单元话题写作Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious !
课题:Festivals, holidays and celebrations
【写作微技能:Make an outline (列提纲)】
编写提纲是在动笔写作之前,把对文章各部分如布局、内容如何表现的构思设想,用简明精练的文字记录下来的一种工作。编写提纲是写作的必要准备,它把“腹稿”的轮廓用文字加以明确的固定,是谋篇布局的较为有效而又易行的办法。
列提纲要注意:
1.把握主题一篇文章的主题即它的中心思想。
2.采集信息。信息的准确性是表达好主题的关键所在。把握了主题后,就要根据主题要求从所给出的写作材料(如图画,表格、文字)中去寻找信息点。
3.列出提纲。列提纲时一定要注意条理性。条理性是指要合理布局文章结构。首先,在文章思路、材料的组织、叙述的顺序等方面要有一定的条理性。例如。题目要求写一篇记叙文。可以按照事情发展的先后顺序来列,若介绍某一场所,则可按照空间顺序来列。若是一篇议论文,就应该按所议论观点顺序来安排结构。其次,根据需要安排好段落,各段之间要层次分明。
Ex:以课文Section B听力文本为素材,列出写Halloween的提纲
【语言积累】
(一)日期表达:
1. be in/on.... 3. be celebrated on/in...
2. fall on/in 4. People celebrate... on/in...
(二)节假日的庆祝活动常用短语:
1. get together 5. take a vacation
2.visit friends and relatives 6. have a big dinner
3. spend time with... 7.enjoy the special parade(游行...)
4.go somewhere interesting
(三)节假日的意义与感受(根据要求模仿句子)
1. Behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
请选择一个节日,模仿这句话。
2. Most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching.
根据你对春节期间家人相聚的感受,填补空白处。
I think that getting together with my family during the Spring Festival is the most .
3.感叹句表达情感
(1) a wonderful time we have!
(2) exciting and happy we are during the Spring Festival!
(四)句型训练
1.中秋节是在农历八月十五。(fall on)
2.这个节日的标志是月饼。(The symbol of the festival is...)
3.节日期间较为盛行的活动是赏月。(A popular activity during the festival is doing...)
4.我喜欢中秋节的原因是我喜欢吃月饼。(The reason why I leave it is that...)
5.我想知道是否明年你想和我一起庆祝这个节日。(I wonder if...)
【篇章训练】
你的美国笔友Mary对中国的传统节日很感兴趣,写信询问你最爱的中国传统节日是什么。请你写一封回信,简单介绍你最喜欢的传统节日和喜欢它的原因(叙述你过某个节日特别的体验和感受)。词数不少于80词。
【写作指导】
第一步:选择你要介绍的节日。(节日的时间,标志,活动,故事或意义)
Eg: The Dragon Boat Festival
Date: The fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese lunar calendar
Symbol: zongzi, dragon boats
Activities: eat zongzi, watch dragon boat race
Story: In memory of the upright minister Quyuan who jumped into the river.
可运用句式:
★The Dragon Boat Festival is (celebrated) on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese lunar calendar.
The fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese lunar calendar is the Dragon Boat Festival.
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese lunar calendar.
★The symbols of the festival are zongzi and dragon boats.
★During this festival, people eat zongzi and watch dragon boat races.
Not only do people eat zongzi, but also they watch dragon boat races.
A popular activity during the festival is watching dragon boat races.
★Have you heard of the story behind the festival? It is in memory of the upright minister Quyuan who jumped into the lake because of the dark rule.
第二步:喜欢的原因
可用句式:
1.I have several reason for it. 2.I like it because...
3. It’s my favorite festival because... 4. The reason why I love it is that...
5. One of the reasons is that... 6. It makes me feel...
第三步:发出邀请
I wonder if you can celebrate the festival with me next year.
I really want to invite you to come to China and spend the festival with me.
If possible, please come to China and experience the special festival yourself!
【普通习作】
Dear Mary,
Now, I’d like to share my favorite with you. I like Spring Festival best of all. Spring festival is the most important festival in China. It is a time when families get together. People visit their relatives, sending their best wishes for a new year.
The reason why I love it is that every kid can get lucky money from their parents or other relatives. What's more, I can set off firecrackers on New Year's Eve. It' s really fantastic.
During the special festival, I usually make some New Year' s resolutions on study and health. As is known to all,“A good beginning is half done." Do you think so? A particular thing that most Chinese do is to watch The CCTV New Year's Gala. It brings laughter to many people.
If possible, please come to China and experience the special festival yourself?
Tom
(点评:这是每一位同学只要稍稍努力就能创作出的文章,该文有以下特点: 1.思路清楚,要点齐全,语言较流畅。2.文章有列出自己喜欢春节的原因,列出几件具体事例。但是,不足的是对事例的罗列比较生硬,多而泛,不够连贯、生动,仍有改进和提升空间。)
【高分习作】
Dear Mary,
The Spring Festival is my favorite festival. It is on the first day of January on Chinese January calendar. Not only is it a traditional and important festival in China, but also it's my favorite festival of all. It's the time to come back home to have a get-together meal with families they love and miss. We often have 10 courses for the meal, which stands for the wishes of being healthy and wealthy in the coming year.
During the special festival, people usually send best wishes to each other. Every kid can get their lucky money from their parents and relatives. What's more, we can set off firecrackers on New Y ear's Eve. Some of my cousins can hold the firecrackers in their hands and light them and then throw them up. The firecrackers crack up in the sky and make all of us laugh heartily. It's really fantastic. I think nothing is more fun than doing that.
Now you can see why the Spring Festival is my favorite festival. I like it because of the food, the lucky money and the excitement. Behind these things lies the true meaning of the Spring Festival: getting together with our family and laughing together.
If possible, please come to China and experience the special festival yourself!
(点评:1.文章使用了出彩的词、短语和句型,对原来的简单句进行扩展,文章增色不少。2.对春节一些具体时间描述细致、生动而且有生动的描写句子,引读者对春节的向往。)
【小试牛刀】 How (the) is!