Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Period 5 Section B 2 (3a—Self check)
Step 1 Revision
Get the students to read the things about Christmas. 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.
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? Keys: What is the name of the festival? Spring Festival When is it? First day of the Chinese lunar calendar What do people eat? niangao jiaozi fish What do people do?
Clean the house several days before the festival Prepare sticky rice for the Kitchen God Buy new clothes
Have a reunion dinner with the family on the eve Visit relatives after the festival
Give and receive “lucky” money to children Why do you like it so much? Enjoy meeting relatives
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Enjoy receiving “lucky” money Enjoy setting off fire crcakers
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.
Keys: between, and, lay, relatives, spread, around, give out, business 2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations. 1. The mooncakes are delicious.
➠How ____________________________!
How delicious the mooncakes are！ 2. The festival will be fun.
➠What ________________________! What fun will the festival be! 3. This concert is boring.
➠How _______________________! How boring this concert is! 4. I’m really excited.
➠How ________________________! How excited am I!
5. The band played really loud music. ➠What ________________________! What loud music the band played!
3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+ that/whether/if.
I think ____________________________. I know____________________________. I believe __________________________.
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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 单选题。
1. _____ good advice! It’s so helpful to us.
A. How B. What C. What a 2. —____ excellent work you have done! —It’s very kind of you to say so.
A. What an B. How C. What 3. —____ interesting the storybook is! —Yes. I have read it twice.
A. What B. What an C. How D. How an 4. ____ great picture! Who painted it?
A. How B. What C. How a D. What a 5. What a nice paper fish! Can you show us ________ you make it?
A. whether B. how C. why D. what 6. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared, people didn’t know ________ doctors could cure it.
A. if B. that C. what D. why Keys: 1-5 BCCDA 6-8 AA Step 8 Homework
Write an article about your favorite festival. Blackboard design:
Unit 2 I think that ….!
When is it celebrated in/on…?
What do you like best about…?
How do people celebrate…? Why do they do that?
Post-teaching:
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