Unit 5 I think that mooncakes are delicious.
Section A
I. Learning aims.
1. Learn more information about Mid-Autumn Festival.
2. Master some reading strategies.
II. Watch a video about Mid-Autumn Festival.
Ⅲ. Reading.
1. Fast reading.
Read the first sentence of each paragraph and answer the questions.
(1) What does the passage mainly talk about?
(2) How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
2. Careful reading.
(1)Read Para. 1 and answer the questions .
①What do the mooncakes look like?
②Why do we eat them on Mid-Autumn Festival?
(2)Read and put the events in the correct order.
___A goddness thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine.
___As a result, Chang’e became light and flew up to the sky.
___Pang Meng tried to steal the medicine.
___Hou Yi planned to drink the medicine with his wife.
___ Hou Yi was very sad and watched the moon at night, and wished his wife come back.
___Hou Yi shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth.
___Chang’e refused to give PangMeng the medicine and drank it all.
(3)Read Para. 2 again and tell true or false .
①There is only one traditional folk story about Mid-Autumn Festival.
②A goddess gave Hou Yi magic medicine before he shot down the nine suns.
③Chang’e refused to give the medicine to Pang Meng and drank it all.
(5) Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks.
People started the tradition of ___________and ____________ their families.
3. After reading.
Retell the story.
Chinese people have been celebrating the ____________
and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.
Most people think that the story of chang’e was touching.
Her husband Hou Yi got __________ from a _______.
Because he_______ nine suns.
Chang’e_____ it all because Pang Meng wanted to steal it.
Chang’e became_____ and______.
Hou Yi _____ her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.
How he wished that Chang’e _______________.
People started the tradition of_____________and sharing mooncakes with her families.
Ⅳ. Groupwork:Talk about one traditional festival and make a report.（举办中国传统文化推介会）
What is the festival?
When is it?
What do people usually do during the festival?
How does it start? Say something about it.
温馨提示：请根据方框内的问题，简单复述。不一定全面、准确，贵在敢说！
参考说法： __________ Festival is on ____________. People usually ________________and __________. This festival has to do with the story of ____________...
Ⅵ. Homework.
Your English-speaking pen pal Tom wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival and the reasons.
Please write a letter to him.
请给你的笔友Tom写一封信，介绍你最喜欢的中国节日，并说明原因。
Dear Tom,
My favorite Chinese festival is__________________.
It is celebrated in/on ________________________.
During this festival, people __________________.
We eat ____________________________________________.
It is my favorite festival because it makes me feel /it is / I can______________________.
一、单项选择
1. They wonder robots will make humans lose their jobs or not.
A that B if C whether
2.---I wonder when you in New York.
-----I will send an email to you as soon as I there.
A.arrive; will get B will arrive; get C will arrive; will get
3. great picture! Who painted it ?
A. How B What C How a D What a
4. The children will climb the hill if it tomorrow.
A. won’t rain B. didn’t rain C isn’t raining D doesn’t rain
5. He was tired he could not go on walking.
A. too; to B such; that C so; that
二、Read the passage and finish the exercises .
Xinjiang Yumin Mountain Flower Festival (新疆裕民山花节)opened yesterday. It opens once a year. This is the fourth Flower Festival. It shows the great beauty of this area. The festival will last for 100 days. Visitors can visit the beautiful mountainous county(县) during the Flower Festival. They will enjoy a beautiful flower world.
Yumin is in the western part of Xinjiang. There are 24 rivers going through the area. The special geographical position(地理位置) and proper weather have made the county one of China’s most interesting places. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful flowers, green grass, blue sky and so on.
The county is home to more than 1,000 kinds of plants. Different kinds of flowers come out in May every year. It’s so beautiful. There are also more than 90 kinds of animals. In the past, it was known only by a small number of outdoor travel fans. But now it’s very famous. So if you want to go on a trip to Yumin, you can start your trips in early may, when most of the county’s wild flowers come out.
How often does Xinjiang Yumin Mountain Flower Festival open?
A. Once a year. B. Twice a year.
C. Three times a year. D. Four times a year.
2. How long will the festival last?
A. For a week. B. For 24 days.
C. For 100 days. D. For a year.
3. Which of the following is Not true?
A. During the Flower Festival we’ll enjoy a beautiful flower world.
B. Yumin is in the eastern part of the Xinjiang.
C. Yumin has become one of China’s most interesting places.
D. In the past, only a small number of people knew Yumin.
4. When is the best time to visit Yumin?
_______________________________
5. How many kinds of plants are there in the county?
________________________________________
课后反思
能全部运用多媒体课件进行上课，运用多媒体把故事分解开来，让学生能生动形象的感知整个故事发生的过程。
运用任务型教学法，参与式教学法等进行教学。
采用pairwork groupwork 来培养学生的合作意识与能力。
学生能运用关键词来复述故事，分层作业设置符合学生的实际。
需要改进的地方：
学生小组活动时先自己独立完成后，再相互对证答案比较符合学生的认知规律。
复述故事环节可以在组内完成后，再展示。
时间允许的话把课本中出现的宾语从句再让学生找出来，翻译一下。
Unit 5 I think that mooncakes are delicious. Section A 3a--3c
教材分析
一、教材的地位和作用
Unit 5 的中心话题是节日，而节日与我们的生活密切相关，通过本单元的学习，要求学生能用英语谈论自己喜欢的节日，并说明为什么，在谈论这个话题的同时，学习并掌握宾语从句，宾语从句在初中教材中是一个很重要的知识点。
二、目标分析
教学目标：
语言目标：掌握本单元词汇、听懂、掌握谈论中外不同国家文化的语言材料。
技能目标：能听懂语言材料，掌握听的技巧，能读懂介绍中外不同文化的文章。
情感目标：培养学生的阅读兴趣，通过本单元的阅读，培养学生的文化意识，陶冶思想情操。
教学重难点分析：学会运用宾语从句来表达句子，学会用关键词来复述故事。
