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FestivalsandcelebrationsContentsWarming-up(4min)01040203While-writing(10min)Homework(3min)Post-writing(12min)Pre-writing(12min)0507Summary(4min)1.DoyouknowNaadamFestival?A.timeorderB.spaceorderC.logicorder1.Inwhatorderdidtheauthorwritethediary?Andhowdoyouknowthat?Tip:

Tomakeourarticlemoreorganised,wecanfollowthetimeorderwhenwritingadiary.2.Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.BriefintroductionofNaadamFestivalWhattheauthorsawbeforetheopeningceremony.Thewrestlingcompetitionandrulesaboutit.Thehorserace.BriefsummaryofNaadamFestival

para1.

para2.

para3.

para4.

para5.Thestructure1.Whenisthefestivalcelebrated?2.Where

isthefestivalcelebrated?3.Majoreventsofthefestival.4.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstsentenceandthefirstpara?

Thefirstsentencefunctionsastheopeningsentenceofthediary.

openingparadetailedreading——para.11.WhatwerepeopledoingwhenIarrivedatthegame?2.Wasthewriterdescribingaperson,aplaceorascenetousinthisparagraph?3.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph2?Describeavividsceneforus.Itdescribesalivelyscenebeforethefestivalbegins,helpingreadersknowmoreaboutthesurroundings.surroundingsdetailedreading——para.21.Howdidthewriterfeelaboutthewrestlingcompetition?2.Whatisthemostimpressivethingaboutthefestivalforthewriterandwhy?3.Whatdidthewriterthinkofthehorse?horseracingdescribeindetailtheactivities:wrestlinghorseracesveryimportantdetailedreading——para.3&4Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthisfestivalinparagraph5?Canyoufindcluesinanyotherparagraphs?Inmyeyes,

thewriterenjoysthefestivalverymuch.

Icantellfromthewordsthewriteruses,like“exciting”“amazing”“quitemoved”“absolutelyenjoy”“favouritepart”“totallyworthit”...summary——para.5detailedreadingHowtoexpressthetime【Imitation】1.春節(jié)在每年的農(nóng)歷初一，通常持續(xù)15天。Springfestivalfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar,usuallylastingfor15days.2.中秋在每年的農(nóng)歷八月十五，是中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。TheMid-AutumnDayfallsonthe15thofthe8thlunarcalendar,whichisatraditionalfestivalinChina.languagefeaturesOnthefirstday,IsetofftothegamesearlywithmyfriendBurin.Isawalotofpeople

wearingfancyMongolianrobes.

Somewerefeedingtheirhorses,somewerepractisingarchery,andotherswerechattingortakingphotographs.BurintoldmethatMongolianstraveleveryyear

fromnearandfartoattendthefestival,justastheirancestorshaddoneforcenturies.Aftertheopeningceremonyandsomeamazingperformances,thewrestlingcompetitionbegan.MongolianwrestlingisdifferentfromthewrestlingintheOlympicGames.Therearenorounds,

andwrestlersarenotseparatedbyweight.Thewrestlerlosesifanypartofhisbodyabovehiskneetouchestheground.Aftersingingsomesongs,thecompetitorsdancedontothegreenfield,wavingtheirarmsintheairasiftheywereeagles.Iwasquitemovedbytheirshowofstrengthandgrace.Iabsolutelyenjoyedthearchery,too,butthehorseracesweremyfavouritepart.However,Iwassurprisedtoseethattheriderswereboysandgirls!Ihearditisbecausechildrenarelighterandthehorsescanrunfasterandfarther.Atfirst,Iwasalittleworriedaboutthechildren'ssafety,butBurinsaid,“Don'tworry.They'vebeenridinghorsesalltheirlives.They'llbejustfine."ThatwasthemomentIstartedtounderstandwhypeoplesay“HorsesareattheheartofMongolianculture"....(1)Itseemsasif/thoughIamthefirstrepresentativehere.(2)Theyoungmanwithlonghairlooksasifhe

(be)awoman.(3)Hetalkedasifhe

(be)toeverycorneroftheworldbutinfacthehadneverlefthisvillage.(4)Heopenedhismouthasif

something.werehadbeen(hewas)tosay看起來(lái)好像已經(jīng)是秋天了。這個(gè)女孩對(duì)月球的描述非常的逼真，就好像她去過(guò)月球很多次似的。Itseemsasthoughitwereautumnalready.Thegirlisgivingusavividdescriptionofthemoon.Itseemsasifshehad

beentothemoonmanytimes.languagePoints2.Iheard(that)itisbecausechildrenarelighterandthehorsescanrunfasterandfarther.(P4)我聽(tīng)說(shuō)那是因?yàn)楹⒆觽儽容^輕，馬兒才能跑得更快、更遠(yuǎn)。句中itisbecause...意為“是因?yàn)椤?，because在句中引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句。類似的句式有：That/Thisisbecause...那/這是因?yàn)椤璉t/That/Thisiswhy...這/那就是……的原因；這/那就是為什么……Thereasonfor(doing)sth.

/why-clause...isthat...(做)某事的原因是……注意：It/That/Thisiswhy...后面接結(jié)果；

It/That/Thisisbecause...后面接原因。languagePoints【即學(xué)活用】（1）單句語(yǔ)法填空①Thereason____________hefailedtheEnglishexamwas___________hedidn'tlearnitwell.②Thereason___________heexplainedtouswas____________hehadn'treadthebookbefore.（2）句型轉(zhuǎn)換③Hewasn'tadmittedintoakeyuniversitybecausehisgradesweretoolow.→Thereason____________hewasn'tadmittedintoakeyuniversitywas____________hisgradesweretoolow.whythatthat/whichthatwhythatlanguagePoints【句式解構(gòu)】這個(gè)句子是現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)?，F(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)的結(jié)構(gòu)為：主語(yǔ)+have/hasbeen+doing（1）常用來(lái)表示開(kāi)始于過(guò)去某個(gè)時(shí)間，一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在并且會(huì)持續(xù)進(jìn)行下去的動(dòng)作。（2）表示到目前為止的一段時(shí)間里一直在反復(fù)進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。3.They’vebeenridinghorsesalltheirlives.(P4)他們一輩子都在騎馬。languagePoints【即學(xué)活用】單句語(yǔ)法填空①Sincethetimehumankindstartedgardening,we__________________(try)tomakeourenvironmentmorebeautiful.②Wearewaitingforthenewfilm.We___________________(wait)hereformorethantwohours.③Dashan,who_______________(learn)crosstalk,theChinesecomedictradition,fordecades,wantstomixitupwiththewesternstand-uptradition.havebeentrying

havebeenwaitinghasbeenlearning

languagePointsWhile-writing(10mins)Studentsneedtowriteamoredetailedoutline.Theyshouldorganizemainstructureandillustrateintroduction,importantpointsrangingfromtopicandsupportingdetails,andconclusion.Thentheywillwritethefirstdraft.Post-writing(12mins)Self-editingFocusonthecontentofthewritingourideasandhowtheyareorganizedandconnected.Focusontheformofwriting:thegrammar,spellingandpunctuation.PeereditingEditeachother’swritinginthesameway.ProofreadingUnderlin