1、Unit 1 Festivals and celebrationsReading for writing1.Figure out the main structure and language features of the text2.Know the Naadam Festival3.Write a passage about festival experience.Learning objectivesRead the diary entry and answer the questions .Learn1. What does Naadammean?Which events does
2、it include?2. What Naadam Festival customs did you learn about?3. What in your opinion is the most impressive thing about the festival ?4 .What else would you like to know about the festival and the writers experience?Lead inNaadam Festival horse racing wrestlingarchery1.What does “Naadam” mean? Wha
3、t events does it include?Naadam means “games” in Mongolian.2. What Naadam Festival customs do you know? People wear fancy Mongolian robes(蒙古袍). Mongolians travel from near and far to attend the festival. There are an opening ceremony and some amazing performances. Then the wrestling competition, arc
4、hery competition and horse race begin.In what order did the author write the diary? And how do you know that?Time orderTo make our article more organised, we can follow the time order when writing.Organization of the diary entry Para 1: Opening ParagraphState the topic (when, where and with whom and
5、 main feelings)Para 2: First Body ParagraphDescribe the start of the festival and the surroundings.Para 3 4: Second and Third Body Paragraph Describe in detail the festival activities. Para 5: Closing ParagraphGive a brief summary of the experience.Body (2-4)Describe the festival in detail:activitie
6、s + my feelingsSummarise the experience:evaluation + feelingsThe opening paragraph (1)The closing paragraph (5)State the topic: where, when, what, & feelings Step 2 Reading - for structures I experienced the Naadam Festival in C h i n a s I n n e r M o n g o l i a Autonomous Region for the first tim
7、e this year. The festival falls on the fourth day of the six month of the lunar calendar, usually lasting for three days. Naadam means games in Mongolian, and it is represented by three events: horse racing, wrestling, and archery, which are all so exciting to watch!Topic sentencewhere whenfeelingwh
8、at: state the topic (where, when, what, & feelings)Step 2 Reading - for structures On the first day, I set off to the games early with my friend Burin. I saw a lot of people wearing fancy Mongolian robes. Some were feeding their horses, some were practising archery, and others were chatting or takin
9、g photographs. Burin told me that Mongolians travel every year from near and far to attend the festival, just as their ancestors had done for centuries.Topic sentenceDetail 1 (what I saw)Detail 2 (what I saw)Detail 3 (what I heard) Body paragraph: describe in detail what I saw & heard.After the open
10、ing ceremony and some amazing performances, the wrestling competition began. Mongolian wrestling is different from the wrestling in the Olympic Games. There are no rounds, and wrestlers are not separated by weight. The wrestler loses if any part of his body above his knee touches the ground. After s
11、inging some songs, the competitors danced onto the green field, waving their arms in the air as if they were eagles. I was quite moved by their show of strength and grace.Topic sentencedetail 1: introduce the competitionactivitiesfeeling Body paragraph: describe in detail (activities & feelings)acti
12、vitiesdetail 1: who & whyBody paragraph: describe in detail (activities)Closing paragraph: （brief summary）Choose one of your favorite festivals and tell a partner when,where,and with whom you celebrate it, and what activities do you do during the festival.Brainstorming.Useful words: lunar month 农历月农
13、历月 a thorough cleaning 大扫除大扫除on the Lunar New Years Eve 除夕除夕 Spring Festival couplets春联春联a family reunion 家人团聚家人团聚 guessing lantern riddles 猜灯谜猜灯谜 Spring Festival Gala 春节联欢晚会春节联欢晚会 端午节端午节whatwhenwherewith whomactivity 1activity 2.WritingPart 2 你校英语报你校英语报 Festival 栏目正面向全校学生征稿栏目正面向全校学生征稿,请你用英语写一篇短请你用英
14、语写一篇短文，介绍你的一次节日经历，并投稿。文，介绍你的一次节日经历，并投稿。注注意：意：1.词数词数80左右；左右； 2.可可以适当增加细节，以使行文连以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯贯Writing task写作指导写作指导一、审题定调一、审题定调 本写作任务要求介绍自己的一次节日经历，属于本写作任务要求介绍自己的一次节日经历，属于_。在介绍节日经历时，可以按照在介绍节日经历时，可以按照_ 展展开叙述。开叙述。二、谋篇布局二、谋篇布局本写作可以分为本写作可以分为三部分三部分：第一部分：说明第一部分：说明节日名称并简单介绍节日名称并简单介绍；第二部分：具体叙述第二部分：具体叙述节节日的日的准备活
15、动准备活动和和庆庆祝活动祝活动；第三部分：第三部分：总结节日经历总结节日经历并表明并表明自己的感受自己的感受。记叙文记叙文时间顺时间顺序序 A festival experience:Part 1. (Opening ) _Festival, which is one of the most important traditional festivals in China, falls on _. It is a great time for us to _.Part 2. (Body) I remember celebrating _ with _ this/ last year. We e
16、njoyed a lot of activities. _ (time), _(activity one). _(time), _ (activity two). _ (time), _(activity three).Part 3 (Closing) It was a really _ festival experience and I felt _. 范文一范文一 My Spring Festival ExperienceThe Spring Festival which is one of the most popular traditional festivals in China,
17、just like Christmas in the west. It falls on the first day of the lunar year and lasts until the Lantern Festival. It is a great time for us to get together.I remember celebrating the Spring Festival with my family last year. We enjoyed a lot of activities. Before the festival came, we cleaned and d
18、ecorated our house to welcome the new year. On New Years Eve, we got together to watch the annual Spring Festival Gala on TV while eating delicious food. During the festival, we went from house to house to pay a New Year visit to our relatives and friends. It was a really meaningful festival experie
19、nce and I felt delighted to get together with my parents and relatives.范文范文 二二 My Mid-autumn Festival ExperienceThe Mid-Autumn Festival, which is one of the most popular traditional festivals in China, falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. It is a great occasion for families to get t
20、ogether.I still remember my family celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. During the day, we prepared all the dishes for a great feast and bought several types of mooncakes. As darkness fell, all my family enjoyed the delicious mooncakes, various fruits and other tasty food while admiring the shining moon. Over dinner, we talked about what was going on with us recently.The festival experience made me realize the importance of family and inspired me to spend more time with my family.THANKS
