【正文】 Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 教學(xué)目標： 1語言目標：掌握本單元詞匯，聽懂、掌握談?wù)?中外不同國家文化 的語言材料。 2 技能目標：能聽懂語言材料，掌握聽的技巧；能讀懂介紹 中外不同文化 的文章。 3 情感目標：通過開展角色表演等活動，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生閱讀興趣。通過本單元的閱讀，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的 文化意識 ，陶冶思想情操。 教學(xué)重點 ： (1) 短語 : 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 MiddleAutumn 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 MiddleAutumn 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 e 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. 教學(xué)難點 ： 1. 學(xué)會運用 賓語從句來表達句子。 2. 學(xué)會運用 what和 how表達對某事物的感嘆。 課時劃分 Period 1 Section A1 1a – 2d Period 2 Section A2 3a3c Period 3 Grammar Focus 4c Period 4 Section B1 1a2e Period 5 Section B2 3a3b self check Summary Section A 1 (1a – 2d) Step 1: Warmingup 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 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. 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. 2b 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 Dragon Boat Festival in June 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 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. ( ) Role –play the conversation Step 8 Language points and summary 1. stranger n. 陌生人（可數(shù)名詞） strange adj. 陌生的，奇怪的 . Don’t talk to strangers. 不要和陌生人說話。 There is nothing strange in the room. 房間里沒有奇怪的東西。 2. relative n. 親屬，親戚 （可數(shù)名詞） . They have a lot of relatives. 他們有許多親戚。 3. put on 增加（體重）；發(fā)胖；穿上 . They’ve put on five pounds. 他們體重增加了 5磅。 It’s cold outside. Please put on your coat. 外面冷，請穿上大衣。 4. pound n. 磅；英鎊（可數(shù)名詞） . The desk weighs 5 pounds. 這張課桌重 5磅。 5. People go on the streets to throw water at each other. throw at 拋向；潑向；灑向 動詞 throw后接所投擲的物體，用介詞 at引入潑灑的對象。 . On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car, but fortunately