2016届高考英语二轮复习书面表达复习专题04 传统文化话题指导
实例指导1—欢度春节Dear Bob,
I’m glad to hear from you. You said that you are very interested in Chinese customs, especially the Spring Festival. Several days before it, people are busy shopping and cleaning. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family usually get together to have dumplings, set off fireworks, and watch TV programs. On the New Year’s Day, people always get up early and put on new clothes. Everyone looks happy and says "Happy New Year" to each other. Children can also get lucky money from their parents and other adults. When you take a walk in the streets, you will be struck by the sight of beautiful decorations. Some doors are decorated with red lanterns. This is something about our Spring Festival. And welcome to our country some day.
本文覆盖了写作任务中规定的所有内容,所使用的词汇和语法结构基本准确,语言连贯,结构完整,基本达到写作目的。但是仍有个别地方有所欠缺,有待修改和完善。
1. 文章没有段落,显得有些缭乱且思路不清。
2. 本文大多是单纯的叙述和介绍,缺少作者本人的情感和一些带有人情味的语句,读起来给人感觉颇为生硬。
成稿:
Dear Bob,
I’ve received your letter, and I’m glad to hear that you are very interested in our traditions, such as the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. Both adults and children look forward to this great day, just like Christmas Day in the West. Several days before it, people are busy shopping and cleaning. The night before, the whole family usually gets together to have dumplings, set off fire-works, and watch TV. On New Year’s Day, people always get up early and put on new clothes. Everyone looks happy and says "Happy new year" to each other. I like the Spring Festival because I can get lucky money from my elders. Walking down the street, you will see many beautiful decorations. Many homes are decorated with red lanterns and other things.
Isn’t the Spring Festival interesting? I’m sure that you will love it. I hope you can join us during a Spring Festival.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Ming
实例指导2—美国的节日习俗及文化写作任务: 假设你是学校英语爱好者俱乐部的会员,近期此俱乐部即将筹备一场会员聚会,主题是了解美国的节日习俗及文化。你想让会员们了解一下即将到来的美国传统节日"土拨鼠节"。下面是你在网上查阅到的相关信息:
Date February 2nd
Place Celebrated in America and Canada
Origin Began in Germany in the 6th century; a traditional Christian festival
Meaning If the groundhog comes out of its hole and sees its shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter; if it doesn’t see its shadow, spring won’t be far away.
Events A yearly festival is organized in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in the US. The State was populated mainly by German settlers.
5. 本文是供英语爱好者传阅,虽然是说明文,但是带有一定的宣传性质,因此语言力求简洁、明了、活泼,以吸引读者的注意力,让读者能够通过简短的内容获取最多的信息。
Ground hog Day
Ground hog Day is celebrated on February 2nd. It is celebrated in America and Canada. It began in the 6th century in Germany and is an old festival with long history.
What does Groundhog Day mean? People say that if the groundhog comes out of its hole and sees its shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter. If it doesn’t see its shadow, spring won’t be far away. I think it’s a very interesting festival.
There are a lot of events held on this day and every year a festival is organized in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in the US, a state that was mainly populated by German settlers.
本习作内容没有偏离中心,表格中的内容都转化到了习作中,写作过程中也作了适当发挥。但是本文有一个表格写作类作文的通病:没有仔细分析表格,没有更好地组织文章内容,只是将表格内容照搬照抄到文中。另外,初稿的句子衔接不够流畅,句型使用单一。成稿将重点对这两个问题进行修改和完善。
成稿:
Happy Ground hog Day
Groundhog Day is a traditional Christian festival which originated in Germany in the 6th century. Today it is celebrated in America and Canada on February 2nd. How does this festival relate to the groundhog? Here is the story. On this day, it is said if the groundhog comes out of its hole, sees its shadow, and returns to its hole, it means there will be 6 more weeks of winter. But if it doesn’t see its shadow and starts the life on the ground, it means spring won’t be far away. The groundhog is like a weather forecaster and Groundhog Day is a day to forecast the weather, which shows that the people are eager for spring. A festival is organized in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in the US every year. The State was populated mainly by German settlers, which explains how the festival came to America.
亮点提示:
1. 第一段将表格中的"日期","地点","来源"三组信息用复合句流畅地整合到一起。
2."How does this festival relate to the groundhog?"承上启下,衔接两个自然段,使过渡自然流畅。
3. 文章最后一段用一个定语从句将节日活动的举办地同节日的来源衔接起来,前后呼应,表明作者深入地理解了该英文背景信息。
实例指导3—介绍中国的传统文化
上面这篇书面表达可以说是考查了两个方面的内容。一是如何给笔友写信，另一个是考查如何介绍中国的传统文化—元宵节。因此根据它的特点，我们写作时要注意以下几点：
1．书信是人们在日常生活和工作中进行交际的工具，也是高考书面表达中常见的考试文体。由于民族语言和习惯上的差异，英语信件在书写格式及表达方式上与汉语不大一样，有些地方迥然不同。称呼指的是信文开头的那种称呼，如Dear , Mr, Uncle—lantern dance, a land—boat dance , walking on stilts and so on. At night , besides magnificent lanterns , fireworks form a beautiful scene.
