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Festivals and holidays
Unit 2
4 The Dragon Boat Festival
Learning objectives
In this lesson, we will be able to:
Understand the key information about the Dragon Boat Festival, such as its time, traditional activities like dragon boat races and making zongzi, and tell the story of Qu Yuan. They will also master relevant vocabulary and sentence structures related to the festival.
Improve their reading comprehension skills by reading the passage about the Dragon Boat Festival, including the ability to extract specific information and understand the overall meaning.
Develop an interest in traditional Chinese festivals and cultures, and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the cultural connotations of the Dragon Boat Festival. They will also be inspired to inherit and promote traditional Chinese cultures, and build a sense of cultural confidence.
1 Look at the pictures and guess what the people
are doing.
2 Read the passage and answer the questions.
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday. It's on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. People celebrate this festival in many ways. This year, my family and I went on a wonderful trip.
My family made the traditional food zongzi together with the local people in Yichang. We put pork in the zongzi. They turned out great!
We watched the dragon boat race. These long and colourful boats look like dragons. In each boat, the players worked hard to the beat of the drum. On the river bank, people cheered and waved flags. Everyone was excited!
We also visited Zigui, the hometown of Qu Yuan. I admire Qu yuan very much. He was a great poet. He had a deep love for his people. I learned much about him from my grandma when I was young. I was happy to be there to pay my respects to him in his hometown.
2 Read the passage and answer the questions.
A When is the Dragon Boat Festival
B Where is Qu Yuan's hometown
It's on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
Zigui.
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
1.When is the Dragon Boat Festival celebrated
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
2.What is another name for the Dragon Boat Festival
The Duanwu Festival.
3.What did the speaker’s family do during the festival this year
They went on a wonderful trip.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
What new flavour of zongzi did the speaker try this time
Zongzi with pork.
Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
1.What helps the players row in rhythm
The beat of the drum.
2.How do the spectators react to the race (Give 2 actions.)
Cheering and waving flags.
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.
1.Who was Qu Yuan and why is he admired (Give two reasons.)
He was a great poet.
He deeply loved his people and country.
2.How does the speaker feel about visiting Qu Yuan’s hometown (Give two
feelings.)
He was happy to be there to pay respects to him.
He was proud of their history and culture.
3 Read the passage again and complete
the table.
Place Activity
_______ We _____________________________ with the local people. The pork zongzi _________ great.
We watched __________________. Racers worked hard to________of the drum. People________and_______flags.
_______ We visited the__________of Qu yuan. I___________him very much. I was happy to pay____________to him.
Yichang
made the traditional food zongzi
turned out
the dragon boat race
the beat
cheered
waved
Zigui
hometown
admire
my respects
4 Match the festivals with the activities.
Double Ninth festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Tomb-sweeping Day
Spring Festival
make dumplings, hang red lanterns, and watch dragon and lion dances
bring food and flowers to ancestors’ tombs
have dragon boat races and eat zongzi
watch the full moon and eat mooncakes
show love to the elderly, climb mountains and fly kites
5 Write about your favourite festival.
The following questions may help you:
A When is this festival
B What is the origin of this festival
C What traditional foods do people eat
D What are the activities during this festival
E Why do you like this festival
Show time
Checklist Stars
Language(语言正确)
Pronunciation(发音标准)
Body language(使用肢体语言)
Creation(有创意)
Excellent Great Good
Spread Chinese culture to the world
known as意为 “被称为;作为……而出名”,强调以某种身份、名称或特征而为人所知。
Point
用法:
be known as + 身份 / 名称等名词。
例句:
Yuan Longping is known as a great scientist.
(袁隆平作为一位伟大的科学家而闻名。)
Hangzhou is known as “Heaven on Earth”.
(杭州被称为 “人间天堂”。)
1. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the
Duanwu Festival.
in many ways意思是 “在许多方面;用许多方式” ,用于描述做某事的方式多样或者在多个方面的情况。
Point
用法:
in many ways在句中作方式状语,位置较灵活,可置于句首、句中或句末。
例句:
In many ways, he is a very successful man.
(在许多方面,他是一个非常成功的人。)
We can solve this problem in many ways.
(我们可以用许多方式解决这个问题。)
2. People celebrate this festival in many ways.
work hard意为“努力工作;努力学习;努力做某事” ,描述为达成目标付出大量精力和努力。
Point
用法:
work hard为不及物动词短语,后面可接动词不定式 “to do” 表目的。
例句:
Students should work hard to get good grades.
(学生们应该努力学习以取得好成绩。)
He works hard every day to support his family.
(他每天努力工作来养家糊口。)
3. ...the players worked hard to the beat of the
drum.
cheered and waved flags意为“欢呼并挥舞旗帜” ,两个动词并列描述人们在观看比赛等场景时的激动行为。
Point
用法:
cheer 和 wave 都是动词,后可直接跟宾语,and 连接两个并列动作,
在句中作谓语。
例句:The fans cheered and waved flags when their team scored a goal.
(当他们的球队进球时,球迷们欢呼并挥舞旗帜。)
The audience cheered and waved flags as the parade passed by.
(当游行队伍经过时,观众们欢呼并挥舞旗帜。)
4. ...people cheered and waved flags.
pay one’s respects to“拜访或问候某人”,表示敬意。
Point
用法:
pay one’s respects to + 人 / 物(宾格或名词形式)。
例句:
We should pay respects to our teachers.(我们应该尊敬我们的老师。)
They went to the memorial to pay respects to the heroes.
(他们去纪念馆向英雄们表达敬意。)
5. I was happy to be there to pay my respects to
him in his hometown.
A
一、单项选择
The city of Suzhou ________ "the Venice of the East".
A. is known as B. is known for C. is known to D. is known at
2.We can improve our English ________—— listening, speaking, reading and writing.
A. in many way B. in many ways C. on many ways D. with many ways
3.The workers are ________ to finish the task on time.
A. work hard B. working hard C. work hardly D. working hardly
4.When the singer appeared on the stage, the fans ________ and ________ flags.
A. cheer; wave B. cheered; waved C. cheers; waves D. cheering; waving
B
B
B
二、用动词的适当形式填空
The children ____________ (work) hard on their project these days.
2.They ________ (cheer) and ________ (wave) flags when they saw their
favourite star.
3.He ___ (admire) the writer so much that he has read all of his
books.
4.People usually ________ (celebrate) the Spring Festival with family
reunions.
are working
cheered waved
admires
celebrate
三、英汉互译
杭州作为 “人间天堂” 而闻名。
我们可以用许多方式解决这个问题。
They worked hard to finish the work on time.
We should pay respects to the heroes who sacrificed for the country.
Hangzhou is known as "the Paradise on Earth".
We can solve this problem in many ways.
他们努力工作以便按时完成这项工作。
我们应该向为国家牺牲的英雄们表达敬意。
Required(必做)
Optional(选做)
Record a 1-2 minute video to introduce the relevant content of the Dragon Boat Festival to family or friends, such as the festival time, celebration methods, and Qu Yuan's story, and then send the video to the class English learning group to share with classmates.
Copy the sentences containing the key phrases (be known as, in many ways, work hard, cheer and wave flags, pay respects to) 3 times, and mark the Chinese meaning of the phrases next to them.