一、传统节日“串串烧”

【Question 1】:

Do you often celebrate festivals in your culture/country?

分析：考生需回答“是”或“不是”，然后给出一个简短的主要节日介绍，并介绍该节日的意义和庆祝日期。

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

扩展信息：人们怎么庆祝这些节日？
　　
How do people celebrate them?

如果有特殊服装，那天需要穿些什么？

special clothes worn at this time ( if any )

注意：问题中所问的festivals是复数概念，所以不能只谈论某一个节日的典礼。

【回答】: Yes, we do. We have many special celebrations（庆祝）in our country throughout the year. The Spring Festival（春节）, the Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋节）, and the Dragon Boat Festival（端午节） 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：问题的关键是special，所以不能仅仅把人们常做的一些事情如“meet their friends”以及“talk with members of family”视为节日期间的特殊活动。

扩展信息：这些节日背后有什么意义？人们有什么样的感受？
　　
What’s the meaning behind these special things and how do people feel about them?

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

Spring Festival（春节）

-- 除夕夜盛宴

having a big meal on New Year's Eve

-- 放炮竹

setting off firecrackers

-- 穿上最好的服装

putting on one's best outfits

-- 堆雪人

making snowmen

-- 从长辈那里得到红包

receiving a red envelope with lucky money in it from elders

-- 做饺子和吃饺子

making and eating dumplings

-- 看春晚

watching the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV

Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋节）

-- 一边赏明亮的满月一边吃月饼

eating moon cakes and pears while appreciating the bright full moon

-- 围坐一圈，听“嫦娥奔月”的动人传奇

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

Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）

-- 纪念屈原（中国古代著名的学者）

showing respect to Qu Yuan, the famous Chinese ancient scholar