If you have any question about this,
please write to me soon .
Yours faithfully
Lihua
实例指导4—My FavouriteFestval
【写作任务】
我国有很多传统节日。请你以“My FavouriteFestval”为题目，写一篇120词左右的作文。内容包括：
1．你最喜欢的节日；
2．喜欢的原因。
【写作指导】
本文是一篇陈述原因的亨理说明文。通过介绍事物，指出原由，解释事理，使人们对抽象事理了然于胸，并领会其精神实质。
[内容指导]要写好此类文章应该注意以下几点：
事理说明文的写作，首先要有明确的目的性，抓住事物的本质特征；还要使用准确、简明、生动的语言，对事物做客观、科学的介绍和缘由解释。总体结构一般采用三段论：引言段、主体段、结论段。
a．引言段：运用所提供的相关提示或背景知识对某一现象加以描述，引入讨论的话题，并缩小讨论范围，提出主题。引言要简练、自然、流畅。
b. 主体段：主体段要围绕主题，从不同的角度出发，通过巧妙运用举例法、对比分析、类比法等说明方法来支持自己的观点，阐明原因时要合理使用关联词，注意句子间的自然衔接。
c．结论段：说明文的结论往往是对主题或中心思想进行重申，总结全文，提出某一问题的解决方柔，或得到的启发等。
[相关表违]
SprmgFestival春节
id-autumn Festival
中秋节
Qingming Festival 清明节
delicious food 美味食品
set off fireworks 放烟火
get together 聚会
visit relatives and friends 走亲访友
pocket money 零用钱
look on ... as ... 把……看作……
There are several masons why… 有种种理由
What is more important is that… 更为重要的是……
实例指导5—Foreign Festivals VS Traditional Festivals
写作任务: 随着社会的发展,世界各国之间的联系日益增多,文化之间的传播也越来越多。受此影响,国内一些年轻人非常热衷过"圣诞节"、"情人节"等外国节日,而对一些传统节日则嗤之以鼻。你校的英语校报开设的"Opinions"栏目本期就在讨论对这一现象的看法。请你写一篇130词左右的文章,向校报投稿。文章主要内容包括以下几个方面:
1. 为什么很多中国人喜欢过外国节日；
2. 你对传统节日的看法和观点；
3. 你的做法。参考词汇:文化遗产cultural heritage
分析:
As society develops, many people celebrate foreign festivals in China. They believe it’s cool. At the same time, they don’t think our traditional festivals are a big deal. However, I disagree. I think we should pay more attention to our own festivals because our traditional festivals are a very important part of our cultural heritage. And our traditional festivals are just as interesting as many foreign festivals. As our country becomes stronger, the world will learn more about our culture and festivals. Maybe one day people in other countries will celebrate our Spring Festival as well. So, we should try our best to protect our own festivals and protect our cultural heritage as well.
1. 初稿基本完成了写作任务的要求,文章包含了提纲中给出的要点信息,从结构上看还是比较完整的。
2. 存在的问题:
1) 第二段中的第一个理由"我们的传统节日是文化遗产的一部分"只用一句话带过,读起来很单薄,缺少说服力。
2) 陈述的几条理由之间衔接不够紧密,条理不是很清楚。
3) 结尾部分没有实质性的建议和内容。另外,在做总结时,用"so"是比较口语化的用法,在这里使用"in conclusion"或者"all in all"等短语会更好。
成稿:
As society develops, many people in China, especially young people, celebrate more and more foreign festivals instead of our traditional festivals. They believe it is cool or fashionable. At the same time, they consider celebrating China’s festivals as out-dated. I don’t think this is good for younger generations or for our country. Firstly, traditional festivals are an important part of China’s cultural heritage. They are unique and are precious treasures from our ancestors. If we don’t keep them, we will lose our own cultural characteristics. Secondly, our traditional festivals are, in fact, just as cool as a lot of foreign festivals. As our country becomes stronger, the world will learn much more about our culture and our festivals, just like our language becomes more and more popular in other countries. In conclusion, I think it’s all right to receive some foreign cultures, but we should not ignore our own traditional festivals. We should learn more about them. As the Beijing Olympics approaches, we can introduce our festivals to our foreign friends!
Powerful sentences:
1. While learning advanced techniques and gaining experience from foreign countries, we should also protect our own cultural heritage.
2. If we lose our own culture, we no longer have anything unique.
3. Only through protecting our own cultural heritage, will we be respected by the world.
Do we need to Fear the Popularity of Christmas?
Nowadays Christmas Day is becoming more and more popular with Chinese youngsters. They celebrate and enjoy it in various ways. Meanwhile they don’t know and don’t care much about the traditional Chinese festivals. Some people are worrying that the increasing popularity of Christmas might take people’s attention from traditional festivals in China.
