Festivals around the world Unit 1 Festivals around the world Speaking and writing 罗洁 2018年4月26日

Among all these, which festivals are celebrated in China? Revision Among all these, which festivals are celebrated in China? Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Obon, the Day of the Dead, Halloween Festivals of the Dead the Dragon Boat Festival, Columbus Day, National Festival Festivals to Honor People Thanksgiving Day, Mid-Autumn Festivals Harvest Festivals the Spring Festival, Easter and Cherry Blossom Festival Spring Festivals

on May 5 at lunar calendar The Dragon Boat Festival honour… Names of festivals Why people celebrate What people do When people celebrate eat Zongzi row(划) … on May 5 at lunar calendar The Dragon Boat Festival honour… the food… the agricultural work … admire … enjoy … on August 15 at lunar calendar The Mid-Autumn Festival eat … give … dragon dances … look forward to … on January 1 at lunar calendar the Spring Festival

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Pair work Suppose you’re Professor Brad from the USA, you are very interested in Chinese festivals, so you ask people living in China information about festivals. Now work in pairs to make a dialogue.

1 3 4 2 … the Dragon Boat Festival the Spring festival the Mid-autumn festival …

B: Hello, XXX. S: Hello, Mr. Brad. B: You know I’m really interested in …; and can you tell me why people celebrate it? S: Certainly. Because … B: When do people celebrate it? S: They celebrate it on/ in … B: Where do people celebrate it? S: They celebrate it in … B: What do people usually do at the festival? S: …

Writing 假如你是李华，你的美国网友Tom发来一封e-mail,向你了解我国传统节日的情况，请你给他回复e-mail，介绍中国某种传统节日。内容应包括：1时间 2由来 3习俗 4邀请Tom 来中国过这个节日(80词左右)。

Discuss how to write an English e-mail well. The Writing Steps: (审题的步骤) １、 ２、 ３、 ４、 ５、 文体— type of writing 主体时态— tense 人称— person 信息点整合— key points 不一定要打草稿，但至少应有提纲— Don’t have to make a draft, but at least have an outline.

黄金模板 Dear _____ (对象), Para 1: Beginning： Para 2: Body ： The outline of the writing: Dear _____ (对象), Para 1: Beginning： Para 2: Body ： Para 3: Ending: Your thanks and your wish 小结；呼应主题 Yours, （署名） 感谢来件，写作目的 时间（when) 介绍节日 由来(why) 习俗(what) 表示邀请

You have 10 - 15 minutes to write. Writing time You have 10 - 15 minutes to write.

Accessment： 【互评】： 1．结构是否合理？要点是否齐全？ 2．是否有精彩词句?(如有,请用波浪线划出） 3．是否有中式英文？是否有可改善的字、词、句? (如有，如时态、语态、主谓一致、行文逻辑、词性等，请用直线划出.） 4．卷面是否整洁？字迹是否工整？ 【自评】 ： 1. 要点是否齐全； 2. 时态、语态是否正确 ； 3. 主谓是否一致（尤其是第三人称单数的动词形式)； 4. 标点及大小写是否正确。

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A sample Dear Tom, I am glad to receive your e-mail. In your e-mail, you asked me information about Chinese traditional festivals. Here I am writing to share the Dragon Boat Festival with you. The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China, which takes place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is held in memory of the ancient poet Qu Yuan. He drowned himself in a river. The local people try to find his body and then, as an offering(祭品), they threw Zongzi into the river. Now, people row dragon boats and eat Zongzi on this day. You can come and spend the day with me. I believe you will have a good time. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua

Homework 1. 整理完善学案，反思本节课的收获与不足； 2. 润色自己的作文，总结和掌握英文邮件的写作步骤和技巧。

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