Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section B
Period 1 Section B (1a-2e)
本单元的核心话题是谈论节目，主要介绍了国内外不同的节日文化和风俗习惯。本课的教学内容与学生的实际生活密切相关，容易引起学生兴趣。本单元内容中的宾语从句，是中考的一个重点，也是难点。学生必须通过学习能够正确地运用宾语从句，对节日做出自己的反馈和评价，同时能够详细的运用所学句型去介绍自己喜欢的或者熟悉的节日。
【知识与能力目标】
1.学习掌握新词汇: treat, Christmas, lie,??dress up,??play a trick on sb., trick or treat ,?learn about，Christmas, lie, dead, warn, end up, present, warmth, spread, punish
? 2. 学习并掌握重点句子：
①I know it’s a popular festival in North America and it’s on October 31st. ? ?
②I think it's fun to dress up as cartoon characters. ? ?
③Little kids and even parents dress up as ghosts or black cats. ? ?
④“Trick or treat" means kids will play a trick on you if you don't give them a treat.
⑤He just cares about whether he can make more money and hates Christmas.
⑥So he was punished after he died...
⑦He warns Scrooge to change his life ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
⑧He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
【过程与方法目标】
通过听力教学，情景对话，小组竞赛，游戏等活动培养学生的观察力和表达能力。
【情感态度价值观目标】
通过对中西方节日的谈论，了解中西方文化的差异，培养学生的文化意识，提高民族自豪感。
【教学重点】
?了解西方的一些传统节日文化习俗: 万圣节和圣诞节。
【教学难点】
掌握和运用宾语从句等知识点
教学过程
Step 1. Revision
宾语从句与感叹句
1. 宾语从句是由一个_____作_____, 通常由_____词，如：____, ____, ______或_____词连接。
2. 宾语从句有___个要素，即______, ____ 和_____语序。
3. 感叹句通常由_____或_____开头，句末是_____号。
Keys: 句子 宾语 疑问 that if whether 关联 三 关联词 时态
陈述 what how 感叹
Step 2. Presentation
Show some pictures and words related to Halloween.
Let students say something about Halloween.
Step 3. Listening
1. Finish 1a: Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you
think this festival is about?
scary dress up haunted house black cat
candy ghost trick or treat October spider
Learn the new words: haunted, ghost, trick, treat, spider
2. Finish 1b: Listen and answer the questions.
1) Where is Halloween popular?
It’s popular in North America.
2) When do people celebrate Halloween?
They celebrate Halloween on October 31th.
3) What does Wu Yu think of this festival?
Wu Yu thinks it is a fun festival.
3. Finish 1c: Listen again and fill in the blanks.
1) Many people make their ______ look scary. They may _______ the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and ________.
2) Little kids and even parents ________ as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like _______ characters.
3) Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for _______ and treats.
4) “Trick or treat” means kids will ______ a trick on you if you don’t ____ them a treat.
Answers: houses, turn off, windows, dress up, cartoon, candies, play, give
Step 4. Pair work
1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learned with a partner.
Step 5. Reading
1. Warming up: give students some pictures about Christmas and finish 2a .
2. Reading tasks:
1) Introduce Charles Dickens.
2) Finish 2b: Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.
a. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
b. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
c. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
The true spirit of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
3) Finish 2c: Read the passage again and complete the chart.
the Ghost of Christmas Past?
His happier days as a child.
the Ghost of Christmas Present?
?How others are spending
Christmas that year.
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come?
?He is dead, but nobody cares.
Learn some new words: present, dead
The Spirit of Christmas Scrooge
In the past He never _______________. He is mean. He only thinks about himself.
He treats others ______. He just cares about making money. He hates Christmas.
Now He celebrates Christmas with his relatives happily. He gives gifts to people in need. He treats everyone with _____________________.The spirit of Christmas:
the importance of __________________________.
Keys: laughs or smiles; badly; kindness and warmth
sharing and giving love and joy to people around us
4) Finish 2d: Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
a. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
Because Scrooge is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely, and he only cares about whether he can make more money.
b. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
No, he doesn’t have a lot of friends. Because he wasn’t nice to people, and never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
c. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
He was punished because like Scrooge, he wasn’t nice to others and only cared about money.
d. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
Yes, he does. Because Marley’s ghost tried to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.
e. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?