As far as I’m concerned, there is no need to have fears over culture expansion. Youngsters are interested in new things, but it doesn’t mean they are turning their backs on Chinese traditional culture.
However, we should stay cool while celebrating western festivals. We should bear in mind the cultural valve of celebrating our own traditional festivals, for if we let our traditions disappear, there will be a cultural gap, which western values may fill.
李明在给美国朋友Bob回信介绍了中国的春节后,又想了解西方除了圣诞节还有什么节日备受欢迎,于是向Bob询问他最喜欢什么节日。假如你是Bob,请你给李明写一封120词左右的回信,向他介绍西方的万圣节(Halloween)。回信要包括以下要点:1. 万圣节的时间(10月31日)；
2. 在南瓜上挖出脸形,里面放蜡烛,做成南瓜灯；穿戴稀奇古怪的面具和衣服；准备一个袋子。挑灯拿袋,挨家挨户讨要小奖赏,不然就会搞恶作剧。
Bob
Tomb-Sweeping Day； 端午节： Dragon-boat Festival ；中秋节：Mid Autumn Festival
字数：120-150词
开头已给出，不计入总词数。
China makes 3 traditional festivals holidays
The Chinese government on Sunday officially announced the scrapping of one of the country's three "golden week" holidays and introduced three new one-day public holidays.
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A possible version
China makes 3 traditional festivals holidays
The Chinese government on Sunday officially announced the scrapping of one of the country's three "golden week" holidays and introduced three new one-day public holidays.
The new national public holiday plan adds three traditional festivals -- Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon-boat Festival and Mid Autumn Festival -- to the list of public holidays.
The plan, which comes into effect on Jan. 1, also increases the total number of national holidays from 10 to 11 days.
Each of the three traditional festivals will be a one-day holiday,
The Spring Festival remains a three-day public holiday, but it will start one day earlier from the eve of the Lunar New Year, China's most important traditional festival.
The May Day holiday is shortened from three days to one day, while the three-day National Day holiday and one-day New Year holiday remain unchanged.
Recently, millions of Chinese traveling at the same time makes transport and tourist destinations very crowded. The new plan would uphold Chinese traditions, make public holidays better distributed and, with more people traveling on new public and paid holidays, ease overcrowding on the golden weeks.
感恩节前夕,你用英语写了一篇题目为"Live with Thankfulness"的文章,向你校的校报"英文随笔"专栏投稿,号召大家学会感恩生活。(词数:120左右)
1. 感谢大自然给你提供了生存环境。
2. 感谢父母给了你生命,培育了你。
3. 感谢老师教育你成才。
4. 感谢朋友给你提供帮助。词数:120左右。
Despite its name, Boxing Day has nothing to do with a boxing competition. It’s a traditional British festival, which was first celebrated in England during the Middle Ages. It is celebrated on December 26, the day after Christmas, in Great Britain, and in other English-speaking countries including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Where did Boxing Day first come from? It is said that servants were once required to work on Christmas Day, but they could visit their families the next day, so as servants prepared to leave, their employers would give them boxes containing food and fruit, clothing, or money. Today, Boxing Day is spent with family and friends with lots of food and the sharing of friendship and love. It’s also a day for shopping reduced price gifts, cards and decorations.
(Linda)刚结交的英国网友Nelson一直很想了解中国的文化和习俗,你打算写一封信向他简要介绍一下中国的习俗,下面是你想要向Nelson介绍的内容:
1. greetings
2. gift giving3. ways of talking
请根据该提纲给Nelson回信,词数不少于130。
Dear Nelson, I’m happy to hear that you are interested in Chinese culture and customs. There are many habits and customs that are particular to China and the Chinese people. Unlike Westerners, Chinese people do not usually greet people who they have not been introduced to or are not familiar with. It would seem odd if a person would offer a "Hi" or "Hello" when passing on the street. When we are invited to someone’s house for dinner, it is polite to bring a present —some toys for the children, or flowers, wine or tea for the host or hostess. However, we don’t usually give presents at the door and the host usually doesn’t open the gift until the guest leaves. Conversation topics for people also differ from those of English speakers. In China it is not impolite to ask about a person’s job, annual salary, dating status, or age. In fact, these issues which Westerners may find uncomfortable are quite common.
I’ll tell you more about them when I get the chance next time.
Yours,
Linda
1997年12月3日,联合国教科文组织(UNESCO) 世界遗产委员会一致通过,将丽江古城列入《世界遗产名录》。请你根据下表内容,向要去丽江旅游的美国友人介绍丽江古城,词数不超过150。
位置 云南省丽江纳西族自治县的中心城市，海拔约2400米；
历史 始建于宋末元初，800多年历史；
建筑 依山傍水而建，为研究古代建筑提供了珍贵的范例；
风俗 传统民族文化和习俗、美丽的自然风景吸引着无数游客。