(共20张PPT)
Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A (3a~3c)
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能按照时间顺序简述中秋节的由来,了解中秋节的庆祝方式。
能记住并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语: steal, lay, dessert, garden, admire, lay out等。
目标:按照时间顺序简述中秋节的由来,了解中秋节的庆祝方式
Activity 1
Look through 3a~3c, underline the new words and phrases,
read them with your partner and then let's check.
goddess
garden
tradition
dessert
steal
lay out
folk
whoever
admire
lay
Activity 2
What do you know about the Mid-Autumn Festival
Food
story
in the shape of
a full moon
Date: August 15th
on lunar[ lu:n (r)]阴历
calendar
admire the moon
share mooncakes with families
Free Talk
Skimming
Read the article quickly and finish the tasks.
Task 1: How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
They celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival by admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
Read the article quickly and finish the tasks.
Task 2: The main idea of the article is about ______ .
A. How people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
B. Why Chang’e flew up to the moon.
C. A traditional folk story about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C
Skimming
What story is the reading about
Careful reading
Read para.1 and answer the questions.
1. What do the mooncakes look like
2. Why do we eat them on the Mid-Autumn Festival
Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night.
Because many people believe that mooncakes carry their wishes to the families they love and miss.
Read para.2
Task 1: circle the characters and match what happened to them
tried to steal the medicine.
thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine.
refused to give Pang Meng the medicine and drank it all.
became light and flew up to the sky.
planned to drink the medicine with his wife.
shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth.
Hou Yi
goddess
Pang Meng
Chang’e
Hou Yi
A goddess
Chang’e
Pang Meng
________
⑦
②
③
④
⑤
shot down
Thanked, gave
planned to
called out;
laid out
tried to steal
refused, drank
⑥
①
flew up to
Task 2: Finish the mind map with key words.
3b
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 a 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 take the medicine with his wife.
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Time Order
Read Para.3 and fill in the blanks.
People celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival
by _________________and _________________
with families.
admiring the moon
sharing mooncakes
Activity 3
Work in groups. Find out some language points that you think are important and share their use with your classmates and give some examples.
Language points:_______________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________
Language points
in the shape of .....形状
in the shape of为固定搭配,其中shape作名词,意为“形状“。
He has a garden in the shape of a square.
Clouds of different shapes in the sky attract his attention.
1. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn
night.
whoever /hu ev (r)/ pron. 无论谁,不管什么人
(1) whoever作代词,在此处引导主语从句,相当于anyone who。
Whoever comes to China will be welcome.
(2) whoever还可引导让步状语从句, 相当于no matter who,
意为“无论谁;不管什么人”。
I don’t want to see them, whoever they are.
2. Whoever took this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to
take it with Chang’e.
lay out摆开;布置
(1)lay out为固定搭配, 其中lay作动词, 意为“放置;安放”。
Lay out the map on the table and let’s have a look.
The hill has been laid out as a park.
(2)lay作动词,还可意为“下(蛋);产(卵)”。
The hen laid an egg and sang happily.
3. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.
admire / d ma (r)/ v. 欣赏;仰慕
admire作及物动词,常用结构:
(1)admire sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事而钦佩某人
(2)admire sb. /sth. 欣赏某人/某事
He stood back to admire the work of art.
We all admire him for his ability to sing.
4. After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and
sharing mooncakes with their families.
Without looking at the passage, try to complete the
sentences with the correct words.
3c
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 a 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
aid
agic
teal
Activity 4
Further thinking
Hou Yi is ______________
Chang’e is ______________
A goddess is ______________
Pang Meng is _____________
I think that
What do you think of the four characters
Retell the story according to the following pictures.
Retelling time