UNIT2_I_think_that_mooncakes_are_delicious!Section A

1、Look at the pictures and say what festivals they are. Chinese Spring Festival 春节春节The Lantern Festival 元宵节元宵节The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节端午节 The Water Festival 泼水节泼水节Do you know these festivals?Halloween Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节中秋节 Christmas Day 圣诞节圣诞节 April Fools Day 愚人节愚人节1a Match the pictures with

2、 the descriptions. 1. _ The Water Festival in Thailand2. _ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong3. _ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing4. _ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi dabcWhich festival do you like best? Why?I like Mid-Autumn Festival, because I think that mooncakes are very delicious!I lik

3、e Dragon Boat Festival, I think the races are so interesting to watch. I like, I thinkWhat is your favourite festival? What do you like best about it?What did you do at the festival?The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Water FestivalThe Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Spring FestivalThe Lantern Festival1c Talk about

4、the festivals in 1a.A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?B: I love the races. I think that theyre fun to watch.What do you like best about the Chinese Spring Festival?I love the food, I think that they are delicious.What do you like best about Water Festival?I dont like Water Fest

5、ival, I think that getting wet is terrible.What do you like best about ?I love. I think.Now lets talk about the Now lets talk about the festival with your partner and festival with your partner and make your own conversation.make your own conversation.1b、Listen and answer the question.1、Does Mary li

6、ke the races best?2、Were there a lot of people there?3、Do both Mary and Bill like to eat zongzi?4、Can Mary see the Dragon Boat Races every year?1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F3. Bill wonders whether theyll have zo

7、ngzi again next year. T F4. Bill and Mary believe that theyll be back next year to watch the races. T F1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false.1b、Listen again and fill in the blanks. Mary: What a day! Bill: Yes, it was really fun ! Mary: What did you like best? Bill: I loved the ! They were r

8、eally to watch. How fantastic the boat teams were! Mary: Yes! And look at the colors of the boats. How they were! Bill: I agree! But I guess it was a little too .greatracesinterestingdragonpretty1b、Listen and answer the question.1、Does Mary like the races best?2、Were there a lot of people there?3、Do

9、 both Mary and Bill like to eat zongzi?4、Can Mary see the Dragon Boat Races every year?1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F3. Bill wonders whether theyll have zongzi again next year. T F4. Bill and Mary believe that th

10、eyll be back next year to watch the races. T F1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false.1b、Listen again and fill in the blanks. Mary: What a day! Bill: Yes, it was really fun ! Mary: What did you like best? Bill: I loved the ! They were really to watch. How fantastic the boat teams were! Mary:

11、Yes! And look at the colors of the boats. How they were! Bill: I agree! But I guess it was a little too .greatracesinterestingdragonprettycrowdedMemorize 泼水节泼水节 龙舟节龙舟节 春节春节 元宵节元宵节 the Water Festivalthe Dragon Boat FestivalThe Spring Festival the lantern Festival The Water FestivalThe Dragon Boat Fes

12、tivalThe Chinese Spring FestivalThe Lantern Festivalwatch the racesa littlelike best泼水节泼水节龙舟节龙舟节春节春节元宵节元宵节看比赛看比赛有点有点 最喜欢最喜欢2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in the sentences.1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/ strangers / friends.2. Wu Ming went to Si

13、ngapore/ Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.3. Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates.4. Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.n. 陌生人陌生人n. 亲属，亲戚亲属，亲戚2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.F

14、un activitiesDownsidesEating outShoppingDragon Boat Festival in JuneHe has put on five pounds!He spent so much money.Its quite hot in June.增加增加(体体重重); 发胖发胖1.put on 增加（体重）；发胖；穿上增加（体重）；发胖；穿上 e.g. 他们体重增加了他们体重增加了5磅。磅。 外面冷，请穿上大衣。外面冷，请穿上大衣。2.eat out 在外面吃饭在外面吃饭Theyve put on five pounds. Its cold outside. P

15、lease put on your coat. 2c Role-play conversations between Wu Ming and Harry. Use the information in 2a and 2b or make your own conversations. A: What did you do on your vacation?B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals a day! Ive put on five pounds. A: I guess the food was delicious,

16、 right?Water Festival is the most popular festival in Thailand. How much do you know about Water Festival?It is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand.It attracts over 5 million visitors each year. Its on the list of 25 Best Destinations in the World.1. Ben is going to

17、 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. ( )FFTTRead the conversation and tell “True” or “False”.ReadRead t

18、he conversation between Clara the conversation between Clara and Ben, and Ben, answer the questions. answer the questions.2d2d1. Where is Clara going in two weeks? Shes going to Chiang Mai.2. Why is she going there in the hottest month? Because there is a Water Festival.3. When is the Thai New Year?

