Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!SectionA(第1課時)

Warmingup:—Whatdoyoulikebestabout...?—Ilove...theWaterFestivaltheDragonBoatFestivaltheChineseSpringFestivaltheLanternFestivalChristmasHalloweenMatchthepictureswiththedescriptions.1.______TheWaterFestivalinThailand2.______TheDragonBoatFestivalinHongKong3.______TheChineseSpringFestivalinBeijing4.______TheLanternFestivalinJiangxidabc1a1.Billthinksthattheraceswerenotthatinterestingtowatch.TF2.Marythinksthattheteamswerefantastic.TF3.Billwonderswhetherthey'llhavezongziagainnextyear.TF4.BillandMarybelievethatthey'llbebacknextyeartowatchtheraces.

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ListenandcircleTfortrueorFforfalse.1bTalkaboutthefestivalsin1a.WhatdoyoulikebestabouttheDragonBoatFestival?Ilovetheraces.Ithinkthatthey'refuntowatch.1cListentotheconversationbetweenWuMingandHarryandcirclethecorrectwordsinthesentences.2a1.WuMingandHarryarecousins/strangers/friends.2.WuMingwenttoSingapore/HongKong/Macaoforhisvacation.3.WuMingvisitedhisrelatives/friends/classmates.4.WuMinglikedeatingout/shopping/theDragonBoatFestivalbest.WuMingdidalotoffunactivities,buttherewerealsodownsides.Listenagainandfillinthechart.2bFunactivitiesDownsidesEatingoutShoppingDragonBoatFestivalinJuneHeputonfivepounds.Hespentsomuchmoney.It'squitehot.Role-playconversationsbetweenWuMingandHarry.Usetheinformationin2aand2bormakeyourownconversations.A:Whatdidyoudoonyourvacation?B:Ivisitedmycousins.Ithinkthatweatefivemealsaday!I'veputonfivepounds!A:Iguessthefoodwasdelicious,right?2cRole-playtheconversation.Clara:Guesswhat?I’mgoingtoChiangMaiintwoweeks.Ben:Wow,soundslikefun!ButIbelievethatAprilisthehottestmonthoftheyearthere.Clara:Yes,that’strue.Butthere’sawaterfestivaltherefromApril13thto15th.Ben:Iwonderifit’ssimilartotheWaterFestivaloftheDaipeopleinYunnanProvince.2dClara:Yes,Ithinkso.ThisisthetimeoftheThaiNewYear.Peoplegoonthestreetstothrowwaterateachother.Ben:Cool!Butwhydotheydothat?Clara:Becausethenewyearisatimeforcleaningandwashingawaybadthings.Thenyou'llhavegoodluckinthenewyear.1.I'veputonfivepounds!我胖了五磅！（教材第10頁）

(1)puton此處意為“增加（體重）；發胖”。

e.g.:Shecaneatwhatshewantsbutsheneverputsonweight.【拓展】puton的其他含義：①穿上；戴上

e.g.:Mymotherputonhercoatandwentout.②上演；舉辦

e.g.:Onesummerourchildrenputonaplay.(2)pound

e.g.:Theapplescostonedollarapound.

【拓展】pound還可譯為“英鎊”，是英國標準貨幣單位，1英鎊等于100便士。

e.g.:Theyspentathousandpounds.LanguagePoints2.Iwonderifit'ssimilartotheWaterFestivaloftheDaipeopleinYunnanProvince.我想知道它是否和云南省傣族的潑水節相似。（教材第10頁）

(1)Iwonderif...是一個表示請求允許的交際用語，常用來詢問對方是否允許自己做某事。

e.g.:Iwonderifyouwouldmindhelpingme.【拓展】①對Iwonderif...做肯定回答可用：Sure,goahead.Ofcourse./Sure.②對Iwonderif...做否定回答可用：I'msorry,but...I'mafraidnot.You'dbetternot.(2)besimilarto意為“與……相似”。其中similar為形容詞，意為“相似的”，無比較級。

e.g.:Acatissimilartoatigerinmanyways.根據所給漢語提示填空。1.Canyouseethe_________(燈籠)overthere?Howbeautifultheyare!2.Parentsoftentelltheirchildrennottospeakto_________(陌生人).3.Igotalotofgiftsfrommy_________(親戚)onmybirthday.4.Don'teattoomuch,oryou'll_________(增加)yourweight.5.Thecarcosthim2,000_________(英鎊).lanternsstrangersrelativesputonpoundsExercise1.Listenandreadafterthetapeathome.2.Readandrecite2d.HomeworkThankyou！Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!SectionA(第2課時)

Warmingup:1.Whatfestivaldoyouthinkof?2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthefestival?ReadthepassageabouttheMid-AutumnFestivalandanswerthequestions.1.HowdopeoplecelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival?

2.Whatstoryisthereadingabout?

3aPeopleadmirethemoonandsharemooncakeswiththeirfamilies.ThestoryofChang'e.FullMoon,FullFeelingsChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.MooncakesareintheshapeofafullmoonontheMid-Autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.Therearemanytraditional

folk

storiesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemosttouching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,a

goddess

gavehimmagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoever

tookthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtotakeitwithChang’e.However,abadman,PangMeng,triedto

steal

themedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Chang’erefusedtogiveittohimandtookitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequickly

laidout

herfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthe

garden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecouldcomeback!Afterthis,peoplestarted

thetraditionof

admiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.Readthepassageagain.Puttheeventsinthecorrectorder._____PangMengtriedtostealthemedicine._____AgoddessthankedHouYibygivinghimamagicmedicine._____Chang’erefusedtogivePangMengthemedicineandtookitall._____HouYishotdowntheninesunsandsavedthepeopleontheearth._____HouYiwasverysadandwatchedthemoonatnight,and

wishedhiswifecouldcomeback._____Asaresult,Chang’ebecamelightandflewuptothesky._____HouYiplannedtotakethemedicinewithhiswife.14257633bWithoutlookingatthepassage,trytocompletethesentenceswiththecorrectwords.

1.Peopleliketoa________thefullmoonontheMid-Autumnnight.2.ThestoryofChang’eisoneofmanyt________folkstories.3.HouYigotm________medicineforshootingdowntheninesuns.4.PangMengwantedtos________themedicine.5.HouYil_________outfruitsanddessertsinthegarden.dmireagicraditionalaidteal3c1.Chang'erefusedtogiveittohimandtookitall.嫦娥拒絕把仙藥給他，全部吞下了。（教材第11頁）refuse動詞，意為“拒絕，謝絕，推辭”。其后接動詞不定式，即refusetodosth.，意為“拒絕做某事”。e.g.:Theyrefusedtoletmego.2.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.后羿悲痛不已，以至于每晚都對著月亮大聲呼喊她的名字。（教材第11頁）

calloutone'sname意為“大聲呼喊某人的名字”。e.g.:

Icalledouthisnamebutheturnedadeafeartomycalling.LanguagePoints3.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.他飛快地在花園里擺出她最喜歡的水果和點心。（教材第11頁）layout意為“擺開；布置”。lay在此處用作及物動詞，意為“放置；安放”。其過去式和過去分詞均為laid;現在分詞為laying。

e.g.:Canyouhelpherlayoutthebooksontheshelf?【拓展】lay作動詞，還可譯為“產（卵）；下（蛋）”。e.g.:Thehenslayalotofeggseveryday.4.HowhewishedthatChang'ecouldcomeback!他是多么希望嫦娥能回來呀！（教材第11頁）wish及物動詞，意為“希望”。e.g.:Iwishtohaveaholiday.Wewishtoliveinabighousewithabiggarden.5.Af