一、傳統節日“串串燒”

【Question 1】:

Do you often celebrate festivals in your culture/country?

分析：考生需回答“是”或“不是”，然后給出一個簡短的主要節日介紹，并介紹該節日的意義和慶祝日期。

Answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and then give a few brief details of the main festivals, including its meanings and dates.

擴展信息：人們怎么慶祝這些節日？
　　
How do people celebrate them?

如果有特殊服裝，那天需要穿些什么？

special clothes worn at this time ( if any )

注意：問題中所問的festivals是復數概念，所以不能只談論某一個節日的典禮。

【回答】: Yes, we do. We have many special celebrations（慶祝）in our country throughout the year. The Spring Festival（春節）, the Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋節）, and the Dragon Boat Festival（端午節） are among the most important ones. But even with the same festival, there are some different celebrating activities involved in different parts of China.

【Question 2】:

What special things do people do during festivals?

注意：問題的關鍵是special，所以不能僅僅把人們常做的一些事情如“meet their friends”以及“talk with members of family”視為節日期間的特殊活動。

擴展信息：這些節日背后有什么意義？人們有什么樣的感受？
　　
What’s the meaning behind these special things and how do people feel about them?

【素材庫】: special things people do during festivals and its meanings:

Spring Festival（春節）

-- 除夕夜盛宴

having a big meal on New Year's Eve

-- 放炮竹

setting off firecrackers

-- 穿上最好的服裝

putting on one's best outfits

-- 堆雪人

making snowmen

-- 從長輩那里得到紅包

receiving a red envelope with lucky money in it from elders

-- 做餃子和吃餃子

making and eating dumplings

-- 看春晚

watching the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV

Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋節）

-- 一邊賞明亮的滿月一邊吃月餅

eating moon cakes and pears while appreciating the bright full moon

-- 圍坐一圈，聽“嫦娥奔月”的動人傳奇

sitting around for the fascinating legend about ‘Change' Fly to the Moon

Dragon Boat Festival（端午節）

-- 紀念屈原（中國古代著名的學者）

showing respect to Qu Yuan, the famous Chinese ancient scholar