义务教育基础课程初中教学资料
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 教案
【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 1
the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, watch the races, a little crowded, like best, go…for one’s vacation, 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 Section A 2
celebrate Middle-Autumn Festival, the shape of, carry …to…, shoot down, plan to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, so…that…,call out, lay out, start the tradition of Section A 3
one…, the other…, give…to…,take out, more and more popular Section B 1
dress 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 sth., promise to do sth., in need, Section B 2
introduce sb., make sb. do sth., give birth to life, not only…but also… (2) 句子: Section A 1
Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.
Bill wonders whether they’ll have the sweet rice 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. Section A 2
Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.
They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.
However, most people think that the story of Chang’e 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 Chang’e could come back! Section A 3
Do you 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 1
Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
A Christmas 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 joy everywhere he goes.
Section B 2
Not only do people 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 1a – 2d Period 2 Section A2 3a-3c Period 3 Grammar Focus - 4c Period 4 Section B1 1a-2e
Period 5 Section B2 3a-3b self check Summary 【分课时教案】
Section A 1 (1a – 2d)
Step 1: Warming-up Guessing Competition:
Guess what festival it is according to the picture you see as quickly as you can. Step 2: Presentation
1a Look at the pictures and guess what festivals they are. Match the pictures with the descriptions. Step 3 Listening
1b Listen and tell true or false. Step 4 Speaking
1c Talk about the pictures in 1a. Step 5 Pair Work
A: What do you like best about the …? B: I love the ... I think that they’re... Step 6 Listening
2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in
sentences.
2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.
Step 7 Speaking
2c 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 pounds. A: I guess the food was delicious, right? Step 8 Free talk：
Have you ever had any down sides when travelling in a place? What were they?
Have you ever been abroad?
Do you know where Chiang Mai is? Step 9 Role –play
Watch the video and learn Water Festival.
Read the conversation 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. ( ) Read the conversation between Clara and Ben, answer the questions. 1. Where is Clara going in two weeks? She's 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?
It's 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. Fill in blanks.
Clara: Guess what? I'm going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.
Ben: Wow, __________ But I believe that April is the hottest month of year there. Clara: ___________. But there is a Water Festival from April from April 13th to 15th. Ben: _____________ of the the Dai people in Yunnan Province.
Clara: ______________, This is a 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___ ___________. Then you will have good luck in the new year.
Role –play the conversation
Step 10 Language points and summary 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！
2. Bill wonders whether they’ll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year ⑴ wonder作动此处意为“想知道; 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。 ⑵I 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。 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. I’ve put on five pounds!我都胖了五镑了！ 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.
5. I wonder if it’s 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. Step 10 Summary: Step 11 Grammar Grammar: 宾语从句
在复合句中，由一个句子充当宾语，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 陈述句 关联词 that（在口语或非正式文体中常省略） 例句 I think (that) Halloween is a fun festival. Mary thinks (that) the teams were just fantastic. Many think (that) sharks are too strong to be endangered. 一般疑问句 特殊疑问句 whether, if（在口语中 I wonder if/whether they’ll have the races again next year. 常用if） Ben wonders if/whether April is a good time to visit Thailand. who, what, which, Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?
when, where, how, Do you know when the bookstore closes today? why Can you tell me who she is? Step 12 Exercises
Step 13 Homework.
1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.
2. Copy the sentences with the Objective Clause and learn them by heart.
Section A2 (3a – 3c)
Step 1 Warming up
Look at the picture. What festival do you think of? What do you know about the festival? Step 2 New words: Step 3 Reading
3a Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions. How do people celebrate the Middle-Autumn Festival? What story is the reading about?
