Unit 1 Writing 教者: 陈娟绒

Chinese festivals Step 1.lead-in Spring Festival Mid-autumn Festival Children’s Day National Day Chinese festivals Lantern Festival Dragon Boat Festival May Day Women’s Day

Step2.Example 1. When is the Mid-autumn Festival celebrated? The Mid-autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th, August. 2. Why do people celebrate it? The festival celebrates the harvest . 3. How do people celebrate it? People get together and eat the dumplings. People eat mooncakes. People admire the moon.

Step3.Practice 请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文，介绍 中国著名的传统节日---春节。 1. 春节从 一月一日开始 。 2 人们 准备食物，扫房子， 贴对联 (scrolls)，挂灯笼(lanterns) 3. 家人团聚，吃饺子 。 4. 人们 走亲访友，逛公园,进图书馆。 孩子们收压岁钱(lucky money)， 放鞭炮(cracker) 5.目的：辞旧迎新。

1.The Spring Festival falls on the 1st, January. 2.people cook delicious food, Clean the houses , put up the scrolls and hung the colorful lanterns . 3.every family get together and enjoy dumplings. 4.people visit relatives and friends. They also go to parks and walk into the libraries. The children are given lucky money. Most boys play crackers. 5. It is a festival that looks forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.

Spring Festival The Spring Festival is the most famous traditional festival in China. It falls on the 1st, January. Several days before the festival, people cook delicious food, Clean the houses , put up the scrolls and hung the colorful lanterns . On New Year’s eve, every family get together and enjoy dumplings. During the festival people visit relatives and friends. They also go to parks and walk into the libraries. The children are given lucky money. Most boys play crackers. It is a festival that looks forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring. It is also a way to celebrate history and culture. In this way, we keep our culture alive.

Mid-autumn Festival The Mid-autumn Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals. It has a long history. The festival is held on 15th, August. It is a festival that celebrates the harvest . On this day, people get together and enjoy the dumplings. After that they eat mooncakes, which stands for reunion. At night, people will admire the moon.

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