Unit3CelebrationItemsStudyingaimsanddemandsWords名词：graduation,scholarship,wedding,dragon,turkey,occasion,lantern,celebration,power,darkness,battery,tradition,alcohol,reception,salary,teenager,bunch,congratulation,bride,bridegroom,ceremony,entrance,invitation,stocking,pole,envelope,decoration,breast,adult,production,needle,pillow,mat,litre,mess动词：destroy,decorate,boil,serve,retire,apply,attend,ought,contribute,link,swallow,fry形容词：traditional,sticky,merry副词：nowadays,smartly,seriously,unfortunatelyExpressionstheMid-AutumnFestival,theDragonBoatFestival,beanpaste,theLanternFestival,lunarmonth,burndown,sweetdumpling,takepartin,hotpot,applyfor,dependon,ontime,bestman,evenif,theNorthPole,putup,carryon,aswellSentences1.Onthisday,themoonissaidtobeitsbiggestandbrightest.2.Asitisinearlysummer,itmarksthebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.3.Itiscalledzongzi,whichisstickyriceinfreshbambooleaves.4.Atthebottomofthebedwasthestocking,nowfullofallkindsofsmallpresentsandsweets.Grammar1.Thepassive()(Ⅰ被动语态Ⅰ)2.Modalverbs(情态动词)WritingDescribinganevent(描述一件事情)Warm-up&Lesson1FestivalsAutumnEveryyearinSeptemberorOctober,theMid-AutumnFestivaliscelebratedbytheChinesepeopleallovertheworld.Onthisday,themoonissaidtobeitsbiggestandbrightest.Peopleliketomeetintheeveningandwatchthemoon.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisimportantbecauseitisaspecialoccasionforfamily.Itisalsoadayforspecialfoodslikemooncakes.Thereareallkindsofmooncakes.Traditionalmooncakesareusuallymadewithbeanpaste,butnowadays,therearemanydifferentkindsofmooncakesincludingfruit,coffee,chocolateandevenice-creammooncakes.WinterTheLanternFestivalfallsonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.ItmarkstheendoftheChineseNewYearcelebrations.TherearemanystoriesabouthowtheLanternFestivalstarted.Inonestory,lanternswerelittocelebratethepoweroflightoverdarkness.Inanotherstory,atownwasalmostdestroyedbutthelightfrommanylanternssavedit.Thestorywasaboutagodwhowantedtoburndownthetown.Hewasfooledwhenhesawthousandsoflanterns.Hethoughtthetownwasalreadyburning.Inthepast,lanternswereusuallylitbycandlesanddecoratedwithpicturesofbirds,animalsandflowers,etc.Nowadays,mostlanternsaremadewithlightbulbsandbatteries,andtheycomeinmanyshapesandsizes.Inthenorth-easternpartofChina,thereareevenice-lanterns.ThespecialfoodfortheLanternFestivalisthesweetdumpling.Sweetdumplingsareboiledandservedinhotwater.SummerTheDragonBoatFestivalfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthelunaryear.Asitisinearlysummer,itmarksthebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.ThetraditionoftheDragonBoatFestivalstartedmorethan2,000yearsago.Intheolddays,dragonboatraceswereorganisedonlybyChinesepeople.However,inrecentyears,peoplefromothercultureshavealsotakenpartintheracesandenjoyedthefun.Thereisaspecialfoodforthefestival.Itiscalledzongzi,whichisstickyriceinfreshbambooleaves.秋季每年九月或十月，全世界的中国人都要庆祝中秋节。据说这天的月亮是一年中最大最亮的。夜晚人们聚在一起赏月。中秋节之所以重要是因为这是合家团聚的特殊日子。这一天会吃月饼之类的特殊食品。有各种各样的月饼。传统的月饼通常是豆沙馅。如今，月饼的种类很多，有水果味的、咖啡味的、巧克力味的，甚至有冰激凌月饼。冬季每年农历正月十五是中国的元宵节。它标志着中国新年庆典的结束。关于元宵节的起源有多种传说。一种传说是，点灯笼是为了颂扬光明驱赶黑暗的力量；另一种传说则是一座城险些被烧毁，是许多点燃的灯笼救了这座城。故事说的是有一个神仙想烧毁这个城市，...
