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Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A 3a-3c
Learning objects
1. Understand and use the new words and phrases:
folk goddess whoever steal lay dessert tradition
garden admire lay out
2. Learn the Chinese folk story about the Mid-Autumn
Festival and its tradition.
3. Be familiar with the reading strategies: scanning,
finding the key words to get the main idea.
By the end of the class, you will be able to …
tie-tied-tied
traditional folk stories
whatever/whenever/wherever/however
lie-lay-lain v.①躺;卧;平放②位于；坐落在
traditional adj.传统的
admire--admired--admired
月饼
灯笼
陌生人
亲戚
发胖
英镑
民间的
女神
无论是谁偷
放置
摆开
甜食
花园
传统
仰慕
捆绑，领带
mooncake
lantern
stranger
relative
put on
pound
folk
goddess
whoever
steal-stole-stolen
lay-laid-laid
lay out
dessert
garden
tradition
admire
tie
When it comes to the Mid-Autumn Festival,
What words come in your mind
moon
mooncakes
family
get together
Folk stories like…
Chang’e Flies to the Moon
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Wu Gang Chops the Tree
Jade hare makes heavenly medicine
满满的月，浓浓的情
Intensive Reading
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
a traditional folk story about Mid-Autumn Festival.
the start of the tradition of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
the celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival in China.
Read and match the main idea of each paragragh.
默读课文划出下列英语短语
（Para.1）1.celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival 2.in the shape of 3.on the Mid-Autumn night 4.carry people’s wishes to the families
（Para.2）5.traditional folk stories
6.the story of Chang`e 7.give him magic medicine
8.shoot down 9.live forever 10.plan to do 11.try to steal the medicine 12.refuse to give it to him 13.become very light 14.fly up to the moon 15.so sad that 16.call out her name 17.so bright and round 18.lay out 19.in the garden 20.How he wished that Chang’e could come back.
（Para.3）21.the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families
核对中文意思：
（Para.1）1.庆祝中秋节 2.呈…的形状 3.在中秋的晚上
4.带着人们对家人的祝愿
（Para.2）5.传统的民间故事 6.嫦娥的故事 7.射下
8.给他神药 9.永生 10.计划做某事 11.尽力偷药
12.拒绝把它给他 13.变得非常轻 14.飞上月亮 15.如此难过以至于 16.大声喊叫她的名字 17.如此亮且圆
18.摆开，布置 19.在花园里
20.他多么希望嫦娥能够回来。
（Para.3）21.欣赏月亮并且和家人分享月饼的传统
Paragraph 1
Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.
“庆祝中秋节” 的英文表达__________________.
The word “shape” means ___________.
颜色 B. 形状 C. 重量 D. 味道
3. 请翻译划横线的句子_________________________________________
celebrate Mid-autumn Festival
小组合作，找出答案。
它们（月饼）把人们的祝愿带到他们爱的和想念的家人那里。
Paragraph 2
There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think... Chang’e was... After.... Whoever…, and Hou Yi... However, a bad man, Pang Meng… Chang’e... She... Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he... He... How he wished that Chang’e could come back!
小组合作，找出答案。
The word “traditional” means ___________.
经典的 B. 感动的 C. 传统的 D. 有趣的
2. 请翻译划横线的句子_________________________________________
他多么希望嫦娥能够回来啊！
Paragraph 3
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
“赏月” 的英文表达__________________.
“和家人分享月饼” 的英文表达_____________________________________.
admire the moon
share mooncakes with their families
3a
Read the passage about the Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions.
1.How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival
2.What story is the reading about
They celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
The reading is about the traditional folk story of Hou Yi and Chang’e.
While-reading.
Read para. 1 and answer the questions below.
1. What do we eat on the Mid-Autumn Festival
2. What are mooncakes like
3. Why do we eat them on the Mid-Autumn Festival
Mooncakes.
Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon.
Because many people believe that mooncakes could carry their wishes to the families they love and miss.
Task 1
Task 2
Hou Yi
a goddess
Chang’e
Pang Meng
Read and circle the main characters(1 minute)
Scanning
Read quickly and look for specific(特定的) information
( ) 1. The mooncakes carry wishes to the families people love and miss.
( ) 2. A goddess gave magic medicine to Chang’e.
( ) 3. Pang Meng tried to steal the medicine when Chang’e was not home.
( ) 4. Chang’e flew up to the moon after she took the medicine.
( ) 5. People admire the moon and share mooncakes with their families on the Mid-Autumn night.
T
T
T
F
F
Hou Yi
Hou Yi
Judge True(T) or false(F) .
Task 3
Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order.
___ Pang Meng tried to steal the medicine.
___ A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine.
___ Chang’e refused to give Pang Meng the medicine and
took it all.
___ 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, Chang’e became light and flew up to the sky.
___ Hou Yi planned to took the medicine with his wife.
4
2
5
1
7
6
3
3b
3c
Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words.
1. People like to a______ the full moon on the Mid-Autumn night.
2. The story of Chang’e is one of many t_________ folk stories.
3. Hou Yi got m____ medicine for shooting down the nine suns.
4. Pang Meng wanted to s____ the medicine.
5. Hou Yi l____ out fruits and desserts in the garden.
dmire
raditional
agic
teal
aid
Full Moon, Full Feelings
Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s 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 Chang’e is the most touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him.
现在完成进行时
以……的形式；呈……的形状
Whoever took this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to take it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give it to him and took 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.
steal sth. from… 从……偷走某物
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 Chang’e could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
lay out 摆开；布置
the tradition of … ……的传统
admire “欣赏，仰慕”admire sb. for (doing) sth.
What do you learn from the passage
Chinese people’s special feelings towards the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
We should preserve（保留、维持） the tradition and customs of Chinese traditional festivals.
We should cherish（珍惜） the moments with family and spend more time with them.
Summary
The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Retell the story of Chang’e
Tradition of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Discuss and finish the mind-map with key words.
Hou Yi
a goddess
Chang’e
Pang Meng
_______
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑦
shot down
thanked; gave
planned to
called out; laid out;wished
tried to steal
refused
⑥
took it all; flew up
Mind-mapping
Tips: 找关键词, 比如故事描述中的动词过去式。
Who can retell the story according to the mind map
The story of Chang’e is one of ___________________ about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s wife. Hou Yi got some _______________ from a goddess. Pang Meng, a bad man, ______________________ when Hou Yi was not home. But Chang’e ___________ give it to him and took it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. One night, Hou Yi found that ________
______________________that he could see his wife there. He quickly _________her favorite food and desserts in the garden. He wished that she could come back!
traditional folk stories
magic medicine
tried to steal the medicine
refused to
the moon
was so bright and round
Try to fill the blanks according to the passage.
laid out
Task 4
