初中英语节日介绍写作课

Dear Tony, Do you know the Mid-Autumn Festival in China? It’s my favorite festival. It’s celebrated on lunar August 15th . During the festival, people usually say “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival” to each other. On the MidAutumn night, families get together, admire the full moon in the sky and eat mooncakes. People also tell folk stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival. For example, the story of Chang’e is one of the most popular. It’s my favorite festival because families get closer together during the festival. It makes me very happy. Yours，
The Spirit of Christmas Collocation （固定搭配） 1. think of 想起；考虑 2. the importance of doing sth. 做某事的重要性 3. care about 关心；照顾 4. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 5. warn sb. to do sth. 警告某人做某事 6. end up 最终成为；最后处于 7. remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事 8. decide to do sth. 决定做某事 9. promise to do sth. 承诺做某事 10. treat sb. with sth. 用某物招待某人
2d Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. 1.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? Because he is mean and only thinks about himself. 2.Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not? No, he doesn't. Because he doesn't treat others nicely. 3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
treats as gifts. So just like Christmas,
business Easter creates good _____________for supermarkets
and chocolate stores.
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Chang’e Flies to the Moon
【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
Lying in bed all the time is bad 1) ________ for your health. 2) The hen _____ lays an egg every day. 3) My mother ____ lay on the sofa for about an hour this morning. 4) The duck _____ laid three eggs last week.
2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. warn v. 警告; 告诫 常用于以下固定短语: warn sb. (not) to do sth. 表示“警告某人( 不要)干某事”； warn sb. of/about sth. 表示“提醒 / 警告 某人注意某事”。如:
1).The police warned us not to go out (警告 我们不要外出)at night. 2).They warned him of the danger (提醒他 有危险). warned her son about 3).She the danger of smoking..(警告她儿子 吸烟的危害)
3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.
What is the name of the festival? When is it? What do people eat? What do people do?
His childhood; his happier days as a child How others are spending Christmas this year
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
He is dead, but nobody cares
3. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到 处传播爱与快乐。 spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开 n. 蔓延; 传播 此处spreading是伴随动词treat进行的，充 当伴随状语。如： 1). They walked through the street, talking and laughing happily .(开心的又说又笑) 2). He looked at me, crying .(哭了起来）
He happily celebrates Christmas with his
relatives and gives gifts to people in need.
Can you say something about one of the foreign festivals?
Christmas Day 圣诞节
December 25th
jack-o-lantern ( pumpkins)
南瓜灯（万圣节的标志性象征，传说是一个名叫杰克的人发明的)
Halloween is on October 31st .
复活节（主复活日）是一个西方的重要节日，在每年春分月圆之后第一个星期日。基督 徒认为，复活节象征着重生与希望，为纪念耶稣基督于公元30到33年之间被钉死在十字 架之后第三天复活的日子。
and between is always on a Sunday_________March 22nd _______
April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens
_______eggs, giving birth to life. So an egg is a symbol
Why do you like it so much?
In your letter: First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated. Then talk about what people do and eat. Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.
Because Marley used to be just like Scrooge.
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know? Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him. 5. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?
Easter is always a holiday between March 22nd and April 25th.
Self Check 1
spread…out, between…and, give out, business, lay, relatives
Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday
are more often chocolate eggs.
Not only do people __________Fra Baidu bibliotekthem _____ in around spread
different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also
_____________ give outthese
My favorite Chinese festival is ... It is celebrated in/ on... During this festival, people... It’s my favorite festival because... It makes me feel...
2c Read the passage again and complete the chart. What does Scrooge see when he’s with... the Ghost of Christmas Past? the Ghost of Christmas Present?
people around us.
1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas… 注意lie, lie,与lay过去式与过去分词的拼 写： lie v. lay- lain 存在; 平躺; 处于 lie v. lied-lied 撒谎 lay v. laid-laid 下蛋; 产卵
2b Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.
1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
the Middle-Autumn Festival on lunar August 15th mooncakes People can admire the full moon in the sky and share mooncakes with their families. Because it makes me happy and bring my family closer together.
lay
of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide
eggs around your home or garden for friends
relatives to find. These can be real eggs, but they or__________
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens.
3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to