1、Unit 1 Festivals and celebrationsReading for writingReadingPart 1Mongolian tentsMongolian robesroast mutton烤羊肉烤羊肉Mongolian steppes蒙古大草原蒙古大草原Read the diary entry and answer the questions.Learn1.What does Naadammean?Which events does it include?2.What Naadam Festival customs did you learn about?3.What
2、 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?Video2.What is the most important festival in Inner Mongolia?the Naadam Festival The text is mainly about the writers _ of taking part in _in Mongolia and
3、 the writer feels _at it.time orderBody(2-4)The opening paragraph(1)The closing paragraph(5)I experienced the Naadam Festival in Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the first time this year.The festival falls on the fourth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar,usually lasting for thre
4、e 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 whenfeelingwhatThe first paragraph今年，我第一次体验了中国内蒙古自治区的那达慕大会。该节日于每年农历六月初四开始的，通常为期3天。“那达慕”在蒙古语中的意思是“游戏”，主要表现为三大赛事：赛马、摔跤和射箭，每项运动都动人心魄！Naa
5、dam Festival horse racing wrestlingarcheryWhat does“Naadam”mean?What events does it include?Naadam means“games”in Mongolian.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 arche
6、ry,and others were chatting or taking photographs.Burin told me that Mongolians travel every year from near and far attend the festival,just as their ancestors had done for centuries.Topic sentence(what I saw)what I heard The second paragraph(那达慕大会的)第一天，我和好友布林早早出发来到了会场。我看到很多人穿着华丽的蒙古袍。有的在喂马，有的在练习射箭，其
7、他人则在聊天或拍照。布林告诉我说，与他们数百年前的祖先一样，蒙古人每年都会从四面八方赶来参加这一节日。with whomAfter the opening 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 los
8、es if any part of his body above his knee touches the ground.After singing 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 sentenceintroduce the rules of wrestling competition feeli
9、ng The third paragraph在开幕式和几项精彩的表演之后，摔跤比赛开始了。蒙古式摔跤与奥运会的摔跤比赛有所不同：比赛不分回合，摔跤手不分体重。如果摔跤手膝盖以上任何部位着地即被判输。几首歌唱毕，选手们开始在草地上翩翩起舞，他们挥动着双臂，宛如雄鹰。这刚与柔的展示深深地打动了我。I absolutely enjoyed the archery,too,but the horse races were my favourite part.However,I was surprised to see that the riders were boys and girls!I hear
10、d it is because children are lighter and the horses can run faster and farther.At first,I was a little worried about the childrens safety,but Burin said,“Dont worry.Theyve been riding horses all their lives.Theyll be just fine.”That was the moment I started to understand why people say“Horses are at
11、 the heart of Mongolian culture”.feeling The fourth paragraph射箭同样令我叹为观止，但赛马才是我最喜爱的部分。然而，看到赛马选手们都是男孩和女孩，我十分惊讶！听说这是因为儿童体重更轻，马儿才能跑得更快、更远。刚开始的时候，我有点担心这些孩子的安全，但布林却说：“别担心，他们是在马背上长大的，不会有事的。”我顿时明白了为什么人们说“马是蒙古文化的核心”了。(what I saw/heard)introduce the horse racesIm finally back home now,feeling really tired,but
12、 celebrating Naadam with my friend was totally worth it.He invited me back for the winter to stay in a traditional Mongolian tent and eat hot pot.I cant wait!feeling The fifth paragraph我现在已经回到家了，感到十分疲倦，但能和我的朋友一起庆祝那达慕，再累也是值得的。他邀请我冬天时再去住传统的蒙古包，吃火锅。我已经迫不及待了！Body(2-4)The opening paragraph(1)The closing
13、paragraph(5)Step 2 Reading-for structures whenwherewhatwrestlinghorse racesfeelingWritingPart 2Choose 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.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 taskwhatwhenwherewith whomactivity 1activity 2.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
15、_.Part 2.(Body)_.We enjoyed 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 _.Mid-autumn Festival Activities:admire the shining moonhave a family reunion dinnerDate:Feelings:feeling happyinteresting Festival Experience SharingWe enjoyed a lot of activities.After having a family reunion dinnerIt was a really interesting festival experience and I felt very happy.THANKS