19、 Its from April 13th to April 15th.4. Is there the Water Festival in China? Yes. The Dai people in Yunnan Province.5.Why do people go on streets to throw water at each other ?Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things.in two weekssound likefromtobe similar tothrow at was

20、h awayhave good luckin the new year在两周之后在两周之后听起来像听起来像从从到到与与相似相似朝朝扔扔洗掉洗掉有好运气有好运气在新的一年里在新的一年里Role-play the conversation.Clara: Guess what?.Ben: Wow, sounds like fun! .I think that mooncakes are deliciousPeriod 4Section A 3a 3cfolkgoddesswhoeversteallaylay outdessertgardentraditionadmireadj. 民间的；民俗的民间的

21、；民俗的n. 女神女神pron. 无论谁；不管什么人无论谁；不管什么人v. 偷；偷窃偷；偷窃v. 放置；安放；产卵；放置；安放；产卵；摆开；放置摆开；放置n. （饭后）甜点；甜食（饭后）甜点；甜食n. 花园；园子花园；园子n. 传统传统v. 欣赏；仰慕欣赏；仰慕Words and Expressionsu What is your favourite festival? u Why do you like it most?Lead-in 2What are they? When do we usually eat them?mooncakesminimooncake 迷你月饼迷你月饼 moon

22、cakes with meat / nuts 肉馅肉馅/果仁月饼果仁月饼 ham mooncake 火腿月饼火腿月饼 ice cream mooncakes 冰淇淋月饼冰淇淋月饼 fruit and vegetable mooncakes 果蔬月饼果蔬月饼seafood mooncakes 海鲜月饼海鲜月饼Have you ever tried these mooncakes? Mid-Autumn FestivalHow do you celebrate this festival? People usually have a family reunion dinner, and then

23、they eat moon cakes and enjoy the round moon. When is the Mid-Autumn Festival? It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in September. This day was also considered as a harvest（收获）（收获） festival . How do Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?Full Moon, Full FeelingsLook at t

24、he photo, the questions in 3a and the title to the story on page 11. Then answer the questions below.1. Who is the girl in the picture?2. What does the passage talk about?3. Whats the meaning of “Full Moon, Full Feelings”?Before you readChangeIt talks about the Mid-Autumn Festival. 圆圆的月亮，满满的相思。圆圆的月亮

25、，满满的相思。Read the first sentence in each paragraphs and answer the questions. What does the passage mainly talk about?This passage mainly talks about the traditional folk stories about Mid-Autumn Festival. And it tells us why we admire the moon and sharing mooncakes with our families.While you readRea

26、d Para. 1 and answer the questions below.1. What do we eat on Mid-Autumn Festival?2. Whats mooncakes look like?3. Why we eat them on Mid-Autumn Festival?Mooncakes.Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on Mid-Autumn Festival.Because many people believe that mooncakes could carry their wishes to t

27、he families they love and miss.默读课文第默读课文第2段，判断正误：段，判断正误：( )There is only one traditional folk story about Mid-Autumn Festival.( )A goddess gave Hou Yi magic medicine before he shot down the nine suns ( ) Change refused to give the medicine to Hou Yi and drank it all( ) One night, Hou Yi found that t

28、he moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there.( ) Change quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.FFFTFFeng Meng tried to steal the medicinegoddessthanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicineChangerefused to give Feng Meng the medicine and drank it allHou Yi

29、became light and flew up to the sky.planned to drink the medicine with his wife.shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earthRead Para. 2 and find What they have done.1. People like to a_ the full moon on Mid-Autumn night.2. The story of Change is one of many t_ folk stories.3. Hou Yi go

30、t m_ medicine for shooting down the nine suns.4. Feng Heng wanted to s_ the medicine.5. Hou Yi l_ out fruits and desserts in the garden.Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanksdmireraditionalagictealaid3cRead again and put the events in the correct order.The keys:The keys:3b3b4-2-5-1-7-6-3The story of Ch

31、ange is one of _ about Mid-Autumn Festival. Change was Hou Yis wife. Hou Yi got some _ from a goddess. Feng Meng, a bad man, _ when Hou Yi was not home. But Change _ give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. One night, Hou Yi found that _ that he could see his w

