高考英语写作-节日介绍.ppt

节假日介绍 2016.11 范文诵读： The Dragon Boat Festival, with a history of more than 2000 years, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year. Because it is in early summer, it marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year. In the old days, dragon boat races were organized only by the Chinese people. However, in recent years, people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun. The special food for this festival is called zongzi, which is sticky rice wrapped in fresh bamboo leaves. The Mid-autumn Festival, which is one of the most important traditional festivals in China, falls on August 15th of the lunar calendar every year. Not only is it popular in China but it is also celebrated in many other Asian countries. People believe that the moon is a symbol of reunion, luck and fortune, and it is a custom to express best wishes to each other at this particular time. On that day people usually go back home to have a family reunion, enjoying a large meal with their family. They will also eat moon cakes, which are round cakes with meat, eggs, nuts and other things inside. I.常用句型： 1. 简介（时间、历史、来源等）: 1）元宵节是中国的一个传统节日，落在农历正月十五。 The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, which falls/is celebrated on the 15th day of the 1st month of the lunar year/ of the 1st lunar month. 2）中秋节有两千年的历史，可追溯到夏朝。 The Mid-autumn Festival has a history of 2000 years, dating back to the Xia Dynasty. 2. 庆祝方式： 3）我们举行舞会来庆祝新年。(celebrate…with…) We celebrate the New Year with a dance party. 4）中秋节的主要庆祝活动是赏月和吃月饼。 The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festival are admiring the moon and eating moon cakes together. 5）在除夕，全家人会聚在一起吃团圆饭，给小孩发红包。 On New Year’s Eve, the whole family will get together to have meals and give children lucky money in red paper. 6）一般来说，人们在农历新年有七天假。 Generally speaking, people can have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year. 7）燃放烟花庆祝新年的到来是一种古老的传统。 It’s an ancient tradition to celebrate the coming o