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 read…
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions below. Read Para. 2 and find What they have done. Step 4 Language points:
1.They carry people’s wishes to the families the love and miss. 月饼寄托着人们对他们所爱与思念的家人的祝福。 (l) wish此处用作名词，意为“祝福;愿望”。
►Send you my best wishes.送给你我最美好的祝愿。
►My wish is to become a doctor.我的愿望是当一名医生。
wish还可用作动词，意为“希望；想要”，后接名词、代词或动词不定式作宾语。 ► Do you wish a pen or a book?你想要的是钢笔还是书？ I wish you success. 我祝你成功。
►We wish to see the film. 我们希望看那部电影。 wish to do sth. 希望做某事
wish+ that从句 希望.....(不易实现的愿望) wish sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事 wish sb.+n. 希望某人...... hope to do sth. 希望做某事
hope+ that从句 希望......（易实现的愿望） We wish you a happy new year!我们祝你新年快乐！ ► Do you hope to leave now?你希望现在离开吗？ (2) miss动词，意为“思念, 想念”。
► I m sure that everybody will miss him.我相信每个人都会想念他的。 miss作动词，还可表示“错过” 后接名词、
代词或动词-ing形式作宾语。
►Don t miss our bargain offer!本店大减价，勿失良机！
►I missed taking part in the sports meeting.我错过了参加这次运动会的机会。 2. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. 然而，大多数人认为嫦娥的故事最动人。 (1) however副词，意为“不过;然而”，有转折 的含义，相当于but，可位于句首、句中和句 末。位于句首时，其后用逗号隔开；位于句中时，其前用分号或逗号，其后用逗号隔开；位于句末时，其前用逗号隔开。但but只能置于句首或句中。
3. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang‘e. 无论谁喝了此药都能长生不老。后羿打算和媒娥一起服用。 (1) whoever作代词，意为“无论谁；不管什么 人”，相当于no matter who, 可引导让步状语 从句或名词性从句。此处whoever引导名性从句，作主语，表达让步之意。 ► Whoever did it, I didn’t.不管这事是谁干的，反正不是我干的。 ► Whoever comes will be welcome. 谁来都欢迎。
(2) Plan动词，意为“计划; 规划”，其过去式及过去分词均为 planned, 现在分词为planning. 常用短语：plan to do sth. 意为“计划做某事”。
► I plan to go shopping after work.我打算下班后去购物。
4. …tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home….……试图趁后羿不在家时偷仙药。 (1) try to do sth. 意为“尽力做某事” try doing sth. 意为“尝试做某事” ► He shut his eyes and tried to sleep.
► He tried to find out the to question.他努力寻找这个问题的答案。 ►You always go there by train. Why not try taking a bus?
你总是坐火车去那儿。为什么不试试坐公共汽车呢？ (2) steal动词，意为“偷;窃取”。其过去式、 过去分词分别为stole, stolen。
► She used to steal money from her father’s drawer. 他过去常从父亲的抽屉里偷钱。 ► It’s wrong to steal. 偷窃是不对的。
5. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. 后羿伤心不已 对月呼喊她的名字。
( l ) so…that...意为“如此……以至于” 引导结果状语从句，so后接形容词或副词，常用以下结构：
① so+形容词/副词+that从句；
② so+形容词+a/an+单数可数名词+that 从句； ③ so+ many/few +复数可数名词+ that从句； ④ so+ much/little +不可数名词+ that 从句。
►It was so hot that we all went for a swim.天气太热了，所以我们都去游泳了。 ► He had so many books to read that he had no time to watch TV. 他有这么多书要以至于没有时间看电视了。
( 2 ) call out one’s name 意为“大声呼喊某人的名字”。
► I called out her name but she turned a deaf ear to my calling. 我大声叫她，但她不理我。 6. After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their
families. 此后, 人们便开始了同家人一起赏月品月饼的传统。
(1) tradition名词，意为“传统”。其形容词形式是 traditional (传统的）。the tradition of...意为“……的传统”。
► It is simply a village tradition.它仅仅是一个村庄的传统。 ⑵ admire 动词，意为“欣赏；仰慕”。常用结构： admire sb./sth. “欣赏某人/某物;
admire sb. for sth \"为某事而欣赏某人；因某事而佩服某人” ► We admired him very much.我们很欣赏他。 ► I admire her for her bravery.我很钦佩她的勇气。 Step 5 Reading
3b Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order. Answers: 4251763
3c Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words. Step 6 Exercises:
celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, the shape of, carry …to…,shoot down, plan to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, so…that…,call out, lay out, start the tradition of Step 7 Homework
1. Read the passage “Full Moon, Full Feelings ” again, and write down your ”full feelings” about Mid-autumn Day.(About 200 words)
2. Preview the new words we will use in the next lesson. Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c) Step 1 Revision
宾语从句和感叹句 Step 2 Grammar focus
1. Pay attention to these objective clauses.
1. I know that the Water Festival is really fun.
2. I wonder if they’ll have the races again next year.
3. I wonder whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong. 4. I believe that April is the hottest month in Thailand. 2. Pay attention to these exclamatory statements. 1. What fun the Water Festival is!
2. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were! 3. How pretty the dragon boats were!
