1、Reading for WritingUnit 1 Festivals and CelebrationsWhat festivals do you know ?Naadam FestivalIt falls on the 4th day of the 16th month of the lunar calendar. Grasp the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: _. Paragraph 2: _. Paragraph 3: _. Paragraph 4: _. Paragraph 5: _. Fast readingSomething
2、 about the Naadam Festival. Many people attended the Naadam Festival. The wrestling competition at the Naadam Festival.The horse races and the riders at the Naadam Festival.The authors satisfaction with this experience and longing for another invitation. Read and choose the correct answer.1. What do
3、es the author want to share by writing this passage? A. The authors first experience at the Naadam Festival in Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. B. How the author took part in the competition at the Naadam Festival. C. Chinas rich festivals. D. The authors love for China. 2.What can we know a
4、bout Mongolian wrestling? A. It has little in common with the wrestling in the Olympics. B. Wrestlers are divided into several groups by weight. C. Only after three rounds can the winner appear. D. The wrestler who touches the ground with any part of his body will lose. 3. Which of the events at the
5、 Naadam Festival does the author like most? A. Wrestling. B. Horse racing. C. Archery. D. Dancing. 4. What made the author amazed in the horse races? A. The speed of the horses. B. The age of the riders. C. The species of the horses. D. The height of the riders. (1)What does Naadam mean? Which event
6、s does it include?(2)What Naadam Festival customs did you learn about?Read the diary again and answer questions.Naadam meansgamesin Mongolian,and it includes horse racing, wrestling, and archery.Wrestling and horse racing.DETAILED READING(3)What in your opinion is the most impressive thing about the
7、 festival?(4)What else would you like to know the festival and writers experience?The horse racing is the most impressive, as it involved little children.The writer did not talk about food or music, but surely they should have been interesting parts of the festival.5.When does the festival fall? how
8、 long does it last?6. In what order did the author write the diary?The festival falls on the fourth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, usually lasting for three days.Time order: 1) On the first day 2) After the opening ceremony 3). I am finally back home now.PostreadingStudytheorganisatio
9、nOpening paraStatethetopic:_,_,with_andmainfeelingBodyThe1st body:describethestartofthefestivalandthesurroundings.The2ndbody:describeindetailthefestivalactivity.The3rdbody:describeindetailthefestivalEnding Giveabrief_oftheexperience.wherewhenwhomsummaryShare your experiences on a festival.Writing因不同
10、的节日具有不同的风俗及特点，介绍节日时一般应包括以下内容：1节日的名称和日期2节日的起源3节日的习俗，一般包括节日饮食、 人们的活动等4节日的意义，可包括节日的传统地 位及其现实意义等。How to introdue festivalswhen to celebrate what to celebrate why to celebratehow to celebrate写作技巧1.对节日进行介绍时，要说明所要介绍的节日的日期、主题、起源、庆祝方式、活动内容、文化内涵等，常用一般现在时态。2文章结构要清晰，逻辑性要强；句式结构不宜过于复杂，要吸引读者的注意。3语言方面以说明性文字为主，写作时，可
11、适当地多选用形容词和副词来丰富语言，并以描写的手法来做具体说明，可使描写更加生动、说明更加形象、节日的特征及活动更加鲜明。People usually clean graves and light incense in memory of ancestors.Qing Ming Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John来信请你介绍中国传统节日清明节。请根据下表要点，用英语给他写封回信。日日期特点活动清明节4月5日前后中国二十四节气之一放假一天，扫墓祭祖，踏青游玩、放风筝等要求；l、词数l00左右； 2、可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；3、开头已为你写
