P 13 Tape script Excuse me Im with

P 13 Tape script Excuse me. I’m with the Best Book Club and I’m doing a survey of our members. May I ask you a few questions? Club member: Sure, go ahead. Interviewer: OK. First, would you mind if I asked your age? Club member: Oh, it’s no problem at all. I’m 16 years old. Interviewer:

Really? So you are 16… And how did you find out about the Best Book Club? Club member: What do you mean? Interviewer: Well, did you read about it in a newspaper or a magazine? Did a friend tell you about the club…? Club member: I heard about it on the Internet. Interviewer: The Internet. … Good. Interviewer:

And when did you join the club? Club member: Let me think. … It was last year. Interviewer: I see. … Then, how often have you visited bookshops in the last six months? Club member: I visit bookshops at least twice every month. Interviewer: You must really like to read! I’ll put you down for ‘over

ten’. And may I ask how much you have spent on books in the last 6 months? Club member: It’s really quite a lot! At least 300 yuan, I think. Interviewer: And what subject are you most interested in? Club member: I’m crazy about history… mostly Chinese history, though I like Western history, as well.

And finally, why did you join the Best Book Club? Club member: Because I heard it was a good place to get free books. Interviewer: Well, that’s all my questions. Thanks for your help! Club member: You’re welcome. Interviewer:

Answers p 13 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 15 -20 Internet, last year over 10 over ￥ 100 history for free books

二、写作准备 1. 搜集词汇 (1) 有关节日的词汇：cultural festivals, New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Children’s Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-autumn Day, National Day, religious holidays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, Easter (2) 有关节日起源的词汇：origin, take place, lunar calendar, in memory of, honour, come into being, date back to, have a history of

(3) 有关节日庆祝的词汇：celebrate, observe, feast, dress up, sing, dance, food, fruit, have fun, enjoy oneself, have a good time, reunion with families and relatives

2. 常用句型 (1) Christmas is one of the major festivals in the United States of America. (2) We have made a detailed plan for celebrating the festival. (3) The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated in memory of Qu Yuan, and we row dragon boat on that day. (4) We celebrate Mother’s Day in honour of our mothers.

(5) On the Mid-autumn Day, people celebrate the harvest with moon cakes and other food. (6) Traditional performances are presented during these festivals. (7) Children are always looking forward to festivals, when they will eat delicious food and wear beautiful clothes.

(8) You can see people of all ages dancing in the street during the festival. (9) Why do we need to preserve traditional festivals? (10) As we all know, Christmas and Easter are two important festivals in the Western countries.

3. 基础练习 (1) 他们还没有决定到哪里去庆祝这个节 日。 — They haven’t decided where they will go to celebrate the festival. — They _________________ haven’t decided where to go to __________ celebrate the festival. (使用简单句)

(2) 端午节，又称龙舟节，是中国的一个 传统节日。 — The Duanwu Festival, also called the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival. — The ________________ Duanwu Festival, which is also ________________ called the Dragon Festival, is a ____________ traditional Chinese festival. (使用非限制性定语从句)

(3) 这个节日出现于500多年前。 — The festival came into being more than five hundred years ago. — It _________________ is/has been more than five hundred _________________ years since the festival came into being. (使用含since从句的复合句)

(4) 由于欢快的氛围，大部分的人们都喜欢 昨晚的节日宴会。 — Most people liked the festival feast last night because it had a happy atmosphere. — _________________ Most people liked the festival feast last ________________ night due to its happy atmosphere. (使用due to…句型)

(5) 大约有五万人参加了节日庆祝的活动。 — There were about fifty thousand people taking part in the activities to celebrate the festival. — ________________________________ There were about fifty thousand people who took part in the activities ____________ to celebrate the festival. (使用定语从句)

(6) 母亲节就要来临，我在考虑应该给 母亲送什么礼物。 — As Mother’s Day is drawing near, I am considering what gift I should send to my mother. — With ________________ Mother’s Day drawing near, I ________________ am considering what gift I should send _____________ to my mother. (使用with复合结构)

(7) 他们提供了巴士以方便村里的人们在 圣诞节参加聚会。 — They provided buses for the people in the village to attend the party at Christmas. — They ________________ provided buses for the people in ________________ the village so that they could attend ____________ the party at Christmas. (使用so that引导的目的状语从句)

(8) 我认为保护这些传统的节日是非常 重要的。 — I think that it is very important to preserve these traditional festivals. — ________________ I think it very important to preserve ________________ these traditional festivals. (使用简单句)

三、书面表达范文 Dear David, I’m glad to hear from you. Learning that you’re interested in the Dragon Boat Festival, I’d like to tell you something about it.

The Dragon Boat Festival, which is also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. This festival honours Qu Yuan, one of the famous ancient poets. Being one of the most important Chinese festivals, it has been celebrated in many different ways, among which the best known is dragon boat races, especially in the places where there are many rivers and lakes.

The dragon boat races express people’s idea to rescue Qu Yuan. What’s more, the traditional food of this festival is rice dumpling, with meat, peanuts, or other fillings wrapped in reed leaves. Welcome to our country! You can taste the delicious food and experience the pleasure of various festival activities. Best wishes, Yours, Wang Lin