1、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
2、races, a little crowded, like best, gofor ones vacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, fromto, 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, s
3、hoot down, plan to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, sothat,call out, lay out, start the tradition of Section A 3 one, the other, giveto,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 u
4、p, 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 onlybut also (2) 句子: Section A 1 Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. Bill wonders whether theyll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year.
5、 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 its similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province. Section A 2 Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Fes
6、tival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. They carry peoples wishes to the families they love and miss. However, most people think that the story of Change 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 wis
7、hed that Change 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 proba
8、bly 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 l
9、ove 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。 Section A 1 (1a 2d)Step 1: Warming-up What festivals do you like best? What do
10、 you like best about your favorite 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. _ Th
11、e 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 theyll have zongzi again next year. T F 4. Bill and Mary believe that theyl
12、l 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 theyre fun to watch. Step 5 Pair Work A: What do you like best about the ? B: I love the .
13、I think that theyre. Step 6 Listening 2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences. 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
14、 / classmates. 4. Wu Ming 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. Fun activitiesDownsidesEating outShoppingDragon Boat Festival in June Step 7 Speaking 2c Role-play the con
15、versations 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! Ive put on five pounds. A: I guess the food was delicious, right? Step 8 Role-play Watch the video and learn Water Festival. Read the conversation and tell “True”
16、 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. ( ) Role-play the conversation S
17、tep 8 Language points and summary 1. stranger n. 陌生人（可数名词） strange adj. 陌生的，奇怪的 e.g. Dont talk to strangers. 不要和陌生人说话。 There is nothing strange in the room. 房间里没有奇怪的东西。 2. relative n. 亲属，亲戚 （可数名词） e.g. They have a lot of relatives. 他们有许多亲戚。 3. put on 增加（体重）；发胖；穿上 e.g. Theyve put on five pounds. 他们体重
18、增加了5磅。 Its cold outside. Please put on your coat. 外面冷，请穿上大衣。 4. pound n. 磅；英镑（可数名词） e.g. The desk weighs 5 pounds. 这张课桌重5磅。 5. People go on the streets to throw water at each other. throw at 抛向；泼向；洒向 动词throw后接所投掷的物体，用介词at引入泼洒的对象。 e.g. On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car, but fortunatel
19、y 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。 Its the first snow of the year, and the children are happily throwing snowballs at each other. 这是今年的第一场雪，孩子们高兴地拿雪球相互抛着。 短语: the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, watch the races, a little, l
20、ikebest, gofor ones vacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, fromto, be similar to, throw at , wash away, have good luck, in the new year 句子: Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. Bill wonders whether theyll have the sweet rice
21、 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 its similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province. Step 9 Grammar Grammar: 宾语从句 在复合句中，由一个句
22、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。 从句原形关联词例句陈述句that（在口语或非正式文体中常省略）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whether, if（在口语中
23、常用if）I wonder if/whether theyll have the races again next year. Ben wonders if/whether April is a good time to visit Thailand. 特殊疑问句who, what, which, when, where, how, whyCould you please tell me where the restrooms are? Do you know when the bookstore closes today? Can you tell me who she is? Step 1
24、0 Exercises 一、单项选择1. ( )Do you know _ Jane visits her grandparents? Once a week. A. how soon B. how often C. how long D. how far 2. ( )I want to know . Sorry. Ive no idea. But she was here just now. A. where is Ann B. where Ann is C. where was Ann D. where Ann was 3. ( )Hi, Bruce. Here is a letter f
25、or you. Thanks. I wonder . A. who the letter was from B. who was from the letter C. who was the letter from D. who from the letter was 4. ( )Do you know_? He is a dentist. A. where he is from B. where is he from C. what does his father do D. what his father is 5. ( ) Could you tell me _the cool T-sh
26、irt? A. where you buy B. where do you buy C. where did you buy D. where you bought 6. ( ) Please tell me _ to improve my English. A. how I can do B. what can I do C. what I can do D. how can I do 二、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 chil
27、dren not to speak to _ (陌生人). 3. I got a lot of gifts from my _ (亲戚) on my birthday. 4. Dont eat too much, or youll _ (增加) your weight. 5. The car cost him 2000 _ (英镑). Step 11 Homework. 1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart. 2. Copy the sentences with the Objective Clause and learn them by heart.
