ChineseNewYear

Inthisunit,wewillreadaboutNewYearcelebrationsindifferentcountries;

describeourfavouritefestivals;learnaboutotherfestivalsaroundtheworld;

understandthemeaningofdifferentfestivalsaroundtheworld.??????????

Festivalsareawindowtodifferentcultures.Unit8

Let’scelebrate！HowdoyoucelebrateNewYear?

ChineseNewYearputupcouplets

makedumplingsbuynewclothescleanthehousehaveabigfamilydinner

makeNewYearvisits...WritingWhatisSimon’sfavouritefestival?WhatistheSpringFestival?Howdopeoplecelebrateit?Ifyouwanttointroduceafestivalyoulike,whatwouldyouliketowriteaboutit?WritingfestivalswhatwhenhowwhyWritingReadSimon’sarticleinD2andthenmatchtheparagraphswiththeircontents.StructureContentParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3FeelingsCelebrationsandculturalmeaningsNameanddate如何寫與傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日相關(guān)的文章

本單元的話題是“傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日”，要求學(xué)生能介紹自己最喜歡的節(jié)日，并能正確描述與該節(jié)日有關(guān)的傳統(tǒng)文化與習(xí)俗。與此相關(guān)的寫作通常有：①向外國朋友介紹中國的某個傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日；②介紹自己最喜歡的節(jié)日并說明原因。在具體介紹某一節(jié)日時，通常

包含以下要點：①介紹節(jié)日名稱以及節(jié)日時間;②介紹該節(jié)日的相關(guān)習(xí)俗或傳統(tǒng)；③表明自己對這個節(jié)日的感受或喜歡它的原因。要求:（1）文章應(yīng)包含以上所有要點，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；（2）詞數(shù)100左右。詞匯時間come

in

May在五月份到來

last

from...to...從……持續(xù)到……fall

on

the

fifteenth

day

of

the

eighth

month

in

the

Chinese

lunar

calendar在農(nóng)歷八月十五活動visit

their

relatives

and

friends走親訪友get

together聚在一起

have

a

big

dinner吃一頓大餐enjoy

the

full

moon欣賞滿月

a

family

reunion家庭團(tuán)聚enjoy

delicious

moon

cakes

享用美味的月餅詞匯感受/意義important重要的

meaningful有意義的traditional傳統(tǒng)的the

most

important最重要的have

a

good

time/enjoy

oneself玩得開心bring

a

lot

of

pleasure

to

us給我們帶來很多歡樂make

us

feel

warm

in

our

hearts讓我們感到心里很溫暖句子開頭句My

favourite

festival

is...我最喜歡的節(jié)日是……Ilike...best.我最喜歡……It’s

one

of

the

most

important

festivals

in

China.它是中國最重要的節(jié)日之一。It

has

a

long

history.它有很悠久的歷史。句子中間句On

that

day,

people

usually

eat

delicious

moon

cakes

and

enjoy

the

full

moon

at

night.

在那天，人們通常吃美味的月餅并在夜晚欣賞滿月。Families

all

get

together

and

have

a

big

dinner.

家人團(tuán)聚在一起吃一頓大餐。Chinese

people

love

the

Mid-Autumn

Festival

very

much

and

always

have

fun

on

that

day.中國人喜歡過中秋節(jié)，并且總是在那天玩得很愉快。句子中間句The

best

part

about

this

festival

is

that...這個節(jié)日最棒的部分是……During

this

festival,

we

have

a

big

dinner/spend

time

with

family/...在這個節(jié)日里，我們吃大餐/與家人共度時光/……結(jié)尾句In

my

opinion,

the

festival...在我看來，這個節(jié)日……The

festival

makes

me

feel...這個節(jié)日讓我感到……佳作展示The

traditional

festival

that

I

like

mostMy

favourite

festival

is

the

Mid-Autumn

Festival.

It

is

one

of

the

most

important

traditional

Chinese

festivals.

①It

falls

on

the

fifteenth

day

of

the

eighth

month

in

the

Chinese

lunar

calendar.②On

that

day,

people

usually

get

together

with

their

familiesfor

a

big

dinner.

At

night,

they

always

share

different

kinds

ofdelicious

moon

cakes

with

each

other

and

enjoy

the

full

moon.教材原句Weusuallygettogetherwithfamily...（教材P101）佳作展示③Moon

cakes

are

a

symbol

of

the

family

reunion.

④And

the

moon

that

day

is

usually

round

and

bright

and

it

makes

peoplethink

of

their

relatives

and

friends.⑤I

really

like

the

festival,

not

only

because

I

can

enjoy

thedelicious

food,

but

because

I

can

have

a

family

reunion.

