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课件网) Unit1 Festivals and celebrations Reading for Writing Read the diary entry about the experience of the Naadam Festival. 2. Learn some expressions about feelings and emotions. 3. Write a passage about a festival or a celebration you have experienced riding 1.What are they doing in the pictures 2.What are they wearing 3.Where is the Naadam held shooting arrows wrestling fancy festival clothes/costumes Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region horse racing archery wrestling Mongolian robes An amazing festival Warming Up What do you know about Naadam Festival In what order did the author write the diary And how do you know that Time order Tip: To make our article more organised, we can follow the time order when writing. Organization of the diary entry Para 1: Opening Paragraph State the topic (when, where and with whom and main feelings) Para 2: First Body Paragraph Describe the start of the festival and the surroundings. Para 3 ~ 4: Second and Third Body Paragraph Describe in detail the festival activities. Para 5: Closing Paragraph Give a brief summary of the experience. While-reading Body (2-4) Describe the festival in detail: activities + my feelings Summarise the experience: evaluation + feelings The opening paragraph (1) The closing paragraph (5) State the topic: where, when, what, & feelings Step 2 Reading - for structures I experienced the Naadam Festival in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the first time this year. The festival falls on the fourth day of the six month of the lunar calendar, usually lasting for three days. Naadam means "games" in Mongolian, and it is represented by three events: horse racing, wrestling, and archery, which are all so exciting to watch! Topic sentence where when feeling what Opening paragraph: state the topic (where, when, what, & feelings) Step 2 Reading - for structures On the first day, I set off to the games early with my friend Burin. I saw a lot of people wearing fancy Mongolian robes. Some were feeding their horses, some were practising archery, and others were chatting or taking photographs. Burin told me that Mongolians travel every year from near and far to attend the festival, just as their ancestors had done for centuries. Topic sentence Detail 1 (what I saw) Detail 2 (what I saw) Detail 3 (what I heard) Body paragraph: describe in detail what I saw & heard. After the opening ceremony and some amazing performances, the wrestling competition began. Mongolian wrestling is different from the wrestling in the Olympic Games. There are no rounds, and wrestlers are not separated by weight. The wrestler loses if any part of his body above his knee touches the ground. After singing some songs, the competitors danced onto the green field, waving their arms in the air as if they were eagles. I was quite moved by their show of strength and grace. Top sentence detail 1: introduce the competition activities feeling Body paragraph: describe in det ... ...
