1、Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 本单元是围绕节日这一话题展开的，是大家较为熟悉的内容，要想写好这个话题的文章，首先要注意其体裁，通常是电子邮件式的说明文，介绍一两个中国的传统节日，内容涉及节日名称、时间、含义及主要活动，还应谈到你喜欢该节日及理由。写作此类话题作文的常用表达有：(1)I lovebecause(2)I think they areto(3)Youll have good luck in the New Year.(4)Chinese people have been celebratingfor centuries.(5
2、)Its my favorite festival because.它是我最喜欢的节日，因为(6) I think that they re fun to watch.我认为它们看着很有意思。（一）有用短语1. the Lantern Festival 元宵节 2. the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节3. the Water Festival 泼水节 4. be fun to watch 看着很有意思5. eat five meals a day 一天吃五餐 6. put on five pounds 体重增加了五磅7. in two weeks 两星期之后 8. be
3、similar to. 与.相似9. throw water at each other 互相泼水 10. a time for doing sth. 做某事的时候11. the traditional of 的传统 12. in the shape of. 呈的形状13. folk stories民间传说故事 14. go tofor a vacation 去度假15. wash away 冲走；洗掉 16. lay out摆开;布置17. end up最终成为;最后处于 18. share sth. with sb. 与分享19. as a result结果 20. one,. . the
4、 other. (两者中的)一个另一个21. take sb. out for dinner 带某人出去吃饭 22. dress up 乔装打扮23. haunted house 鬼屋 24. trick or treat (万圣节用语)不给糖果就捣蛋25. fly up to 飞向 26. take sb. around带某人到处走走27. play a trick on sb.捉弄某人 28. give out 分发29. the importance of. .的重要性 30. care about. 关心31. call out 大声呼喊 32. remind sb. of 使某人想起
5、33. sound like 听起来像 34. treat sb. with. 用/以对待某人35. the beginning of new life 新生命的开始 36. the spirit of. . .的精神37.on October the 31st 在10月31日 38.how touching 多么动人39.have good luck in the new year在新的一年里有好运气 40. in need 需要帮助；处于困境中41. not onlybut also不但而且 42. betweenand 在和之间【典型例题】假如你是李磊，你的美国笔友Tom对中国传统文化很
6、感兴趣。请你用英语给他写一封80 词左右的电子邮件。介绍一两个中国的传统节日、如春节、中秋节等。_【优秀范文】Dear TomI am very glad to tell you something about spring festival.Its a traditional festival in china. It comes in winter.Its time to get new. We usually clean and decorate our houses carefully before it comes. I always help my mother clean the
7、 windows and wash the clothes. We put on Chunlian on the doors and chuanghua on the windows.Its time to say goodbye to the last year, and say hello to the New Year. Everyone goes home to get together with their families, no matter how far it is. They must have dinner together on that day. They must
8、visit their relatives and friends and say “Happy New Year” to them. When the kids greet their grandparents, they can get money.Yours,Li Lei【常考类型】Writing1（2020江苏常州初三）假如你是李华，打算邀请你们的外教Jack来你家共度端午佳节，并观看一年一度的龙舟赛。请根据以下要点，用英语给他写一封电子邮件。要点：1. 端午节的时间（农历五月五日）、来由（纪念屈原）；2. 活动安排：学包粽子、观看龙舟赛（时间：下午两点；地点：东坡湖；赛况）。参考词汇
9、：农历 lunar calendar注意：1. 所写内容必须包含所有要点，并作适当发挥；2. 词数：80词左右（开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；3. 文中不得出现真实姓名、学校等信息。Dear Jack,The Dragon Boat Festival is coming in a few days. _Looking forward to your reply.Yours, Li HuaDear Jack,The Dragon Boat Festival is coming in a few days. Its a great honor for me to invite you to c
10、ome to my home to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most important Chinese traditional festivals in China. Its on May fifth in Chinese lunar calendar. Dragon Boat Festival has a long history, which is in honor of the great ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan.We will make
