By the end of this lesson, I will be able to1. get the main idea and analyze the structure of the texts.2. write a composition introducing another Chinese festival.Goals: festivalsBrainstorming major traditional festivals in China festivalsthe Spring Festivalthe Lantern Festivalthe Qingming Festivalthe Dragon Boat Festivalthe Double Seventh Festivalthe Double Ninth Festivalthe Mid-Autumn Festival Skimming Summarize the main idea of each textText A :_ Text B :_ Text C :_ The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival The Lantern Festival 1. What kind of writing is each text?A. Narrative writing（記敘文）B. Expository writing（說明文）C. Practical writing（應用文）D. Persuasive writing（議論文）Scanning 1. Genre體裁：3. Person人稱：2. Tense時態(tài)： Expository writing說明文Present Simple一般現(xiàn)在時The third person第三人稱 Scanning Past Simple一般過去時 What are included in each text?Scanning dateactivitymeaning foodText A The Mid-Autumn FestivalName Text B The Lantern Festival dateactivity meaningfoodstory Name Text C The Dragon Boat Festivaldateactivitymeaning foodhistoryName What?What are included in each text? Part 1. Basic information of the festival namedate/month/seasonmeaning/value/significance/purposePart 3. The celebration of the festival story/legend(傳說)/history/originactivity/custom/holidayfood/fruitStructurePart 2. Extended information of the festival Writing Practice1. Basic information of the Spring Festival. 2. The extended information of the Spring Festival.3. The celebration of the Spring Festival. How to introduce the Spring Festival Words and phrases 1. 中國農歷新年 2. (春節(jié))在. 3. 正月初一 Chinese Lunar New Year the first day of the lunar yearthe first day of the first lunar monthfalls/occurs/is celebrated/takes place onlunar January 1st 1. 它標志著.的結束/開始/到來 2. 一個家庭團聚的特殊時刻 3. 追溯到商朝 4. 有四千年多年歷史 5. 據說 6. 驅趕/嚇走年獸 a special occasion for family reunion has a history of more than 4000 yearsIt marks the end/beginning/coming of.dates from/back to the Shang DynastyThe origin of . can be traced back to as far as.Its said that.drive/scare away the Nian monster 1. 七天的假期 2. 貼春聯(lián) 3. 燃放煙花爆竹 4. 壓歲錢/紅包 5. 年夜飯/團圓飯 6. 走親訪友a seven-day holiday/seven days offstick/paste up/put up spring coupletsset/let off fireworks and firecrackers the New Years Eve dinner the family reunion dinnerlucky money/red envelopevisit friends and relatives Show Time ItemsStructure（結構）Content（內容）Language（語言）Punctuation（標點）Spelling（拼寫）Grammar（語法）Handwriting（書寫）Evaluation （評價） At the end of this lesson, are you able to 1. get the main idea and analyze the structure of the texts?2. write a composition introducing another Chinese festival?Summary & Reflection Writing task假設你是李華，你在美國的筆友Jim來信詢問中國春節(jié)的一些情況。請你根據以下要點給他寫封回信：1. 春節(jié)的由來及意義；2. 春節(jié)的慶?；顒?；3. 邀請他來中國歡度春節(jié)。 HomeworkFinish and polish your writing.Read more about our festivals.