Unit 2 Home Sweet Home 第5课时拓展阅读 The Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday. It's on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It's also known as the Duanwu Festival. During the festival this year, my family and I went on a wonderful trip. Let me show you some photos. This is the first one. My family is making zongzi together with the local people.Zongzi is a traditional food for this festival. We usually make sweet zongzi in my hometown. This time, we tried making and eating zongzi with pork, and it was yummy! I really love this photo! We are watching the dragon boat race. You can see long and colourful boats. They look like dragons. On each boat, players are working hard to the beat of the drum.On the river bank, people are cheering and waving flags. Everyone is excited! Here is a photo of me in Zigui（秭归）, the hometown of Qu Yuan. I admire QuYuan very much. He was a great poet and he deeply loved his people and his country. My grandma told me his story when I was young. I'm happy to visit his hometown and pay my respect to him. I am proud of our history and culture. A.Vocabulary Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. beat proud admire local race admire wave I am _____ to be a member of this class. We often buy fruits from the _____ market. I _____ my English teacher for her kindness. I will take part in the running _____ tomorrow. The flag is _____ in the wind. His heart was _____ fast when he saw the big dog. drum cheer poet pork traditional respect We _____ loudly when our team scores. We can buy fresh_____at the local market near our school. The _____ wrote many beautiful poems about nature. We should _____our teachers and parents. We have a big dinner on _____ festivals. He plays the _____ in the school band. B.Questions 1.When does the Dragon Boat Festival fall _____ 2.What new kind of zongzi did the writer try during the festival _____ 3.What do the dragon boats look like in the race _____ 4.Why does the writer admire Qu Yuan _____ 5.How does the writer feel about Chinese history and culture _____ C. Comprehension: Multiple Choice 1.What is the traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival mentioned in the passage A. Dumplings B. Zongzi C. Mooncakes D. Noodles 2.Where is Qu Yuan's hometown according to the passage A. Beijing B. Shanghai C. Zigui D. Guangzhou 3.What were the people on the river bank doing when watching the dragon boat race A. Making zongzi B. Telling Qu Yuan's story C. Cheering and waving flags D. Playing the drum 4.What kind of zongzi did the writer try this year A. Sweet zongzi B. Zongzi with beef C. Zongzi with porkD. Zongzi with vegetable D. Fill in the blanks with the right words 1.The Dragon Boat Festival is also called the _____ Festival. 2.The writer usually makes _____ zongzi in his/her hometown. 3.When watching the dragon boat race, the players work hard to the beat of the _____. 4.On the river bank, people are _____ and wav ... ...
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