11、 zongzi and watch the dragon boat race at 2:00 p.m. at the Dongpo lake which is not very far from my home.If you are interested in it, please dont hesitate to contact me. Looking forward to your reply.Yours, Li Hua【解析】本文属于应用文体，介绍端午节并邀请你的外教杰克来你家共度端午佳节。根据要表达的内容确定并准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑，可适当增加内容。亮点说明：这是一篇优
12、秀的作文，很好的完成了试题规定的任务，语言表达符合英语习惯，准确运用时态、主谓一致，特别使用一些亮点词句，如it is a great honor for me to do sth, one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数, a long history, far away from, hesitate to do以及which引导的定语从句，增强逻辑关系，增加上下文意思连贯，用词准确，句子通顺，行文连贯。【点睛】写作时可以从以下几个方面做起：认真审题。审好题是写好书面表达的关键。审题时要注意试题的要求，抓住要点，词数符合要求。构思提纲。有了提纲，我们就可以根据提纲和主题确定相关的写作材
13、料。通常书面表达给出的话题是开放的，而具体的内容要求学生自己发挥，因此选择恰当的素材也是使短文中心突出、明确的关键。初写短文。一切都准备就绪，就可以动笔写作了，在写作的过程中我们要注意句子的准确性、连贯性以及简洁性。使用的词语、短语及句型尽量用自己有把握的词。同时还要注意使用恰当的连词，使句子衔接自然。修改润色。修改润色是获取高分的必要步骤。这一步我们除了检查短文的各种错误外，还要检查语法结构是否合理，有无重复、啰嗦的语言，大小写是否正确，格式是否正确，词数是否符合要求等。Writing2（2020全国初二单元测试）假设你是李明，请根据邮件内容和下面的提示给于回复一封邮件。Dear Li Mi
14、ng,My friend David will go to Weihai for a visit. He needs some information about Weihai. As I know little about this city, I hope you can help by giving him some suggestions on food ,clothes, transport and places to visit. Thank you! Yours, Mike要点如下： 冬天寒冷，多准备衣服。 沿海城市，盛产海鲜（seafood）。 景点众多，如石岛赤山风景名胜区(
15、Shidaochishan Scenic Area，无染寺（Wuran Temple）刘公岛（Liugong Island）等.交通方便，有公交车，出租车等，但使用自行车更便利。注意不要逐句翻译，词数80词，可适当发挥。Dear Mike，_Yours Li Ming.【范文】Dear Mike，I am a student from Weihai. Here are my suggestions to your friends.Weihai lies in Shandong, in the east of China. Its a beautiful city near the sea. T
16、he weather is warm in spring, but its cold in winter. Sometimes it snows. So its best for David to pack more clothes before coming to Weihai. If he comes here, he can enjoy seafood. And Weihai has a lot of beautiful sights, such as Shidaochishan Scenic Area, Wuran Temple and so on. Its very convenie
17、nt to take the bus, the taxi or other transportation to most places around Weihai, but its more convenient to ride bicycles. Im sure that hell have great fun if he travels in Weihai.I hope my suggestions will be of some help to your friend.【解析】本文是一篇书信作文。根据邮件内容和下面的提示给于回复一封邮件。文章时态用一般现在时，人称主要为第一人称。本文所给
18、材料比较详细，考生要做的就是用正确的英语把这些内容表达出来。动笔前要认真阅读材料，不可遗漏要点，并可适当发挥。在写作时，注意紧扣主题，连句成篇，要层次清楚，要点分明，中心突出。同时要注意语言的表述应该符合语法的结构，造句应该符合英语的表达习惯；尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，最好不要写太长的复合句；尽量选取简单的易拼写的单词，确保正确率；词汇、句式要丰富多样，可以为文章增色添彩。最后要细心复核检查，确保正确无误。【点睛】点睛：首先认真审题，看清题目中的要求和要点；然后根据提示内容，列出写作要点及每个要点中可能要用到的表达；然后紧扣要点，动笔写作，在写作过程中，要注意句与句、段与段之间的过渡，必要时
19、可适当运用表示转折、因果、并列、比较等关系的连词，使文章过渡平稳，自然流畅；最后，要仔细检查有无单词拼写错误、标点符号误用等，还要检查语法结构是否合理，有无重复、啰嗦的语言，大小写是否正确，词数是否符合要求等。Writing3（2018全国初三单元测试）假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Annie 打算暑假来你所在的城市旅游，她想了解一下东方海滩的情况。请你根据以下信息，给她写一封不少于80词的e-mail。名称东方海滩位置离市中心10千米处特点世界上最好的海滩之一，沙细、水净、浪小最适合的运动游泳、沙滩排球公用设施商店、更衣室交通条件有多路去海滩的公交车，出租车随时乘坐参考词汇：1. East Be
20、ach 东方海滩 2. Fine（沙）细的 3. Be suitable for适合4. dressing room 更衣室_【范文】Dear Annie,I am very glad to hear that youll travel to my city.Now let me tell you something about the East Beach. The East Beach is 10 kilometres away from the city center. Its one of the best beaches in the world. The sand there is
21、 fine, on and clean. The water is clear with small waves. Its suitable for swimming and playing beach volleyball. You can get to the beach easily. Many buses can take you there. You can also take a taxi at any time. There are toilets, dressing rooms and shops. I think you will have a great time ther