4. How delicious the food is in Hong Kong! Step 3 Grammar （一）宾语从句 （二）感叹句 Step 4 Practice
4a Write sentences using the words given.
1. think/ Lantern Festival/ beautiful
I think that the Lantern Festival is beautiful. 2. don’t know/ whether/ he/ come home/ for the festival
3. believe/ Water Festival/ most/ fun 4. wonder/ if/ mooncakes/ delicious 5. how/ exciting/ races 6. what/ interesting/ city
Answers: 2. I don’t know whether he will come home for the festival. 3. I believe the Water Festival is the most fun. 4. I wonder if mooncakes are delicious. 5. How exciting the races are! 6. What an interesting city! Step 5 Reading
4b Read the passage below and underline the objective clauses. If possible, write your own sentences about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day using objective clause.
Answers: 1. Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America?
2. I heard that it is becoming more and more popular to celebrate Mother’s Day and
Father’s Day in China.
3. I wonder if children over there also give similar gifts to their parents. 4. I believe that there are many ways to show our love. Learn the new words: tie. Step 6 Speaking
4c Which festival do you like best? Ask your group and report to the class. e.g. In our group, David’s favorite festival is …He thinks that…. Step 7 Languages points and exercises
1. It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead.
It是形式主语， to help parents to do something 是真正主语。类似句型有： It is + n. + to do sth.
It is + adj. (for sb.) to do sth.
It takes (sb.) sometime + to do sth.
e.g. It is not a good habit to get up late.赖床不是一个好习惯。 It is very important for young people to learn English well. 对于年轻人来说，学好英语是很重要的。
It took the works almost two years to finish the building. 工人们花了几乎三年的时间完成这一建筑。
2. One is Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May, and the other is Father’s Day… another, the other, others & the others
another和the other都有“另一个”的意思。another指多个中的“另一个”；the other则指两个中的“另一个”，常与one构成固定one ... the other ...，“一个……另一个……”。 e.g. The shoes don’t fit me. Would you please show me another pair? 鞋不适合我，你能给我看看另外一双吗？
My sister has two skirts. One is yellow, the other is black.
我姐姐有两条裙子。一条是黄色的， 另外一条是黑色的。
others (=other+复数名词)与the others (=the other+复数名词)均含有“其他一些”的意思。others泛指多部分中的一部分，可与some构成固定结构some ... others ...，“一些……一些……”；
the others则特指剩余的一部分。
e.g. Some like fruit and vegetables, others like junk food.
一些人喜欢吃水果和蔬菜，还有一些人喜欢吃垃圾食品。
Two of you can go to the lab with me, and the others will have to stay in the classroom. 你们当中的两人可以跟我去实验室，剩下的人将呆在教室。 Step 8 Exercises: Step 9 Homework
Father’s Day /Mother’s Day is coming. Think what you are going to buy or do for your father or mother.
Write an short passage about it. (at least three objective clauses) Begin with: I think that …
Section B 1 (1a-2e)
Step 1 Presentation
Show some pictures and words related to Halloween. Do you know something about Halloween? Let students say something about Halloween. Step 2 Listening
1. Finish 1a: Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you think this festival is about?
Learn the new words: haunted, ghost, trick, treat, spider 2. Finish 1b: Listen and answer the questions.
1) Where is Halloween popular? It’s in North America.
2) When do people celebrate Halloween? People celebrate Halloween in October 31th. 3) What does Wu Yu think of this festival? Scary and fun. 3. Finish 1c: Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Answers: houses, turn off, windows, dress up, cartoon, candies, play, give Step 3 Pairwork
1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have
learned with a partner.
Step 4 Reading Warming up: give students some pictures about Christmas and finish 2a . 1. dress up 装扮;乔装打扮.