12、好，不计入词数。 参考词汇：节气,seasonal division point；祭祖in memory of ones ancestorsDear John， Glad to hear from youId like to tell you something about the Qingming Festival【相关英文词汇相关英文词汇】day of sacrifice 祭祀offer sacrifices to ancestors 祭祖/上供condolence 哀悼之情hell note/joss paper 纸钱funeral supplies/products 殡葬用品funer
13、al services 殡葬服务业mortician 殡仪业者burn incense 焚香tomb-sweeping 扫墓tomb sweeper 扫墓的人kite flying 放风筝spring outing 踏青【相关英文词汇相关英文词汇】gods lantern 神灯memorial tablet 纪念碑willow branches inserted on each gate 门旁插柳cremation urn 骨灰盒mourning ceremony 哀悼仪式inhumation 土葬cremation 火葬sea-burial 海葬boat-coffin burial 船棺葬t
14、ree burial 树葬celestial burial 天葬flower burials 花葬【相关英文词汇相关英文词汇】filial piety 孝顺 孝心Day of the Dead(亡灵节，墨西哥传统节日，人们通过守灵、上供等方式祭奠逝去的亲人。)【话题句式】【话题句式】为什么我们在清明节要扫墓?Why must we go and sweep the tomb on Tomb Sweeping Day?清明节的时候，我们去为忠烈扫墓。In early April, we went to sweep the martyrs graves.你清明节有放假吗?Do you have h
15、olidays on Tomb Sweeping Festival?清明节对中国人来说是一个很重要日子。Tomb-sweeping day is an important day for chinese.写出了清明节的特殊气氛。Write the tomb-sweeping day special atmosphere.清明节我们放假三天。We have three days free on Tomb-sweeping Day.清明节在中国大陆地区是法定节假日。The Qingming Festival is a statutory public holiday in mainland Chi
16、na.随着时间的推移，寒食也为清明节所替代。Over time, Hanshi Day was replaced with tomb-sweeping day.四月份的清明节期间，对原该县百姓开放。It reopened to former residents during Qingming, or tomb-sweeping day, in April.在这个追思逝者的清明节，人们却更多地感受到了生命的力量、生命的顽强，他们表达着来自同胞的关爱与对国家救援的赞赏。In this Tomb Sweeping Day for memorizing the deceased, people nev
17、ertheless sensed more of the power of life and showed great concern to their compatriots and great compliment to our states rescue.清明节是扫墓拜祭先人的日子。The Qingming Festival in spring is the occasion for visiting ancestral graves.据中国传统习俗，人们通常在清明节放风筝。According to our traditions and customs, flying kites usu
18、ally happen at the QingMing Festival.重阳节登山和清明节扫墓等民俗应当被铭记，因为它们是中国文化遗产不可或缺的组成部分。Folk customs like climbing a mountain during the Double Ninth Festival orcleaning the tombs during the Qingming Festival deserve to be remembered asthey are integral part of the Chinese heritage.清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。Qing Ming is
19、a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed.人们在清明节会怎样过?How do people celebrate Qingming Featival?随着中国人在一年一度的清明节期间祭祀先人，公墓及殡葬服务价格暴涨成为激起民愤的一个焦点问题。As millions paused to honor their ancestors during the annual Tomb-Sweeping Festival, the increasing cost of cemetery plots and funerals has become a
20、 focusof national anger.周一是中国传统的清明节，人们在这一天祭奠逝 去的亡灵。Monday was Chinas traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day, when people mourn theirdead.每年4月4-6日左右的清明节是传统的扫墓的日子。Qingming Day, the traditional tomb-sweeping day, falls on April 4-6 each year. 随着清明节的到来，全国各地的人们都在怀念和哀悼逝去的亲友。People around China commemorated decease
21、d relatives and friends as theQingming Festival begins.Dear John, Glad to hear from you. Id like to tell you something about the Qingming Festival. The Qingming Festival is one of the twenty-four seasonal division points in China. It usually falls around April 5 every year. During this period, peopl
22、e will go to clean the graves and pay respect to their ancestors. At the same time, people can also go outing and enjoy the coming of spring, the bright and warm sunshine and the green trees and grass. It seems as if everything is back to life. People have been following the custom of spring outings since ancient times. Children love to fly kites high in the blue sky. Now we can have a day off on this Chinese traditional festival. Best wishes, Li Hua
