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Unit2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A (3a-3c)
Teaching
aims:
Master the key words , phrases and understand the article. Be able to put the events in the correct order.
Be able to use some reading strategies to finish the reading tasks.
Learn about Chinese traditional festival——The Mid-Autumn Festival.
Let’s watch a video.
What comes to your mind when we talk about the Mid-Autumn Festival
Chang’e
the legend(传说)
of the moon
mooncakes
family
Let’s predict.
What is this passage mainly talking about
The passage is mainly talking about ________________________________________.
the Mid-Autumn Festival
Let’s read the passage quickly and match the main idea.
The importance of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The story of Chang’e and Hou Yi.
The celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Let’s listen to Para.1 carefully and answer questions.
e Mid-Autumn Festival.
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.
Let’s read Para.1 carefully and answer questions.
1. How long have Chinese people been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival
For centuries.
2. What do mooncakes carry
They carry people’s whishes to the families they love and miss.
Let’s read Para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
e Mid-Autumn Festival.
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 HouYi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Whoever took this could live forever , and Hou Yi planned to take it with Chang'e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tired to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not at 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. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see her wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang'e could come back!
Let’s read Para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
Hou Yi ____________ the nine suns.
shot down
A _______ thanked him by giving him ______________.
goddess
magic medicine
Hou Yi planned to take it with his _______, Chang’e.
wife
Let’s read Para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
A bad man, Pang Meng, tried to _______ the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home.
steal
Chang’e ________ to give it to him and ______ it all. She became very _____and _______ to the moon.
took
refused
Hou Yi was so sad that he _________ her name to the moon every night.
called out
light
flew up
Let’s read Para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
One day, Hou Yi found that the moon was so _______ and ______ that he could see his wife there. He quickly ________ her favorite fruits and ________ in the garden.
bright
round
laid out
desserts
Read Para.2 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 take the medicine with his wife.
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3b
Let’s read Para.3 carefully and answer questions.
e Mid-Autumn Festival.
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
Let’s read Para.3 and answer questions.
What does “this” in paragraph 3 refer to
The goddess gave Hou Yi magic medicine.
Hou Yi shot down nine suns.
Hou Yi laid out Chang’s favorite food in the garden.
Pang Meng stole the magic medicine.
People celebrate the festival by admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
2. How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival
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
agic
teal
aid
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Checklist
Content
Speaking
language
Let’s retell
The Mid-Autumn
Festival
Summary
Let’s enjoy a video
Let’s think.
Cherish the moment we spend with our family and friends.
Homework
1.Write a short passage to retell the story of Chang'e in English.
2.Make a poster about your favorite festival stories .
Thanks for your listening!
