Unit2SectionA

Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!Section AHow many festivals do you know?What are they?Water FestivalDragon Boat FestivalSpring FestivalLantern Festival .Lead in Water FestivalDragon Boat FestivalSpring FestivalLantern Festival1.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 theyll be back next year to watch the races.T F 1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false.2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in the 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 DownsidesEating out Shopping Dragon Boat Festival in June Heve put on five pounds.He spent much money.Its quite hot in June.Clara:Guess what?Im going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.Ben:Wow,sounds like fun!But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.Clara:Yes,thats true.But theres a water festival there from April 13th to 15th.Ben:I wonder if its similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.Clara:Yes,I think so.This is the 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 for cleaning and washing away bad things.Then youll have good luck in the new year.2d Role play the conversation.Read the conversation again and answer the questions:1.Where is Clara going in two weeks？2.Is April the hottest month of the year there？3.When is the water festival there?4.Why do the people in Thailand go on the streets to throw water at each other?Chiang Mai.From April 13th to 15th.Yes,it is.Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things.Then youll have good luck in the new year.3a Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions.Full Moon,Full FeelingsChinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.Mooncakes are the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night.They carry peoples wishes to the families they love and miss.There are many traditional folk stories about this festival.However,most people think that the story of Change is the most touching.Change was Hou Yis beautiful wife.After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns,a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him.Whoever drank this could live forever,and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Change.However,a bad man,Pang Meng,tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home.Change refused to give it to him and drank it all.She became very light and flew up to the moon.Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night.One night,he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there.He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.How he wished that Change could come back!After this,people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.Language Points 1.in the shape of 2.folk stories 3.the most touching 4.shoot down 5.magic medicine6.refuse to do sth.7.fly up to the moon 以以的形状的形状民间故事民间故事最动人的最动人的射下射下（shoot 过去式过去式shot）神奇的药神奇的药拒绝做某事拒绝做某事向上飞到月亮上向上飞到月亮上（fly 过去式过去式flew）8.so.that.9.call out sbs name 10.lay out 11.admire the moon 12.share sth.with sb.如此如此以至于以至于呼唤某人的名字呼唤某人的名字摆开；布置摆开；布置赏月赏月和某人分享某物和某人分享某物1.How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival？People eat mooncakes to celebrate it.2.What story is the reading about?It s about Chang e.243_ Pang Meng tried to steal the medicine._A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine._Change refused to give Fang Meng the medicine and drank it all.1 Hou Yi shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth._Hou Yi was very sad and watched the moon at night,and wished his wife could come back._As a result,Change became light and flew up to the sky._ Hou Yi planned to drink the medicine with his wife.567 3b Read the passage again.Put the events in the correct order.I know that the Water Festival is really fun.What fun the Water Festival is!I wonder if theyll have the races again next year.How fantastic the dragon boat teams were!I wonder whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong.How pretty the dragon boats were!I believe that April is the hottest month in Thailand.How delicious the food is in Hong Kong!Grammar focusGrammar focusGrammar focusGrammar focus1.1.That引导的宾语从句引导的宾语从句That引导宾语从句时只起连接作用，没有词义，也不在从句中充当任何成分，口语中常省略。宾语从句有时用形式宾语it代替，而把从句后置，此时，that 不能省略。He says（that）he wont be free until tomorrow.他说直到明天他才有空。We have made it clear that we will learn to deal with various difficult problems.我们已经表明，我们将学会处理各种难题。宾语从句宾语从句2.2.whether/if引导的宾语从句引导的宾语从句Whether和if都意为“是否”，它们引导宾语从句时也不在从句中作成分，也不能省略。这类从句一般可理解为由一般疑问句或选择疑问句式直接引语转化而来。Alice wants to know if/whether she has passed the exam.爱丽丝想知道她是否通过了考试。Tony asked me if/whether I needed any help.托妮问我是否需要帮助。感感 叹叹 句句1.How 引导的感叹句。引导的感叹句。How作状语，修饰形容词 How lovely a girl she is!她是一个好可她是一个好可爱的女孩啊的女孩啊！副词 How high he jumps!他跳得好高啊他跳得好高啊！句子 How time flies!时光光飞逝逝!归纳：归纳：归纳：归纳：How+形容词形容词+a/an +可数名词单数可数名词单数+主语主语+谓语！谓语！How+形容词形容词/副词副词+主语主语+谓语！谓语！How+主语主语+谓语！谓语！Which festival do you like best?Ask your group Which festival do you like best?Ask your group and report to the class.and report to the class.eg:In our group,Davids favorite festival is He thinks that Homework