22、e.Im looking forward to your coming.Yours,Li Hua【解析】试题分析：本文是材料作文。所要描述的内容已经给列出了。学生很容易把握写作要求和写作目的。考生在写作之前要认真审题。首先要注意文章的时态，这是对东方海滩的描述，所以用一般现在时即可，但对于过去发生的一些事情，也会出现一般过去时，注意时态的转换。因为是给友人介绍，所以用第一人称。再者禁止逐句翻译。注意连词的应用，衔接到各个知识点，以提高作文档次和点亮文章亮点。【点睛】本文出现一些常见的短语，be suitable for适合,take sb. to someplace带某人去某处，take a
23、taxi乘出租车，have a good time玩得愉快。Its one of the best beaches in the world句子中出现one of+名词复数+in the world ，所以会出现最高级。You can get to the beach easily你很容易到达，easily用来修饰get to。I think you will have a great time there这句话中提到宾语从句。文中还出现一些高级词汇如clean，suitable，fine, wave，提高文章的档次。Writing4（2018全国初三单元测试）假如你叫王磊，你的一位美国笔友T
24、ony今年寒假将来西安参观，并想与你共处几天。请你写一封信告诉他以下信息：1. 你住在西安市西陵大街68号；2. 从火车站下车乘10路公交车或从飞机场乘15路公交车到历史博物馆下；3. 也可以直接坐出租车到你家门口；4. 如果乘公交车的话，你会在历史博物馆接他。注意：1. 词数80左右。2. 要求意思完整、语句连贯。_【范文】Dear Tony, Im very glad to hear that youll stay at my house when you come to Xian this winter holiday. Now Id like to tell you how to ge
25、t to my house. I live at No. 68 Xiling Street, Xian. When you arrive in Xian by train, you can take a No. 10 bus and get off at the History Museum. You can also take a No. 15 bus to the same museum if you get off a plane or take a taxi to reach my home directly. Call me as soon as you get to my city
26、 so that Ill meet you at the museum if you take a bus. Hope youll have a pleasant journey. Yours，Wang Lei【解析】本文要求给美国的笔友写一封信，介绍西安的相关信息。首先应注意书信的正确格式。其次从提示的内容来看，主要是说王磊的一位美国朋友杰克于暑假要来西安参观，王磊写信告诉他行走的路线及到时在车站等他等细节，应采用一般现在时和将来时态来叙述。最后，应结合所给的主要内容，用所学过的词（组）及句型来完成此文。如：参观 visit；今年暑假 this summer holiday；想要 would
27、 like to do；到达 get to/arrive at/reach；乘坐公共汽车 catch/take a bus；下车 get off 等等。Writing5（2020全国初二单元测试）大作文：根据要求完成下面内容，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。最近，某英文报刊正在举办征文活动，主题是“弘扬中华传统文化，畅谈中国传统佳节”。请你以“My Favorite Chinese Festival”为题，写一篇英语作文，为本次活动投稿。1. 内容提示：（1）简单介绍你最喜欢的传统节日：名称及时间等；（2）讲述该节日有哪些主要庆祝方式：食物及活动等；（3）说说你对这个节日的感受及喜爱它的原因。2
28、. 写作要求：（1）内容包含以上要点；（2）语言表达准确，语意通顺、连贯，词数：6080词；（3）书写工整、规范, 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名。My Favorite Chinese Festival_【范文】My Favorite Chinese FestivalAs we all know, there are many traditional festivals in China. Among them, I like the Spring Festival best.It comes in January or February. It is a time for family
29、members to get together. On the eve of the Spring Festival, all family members enjoy different kinds of food, such as dumplings and fish. We also watch the Spring Festival Gala and stay up late, hoping to have a new start in the following year.The Spring Festival can not only make us feel love and h
30、appiness, but also the importance of home and family.【解析】这是一篇话题作文，根据材料中的相关信息介绍一下“我”最喜欢的中国节日。所提供的材料中列举了本次征文活动的主题是“弘扬中华传统文化，畅谈中国传统佳节”。主要从（1）简单介绍你最喜欢的传统节日：名称及时间等；（2）讲述该节日有哪些主要庆祝方式：食物及活动等；（3）说说你对这个节日的感受及喜爱它的原因。这三个方面去介绍。时态为一般现在时，人称为第一人称。注意作文中必须包含材料上的所有信息，并适当发挥。写作时，避免使用汉语式的英语，尽量使用我们熟悉的句子或短语。语法要正确，表达要符合英语习
31、惯，注意时态、时间状语的搭配及主谓一致问题。写作中适当使用连词，注意上下文联系紧密，符合逻辑关系，表达具有条理性。【高分句型一】On the eve of the Spring Festival, all family members enjoy different kinds of food, such as dumplings and fish. 在春节前夕，所有家庭成员都喜欢吃各种各样的食物，如：饺子和鱼。On the eve of the Spring Festival,是介词短语做时间状语。different kinds of：不同种类的；such as：例如。这些短语的运用，增加了
