1、Unit One FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS READING FOR WRITING HOW TO WRITE ABOUT A FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE Homework Use what you have learned to write about a festival or a celebration you have experienced recently. How to start writing? structure How to divide a passage into parts （文章如何分段） usually, paragraph
2、 one is the opening part, which introduces the topic of the passage, though it is not always the case. 通常情况下，第一自然段就是文章的“第一部分”，用来引出文章话题。尽管有 例外。 Opening part 开头 The body part can be one paragraph, two paragraphs, three paragraphs., depending on the topic how closely the meanings of each paragraph are
3、related. 文章的主体部分可能是一个自然段，也可能是两个或三个自然段，取决于每 个段落的话题和含义的紧密程度） Body part 主体 the last paragraph is usually the closing part, which is a summary of the passage or a conclusion of a topic. 最后一段通常是结尾部分，文章总结或话题结论 Closing part 结尾 words expressions conjunctions structure Sentence patterns main idea of each par
4、agraph details feelings 1. The topic and feelings this years Mid-autumn festival in the country for the first time excited, 2. activities Day one: prepare meals, fireworks, enjoy meals, eat mooncakes, grapes, appreciate the moon. Day Two: visit the fruit farm, pick up fruits, fishing in the reservoi
5、r delighted, relaxed terrific and contented 3. summary meaningful, worth it eager for the next years How to complete writing? Polish the language Details in each paragraph sentences and structures P1. what, where, when, with whom; feelings (why you feel that way) I spent this years Mid-autumn festiv
6、al, which fell on the 13th day of the ninth month this year, with my parents at my grandparents home on the fruit farm in Qing Yuan county. As it was the first time I spent the festival in the country, I felt very excited. P2. Describe activities for Day One Day one: prepare meals, fireworks, enjoy
7、meals, eat mooncakes, grapes, appreciate the moon. feelings: delighted and relaxed P3. Describe activities for Day Two visit the fruit farm, pick up fruits, fishing in the reservoir feelings: terrific and contented The Mid-Autumn Festival is an occasion for family reunion. When we arrived just an ho
8、ur before dinner, we were welcomed by the relatives of the extended family, some members of which were busy preparing the meal. At about four in the afternoon, dinner began with fireworks. Everybody enjoyed the meal very much, including me. We chatted happily with each other over dinner, sharing our
9、 harvest of the year. At about 7:00. we went to the yard to appreciate the full moon, while enjoying mooncakes and grapes. Everybody felt delighted and relaxed. After a sound sleep of the night, we set off for the fruit farm about 4 miles away on foot the next morning. We arrived there in about half
10、 an hour and we were amazed to see various kinds of fruit trees bending with ripe fruits. We went separately to pick what we liked most. We spent the whole morning there, picking, playing and visiting. It was really a terrific experience. We had a brief lunch on the farm and went fishing in the rese
11、rvoir nearby in the afternoon. The catch was not good but the experience was ever-lasting. P 4. Summary It was quite some time after we spent the Mid-autumn Festival in the county, but the wonderful memory it left on me will go on forever, and I am looking forward to nexts Mid-autumn festival there.
12、 Exchange your writing with your partner. Use the checklist to give feedback on your partners writing. 1. Is the writing well-organized? 2. Is there an opening sentence in the first paragraph? 3. Does each paragraph include the necessary details? 4. Does the writer describe his/her feelings and emotions? 5. Does the writer use the ing form correctly in the writing? 6. Are there any grammar, spelling, or pronunciation errors? Thanks for your attention!
