The whole city, decorated with beautiful lanterns everywhere, looks as if it was a sea of lanterns.
Ⅰ.Can you name as many Chinese traditional festivals as you can in English?
Lantern Festival takes place / falls on the fifteenth day of the first Chinese lunar month, which marks the end of the Spring Festival. Our custom is to eat a special delicious food Yuanxiao, a kind of sweet dumpling made of sticky rice flour. The celebration also includes appreciating dragon dance and lion dance, watching fireworks, enjoying lanterns and riddle guessing.
As its name suggests, lanterns have always been a central feature of this festival, which are made in the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many other things. Remember, when the first full moon of the Lunar New Year shines on a sea of lanterns, and people gather together in the streets to enjoy the feast of happiness, it can only mean one thing–Lantern Festival in China.
Study the e-mail and find out
What aspects of information about carnivals have been talked about? 1.when and where 2.what people do (activities) 3.central feature
Spring Festival Lantern Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Double Seventh Festival National Day Double Ninth Festival


Yours, Li Hua
Writing
假如你是李华，给你的英国笔友Tom回一封 e-mail，介绍中国的元宵节。首尾段已给出。 要点： 1.农历一月十五，标志春节结束 2.吃元宵，舞龙舞狮，赏花灯，猜灯谜，看烟花 3. 正如它的名字元宵节最重要的环节就是吃各种 各样动物，水果等形状的元宵。当阴历新年的第 一轮圆月照在元宵节灯笼上，人们都会聚集在大 街上享受着欢乐的盛宴。此时只意味着一件事— 元宵节到来啦。
Which sentences do you think are beautiful or useful for you to introduce a festival?
Dear Mike, I’m glad to know that you are coming to
China with your parents and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here. The Mid-Autumn Day is a traditional festival with a long history which is celebrated only by Chinese people. It falls on August 15th of the Chinese lunar year, when people of a family get together and enjoy the dinner together. After that they eat mooncakes, which stands for the spirits of the festival-unity. Often if the weather permits, they will go out of the house to enjoy the bright moonlight, talking about something pleasant. It is one of the most important festivals for Chinese people. I wish you a pleasant journey and I’m sure you will like our traditional Mid-Autumn Dayd the world
Writing
Useful words and phrases
举行，发生 take place 农历七月初七 the seventh day of the seventh lunar month traditional customs 传统习俗 admire the moon 赏月 set off fireworks 放烟花 dragon dance and lion 舞龙舞狮 dance 以…形状 in the shape of 由…制作 be made of
Useful expressions
开头：I’m happy to learn that… Thank you for your e-mail… I’m very happy to receive your letter… 结尾：Best wishes. I look forward to hearing from you again. 高级句式： 1. Today’s festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. 2. The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that… 3. The country , covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as if it were covered with pink snow.