(共20张PPT)
Section A (2a-2d)
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes
are delicious!
festival
the Water Festival
Teachers’ Day
Children’s Day
the Dragon Boat Festival
the Lantern Festival
the Mid-Autumn
Festival
the Spring Festival
Brainstorm
Lead in
A: What's this festival
B: It is ...
A: What do people usually do on this festival
B: I think / guess / know that ...
A: What a / an ... festival! / How ... it is!
Review
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.
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.
go to sp. for a/one’s vacation 去……度假
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
put on weight
spent money
the weather is hot
n. 消极面；缺点
Fill in the blanks using the right words.
Wu Ming has _____ ______ five pounds, because the food in Hong Kong is _________.
Hong Kong is a great place for __________.
______ is a perfect time for Harry to see the boat races in Hong Kong
put on
delicious
shopping
June
Wu Ming believes whether June is a good time.
Wu Ming thinks that June is a perfect time to visit.
Harry wonders that he ate at least five meals a day.
Wu Ming thinks that Hong Kong is a good place for shopping.
Read and match.
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
2c Role-play conversations between Wu Ming and
Harry. Use the information in 2a and 2b or
make your own conversations.
After watching dragon boat races in Hong Kong，
where can we experience the Water Festival
Chiang Mai in Thailand
泰国清迈
Have you ever been to Thailand
Do you know anything about the Water Festival in Thailand (the weather/food…)
Do you think the Water Festival is fun and fantastic
Role-play the conversation.
2d
Clara: Guess what I’m 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, that’s true. But there’s a water festival there from April
13th to 15th.
Ben: I wonder if it’s similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people
in Yunnan Province.
While-reading
两周之后
听起来很有趣
跟……类似；与 ……同样的
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 you’ll have good luck in the new year.
While-reading
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
Clara is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. Though the April is ____________ month of the year there, Clara still wants to go there at that moment. Because there’s a ____________ there from April 13th to 15th. It’s __________ the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.
the hottest
water festival
similar to
This is the time of the Thai New Year. People _______ the streets to ______ water ___ each other, which means cleaning and ____________ bad things and then you’ll ________________ in the new year.
throw at
washing away
have good luck
go on
1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends. 吴明和哈里是表兄弟/陌生人/朋友。
stranger作名词，意为“陌生人”，是由形容词 strange加后缀-r构成的名词。
A stranger walked up to me and shook my hand.
有个陌生人向我走来跟我握手。
Language Points
2.I’ve put on five pounds! 我都胖了五镑了!
put on意为“增加（体重）；发胖”。
I exercise every day, so I never put on weight.
我能想吃什么就吃什么，但是从来不发胖。
put on的其他用法
意为“穿上；戴上”
She put on her coat and went out.
意为“上演；举办”
The band is hoping to put on a show before the end
of the year.
3.I wonder if it’s similar to the water festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.
我想知道它是否和云南傣族的泼水节相似。
similar 是形容词，意为“相似的；相像的”，无比较级，常用短语“be similar to…”意为“与……相似”。
She is similar to her mother. 她长得像妈妈。
4. 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。
On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car, but
fortunately 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。
It’s 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。
Summary
— What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival
— I love the races. I think that they’re fun to watch.
—How to depict a festival in a conversation
I visited …. The … was/ were …!
There’s a water festival there from April 13th to 15th.
This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the…
…
Exercises
单项选择
1. His opinions are similar _______ yours but different ________
Julia’s.
A. to; from B. from; to C. as; with D. with; as
2. — Do you have ________ in Beijing
— Yes, my aunt and uncle live there.
A. classmates B. cousins C. partners D. relatives
3. — __________ will your parents come back from Australia
— Oh, they’ll be back in a week.
A. How often B. How soon
C. How long D. What time
4. — Why did your mother stop you from eating sweet food
— Because I have _______ five kilos.
A. taken after B. put up
C. taken off D. put on