He feels relieved because he was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life, because it is only the next morning.
f. What does Scrooge do after seeing three spirits?
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
Learn some new words: punish, warmth
Step 5. Language points
1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…
lie v. (lay, lain, lying) 存在; 平躺; 处于
lie v. (lied, lied, lying) 撒谎
注意与lay的区别：
lay v. (laid, laid, laying)下蛋; 放置
【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.
2) The hen _____ an egg every day.
3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.
4) The duck _____ three eggs last week.
Keys: Lying, lays, lay, laid
2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
warn v. 警告; 告诫
warn sb. (not) to do sth. 警告某人(不要)干某事
warn sb. of/about sth. 提醒 / 警告某人注意某事
warn sb. (that)... 警告某人……
如: The police warned us not to go out at night.
They warned him of the danger.
She warned her son about the fire.
I have warned him that it is not allowed to park the car here.
end up 最终成为; 最后处于
根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1) 艾米被警告如果再这样做就会丢掉工作。
Amy _______________ if she did it again she would lose her job.
2) 妈妈警告我不要去摸那条狗。
My mother _______ me _______ touch that dog.
3) 标牌提醒我们注意湿滑的地面。
The sign ______ us ________ the wet floor.
Keys: was warned that warned not to warns of / about
3. The Spirit of Christmas 圣诞精神(圣诞节的意义)
He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
他还告诉斯克鲁奇准备好等待三个幽灵的造访。
第一个短语中spirit指与肉体相对而言的“精神; 心灵”解; 第二个句子中spirit是“灵魂; 鬼怪; 幽灵”之意。试比较:
I shall be with you in spirit.
我在精神上也你们同在。
In the story, it is said that the area is haunted by evil spirits.
在故事里, 据说那片地区闹鬼。
4. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
mean在句中作形容词, 意思是“吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的”。如:
Mr. Smith is a mean old man.
史密斯先生是一个小气的老头。
He was mean to those who worked for him.
他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。
Some people around us are mean with money.
我们周围有些人在金钱方面十分吝啬。
5. …so he was punished after he died.
punish v. 惩罚；惩处
punish sb. (for sth. / for doing sth.) 因为……惩罚某人
e.g.我爸爸很少惩罚我。
My father hardly ______________.
他们因为杰克迟到而惩罚了他。
They ________ Jack for _______ late.
Keys: punishes me? punished being
6. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到处传播爱与快乐。
spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开n. 蔓延; 传播
e.g. 大火迅速在整个林区蔓延。
The fire ______________ through the forest.
我们必须做点什么来防止疾病的传播。
We must do something to prevent _______________________.
Keys: spread quickly the spread of the disease
Step 6. Summary
dress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb. to do sth.,
Step 7. Homework
1. Finish 2e on page 15: What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation next time.
Remember the new words and expressions.
Blackboard Design:
Period 1 Section A 1a-2e
1.lie v. (lay, lain, lying) 存在; 平躺; 处于
lie v. (lied, lied, lying) 撒谎
注意与lay的区别： lay v. (laid, laid, laying)下蛋; 放置
2.warn v. 警告; 告诫
warn sb. (not) to do sth. 警告某人(不要)干某事
warn sb. of/about sth. 提醒 / 警告某人注意某事
warn sb. (that)... 警告某人……
3. The Spirit of Christmas 圣诞精神(圣诞节的意义)
4. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
mean在句中作形容词, 意思是“吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的”
5. punish v. 惩罚；惩处
punish sb. (for sth. / for doing sth.) 因为……惩罚某人
6. spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开n. 蔓延; 传播
Period 2 Section B 3a - Self Check
【知识与能力目标】
1. 学习掌握新词汇：spread...around,??between...and, give out, the beginning of... 2. 了解复活节的有关文化，培养语言运用能力。
【过程与方法目标】
基于新课标要求发挥学生的主体性，鼓励学生用自主，合作和探究的方式进行学习的理念，本课为了化解写作难度，首先进行词汇复习，通过图片和例句的展示，引入节日，为下一步写作提供更多的素材。
【情感态度价值观目标】
通过对中西方节日的谈论，了解中西方文化的差异，培养学生的文化意识，提高民族自豪感。
【教学重点】
复习本单元的词汇、短语和重点句式。，
【教学难点】
掌握和运用宾语从句和感叹句等知识点，培养学生的写作能力。
教学过程
Step 1. Revision
Get the students to read the things about Christmas.
