端午節閱讀教材-全民英檢初級適用

From Taiwan to Timbuktu - Celebrations AboundGetting into ItTalk about the following questions with your classmates or your teacher.1. Do you have a favorite poet?
2. Do you know the name of three different poets from your country?
3. Do you want to be a poet?
4. Have you ever written a poem before?
5. Do you have a favorite poem?
6. Do you like Dragon Boat Festival?
7. What do you like the most about Dragon Boat Festival?

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Reading through It
"Row, row row your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream." This is a popular children's song that describe the joy of rowing happily down a gentle stream as you think of how wonderful life is. But the kind of rowing that goes on during the holiday I am writing about is most likely not a bit like that. Most likely you will hear the drum beat and the loud cries of an anchor person and you will see 16 or more people working hard to move that boat towards the finish like where a flag is proudly grabbed from a pole. The boats may be rowed down a river or a channel or a stream and will be brightly decorated with a dragon head in the front. What holiday am I talking about? Yes, you guessed it- the Dragon Boat Festival, the festival with the longest history.....

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Observing from ItPart I – Glossary
Do you know these words and phrases?Words
1. anchor-a person who coordinates an event or a newscast; a thing that keeps something steady
Every boat has an anchor.


Phrases
1. originate from-to start or come to exist, to begin
None of my colleagues knew where the rumor originated from.

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Part II Can you answers the questions below?All the answers can be found in the story.1. How did Chu Yuan die?
2. What are some places that sponsor Dragon Boat races?



Part III How’s your listening?
Chosse the best answer after you hear each question.___1. a. The emperor. b. The evil ministers.
c. The village people d. Chu Yuan himself

___2. a. They were racing each other.
b. They were trying to fish for food.
c. They were searching for Chu Yuan’s body.
d. They tried to fish for money in the river.


Writing about It
Can you think of a better title for the story? Write two other possible titles for the story you have read.


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