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1、Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!教学目标：1 语言目标：掌握本单元词汇，听懂、掌握谈论中外不同国家文化的语言材料。2 技能目标：能听懂语言材料， 掌握听的技巧；能读懂介绍中外不同文化的文章。3 情感目标：通过开展角色表演等活动， 培养学生阅读兴趣。 通过本单元的阅读，培养学生的文化意识，陶冶思想情操。教学重点：(1) 短语 : Section A 1the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival,watch the ra

2、ces, a little crowded, like best, go for one svacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, from to, be similar to, throw water at each other, wash away, have good luck, in the new yearcelebrate Middle-Autumn Festival, the shape of, carryto , shoot down, pl

3、an to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, sothat ,call out, lay out, start the tradition ofone, the other, giveto ,take out, more and more popular Section B 1dress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb. to do sth., expect sb. to do sth., wake up, find out, decide to do

4、 sth., promise to do sth., in need,introduce sb., make sb. do sth., give birth to life, not only but also(2) 句子 : Section A 1Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.Bill wonders whether theyll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year.What do you like best about the Dragon

5、Boat Festival?What did you do on your vacation?But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.I wonder if it s similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province.Section A 2Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.T

6、hey carry peoples wishes to the families they love and miss.However, most people think that the story of Change is the most touching.Whoever drank this could live forever.Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night.How he wished that Change could come back!Section A 3Do you

7、 know that there are two special days for parents in America?I believe that there are many ways to show our love.It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead.Section B 1Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.A C

8、hristmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens.He just cares about whether he can make more money.Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died.He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joyeverywhere he goes.Section B 2Not only do people

9、 spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts.教学难点：1. 学会运用宾语从句来表达句子。2. 学会运用 what 和 how 表达对某事物的感叹。课时划分Period 1 Section A1 1a2dPeriod 2 Section A2 3a-3cPeriod 3 Grammar Focus - 4cPeriod 4 Section B1 1a-2ePeriod 5 Section B2 3a-3b self chec

10、k SummarySection A 1 (1a 2d)Step 1: Warming-upWhat festivals do you like best?What do you like best about your favourite festival?Step 2: Presentation1 .1a Look at the pictures and guess what festivals they are. Match the pictures with the descriptions.1. _ The water Festival in Thailand2. _ The Dra

11、gon Boat Festival in Hong Kong3. _ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing4. _ The Lantern Festival in JiangxiStep 3 Listening1b Listen and tell true or false.1.Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. TF2.Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F3.Bill wonders whether they

12、zongzillhaveagain next year. TF4.Bill and Mary believe that they ll be back next year to watchT theF races.1c Talk about the pictures in 1a.Make conversations.A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?B: I love the races. I think theyre fun to watch.Step 5 Pair WorkA: What do you like

13、best about the ?B: I love the . I think that they re.Step 6 Listening2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences.1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/ strangers / friends.2. Wu Ming went to Singapore/ Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.3. Wu Ming vis

14、ited his relatives / friends / classmates.4. Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.Fun activitiesDownsidesEating outShoppingDragon Boat Festival in JuneStep 7 Speak

15、ing2c Role play the conversations between Wu Ming and Harry.A: What did you do on your vacation?B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals a day! I ve put on five pouA: I guess the food was delicious, right? Step 8 Role playWatch the video and learn Water Festival.Read the conversation

16、and tell“True”or “ False ”.1.Ben is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. ()2.Clara believes that April is the hottest month of the year there. ()3.The water Festival in Thailand is from April 13th to 15th. ()4.The Thai new year is a time for cleaning and washing bad things. ()Role play the conversation

17、Step 8 Language points and summary1. stranger n. 陌生人（可数名词） strange adj. 陌生的，奇怪的e.g. Don t talk to strangers不.要和陌生人说话。There is nothing strange in the room. 房间里没有奇怪的东西。2. relative n. 亲属，亲戚 （可数名词）e.g. They have a lot of relatives. 他们有许多亲戚。3. put on 增加（体重）；发胖；穿上e.g. They ve put on five pounds他.们体重增加了5 磅

18、。It sldcooutside. Please put on your coat. 外面冷，请穿上大衣。4. pound n. 磅；英镑（可数名词）e.g. The desk weighs 5 pounds. 这张课桌重 5 磅。5. People go on the streets to throw water at each other. throw at 抛向；泼向；洒向动词 throw 后接所投掷的物体，用介词at 引入泼洒的对象。e.g. On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car, but fortunately we we

19、re not hit.在我们来的路上，有人向我们的车投掷石块，所幸的是我们没被砸中。It s the first snow of the year, and the children are happily throwing snowballs at each other.这是今年的第一场雪，孩子们高兴地拿雪球相互抛着。短语 :the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, watch the races, a little crowded, like best, go f

20、or one svacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, from to, be similar to, throw water at each other, wash away, have good luck, in the new year句子 :Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.Bill wonders whether theyll have the sweet r

21、ice dumplings again next year.What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?What did you do on your vacation?But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.I wonder if it s similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province.Step 9 GrammarGrammar: 宾语从句在复合句中，由一个句子充当

22、宾语，这个句子叫做宾语从句。宾语从句由“关联词 +主语 +谓语”构成。引导宾语从句的常见关联词有that, if, whether, what, who,where, why 和how 等。从句原形关联词例句陈述句that（在口语或非正I think (that) Halloween is a fun festival.式文体中常省略）Mary thinks (that) the teams were just fantastic.Many think (that) sharks are too strong to beendangered.一般疑问句whether, if（在口语I wond

23、er if/whether they llhave the races again中next year.常用 if ）Ben wonders if/whetherApril is a good time tovisit Thailand.特殊疑问句who, what, which,Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?when, where, how,Do you know when the bookstore closes today?whyCan you tell me who she is?Step 10 Exercises1.

24、 ()Do you know _ Jane visits her grandparents?Once a week.A. how soonB. how oftenC. how longD. how far2. () I want to know. Sorry. I ve no idea. Butwasshehere just now.A. where is AnnB. where Ann isC. where was AnnD. where Ann was3. () Hi, Bruce. Here is a letter for you. Thanks. I wonder.A. who the letter was fromB. who was from t