Unit2SectionA-1a-2d.ppt

1、Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!,Section A 1a-2d,Spring Festival January 1,Guessing Competition: Guess what festival it is according to the picture you see as quickly as you can.,Lantern Festival, January 15,Dragon Boat Festival, May 5,Mid-autumn Day, August 15,Easter around March 22-Apr

2、il 25,Halloween October 31,Halloween Parade(游行),Thanksgiving Day the last Thursday of November,Language Goal,Give a personal reaction,1a Match the pictures with the descriptions.,1. _The Water Festival in Thailand 2. _The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong 3. _ Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing 4. _

3、 The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi,a,c,b,d,1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false.,1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. 2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. 3. Bill wonders whether theyll have zongzi again next year. 4. Bill and Mary believe that theyll be

4、 back next year to watch the races.,Talk about the festival in 1a with your partner.,What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?,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.,Wh

5、at do you like best about Water Festival?,I dont like Water Festival, I think that getting wet is terrible.,What do you like best about ?,I love. I think.,Now lets talk about the festival with your partner and make your own conversation.,1c Talk about the festivals in 1a.,A: What do you like best ab

6、out the Dragon Boat Festival? B: I love the races. I think that theyre fun to watch.,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. Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his va

7、cation. 3. He visited his relatives / friends / classmates. 4. He 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.,He put on five pounds.,He spent so much money.,Its quite hot.,A: W

8、hat 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, right?,2c Role-play conversations between Wu Ming and Harry. Use the information in 2a and 2b or make your own conversations.,Clara: Guess what?

9、Im going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. Ben: Wow, sounds like fun! But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there. Clara: Yes, thats true. But theres a water festival from April 13th to 15th. Ben: I wonder if its similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.,2d Ro

10、le-play the conversation.,Clara: Yes, I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets to throw water at each other. Ben: Cool! But why do they do that? Clara: Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then youll have good luck in the new yea

11、r.,1. What a great day! 多么美好的一天！ What a great day!是由what引导的感叹句。 What 意为“多么;真;太”，用作定语，修饰名词。 此处句式结构为:What+a/an+形容词+可 数名 词单数形式(+主语+谓语）!， 口语中常可以省 略主语和谓语。 e.g. What a new watch ( it is)! 多么新的一块手表啊！,Language Points,2. Bill wonders whether theyll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year wonder作动此处意为“想

12、知道; 想弄明 白”，相当于 want to know。 I wonder what the new teacher will be like 我想知道新老师是什么样。 I wonder whether意为“我想知道是 否”,相当于I wonder if 是一个请求允许的交际用语，询问对方是否允许自己做某事。,“I wonder whether /if I could use your bike. 我想知道我是否能用一下你的自行车。,whether VS if,Whether : “是否”；是(还是), 表示迟疑或两个可能性之间的选择或两种情况都真实，其后可与or ( not) 连用。可引导主

13、语从句、表语从句、宾语从句、让步状语从句等，引导主语从句时可置于句首,If : “是否”, 引导宾语从句。一般不与or (not) 连用。也可引导状语从句，意为“如果”,3. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends. 吴明和哈里是表兄弟/陌生人/朋友。 stranger作名词，意为“陌生人”，是由形容词 strange加后缀-r构成的名词。 A stranger walked up to me and shook my hand. 有个陌生人向我走来跟我握手。,4. Ive put on five pounds! 我都胖了五镑了！

14、 put on意为“增加（体重）;发胖”。 I can eat what I want but I never put on weight. 我能想吃什么就吃什么，但是从来不发胖。,put on的其他用法,意为“穿上；戴上” She put on her coat and went out. 意为“上演；举办”,5. I wonder if its similar to the water festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province. 我想知道它是否和云南的傣族的泼水节相似。 similar 是形容词，意为“相似的；相像的”，无比较级，常用短语“be similar to意为“与 相似”。 She is similar to her mother.,Mid-Autumn Festival,Mid-Autumn Day（中秋节）,Date: August 15th on lunar calendar,Round baked cake with