have a reunion dinner with the family on the eve
Visit relatives during the festival
Give “lucky” money to children /Receive “lucky” money
Enjoy meeting relatives
Enjoy receiving “lucky” money
Enjoy setting off fire crackers
Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.
3b
Writing
内容:对中国某一传统节日的介绍
文体:应用文(邮件);邮件的主体部分为说明文
人称:第一人称和第三人称
时态:一般现在时
能描述某个节日的时间,庆祝活动,意义以及感受。
能在写作过程中最好能用到本单元所学的重要语法知识——宾语从句。
掌握写作微技能——列提纲(make an outline)
In your letter:
First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated.
Then talk about what people do and eat.
Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.
佳句积累
1.我们有很多方式庆祝春节,比如放烟花和贴春联。
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2. 在春节期间,我们中国人总会友好热情地招待亲戚朋友。
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3.在泼水节的时候,人们会走到街上互相泼水。
___________________________________________________.
__________.
We celebrate the Spring Festival with many kinds of activities,
such as setting fireworks and putting up red couplets.
We Chinese always treat our relatives and friends with kindness and
warmth during the Spring Festival.
People go on the streets to throw water at each other during the
Dai Water Festival.
佳句积累
4.人们有赏月和与家人分享月饼的传统。
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5.在元宵节的时候人们会团聚在一起吃汤圆。
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6.在端午节那天,人们经常吃一种叫做粽子的特殊食物。
____________________________________________________.
7.在除夕,家人们聚在一起吃一顿大餐。
__________________________________________________.
People have the tradition of admiring the full moon and sharing mooncakes with families
People often get together and eat sweet dumplings on Lantern Festival.
People often eat a special kind of food called zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.
The families get together and have a big dinner on New Year’s Eve
佳句积累
8.那一天,有很多活动,如龙舟比赛和把粽子扔进河里。
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9.中国人已经庆祝中秋和吃月饼好几个世纪了。
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10.晚饭过后,人们会坐在一起看春节联欢晚会。
______________________________________________________.
On that day, there are many kinds of activities, such as the
dragon boat races and throwing zongzi into the rivers.
Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.
After dinner, people sit together and watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV.
假设你是李华,你的美国朋友Bob想通过你了解中国的传统节日。请你根据提示,给Bob 写一封e-mail,向他介绍我国传统节日春节的情况。
内容提示:
1.春节是中国最重要的传统节日;
2.春节期间人们的主要活动(节前、除夕、节日期间)
(Spring Festival, traditional, decorate, on the eve of the festival, get together, set off fireworks, lucky money)
要求:1.80词左右,书信格式;
2.内容合理,要点齐全;句子及篇章结构正确、连贯;书
写规范。
注意:不得出现学校、姓名等个人信息(除所给身份外)。
1. The festival usually falls in / on ...
2. It’s a day to ...
3. It’s also a festival for ...
4. It’s a time for the family to ...
5. What makes ... very happy is ...
6. The tradition dates back to (追溯到) ...
7. ... is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.
8. Chinese people have been celebrating this festival since ...
9. ... is seen as a symbol of ...
Useful expressions
Dear Bob,
How are you I’m really glad that you are interested in traditional Chinese festivals.
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Yours,
Li Hua
There are many traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and so on. I’d like to introduce the SpringFestival to you. Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. It lies on the the first day of the 1st lunar month.
Before the festival, we clean our houses, we think cleaning can sweeps bad things.We decorate our houses with paper cuttings. On the eve of the festival, family members get together and have a big dinner .Then we watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, we set off fireworks to welcome the New Year. During the festival,kids get lucky money from old people.We visit our relatives and friends. We wish each a happy year and good luck.
How exciting and happy we are on the Spring Festivals!
1. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
admire
dessert
lunar
take place
tradition
involve
The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, _________ on the ninth day of the ninth ___________ month. It is a day for people to show respect for their elders. There are several ___________ that are tied to this ancient festival. The most popular activity is to go walking in the hills or mountains. People often go with their elderly family members to enjoy the beauty of nature.
takes place
lunar
traditions
Self Check
admire
dessert
lunar
take place
tradition
involve
They believe it can help to bring good health. It is also traditional to ___________ the chrysanthemums in the parks and gardens. In fact, chrysanthemums have long been connected with the idea of long life and health in Chinese culture. During this festival, people eat a ___________ called Chongyang cake. The customs of this festival all __________ people's health, so it is also a day to remind people of the importance of health and family.
admire
dessert
involve
2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.
The mooncakes are delicious.
______________________________!
2. The festival will be fun.
______________________________!
This concert is boring.
_____________________________!
How delicious the mooncakes are
What fun the festival will be
How boring this concert is
I’m really excited.
_____________________________!
The band played really loud music.
______________________________!
How excited I am
What loud music the band played
3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+ that/whether/if.
I think ___________________________.
I know____________________________.
I believe __________________________.
I wonder __________________________.
1. I think that mooncakes with yolks are more delicious than the ones without.
2. I know that the shape of the mooncake symbolizes the full moon at mid-autumn.
3. I believe that a clean house for the Spring Festival will bring good fortune to my family.
4. I wonder whether we will have fireworks at the next Spring Festival.
根据短文内容,从方框中选择恰当的单词填空,使短文完整、通顺,注意形式变化。
become, tradition, one, die, whoever,
lay, admire, warn, spread, warm
The Qingming Festival, or the Tomb-sweeping Day, is an important holiday in China. It usually falls on April 4, 5 or 6 every year.
During the Qingming Festival, it is a(n) (1)_______ for the Chinese to worship ancestors (祭拜祖先) and sweep tombs (坟墓).
tradition
become, tradition, one, die, whoever,
lay, admire, warn, spread, warm
People cut wild grass (草) around the tombs first and then (2)_______ out cold food and flowers in front of the tombs. After that, they burn incense (焚香) and zhiqian for the (3)_______. However, dry grass catches fire easily. With a strong wind, the fire can (4)_______ very quickly, so the government usually (5)_______ people to be careful with fire while they are burning incense and zhiqian. (6)_______ causes a forest fire will be punished.
lay
dead
spread
warn(s)
Whoever
become, tradition, one, die, whoever,
lay, admire, warn, spread, warm
Qingming is (7)_______ of the 24 solar terms (24节气) in China. After Qingming, the weather (8)_______ warm. It is a good time for people to go out to enjoy the (9)_______ of the sun in spring, get close to nature, and (10)_______ its beauty.
one
becomes
warmth
admire