The

festival

always

makes

me

feel

warm

in

my

heart.教材原句Onionsareasymbolofgoodluckandhealth.（教材P94）名師點評這篇習(xí)作先總體介紹了中秋節(jié)的基本情況，接著描述了人們的慶?；顒右约白约旱墓?jié)日感受。語言通順、層次分明、時態(tài)準(zhǔn)確、內(nèi)容充實。①句用fall

on...點明了中秋節(jié)的時間。②句用get

together

with

sb.展現(xiàn)了家人團(tuán)聚的溫馨畫面。③句用a

symbol

of表明了月餅的特殊含義。④句靈活運(yùn)用了make

sb.

do

sth.及think

of短語。⑤句含有because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句，且運(yùn)用了not

only...but(also)...（不僅……而且……）結(jié)構(gòu)，提升了文章的寫作檔次。

put

up

張貼，掛起，舉起，搭建

Put

up

the

Spring

Festival

couplets

貼春聯(lián)（教材P101）

是“動詞+副詞”型短語。其賓語為名詞時，名詞放在up之前或之后均可；賓語為人稱代詞時，人稱代詞要放在put與up之間。（1）張貼

They

put

up

a

notice(=put

a

notice

up)on

the

wall.他們在墻上貼了一張布告。

At

the

Spring

Festival,

people

put

up

“Fu”

on

doors

or

windows.春節(jié)時，人們把“?！弊仲N在門上或窗戶上。（2）掛起，舉起

He

puts

up

his

hand

to

ask

a

question.他舉起手來問問題。（3）搭建

It’s

going

to

rain.

Let’s

put

up

the

tent.要下雨了。咱們把帳篷搭起來吧。

Here

is

the

tent.

Let’s

put

it

up.帳篷在這兒。咱們把它搭起來吧。

We

prepare

some

dishes

with

special

meanings，like

jiaozi

and

niangao.我們會準(zhǔn)備一些有特殊寓意的菜肴，比如餃子和年糕。（教材P102）

prepare

/pr??pe?(r)/

v.預(yù)備（飯菜）；把……預(yù)備好；（為……）做準(zhǔn)備

（1）［及物動詞］預(yù)備（飯菜）

He

is

in

the

kitchen

preparing

lunch.他在廚房做午飯。（2）［及物動詞］把……預(yù)備好prepare

sth.

for

sb./sth.為某人/某事準(zhǔn)備好某物（3）［及物動詞］&［不及物動詞］（為……）做準(zhǔn)備prepare

for...為……做準(zhǔn)備prepare

to

do

sth.準(zhǔn)備做某事

The

students

are

preparing

for

the

coming

exams.學(xué)生們正在為即將到來的考試做準(zhǔn)備。

Her

parents

are

busy

preparing

to

go

on

holiday.她的父母正忙著準(zhǔn)備度假。She

often

prepares

many

books

for

the

kids.她經(jīng)常給孩子們準(zhǔn)備許多書。（邵陽中考）

meaning

/?mi:n??/

n.意義，意思

（1）［可數(shù)名詞］&［不可數(shù)名詞］the

meaning

of...

……的意思/意義

Do

you

know

the

meaning

of

this

word？你知道這個單詞的意思嗎？（2）What’s

the

meaning

of...?=What

do/does...mean?……的意思是什么？

What’s

the

meaning

of

this

word?=What

does

this

word

mean?這個單詞是什么意思？

meaning的相關(guān)詞：【語境串記】I

know

your

meaning.You

mean

that

staying

athome

all

day

long

is

meaningless

and

that

looking

for

a

job

ismeaningful.我懂你的意思。你的意思是整天待在家里毫無意義，找一份工作才是有意義的。

［動詞］不用于進(jìn)行時?！發(fā)ast+（for）時間段”表示“持續(xù)多長時間”。

The

meeting

lasts

(for)

30

minutes.會議持續(xù)30分鐘。

The

Spring

Festival

lasts

till

the

Lantern

Festival.

春節(jié)一直持續(xù)到元宵節(jié)為止。（教材P102）

last

/lɑ?st/

v.持續(xù)

last的其他用法：形容詞最后的；末尾的Jack

is

the

last

one

to

leave

the

classroom.杰克是最后一個離開教室的。上一個的；最近的last

night/Sunday/month昨晚/上周日/上個月副詞最后Who

is

speaking

last?誰最后發(fā)言？

I’m

right

here

watching

till/until

you

come

back.我就在這里看著，直到你回來。（麗水中考）（2）till/until［連詞］可引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。

till/t?l/

prep.

&

conj.到……時，直到……為止

（1）［介詞］與until意思相近，后跟表示時間的名詞（短語），常與延續(xù)性動詞連用。

We’re

open

till

6

o’clock.

我們營業(yè)到6點。

I

will

stay

in

China

till

next

month.我將一直留在中國，直到下個月。（3）not...till/until...直到……才……

I

cannot

enter

the

library

until

it

opens.直到圖書館開門我才能進(jìn)去。典例

根據(jù)語境在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯?/p>