五年级下册英语第一单元作文范文

五年级下册英语第一单元作文范文
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篇1
My First English Unit This Year
Hi there! My name is Emma and I'm a 5th grader. I just started the first unit in my new English textbook for the second half of the school year. I'm really excited because this unit is all about adventures and traveling to different places around the world. How cool is that?
In the first lesson, we learned lots of new vocabulary words related to traveling like "suitcase", "passport", "airport" and "hotel". My favorite new word is "souvenir" because I love collecting little trinkets and items whenever I go somewhere new. My mom has a whole cabinet filled with souvenirs from all the places we've been!
The reading passages have been really interesting so far. We read all about a family who went on an amazing adventure to Australia. They saw so many incredible sights like the Sydney Opera House, the Great Barrier Reef, and cuddled with koala
bears and kangaroos. How awesome! I would love to visit Australia one day and see all those things myself.
Another reading was about a young girl who traveled all the way to Egypt with her parents. They got to see the ancient pyramids and learn about the history of the pharaohs who ruled long ago. I didn't even know what a pharaoh was before this unit! Her family also rode on camels in the desert, which seems both fun and a little scary. Camels are such strange looking animals.
In one of the lessons, we had to do a fun activity where we planned out our own dream vacation. I chose to "go" to Iceland because it looks like the coolest place on Earth. You can see huge glaciers, geysers that shoot boiling hot water into the air, and even the Northern Lights at night. For my dream trip, I picked out all the amazing natural wonders I'd want to explore as well as museums about the Vikings that lived there centuries ago. Maybe I'll actually get to go to Iceland for real one day!
We've also been practicing conversation dialogues about asking for directions, ordering food, booking hotel rooms and talking to tour guides. These are all super practical skills that will really come in handy when I do get to travel as I get older. One of the dialogues was about dealing with issues like lost luggage or
missed flights. I really hope those don't happen on any of my future trips!
What has been really challenging so far is all the new grammar concepts we're learning related to giving directions and describing locations of places. We're using prepositions like "across from", "next to", and "between" way more than we did before. There are also tons of new verb tenses to master like "will go", "has been", and "were traveling". Sometimes I get mixed up between when to use each tense, but I know it will get easier with more practice.
Along with all the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills we're working on, we've gotten to do some fun hands-on activities and projects too. For one of them, we had to create tours of our own home town and highlight some of the most interesting places to see and things to do. I included my favorite pizza place, the city park where I go running, and this awesome vintage arcade in my neighborhood. Putting those together made me appreciate all the cool locations in my own city.
Another project was making festive masks to represent different cultures from around the globe. I chose to make a colorful, feathery mask inspired by the indigenous people of Brazil and the Amazon rainforest. We've learned about traditions
from so many diverse countries and celebrated their unique arts, music, food and more. It's really eye-opening to see how many different ways of life there are in our world.
I still have quite a few more lessons and activities to go in this first unit, but I'm already having a blast. Learning about world travel, customs, and seeing pictures of exotic destinations has me daydreaming of all the places I want to explore when I'm older. Who knows, maybe I'll end up visiting every single country before I'm done! An adventurer can dream, right? This unit has definitely increased my wanderlust and desire to experience other cultures firsthand. I can't wait to see what other journeys await in the coming lessons. Here's to many more travels, even if they're just through the pages of my textbook for now!
篇2
My Favorite Unit in English Class
I have to admit, English class isn't always my favorite subject.
I find some of the grammar rules really confusing and I mix up words a lot when I'm trying to speak. But this semester, we started a new unit that I'm actually really enjoying! It's all about foods from around the world and different cultural traditions
around eating. I think it's so fascinating to learn about all the diverse ways people get and prepare their food.
In the first lesson, we learned about different food staples that make up the core part of diets in many cultures. I had never really thought about how different grains like rice, wheat, corn and others are so central to certain cuisines. Rice is obviously hugely important in many Asian foods – we looked at pictures of rice paddies and learned about the labor-intensive process of planting, harvesting and drying the rice. I can't imagine having to do that much work just to get a basic food to eat! I'm so glad I can just go to the grocery store.
We also learned that in Mexico and many parts of Central America, corn is a hugely important staple food. They use it to make tortillas, tamales, corn bread and so many other dishes. Corn was first domesticated by indigenous peoples thousands of years ago and it's still central to their culinary traditions today. I tried making tortillas at home with my mom following the directions we learned in class – it's a lot harder than it looks! I'll stick to just buying them from now on.
My favorite lesson so far was learning about the cultural traditions around the Japanese tea ceremony. I had seen pictures before of Japanese people in traditional dress drinking from tiny
cups, but I didn't really understand the deeper meaning and ritual behind it. Turns out the tea ceremony, called chanoyu, involves following very precise steps for preparing and serving the tea using special utensils and techniques. It's meant to show respect for guests and embody principles like harmony, respect, purity and tranquility.
The tea itself is a special powdered green tea called matcha which is made from finely ground young tea leaves. We got to sample some matcha tea during class and while it had a very strong, grassy flavor, I thought it was pretty good! The really cool part was when our teacher showed us the proper way to whisk the powder and hot water together in a special bowl using a bamboo whisk. It takes a lot of practice to get the thick, frothy texture just right. I'm not very good at it yet, but I'd love to try the full tea ceremony sometime.
