話題10 節(jié)假日活動（Festivals， holidays and celebrations）

肖兵華

一、命題預(yù)測

命題人可能要求考生寫介紹本國某節(jié)日的風(fēng)俗特點(diǎn)、慶祝某次節(jié)日的集體假日活動安排、慶祝個(gè)人生日活動安排，畢業(yè)典禮等，這些都和節(jié)假日活動有關(guān)。

二、常用短語

1. fall on/take place（節(jié)日）落在/發(fā)生

2. be celebrated（節(jié)日） 被慶祝

3. date back to追溯到

4. dress up as打扮成

5. pray for為……祈福

6. on the eve of在……的前夕

7. a symbol of reunion 團(tuán)員的象征

8. It is a folk custom to...做……是習(xí)俗

9. in memory of=in honor of為了紀(jì)念

10. have family reunion 家庭團(tuán)聚

11. enjoy the full moon賞月

12. race dragon boats賽龍舟

13. light the lanterns點(diǎn)燈籠

14. set off firecrackers放煙花

15. enjoying sth with sbs family和某人的家人一塊享受

16. express best wishes to the beloved ones表達(dá)對親人的問候

三、套用句式

1. Along with the Spring Festival and the Mid-autumn Festival， the Dragon Boat Festival is one of the major traditional festivals celebrated by Chinese people.跟春節(jié)以及中秋節(jié)一樣，端午節(jié)是中國人們慶祝的主要傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一。

2. It has long been a practice that we have a variety of great celebrations held by the national government and by local governments. 一直以來的慣例是，國家政府和地方政府會舉行各種各樣的慶祝活動。

3. According to Chinese tradition， people will not only solve the puzzles on the lanterns but also eat glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival， which has been handed down from generation to generation.根據(jù)中國傳統(tǒng)，人們在元宵節(jié)期間猜燈謎吃湯圓，這是一代又一代人傳承下來的。

4. On the eve of the Spring Festival， it is a folk custom to stay up late or even all night and a get-together banquet with dumplings is usually a must for most Chinese families. 在春節(jié)除夕，人們有熬夜甚至熬通宵的習(xí)俗，并且聚在一塊吃餃子是許多家庭的習(xí)慣。

5. For many children， the Spring Festival offers them a special chance to receive “l(fā)ucky money”. 許多孩子有機(jī)會得到“壓歲錢”。

四、習(xí)作修改（做短文改錯(cuò)，背經(jīng)典范文）

The Mid-autumn Festival， one of the most important traditional festival in China， falls on August 15th of the Lunar calendar every year. Not only is it popular with China but also it is celebrated in many Asian countries. People believe that the moon is the symbol of family reunion， luck and fortune，but it is a folk custom to express best wishes to the beloved ones. Whats more， many lovers choose to get married at this particularly time. On that day people usually go back home to have family reunion， enjoy a large meal with your family. They also ate moon cakes， which are the round ones with meat， eggs， nuts and other things inside.

五、課堂練習(xí)

假如你是李華，你的美國筆友Tom對中國的傳統(tǒng)佳節(jié)春節(jié)（The Spring Festival）極為感興趣，想通過電子郵件對此作詳細(xì)的了解，請你在電子郵件中用英語向其介紹中國春節(jié)的習(xí)俗，內(nèi)容如下：

1. 節(jié)日的時(shí)間。

2. 節(jié)日主要習(xí)俗。

3. 慶祝方式。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右。

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

3. 開頭和結(jié)語已為你寫好。

Dear Tom，

Im so glad to know that you are interested in one of the traditional Chinese festivals， the Spring Festival， and I hope the following introduction will help you know better about it.

