What（本课/本文主要内容）：The topic is “Promoting traditional Chinese festivals” which belongs to the thematic context “man and society”. The reading text in this section is a website article about the importance of traditional Chinese festivals. The listening material is from a school radio report about what the school has done to promoting traditional Chinese festivals. After reading and listening, students are required to discuss how to promote traditional Chinese festivals, then write an article promoting traditional Chinese festivals with three paragraphs.
How（文体结构和语言特征）：The writer divides the website article into three parts, so that the readers can catch the main idea from the topic sentences of each paragraphs. Besides, according to the radio report, the questions and blanks are designed to be easily finished. Based on the reading and listening material, students have something more to discuss in groups and can express themselves more logical and powerful.
Why（作者意图）：Festivals and customs play a basic role in a country’s culture. Therefore, by reading a website article, students can comprehend the challenges that traditional Chinese festivals are facing as well as the reasons why we should promote traditional Chinese festivals. Furthermore, students need acquire what school has done to promote traditional Chinese festivals from a school radio report. Then, students continue to discuss what government, schools, media and individuals can do to promote traditional Chinese festivals. At last, students are required to write an article making a call for action. The author hopes students to express their opinion clearly and logically as well as offer some creative suggestions. After this period of learning, students can build up the confidence of our own culture.
