1、Unit 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Reading for Writing MY AMAZING NAADAM EXPERIENCE Write about your festival experience Task 1 Read the diary entry and answer the questions. 1. What festival did the author experience? Where, When and How long? 2. What does “Naadam” mean? What events does it include?
2、 3. What Naadam Festival customs did you learn about? 4. Whats in your opinion is the most impressive thing about the festival? 1. What festival did the author experience? Where, When and How long? Naadam Festival Falls on the 4th day of the six month of the lunar calendar In Chinas Inner Mongolia A
3、utonomous Region 内蒙古自治区内蒙古自治区 Lasts (for) 3 days Where? When? How long? 2. What does “Naadam” mean? What events does it include? Naadam means “games” in Mongolian, and it includes horse racing, wrestling, and archery. 3. What Naadam Festival customs did you learn about? I saw a lot of people wearing
4、 fancy Mongolian robes. Mongolians travel every year from near and far to attend the festival, just as their ancestors had done for centuries. After the opening ceremony and some amazing performances, the wrestling competition began. I absolutely enjoyed the archery, too, but the horse races were my
5、 favourite part. People wear fancy Mongolian robes. (蒙古蒙古 袍袍). Mongolians travel from near and far to attend the festival. There are an opening ceremony and some amazing performances. Then the wrestling competition, archery competition and horse race begin. 4. Whats in your opinion is the most impre
6、ssive thing about the festival? 针对训练针对训练完成完成句子句子 She treats the young girl _. 她对待这个小女孩她对待这个小女孩好像好像她是她自己的女儿一样。她是她自己的女儿一样。 He opened his mouth as if he _(say) something. 他张开嘴他张开嘴好像好像要说什么。要说什么。 She looks as if _. 她看起来她看起来好像好像年轻了年轻了10岁。岁。 He talks about Rome as if he _(be) before. 他他说起罗马来说起罗马来好像好像他以前去过那
7、里似的。他以前去过那里似的。 Look at the clouds in the sky! It looks as if _.Lets hurry up. 看看天上的云彩！看起来要下雨。咱们快一点。看看天上的云彩！看起来要下雨。咱们快一点。 as if she were her own daughter would say she were ten years younger had been it is going to rain In what order did the author write the diary? And how do you know that ? Time ord
8、er On the first day. After the opening ceremony and performances. Im finally back home now Tip1: To make our article more organized, we can follow the time order when writing. Task 2 What activities did the author experience? Time order On the first day After the opening ceremony and performances Im
9、 finally back home now 1.Set off with 2.Saw people wearingsome feeding. some practisingothers chatting or taking 1. The wrestling competition was different. 2. I absolutely enjoy the archery, too, but the horse racing were my favorite part. Tip2: To make our article more vivid and attractive, we can
10、 describe some activities in detail. Task 3 Time order On the first day. After the opening ceremony and performances Im finally back home now 1.Set off with 2.Saw people wearingsome feeding. some practisingothers chatting or taking 1. The wrestling competition began. 2. I absolutely enjoy the archer
11、y, too, but the horse racing were my favorite part. amazingamazing movedmoved surprisedsurprised worriedworried Tired but totally worth itTired but totally worth it understandableunderstandable I cant waitI cant wait Exciting to watchExciting to watch Tip3: To hold readers attention, we can add sens
12、ory (感觉的感觉的) details and our feelings to our article. What re the author s feelings during and after the festival? Task 4 lunar calendar horce racing set off to. near and far for the first time opening ceremony wrestling competition cant wait to do sth be surprised to do be totally worth it 农历农历 赛马赛
13、马 出发出发 远近，四面八方远近，四面八方 第一次第一次 开幕式开幕式 摔跤比赛摔跤比赛 迫不及待做某事迫不及待做某事 惊讶地做某事惊讶地做某事 完全值得完全值得 Study the organization and language features. Structure Analysis Para 1:Para 1: Para 2:Para 2: Para 3:Para 3: Para 4:Para 4: Para 5:Para 5: Describe the start of the festival and the surroundings. Opening ParagraphOpen
14、ing Paragraph Closing ParagraphClosing Paragraph First body First body paragraphparagraph Second body Second body paragraphparagraph Third body Third body paragraphparagraph State the topic: (when, where and with whom and main feelings) Describe in detail the festival activities. Give a brief summar
15、y of the experience. Tip4: When writing a narrative essay about festival or celebration experience, we should follow certain passage structure to make it more organized. Language features Read the sentence patterns below and use them to Read the sentence patterns below and use them to rewrite the op
16、ening sentence of the article.rewrite the opening sentence of the article. 1. This was my first time spendingand it was an enjoyable and exciting experience. 2. Ill never forgetbecause 3. Ill alwaysbecause. Possible version:Possible version: This was my first time spending This was my first time spe
17、nding the Naadam Festival in the Naadam Festival in Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and it it was was an an enjoyable and exciting experience for meenjoyable and exciting experience for me. . Tip5: When writing the opening sentences of each paragra
18、ph, we can use topic sentences like above to impress the readers and make the paragraph more organized. Writing Tips Review When When writing a narrative essay about a festival or writing a narrative essay about a festival or celebration experience, we should: celebration experience, we should: 1.Fo
19、llow 1.Follow certain passage certain passage structurestructure 2.Use 2.Use topic sentence to start each topic sentence to start each paragraphparagraph 3. Follow the time order 3. Follow the time order 4. Describe some interesting activities in 4. Describe some interesting activities in detaildeta
20、il 5. Add your feelings or sensory5. Add your feelings or sensory( (感觉的感觉的) ) detail detail Use what you have learnt to write about a festival or a celebration you have experienced recently. 2.写作思路写作思路 1) 一审：一审：体裁和主题体裁和主题 2) 二定：二定：确定时态和人称确定时态和人称 3) 三明确：三明确：写作要点写作要点 4) 四分段四分段 Para one:收信很高兴，复述来信内容，收信
21、很高兴，复述来信内容， 表明写作目的。表明写作目的。 Para two:根据要点分条告知详细内容，根据要点分条告知详细内容， 适当扩充。适当扩充。 Para three:表达祝愿和期望，通常包含表达祝愿和期望，通常包含 邀请参加，欢迎参观体验之类的结语。邀请参加，欢迎参观体验之类的结语。 3.满分作文满分作文 Dear Mr. Brown, I am more than delighted to learn that you show great interest in Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Now Im writing to tell you someth
22、ing about it in detail. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar. As one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it has been enjoying great popularity for its celebration of family reunion. Usually, No matter how far away or how busy we are, we will t
23、ry to come home for the festival. With the beautiful moon up in the sky, we sit together and eat mooncakes and fruit, sharing our stories. In addition to these traditional activities, we have a wider range of choices such as travelling and visiting our relatives or friends. Im looking forward to you
24、r arrival and joining me in experiencing it together. Yours, Li Hua 1. What else would you like to know about the Naadam festival? Search more information about it on the Internet. 2. Talk to your friends about the festivals or celebrations you have experienced recently and write an article about it.
