Section A (1a-2d)
Unit 2
I think that mooncakes
are delicious!
Key words & phrases:
mooncake, lantern, stranger, relative, put
on, pound, the Water Festival, the Dragon
Boat Festival, the Chinese Spring Festival,
the Lantern Festival
学习目标
Key sentences:
—What do you like best about the Dragon Boat
Festival?
— I love the races. I think that they’re fun to
watch.
Difficulties and points:
Learn some main festivals.
Look at the pictures and say what
festivals they are.
Lead in
The Spring Festival
春节
The Lantern Festival
元宵节
The Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋节
The Dragon Boat Festival
端午节
The Water Festival
泼水节
Christmas Day
圣诞节
April Fool’s Day
愚人节
Which festival do you like best? Why?
I like the Mid-Autumn Festival,
because I think that mooncakes are
very delicious!
I like the Dragon Boat Festival, I
think the races are so interesting to
watch.
I like…, I think…
Match the pictures with the descriptions.
Presentation
1a
1. ___ The Water Festival in Thailand
2. ___ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong
3. ___ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing
4. ___ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi
d
a
b
c
1. Bill thinks that the races were not that
interesting to watch. T F
2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.
T F
3. Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi
again next year. T F
4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back
next year to watch the races. T F
Listen and circle T for true or F for false.1b
Talk about the festivals in 1a.
A: What do you like best about the Dragon
Boat Festival?
B: I love the races. I think that they’re fun to
watch.
1c
A: What do you like best about the …?
B: I love the ... I think that they’re ...
Pair work
Listen to the conversation between
Wu Ming and Harry and circle the
correct words in the sentences.
Listening
2a
1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/
strangers / friends.
2. Wu Ming went to Singapore/
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
n. 亲属,亲戚
Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there
were also downsides. Listen again and fill in
the chart.
Fun activities Downsides
Eating out
Shopping
The Dragon Boat
Festival in June
He has put on five pounds!
He spent so much money.
It’s quite hot in June.
增加(体重);
发胖
2b
Role-play conversations between Wu
Ming and Harry. Use the information
in 2a and 2b or make your own
conversations.
Speaking
2c
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
pounds.
A: I guess the food was delicious, right?
Water Festival is the most popular festival
in Thailand. How much do you know about
Water Festival?
1. Where is Chiang Mai?
2. When is the Water Festival ?
3. What is the time of the Thai New Year?
It is in Thailand.
It is from April 13th to 15th.
It is the Water Festival.
5. Why do people do this ?
4. What did people do at the time of the
year?
People go on streets to throw water at each
other.
Because the new year is a time for cleaning
and washing away bad things. Then you will
have good luck in the new year.
Role-play the conversation
Clara: Guess what?...
Ben: Wow, sounds like fun!...
…
1. What a great day! 多棒的一天啊!
这是一个由what引导的感叹句。
what和how可以引导感叹句,其常见结构如下:
What+(a/an) 形容词+名词(+主语+谓语)
How+形容词/副词(+主语+谓语)
Language Points
中考链接
1.(2017.湖北宜昌中考)—People choose high-
speed train or self-driving to travel on holidays.
—_____ fast the traditional travel ways change!
A.What a B.How C.What D.How a
2.(2017.江苏扬州中考)—_____ bad news!We
didn't win the 15th Sudirman Cup.
—It's a pity.
A.What B.What a C.How D.How a
B
A
2. I've put on five pounds!我胖了5磅。
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。
It’s cold outside. Please put on your coat.
外面冷,请穿上大衣。
3. People go on the streets to throw water at
each other.
throw ... at ... 朝……扔……
e.g. On our way here, someone threw a stone
at our car, but fortunately, we were 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。
拓展
throw away 扔掉
throw sth. to sb.把某物扔给某人
Practice
He threw the ball _____ me.
A.of B.to C.in D.by
B
【点拨】句意“他把球扔给我”,故选B。
根据所给汉语填空。
1. Can you see the _________ (灯笼) over there? How
beautiful they are!
2. Parents often tell their children not to speak to
_________ (陌生人).
3. I got a lot of gifts from my _________ (亲戚) on my
birthday.
4. Don’t eat too much, or you’ll _______(增加) your
weight.
5. The car cost him 2000 _______ (英镑).
lanterns
strangers
relatives
put on
pounds
Exercise
The Water Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival
The Chinese Spring Festival
The Lantern Festival
watch the races
a little
like… best
泼水节
龙舟节
春节
元宵节
看比赛
有点
最喜欢
Summary
go…for one’s vacation
enjoy doing sth.
eat out
five meals a day
put on
in two weeks
sound like…
去……度假
喜欢做某事
在外面吃
每天5顿饭
增加(体重)
在两周之后
听起来像……
from…to…
be similar to…
throw … at …
wash away
have good luck
in the new year
从……到……
与……相似
朝……扔……
洗掉
有好运气
在新的一年里
1. Memorize the new words and
phrases.
2. Preview the passage in 3a.
Homework
Thank
you!