1、 Integrated skills Alice is reading a website article about the importance of traditional Chinese festivals. Read the article (P36) and answer the following questions. Importance of promoting traditional festivals in modern society Para1 Para2 Para3 Para4 Para5 Opinion:_ Argument 1:_ Argument 2:_ Ar
2、gument 3:_ Conclusion:_ They are an important part of Chinese culture, and we must protect and maintain them. Traditional festivals teach us about our nations history. Traditional festivals enable us to learn more about fine Chinese values. Traditional festivals are a source of national pride and he
3、lp shape our national identity. It is the duty of every one of us to protect them for generations to come. Integrated skills: Read the article fast and find the structure of it Integrated skills: Read carefully and answer the following questions 1. Why does the author mention the Double Ninth Festiv
4、al at the beginning of the first paragraph? To arouse readers interest and introduce the authors opinion. 2. What situation are these traditional festivals faced with? They are becoming less and less popular. Integrated skills: Read carefully and answer the following questions 3. Why does the author
5、 give examples of the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival in Para 2&3? 4. How can some traditional festivals help us find the national pride and shape the national identity? To make the authors argument more powerful, effective and persuasive. These traditional festivals have unique cus
6、toms, and these shared experiences bring us together as a people. They tell us who we are and fill us with pride in being Chinese. 1 拥有两千年的历史拥有两千年的历史 2 （节日等）适逢某日（节日等）适逢某日 3 在中国农历上在中国农历上 4 遵循传统遵循传统 5 保护并维持传统节日保护并维持传统节日 6 为了纪念为了纪念 7 传播关于我们民族历传播关于我们民族历 史的知识史的知识 8 而且，此外（而且，此外（adv.） have a history of ove
7、r 2,000 years fall on the day of in the Chinese lunar calendar observe the tradition protect and maintain traditional festivals in honour of spread knowledge about our national history moreover Integrated skills: Important words & phrases (近：近：_) in addition 9 使某人做某事使某人做某事 10 把关爱他人、以家庭为中把关爱他人、以家庭为中
8、心的要旨留在心中心的要旨留在心中 11 代表家庭团结代表家庭团结 12 尊重优秀的中国价值观尊重优秀的中国价值观 13 民族自豪感的源泉民族自豪感的源泉 14 形成民族认同感形成民族认同感 15 从前辈那里传承给我们从前辈那里传承给我们 16 为了子孙后代为了子孙后代 enable sb to do sth have a caring, family-centred message at ones heart stand for family togetherness honour fine Chinese values a source of national pride shape our
9、 national identity pass down to us from previous generations for generations to come Integrated skills: Important words & phrases 1. 重阳节是中国农历九月初九。（重阳节是中国农历九月初九。（fall on） _ 2. 如今，许多中国传统节日正变得越来越淡了。如今，许多中国传统节日正变得越来越淡了。 _ The Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese
10、 lunar calendar. Nowadays, many Chinese traditional festivals are becoming less and less popular. Integrated skills: Important sentences 3. 但是，这些传统节日是中国文化的重要组成部分。但是，这些传统节日是中国文化的重要组成部分。 我们必须保护并维持它们。我们必须保护并维持它们。 _ 4. 首先，传统节日教会我们有关国家的历史。推广传首先，传统节日教会我们有关国家的历史。推广传 统节日有助于传播我们的民族历史知识。统节日有助于传播我们的民族历史知识。 _ H
11、owever, these traditional festivals are an important part of Chinese culture, and we must protect and maintain them. To start with, the traditional festivals teach us about our nations history. Promoting traditional festivals helps spread knowledge about our national history. Integrated skills: Impo
12、rtant sentences 5. 此外，传统节日使我们了解优秀的中国价值观。很多此外，传统节日使我们了解优秀的中国价值观。很多 节日内涵传达的是人文关怀、以家庭为中心的要旨。节日内涵传达的是人文关怀、以家庭为中心的要旨。 _ 6. 通过庆祝这些节日，年青一代学会尊重优秀的中国价通过庆祝这些节日，年青一代学会尊重优秀的中国价 值观。值观。 _ Moreover, traditional festivals enable us to learn about fine Chinese values. Many festivals have a caring, family-centred mes
13、sage at their heart. With the celebrations of these festivals, younger generations learn to honour fine Chinese values. Integrated skills: Important sentences 7. 最后，传统节日是民族自豪感的来源，有助于塑造我最后，传统节日是民族自豪感的来源，有助于塑造我 们的民族认同感。它们告诉我们是谁。们的民族认同感。它们告诉我们是谁。 _ 8. 这些庆祝活动让我们为自己是中国人而感到自豪。这些庆祝活动让我们为自己是中国人而感到自豪。 _ Fina
14、lly, traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity. They tell us who we are as a people. These celebrations fill us with pride in being Chinese. Integrated skills: Important sentences 9. 传统节日从前辈们那里传承给我们。为子孙后代保传统节日从前辈们那里传承给我们。为子孙后代保 护好它们是我们的职责所在。护好它们是我们的职责所
15、在。 _ Traditional festivals have been passed down to us from previous generations. It is the duty of every one of us to protect them for generations to come. Integrated skills: Important sentences Please consider what will be talked about after the last paragraph? Different ways to protect our traditional festivals. Please complete the tasks in Page 37-38. Integrated skills: Think and talk
