Festivals and Traditions
初中英语写作话题公开课
Chinese lunar calendar.
Double Ninth Festival
It is on the 9th day of
the 9th month of
calendar
… celebrate this festival
by … (doing sth.)
…(do sth.) to celebrate
this festival.
carry dogwood branches
《九月九日忆山东兄弟》
王维
独在异乡为异客,
每逢佳节倍思亲。
遥知兄弟登高处,
遍插茱萸少一人。
climb mountains
《九月九日忆山东兄弟》
王维
独在异乡为异客,
每逢佳节倍思亲。
遥知兄弟登高处,
遍插茱萸少一人。
…(doing sth.) is also a celebration in this festival.
eat Chong Yang cakes
Double Ninth Festival is a time/chance for … to …
1
choose the right expressions
While you introduce
Mid-Autumn Festival is a popular and important lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese people. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese calendar. During this festival, people may come back home to have a big dinner with their family. At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes. The whole family feel happy and relaxed at that moment. In Chinese beliefs, the full moon is the symbol for a family reunion. Many famous ancient poets wrote poems about the moon and expressed their homesickness. When people look at the moon, it reminds them of their families and homeland.
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Mid-Autumn Festival is a popular and important lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese people. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese calendar.
During this festival, people may come back home to have a big dinner with their family. At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes. The whole family feel happy and relaxed at that moment.
In Chinese beliefs, the full moon is the symbol for a family reunion. Many famous ancient poets wrote poems about the moon and expressed their homesickness. When people look at the moon, it reminds them of their families and homeland.
beginning
body
ending
basic information
activities
meaning
2
There should be several paragraphs in your introduction.
While you introduce
The Dragon Boat Festival , is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.
Before this day, people prepare some food like zongzi and some traditional things like duck eggs. People also prepare doing something for some activities like boat races.
Qu Yuan is one of the greatest poets in China, who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. People hold the dragon boat races every year.
leading sentences
Mid-Autumn Festival is a popular and important lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese people. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese calendar.
During this festival, people may come back home to have a big dinner with their family. At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes. The whole family feel happy and relaxed at that moment.
In Chinese beliefs, the full moon is the symbol for a family reunion. Many famous ancient poets wrote poems about the moon and expressed their homesickness. When people look at the moon, it reminds them of their families and homeland.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a popular and important lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese people. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese calendar.
During this festival, people may come back home to have a big dinner with their family. At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes. The whole family feel happy and relaxed at that moment.
In Chinese beliefs, the full moon is the symbol for a family reunion. Many famous ancient poets wrote poems about the moon and expressed their homesickness. When people look at the moon, it reminds them of their families and homeland.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a popular and important lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese people. The festival
is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese calendar.
leading sentences that express the topic
Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn
Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.
… have been celebrating ….and enjoying...for centuries.
leading sentences that express the topic
… is a popular and important
festival celebrated by …
Christmas; Spring Festival…
Teachers’ Day; Mother’s Day …
Tomb Sweeping Day; Easter …
During this festival, people may come back home to have a big dinner with their family. At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes. The whole family feel happy and relaxed at that moment.
leading sentences that express feelings
Zhu Hui is talking on the phone to his cousin in Shenzhen.
He misses his family and wishes to have his mom’s delicious zongzi. Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family a lot, but there’s still “no place like home”.
leading sentences that express feelings
On Christmas Day bells ring everywhere. The ringing bell tells people Christmas is coming. People sing and dance day and night. They ______________________________.
In Chinese beliefs, the full moon is the symbol for a family reunion. Many famous ancient poets wrote poems about the moon and expressed their homesickness. When people look at the moon, it reminds them of their families and homeland.
leading sentences that express meanings
Behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
The new year is a time for cleaning and washing away
bad things. Then you’ll have good luck in the new year.
leading sentences that express meanings
… is a time for …Then you’ll …
Behind all these things lies the true meaning of …: the importance of ….
Christmas; Spring Festival…
Teachers’ Day; Mother’s Day …
Tomb Sweeping Day; Easter …
3
Try to write some leading sentences that express topic, feelings and meanings.
While you introduce
The Dragon Boat Festival _________________________. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.
Before this day, people prepare some food like zongzi and some traditional things like duck eggs. People also prepare doing something for some activities like boat races.
__________________________________________________.
_________________________________________________.Qu Yuan is one of the greatest poets in China, who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. People hold the dragon boat races every year.
Group work
Spring Festival;
the most important traditional festival;
1st day of 1st month of Chinese lunar calendar;
(don’t forget leading sentence that express topic)
clean and decorate their houses;
get together and have a big meal;
watch Spring Festival Gala on TV;
(don’t forget leading sentence that express feelings)
get lucky money;
visit relatives;
wish each other;
(don’t forget leading sentence that express meanings)
Writing
beginning
body
ending
Homework
Polish your writing and complete the whole passage
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