Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
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
Section A 1 (1a – 2d)
Step 1: Warming-up What festivals do you like best?
What do you like best about your favourite festival? Step 2: Presentation
1 .1a Look at the pictures and guess what festivals they are. Match the pictures with the descriptions.
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 Step 3 Listening
1b Listen and tell true or false.
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 Step 4 Speaking
1c Talk about the pictures in 1a. Make conversations. Examples
A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival? B: I love the races. I think they’re fun to watch. Step 5 Pair Work