32、ife. He quickly laid out her favorite food and wished that she could come back! traditionalfolk storiesmagic medicinetried to steal the medicinerefused to the moon was so bright and roundSection AGrammar Focus1. I think that theyre fun to watch.2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.3. Bill wo

33、nders whether theyll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year.4. I wonder if its similar to the water festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.Read the sentences below, paying attention to the underlined parts.宾语从句宾语从句1.宾语从句的概念宾语从句的概念 在句子中起宾语作用的从句叫做宾语从句。在句子中起宾语作用的从句叫做宾语从句。 We know Mr Green

34、 teaches English. She asked if these answers were right.试比较：试比较：We know him We know he likes English.主主s s主主s s谓谓v v谓谓v v宾宾o o宾宾o o宾语从句就是用一个句子来构成主句的宾语宾语从句就是用一个句子来构成主句的宾语 主主s s谓谓v v宾宾o o简单句简单句复合句复合句Do you know who is the first Chinese astronaut(宇航员宇航员)?Our teacher told us that the earth goes around t

35、he sun.Please tell me where she has gone.I dont know if he will come tonight.Lets find out whats on tonight .Find out the Object Clauses宾语从句三要素宾语从句三要素引导词（连接词）引导词（连接词）语语 序序时时 态态3.3.宾语从句的连接宾语从句的连接词词: : 由由陈述句陈述句变化而来用变化而来用that 引导引导, that 可省略可省略. 由由一般疑问句一般疑问句变化而来变化而来, 用用if 或或 whether 引导引导. 由由特殊疑问句特殊疑问句变化

36、而来变化而来,用该用该特殊特殊 疑问词疑问词引导引导.4.4.只能用只能用 whether whether的情况：的情况： 与与or not 连用只能用连用只能用whether 介词后只能用介词后只能用whether 与与to do 不定式连用只能用不定式连用只能用whether 句首只能用句首只能用whetherHe said , “ Tom likes playing basketball.”He said that Tom liked playing basketball.He asked me , “Do you like playing basketball?”He asked me

37、 if I liked playing basketball.He asked me, “Where do you play basketball?”He asked me where I played basketball.当当主句主句是是一般现在一般现在时，宾语从句的时态时，宾语从句的时态不作限制不作限制，我们可以根据句子的意思来使，我们可以根据句子的意思来使用需要的任何一种时态。用需要的任何一种时态。I hear (that)Jim went to work an hour ago.he is interested in English. she will come tomorrow .

38、Tom has been to London twice .He will go to Hong Kong .He is sick.He is reading a book . He has finished his work.He saidHe had finished his work.He would go to Hong Kong .He was sick.He was reading a book . 当当主句是一般过去时主句是一般过去时的时候，宾语从的时候，宾语从句必须运用相应的句必须运用相应的过去的某一种时态过去的某一种时态，从而达到主句和从句的相互一致。从而达到主句和从句的相互

39、一致。the sun is much bigger than the moon .Summer is after Spring .the earth moves around the sun. He told me (that)We kmew (that)The teacher told us (that) 当宾语从句说明的是当宾语从句说明的是客观存在的事实客观存在的事实或者是客观存在的真理或者是客观存在的真理时，就不用受到时，就不用受到主句时态的限制，主句时态的限制，仍是用一般现在时态仍是用一般现在时态。Danny says that he will learn English. Do yo

40、u know where he came from? Please tell me how I can get to the bus station .无论主句是陈述句还是疑问句，无论主句是陈述句还是疑问句，宾语从句宾语从句都是运用陈述句的语序都是运用陈述句的语序，即是，即是“主语在前主语在前，谓语在后，谓语在后”的顺序。的顺序。1. Tom said. He is reading a book. 2. He asks me. Are they playing a game? 3. Where is the hospital? He told me. 4.Who bought the pen?

41、 He wondered.Tom said that he was reading a book.He asks me if/whether they are playing a game.He told me Where the Hospital was. He wondered who bought the pen.1. She said, “I am much better than before.”She said she was much better than before.2. She asked me , “Are you a student?”She asked me if

42、I was a student.3.She asked me, “Where are you from?”She asked me where I was from.合并句子合并句子1. I dont know Where is the post office?I dont know where the post office is.2. Can you tell me Why was the train late yesterday?Can you tell me why the train was late yesterday?3. I want to know Are there good museums ?I want to know if there are good museums. 4. Could you tell me Where did he start playing soccer? Could you tell me where he started playing soccer?1. ( ) Do you know _ Jane visits her grandparents? Once a week.