英语口语III 课件 unit 2 口语3 2.pptVIP

尚辅网 尚辅网 大连理工大学出版社 大连理工大学出版社 尚辅网 尚辅网 Directions: Talk about the following questions with your partner. 2. There are many ancient poems concerning the moon. Can you show some poetic sentences? 1. Can you tell a story concerning the moon? 尚辅网 Directions: Read and imitate the following material(s), then answer the given questions. Passage 1 “Zhong Qiu Jie”, which is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in October in Gregorian calendar. Because the full moon is round and is regarded as a symbol of reunion, the Mid- Autumn Festival is also known as the festival of reunion. All family members try to get together on this special day and enjoy the full moon—an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Those who cannot return home watch the bright moonlight and feel deep longing for their loved ones. On Mid- Autumn Festival, people in different places follow various customs, but all show their love and longing for a better life. Today people will enjoy the full moon and eat moon cakes on that day. 1. What is the Mid-Autumn Festival known as? 2. What customs do people follow on Mid-Autumn Festival? 尚辅网 “Zhong Qiu Jie”probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang E, the beautiful lady in the moon. Folklore about the origin of the festival goes like this: In remote antiquity, there were ten suns rising in the sky, which scorched all crops and drove people into dire poverty. A hero named Hou Yi was much worried about this. He ascended to the top of the Kunlun Mountain and, directing his superhuman strength to full extent, drew his extraordinary bow and shot down the nine superfluous suns one after another. He also ordered the last sun to rise and set according to time. For this reason, he was respected and loved by the people and lots of people of ideals and integrity came to learn martial arts from him. A person named Peng Meng lurked in them. Passa