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Section_Ⅷ(自修课)Writing—_描述事件描述事件属于记叙文范畴。
该话题涉及范围较广，即可描述文化节日、宗教节日，也可描述个人的庆祝，如生日、周年纪念等。
一、基本结构第一段：事件情况简介，如事件发生的原因、地点、时间、人物等。
第二段：开头。
简述为这一事件做的准备、发生的确切时间和一些相关活动等。
第三段：发展。
描述事件当天所发生的事情。
第四段：结尾。
事件最后发生的事情、结束的时间、当事人的感受。
二、增分佳句1．People used to believe firecrackers and red clothing could frighten away the monster.以前人们认为鞭炮和红色的衣服能吓走怪兽。
2．Before the Spring Festival, all the Chinese people will get ready to celebrate it.在春节前，所有的中国人民准备庆祝它。
3．People are busy cleaning the house, buying some delicious food, and so on.人们忙着打扫房子，买一些美味的食物等等。
4．Some people are so excited that they often stay up on the Eve of the Spring Festival.有些人非常兴奋，他们经常在春节前夕熬夜。
5．It’s the happiest thing for children to get much money.得到很多钱是孩子们最快乐的事情。
6．All the family members go home to have a big dinner together.所有的家庭成员都回家聚餐。
7．When I got here, they were getting ready for tonight’s party.当我到这时，他们正在为今晚的聚会做准备．8．On this day, the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest.据说那天的月亮是一年中最大最亮的。
The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree，however，that the word Nian，which in modern Chinese solely means year，was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey (捕食) on people the night before the beginning of a new year.,One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day，an old man came to their rescue，offering to subdue (制服) Nian. To Nian he said，“I
Section_ⅠWarm-up & Lesson 1 — Pre-reading
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Autumn
Every year in September or October, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated① by the Chinese people all over the world. On this day, the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest②. People like to meet in the evening and watch the moon.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is important because it is a special occasion③ for family. It is also a day for special foods like moon cakes. There are all kinds of moon cakes. Traditional④ moon cakes are usually made with bean paste⑤，but nowadays⑥，there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit⑦，coffee, chocolate and even ice-cream moon cakes.
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①celebrate vt.庆祝，庆贺
congratulate v．祝贺，接“人”作宾语
celebrate接“活动”作宾语
②Sth. be said to do ... ＝It is said that ...据说……
③occasion/ə’keIʒn/n.时刻，时机
on occasion有时，间或，偶尔
on this occasion在这时候
④traditional/trə’dIʃnəl/adj.传统的
⑤bean paste/peIst/豆馅
⑥nowadays/’naʊədeIz/adv.现今，现在
⑦including sth.＝sth. included
秋季
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每年9月或10月，全世界的中国人都要庆祝中秋节。
据说这一天月亮最大最亮。
夜晚人们喜欢聚在一起赏月。
中秋节之所以重要是因为这是合家团聚的特殊日子。
这一天也是要吃月饼之类的特殊食品的日子。
有各种各样的月饼。
传统的月饼通常是用豆馅做的。
但如今，月饼的种类很多，有水果的、咖啡的、巧克力的，甚至还有冰淇淋月饼。
Winter
The Lantern Festival⑧ falls⑨ on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month⑩. It marks⑪the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations⑫.
There are many stories about how the Lantern Festival started⑬. In one story, lanterns were lit⑭to celebrate the power⑮of light over⑯darkness⑰. In another story, a town was almost destroyed⑱but the light from many lanterns saved it. The story was about a god who wanted to burn down⑲the town⑳. He was fooled○21when he saw thousands of lanterns○22. He thought the town was already burning.
⑧the Lantern Festival元宵节lantern/’læntən/n.灯笼
⑨fall此处意为“来临，降临”。
