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Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A 3a-3c
Learning objectives
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 …
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
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
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
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.
dessert 甜点;甜食
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
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
What do you learn from the passage
Chinese people’s special feelings towards the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
We should preserve the tradition and customs of Chinese traditional festivals.
We should cherish 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.
Copy the words and phrases three times.
Recite the passage in 3a on Page 11.
Homework