We also read a funny story about a Kenyan tradition of drinking a beverage made from blood and milk. Don't worry – we definitely didn't get to sample that one! Apparently warriors from certain tribes would blend cow's milk together with blood from the same animal as a highly nutritious drink, especially before going into battle. It provided them with protein, vitamins and hydration. While the idea seems pretty gross to me, I
thought it was interesting to learn about their custom and the practicality behind it for their lifestyle and values.
Another highlight was watching some videos about unique food celebrations and festivals around the world. We saw footage of the tomatoling fight in Spain where tons of tomatoes are thrown in the streets, making everything a saucy mess! That looks like it would be so fun to participate in, but I'm not sure my parents would approve of wasting that much food. Maybe we could do a small version at home with just a couple tomatoes.
We also learned about Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights celebrated in India and other regions. One of the biggest traditions is making all sorts of sweet treats and desserts to share and exchange with friends and family. Our teacher brought in a bunch of different Indian sweets and fried snacks for us to try including jalebi, barfi, samosas and more. Some were delicious while others were a bit too sugary or had spices I didn't love, but it was fun getting to sample so many new flavors!
For our big project at the end of the unit, we each had to pick a country or culture and research their typical cuisines, eating customs and notable foods or dishes. I decided to focus on Ethiopia since their foods seemed so different from what I was used to. I was really surprised to learn that they don't even
use utensils for most of their meals! Instead, they use this spongy flatbread called injera to scoop up stews and curry-like dishes with their hands. The injera has almost a sour taste which I thought sounded weird at first, but then I read that it provides some tang to balance out richer flavors.
At home, my mom helped me try making some simple Ethiopian lentil and chicken stews using recipes I found online. They were pretty spicy but I liked mixing the different stews together and using the injera bread to pick everything up. For my presentation to the class, I brought in the injera and stews I had made at home for everyone to sample. Most of my classmates found the flavors really strong and unfamiliar, but I think a few kids decided they actually liked Ethiopian food after giving it a try! Doing this project made me excited to continue exploring other global cuisines.
Overall, while English class can sometimes be challenging for me, this unit on international foods and cultural food traditions was super engaging and interesting. I feel like I expanded my horizons and got to experience new flavors, customs and practices I had never been exposed to before. Food is something that connects all humans across the world, but there's so much delightful diversity in how different cultures acquire, prepare and
celebrate their cuisine. I have a much greater appreciation now for the immense variety in global foodways. Studying this topic in English class made it way more fun and enriching than just doing grammar drills from our textbook. I can't wait to see what other cool cultural traditions we get to explore in our future units!
篇3
Title: My Favorite Summer Vacation
Summer vacation is the best time of the year for me! School is out, the weather is beautiful, and there is so much fun to be had. Last summer was especially amazing and memorable. I got to go on an incredible trip with my family to the beach in Florida. We stayed for two whole weeks and had the time of our lives!
The journey down to Florida was really exciting. We drove the entire way from our home in Ohio. It took us around 16 hours of driving, split over two days. On the first day, we made it about halfway to our destination in Georgia. We stayed overnight at a hotel and swam in the pool. I had a hard time falling asleep because I was so eager to get to the beach!
The next morning, we finished the rest of the drive to Florida.
I remember staring out the window watching the scenery slowly
change from forests and hills to flat lands and palm trees. My heart raced as I saw the first sign that said "Welcome to Florida!"
A couple hours later, we arrived in the town where our beach rental house was located. I could smell the salty ocean air as soon as we stepped out of the car.
Our rental house was perfect - it was right across the street from the beautiful sandy beach and turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It had four bedrooms, a big kitchen, and my favorite part was the backyard pool area. As soon as we unpacked, my brother and I jumped into the pool. The warm Florida sun felt so good!
We spent our days alternating between the beach and the pool. The beach was indescribably amazing. The sand was white and so soft between my toes. The ocean was a brilliant shade of blue-green and the waves were powerful but also a lot of fun to jump over or bodysurf. My brother and I dug deep holes in the sand and buried each other. We also loved hunting for unique seashells along the shoreline.
In the late afternoons once it got too hot, we would head back to the house and lounge by the pool. Sometimes we would order pizza delivery or pick up hamburgers if we didn't feel like cooking. In the evenings, we usually walked along the beach
path to watch the sunset. The cotton candy-colored skies were so romantic and beautiful. Sometimes we spotted dolphins swimming just offshore at dusk!
On one of the days, we drove down to see some Activities in a bigger city about an hour away. We visited an aquarium and saw sharks, rays, and all sorts of colorful tropical fish. Another day we went deep sea fishing on a charter boat and tried to catch something big, but we didn't have any luck. Just being out on the ocean was still fun though.
My favorite excursion was going to swim with the manatees at a state park. These huge, friendly sea cows let us gently pet them and play with them. They looked like massive potatoes floating around but were actually very intelligent mammals. Manatees have to come up for air frequently, so we would hear their snorts every few minutes. It was such a unique, magical experience to interact with them.
All too soon, our two weeks in Florida came to an end. I was so sad to leave! I had the best summer vacation filled with sunny days at the beach, swimming in pools, looking for wildlife, and making incredible memories with my family. A few days after we got back home to Ohio, I was bored and already counting down
the days until next summer when we can go back to Florida! It really was the vacation of a lifetime.。