Dress up 常与 as, in 连用构成短语： dress up as… 意为“装扮/乔装打扮成…”
dress up in… 意为“穿上…”后接表示衣服或颜色的名词。 ►He likes to dress up as a soldier.他喜欢装扮成军人。
►On Christmas Day we always dress up in red.在圣诞节我们总是穿上红衣服。 辨析：dress, wear, put on, have on 与 be in
Dress “给某人穿衣服”，其宾语是人或 反身代词，不是表示衣服等的 名词 Wear “穿着；戴着”强调状态 Put on “穿上；戴着”强调动作
Have on “穿着；戴着”强调状态。不能用于被动语态。
Be in “穿着；戴着”强调状态， 通常接表示颜色的名词。
►She dressed her son and then sent him to school. 她给儿子穿好衣服并送他去上学。 ►She wears red shoes.她穿着红色的鞋子。
►He put on his best clothes for the party. 为参加晚会他穿上了最好的衣服。 ►She had a beautiful new suit on.她穿着一套漂亮的新衣服。
►Who is the girl in red over there?那边穿红衣服的那个女孩是谁？
2. “Trick or treat” means kids will play a trick on you if you don’t give them a treat. (1) play a trick on 意为“捉弄”。
►These children love playing tricks on their teacher. 这些孩子喜欢捉弄他们的老师。 （2) if 意为“如果”，此处用于引导条件状语从句，主句是一般将来时，从句则用一般现在时。 ►I will go home if it doesn’t rain tomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我就回家。 Step 5 Reading tasks:
1) Introduce Charles Dickens.
2) Finish 2b: Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions. a. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? b. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
c. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? Language points:
1.But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
但是在这一切背后存在着圣诞节的真谛: 分享与给予我们周围的人爱与欢乐的重要性。 （1）lie v. 意为“存在；在于”，主要指思想、特征问题等。 ► The problem lies in their method.问题在于他们的方式。
（2）share v. 意为“分享；分担”，常与with, among, between, in 连用。 ► I share my lunch with him.我与他分享我的午餐。
► We share a small room between us.我们俩合用一个小房间。 ► They share (in) the joy and sorrows .他们将同甘共苦。
2. A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens. 《圣诞颂歌》是查尔斯•狄更斯的著名短篇小说。
(1)famous形容词，意为“著名的；出名的”， 既可以作表语，也可以作定语。其同义词是 well-known，反义词为 unknown。
►Thomas Edison is a famous scientist.托马斯•爱迪生是一位著名的科学家。 ①be famous for…“因......而著名/出名”
►China is famous for the Great Wall.中国因长城而闻名。 ②be famous as…“作为......而出名’’。
►Liu Huan is famous as a singer.刘欢作为一名歌手而出名。
(2) written是write的过去分词，此处writte 是过去分词作后置定语，修饰名词nove1。 ►I like the novels written by Mo Yan.
3. He is mean and only thinks about himself.他吝啬，只考虑自己。 mean 用作形容词，意为“吝啬的，刻薄的”
► Don’t be so mean to your little brother.别对你弟弟那么刻薄。 mean作动词，意为“意味着;作......解释.......的意思”。
其名词形式是meaning (意思；含 义），常构 成短语the meaning of…，意为“......的意思”。
►It means that your answer is right.那意味着你的答案是正确的。
►What does this word mean?=What’s the meaning of this word?这个单词是什么意思？ 4. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. 他只关心能否挣到更多的钱，且厌恶圣诞节。
(l) care about意为“担心; 关心；在乎；对… 感兴趣”
►Don’t you care about losing your job? 你难道不担心失去工作吗？
►I really care about the students in my class. 我真的很关心我班的学生。 ►I don’t care about your opinion.我对你的观点不感兴趣。 辨析：care about 和 care for
care about: 意为“关心；在乎；介意”，强调出于责任感而“关心；在乎”
care for: 意为“照料；照賴”，与take care of 同义;另一个意思为“喜欢”，多用于疑问句和否定句，其同义短语为 be fond of。
►My parents care about my health. 我父母关心我的健康。 ►Would you care for a cup of tea? 你想喝杯荼吗？
(2) hate作动词，意为“憎恨;讨厌;厌恶”，不 能用于进行时，其反义词是love。常用短 hate sb/ sth; hate to do sth 或hate doing sth. ► I like swimming but I hate to swim today. ► I enjoy cooking but hate doing the dishes.
5. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so she was punished after he died. 马利过去曾经就像斯克鲁奇一样，所以在死后受到了惩罚。
(l) used to意为“过去常常”，后接动词原形， 表示过去的动作或状态。 ►He used to play basketball at school. 他过去常在学校打篮球。 ►I used to be short. 我过去很矮。
(2) was punished意为“被惩罚”，此结构为一
般过去时的被动语态。一般过去时的被动 语态的结构为“was/were+及物动词的过去分词”。 ► The house was built in 1969.这座房子建于1969年。 ►These trees were planted last year.这些树是去年种的。
6. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. 他告诫斯克鲁奇，如果他不想走上自己的老路，就要改变生活方式。 (l) warn作动词，意为“警告；告诚”，常用于以下结构：
① warn sb. (not) to do sth，意为“告诚某人 (不要)做某事”。 ► He warned her to keep silent.他告诫她保持沉默。 ②warn sb. about sth，意为“提醒某人注意某事”。
►She warned us about the serious situatio. 她提醒我们注意形势的严峻性。 ③warn sb. of/against (doing) sth，意为“告诫某人当心/提防(做)某事”。 ► They warned me against swimming in that part of the river. 他们告诫我不要在河的那一带游泳。
(2) end up意为“最终成为; 最后处于；结 束”，其后可以跟with，in，doing等： ① end up with表示“以……结束”，其后可跟任何名词。
►If you do that, you’ll end up with egg on your face. 你要是那样做，必将出洋相。
② end up in后面一般要接一个地点名词。
►If you continue to steal, you’ll end up in prison. 你要是继续行窃，早晚得进监狱。 ③ end up doing表示“以做……结束”，此处词-ing形式作宾语。
►The party ended up singing an English song. 晚会以唱一首英文歌而结束。 Step 6 Finish2c: Read the passage again and complete the chart.【版权所有：21教育】 the Ghost of Christmas Past? the Ghost of Christmas Present? the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come? Learn some new words: present, dead
Step 7 Finish 2d: Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. Step 8 Finish 2e Step 9 Exercises: Step 7 Homework
Search more information about Christmas and other foreign festivals. Then play a game to speak them out.
Section B 2 (3a—Self check)
Step 1 Revision 1.感叹句
2.根据给出的单词首字母填空。
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w______ by Charles Dickens. It t_____ us the true m_________ of Christmas: the i___________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
The story is about an old man n_______ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only t______ about himself, and doesn’t treat others n_______. He just cares about w_______ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley was p_______ after he died. That night, three ghosts v____ Scrooge. They t_____ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f______. Scrooge is so scared t____ he wakes up in his bed and f_____ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d______ to change his life and p_______ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s_____ of Christmas! Step 2 Role-play
In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge about Christmas. Scrooge: Why do you visit me?
Ghost A: Because you look so sad. I want to take you back to your childhood. Scrooge: I’m so happy as a child.
Ghost B: Yes. Do you know other people how to spend Christmas? Everyone is happy, even poor people.2-1-c-n-j-y
Ghost C: Hey, I want to take you to the future.
Scrooge: I know the spirit of Christmas. I decide to change my life and to be a better person. Step 3 Free talk
Talk about your favorite festival, use the following questions. When is it celebrated in/on…? What do you like best about…? How do people celebrate…? Why do they do that? Step 4 3a-3b(writing)
3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival. What is the name of the festival? When is it? What do people eat? What do people do? Why do you like it so much? Middle-Autumn Festival on August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar mooncakes People can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. Because it makes me happy. 3b Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a. 帮你构思： In your letter:
First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated. Then talk about what people do and eat.
Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel. Use the following expressions to help you: My favorite Chinese festival is… It is celebrated in / on … During this festival, people… It’s my favorite festival because… It makes me feel… Sample
The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get together and eat mooncakes. There are various kind of delicious mooncakes. On the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy. Step 5 Self-check
1. Complete the passage with the words in the box. spread…around, between… and, give out, business, lay, relatives
Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday ____ March 22nd ____ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens _____ eggs, giving birth to life. So an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or _________ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people _______ them ________ in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also ______ these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good ________ for supermarkets and chocolate stores. 2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.
1.The mooncakes are delicious.
➠How ____________________________! 2. The festival will be fun.
➠What ________________________! 3. This concert is boring.
➠How _______________________! 4. I’m really excited.
➠How ________________________! 5. The band played really loud music. ➠What ________________________!
3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+ that/whether/if.
I think ____________________________. I know____________________________. I believe __________________________. I wonder __________________________. Step 6 Language points
Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts.
句中的not only ... but (also) ... 意为“不但……而且……”。当not only位于句首时，其后的主谓要部分倒装。此外，当not only ... but (also) ... 连接两个代词或名词作主语时，谓语动词要与but (also)后的代词或名词在数上保持一致。如： Not only he but also I am wrong.
Not only books but also water is needed. Step 7 Exercises Step 8 Homework
Review what you have leant in this unit and preview the next unit.
因篇幅问题不能全部显示，请点此查看更多更全内容