…

Im looking forward to receiving your early reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

[過程指導(dǎo)]

第一步，認(rèn)真審題。

1. 審文體：說明文，介紹春節(jié)的習(xí)俗。

2. 審時(shí)態(tài)：以一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)為主，節(jié)日習(xí)俗從古至今一直沒變。

3. 審人稱：以第三人稱為主，介紹節(jié)日時(shí)間，習(xí)俗和慶祝活動。

4. 審要點(diǎn)：審題時(shí)，寫作要點(diǎn)不僅僅是下面的1、2、3，還包括寫作任務(wù)開頭的背景介紹。所以每次開始寫作前，要從頭到尾默讀寫作任務(wù)的所有要求，以及出題人已經(jīng)給出的文章開頭和結(jié)尾。

第二步，信息表達(dá)。

根據(jù)各要點(diǎn)間的邏輯順序等列出應(yīng)用的句型和短語組詞成句，注意添加適當(dāng)?shù)闹髡Z等成分，使句子結(jié)構(gòu)完整。如It has long been a custom that...； one of the major traditional festivals celebrated by等。還要通過添加適當(dāng)?shù)倪^渡銜接語使短文連貫。如Whats more， Besides， In addition等。

第三步，檢查核對。

第四步，規(guī)范謄寫。

六、課外作業(yè)

假如你是李華，計(jì)劃和同學(xué)去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人們過重陽節(jié)（the Double Ninth Festival）。請給外教Laura寫封電子郵件，邀她一同前往，內(nèi)容包括：

1. 出發(fā)及返回時(shí)間。

2. 活動：包餃子、表演節(jié)目等。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右。

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

3. 開頭和結(jié)語已為你寫好。

Dear Laura，

…

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

參考答案與范文

四、習(xí)作修改

本文是是一篇節(jié)日活動介紹短文，主要介紹有關(guān)中國傳統(tǒng)佳節(jié)中秋節(jié)的概況，包括中秋節(jié)節(jié)日時(shí)間，節(jié)日習(xí)俗和節(jié)日活動等。

1. festivals→festival 因one of 后要接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)。

2. with→in 因be popular with sb.； be popular in some place。

3. many后加other 在比較級中，被比較對象不應(yīng)包含在另一比較對象內(nèi)。

4. the symbol→a symbol 因a symbol of family reunion為習(xí)慣搭配。

5. but→and 此處前后為并列關(guān)系。

6. particularly→particular 修飾名詞用形容詞。

7. enjoy→enjoying 因enjoy前沒有并列連詞，應(yīng)是非謂語動詞。

8.your→ their 與前面的people后面中的they可知，用their才一致。

9. ate→eat 介紹節(jié)日習(xí)俗用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。

10. 去掉 the round ones中的the 此處是泛指而非特指。

五、課堂練習(xí)

Dear Tom，

Im so glad to know that you are interested in one of the traditional Chinese festivals， the Spring Festival， and I hope the following introduction will help you know better about it.

The Spring Festival， one of the major traditional festivals celebrated by Chinese people， falls on the first day of the Lunar calendar every year， which usually lasts fifteen days. It has long been a practice that we have a variety of great celebrations held by the national government and by local governments. A week before the festival， every family makes preparations by shopping and doing a thorough cleaning. On the eve of the Spring Festival， it is a folk custom to stay up late watching the National Spring Festival Gala on TV. Whats more， a get-together banquet with dumplings is usually a must for most Chinese families. Besides， people wear new clothes， set off firecrackers， post couplets on the gates and visit relatives and friends. For children， the Spring Festival offers them a special chance to receive “l(fā)ucky money”.

Im looking forward to receiving your early reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

六、課外作業(yè)

Dear Laura，

Id like to invite you to join us for a visit to the nearby nursing home next Saturday for the Double Ninth Festival. It is the day for the elderly in our culture. Well go and make dumplings and cakes with the elderly people there. Well also spend some fun time together singing， dancing and playing games， which we hope will make them happy. We should be back around 4 oclock in the afternoon. If you are able to come with us， please let us know and well wait for you at the gate at 9 in the morning.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

（作者單位：廣東深圳市松崗中學(xué)）

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