32、语感，丰富了文章的内容。【高分句型二】The Spring Festival can not only make us feel love and happiness, but also the importance of home and family. 春节不仅能让我们感受到爱和幸福，更能让我们感受到家和家庭的重要性。这句话运用了not onlybut also,“不但而且”。体现了作者的写作功底扎实。Writing6（2019全国初三单元测试）在即将举行的中学生国际文化交流活动中，你将代表学校介绍中国的传统节日，请你从所给的卡片中任选一张，用英语写一篇发言稿，介绍该节日。The Spri
33、ng FeitivalTime：in January or FebruaryActivities: welcome the new year, visit relatives, got togetherMeaning: the biggest day of year, a new startThe Mid-Autumn FestivalTime：in September or OctoberActivities: express wishes and hopes, have mooncakes, enjoy the moonMeaning: symbol of being together,
34、missing family members far away注意：1. 发言稿中必须包含卡片上的信息，并适当发挥；2. 文中不得出现真实姓名、学校名称等信息；3. 词数80左右；4. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Ladies and Gentlemen,Welcome to the Chinese culture tour. _Thats all. Thanks for listening.【范文】Ladies and gentlemen,Welcome to the Chinese culture tour. Now allow me to introduce one of th
35、e Chinese traditional festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival.The Mid-Autumn Festival usually falls in September or October when the moon appears the biggest and the brightest in the year.During the festival, Chinese people sit around the table with their family members and enjoy mooncakes as well as the
36、 beautiful moon. People believe that the round mooncakes and a full moon are symbols of being together. When seeing them, people will miss their family members far away. At the same time, they will express wishes and hopes for them. Does it sound interesting?Thats all. Thanks for listening.【解析】发言稿首先
37、对到来的游客表示欢迎。第二句从总的方面介绍中国传统节日the Mid-Autumn Festival.中秋节。接下来介绍中秋节在一年中的时间，大自然现象。第二段介绍中国人在中秋节期间的活动：围坐在一起赏月，代表团圆。最后对于听众表达感谢。通篇语言通顺，长短句搭配得体，句子优美，主要运用一般现在时态，符合语境。口语化符合演讲稿要求。Writing7（2019山东初三课时练习）元宵节是中国的一个传统节日，请你以此为话题，介绍一下元宵节。内容包括：1. 节日的时间；2. 节日的活动。_【范文】The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival
38、. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year. The Lantern Festival is one of the biggest holidays in China. Several days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Lanterns are made in the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many other
39、things. While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lanterns. On the eve of the Lantern Festival, allthe lanterns are hung up. At the Lantern Festival people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Perhaps you can see some wonderful folk performance
40、s, such as dragon dance and Yangko. The special food for the Lantern Festival is yuanxiao or tangyuan. These are round dumplings made. with sticky rice flour. They can be filled with a sweet snack or made plain and cooked in soup with vegetables and meat. The round shape of the dumplings is a symbol
41、 of wholeness and unity.【解析】1.题干解读：该题目属于记叙文写作，介绍一下元宵节。在写作时应注意的写作内容包括：1. 节日的时间；2. 节日的活动。2.例文点评：例文采用三段式；用第三人称来叙述作文内容；时态采用一般现在时为主。首先点出元宵节是中国的传统节日。它在农历正月十五庆祝。其次介绍元宵节是中国最大的节日之一。最后介绍元宵节的特色食物是元宵或汤圆。3.高分亮点：短语：one of the biggest holidays；are made in；the shape of；many other things；have a look at；a symbol of。句
42、型：1. They can be filled with a sweet snack or made plain and cooked in soup with vegetables and meat.该句话是含有情态动词（can be filled with）的被动句。2. At the Lantern Festival people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. 元宵节时，人们到外面看灯笼，猜灯笼上的谜语。动词不定式to have a look at the lanterns做go outside的目的。