根据给出的单词首字母填空。
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w______ by Charles Dickens. It t_____ us the true m_________ of Christmas: the i___________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
The story is about an old man n_______ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only t______ about himself, and doesn’t treat others n_______. He just cares about w_______ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley was p_______ after he died. That night, three ghosts v____ Scrooge. They t_____ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f______. Scrooge is so scared t____ he wakes up in his bed and f_____ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d______ to change his life and p_______ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s_____ of Christmas!
Step 2. Role-play
In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge about Christmas.
Scrooge: Why do you visit me?
Ghost A: Because you look so sad. I want to take you back to your childhood.
Scrooge: I’m so happy as a child.
Ghost B: Yes. Do you know other people how to spend Christmas? Everyone is happy, even poor people.
Ghost C: Hey, I want to take you to the future.
Scrooge: I know the spirit of Christmas. I decide to change my life and to be a better person.
Step 3. Free talk
Talk about your favorite festival, use the following questions.
When is it celebrated in/on…?
What do you like best about…?
How do people celebrate…?
Why do they do that?
Step 4. 3a-3b(writing)
3a. Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.
What is the name of the festival?
When is it?
What do people eat?
What do people do?
Why do you like it so much?
Keys: What is the name of the festival? Spring Festival
When is it? First day of the Chinese lunar calendar
What do people eat? niangao jiaozi fish
What do people do?
Clean the house several days before the festival
Prepare sticky rice for the Kitchen God
Buy new clothes
Have a reunion dinner with the family on the eve
Visit relatives after the festival
Give and receive “lucky” money to children
Why do you like it so much?
Enjoy meeting relatives
Enjoy receiving “lucky” money
Enjoy setting off fire crackers
3b. Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.
Some tips: In your letter:
First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated.
Then talk about what people do and eat.
Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.
Use the following expressions to help you:
My favorite Chinese festival is…
It is celebrated in / on …
During this festival, people…
It’s my favorite festival because…
It makes me feel…
Sample
The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often
celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get
together and eat mooncakes. There are various kind of delicious mooncakes. On
the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the
dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy.
Step 5. Self-check
1. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
spread…around, between… and, give out, business, lay, relatives
Check the answers: between, and, lay, relatives, spread, around, give out, business
2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.
Check the answers:⑴How delicious the mooncakes are！
⑵What fun will the festival be!
⑶How boring this concert is!
⑷How excited am I!
⑸What loud music the band played!
3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+
that/whether/if.
I think ____________________________.
I know____________________________.
I believe __________________________.
I wonder __________________________.
Step 6. Language points
Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts.
句中的not only ... but (also) ... 意为“不但……而且……”。当not only位于句首时，其后的主谓要部分倒装。此外，当not only ... but (also) ... 连接两个代词或名词作主语时，谓语动词要与but (also)后的代词或名词在数上保持一致。如：
Not only he but also I am wrong.
Not only books but also water is needed.
Step 7. Exercises
Step 8. Homework
Write an article about your favorite festival.
Blackboard Design:
Period 2 Section B 3a - Self Check
课件67张PPT。Period 1 SectionB 1a - 2e宾语从句与感叹句1. 宾语从句是由一个_____作_____, 通常由______词，如：____, ____, _______或_____词连接。
2. 宾语从句有___个要素，即______, ____ 和_____语序。
3. 感叹句通常由_____或_____开头，句末是_____号。句子宾语 关联thatifwhether疑问三关联词时态陈述whathow感叹Revisionmake pumpkin lanternsPresentationDo you know something about Halloween?dress up and wear masksPresentationhave a special partypaint the facesPresentationknock on the doorPlay a game called ‘trick or treat’ask for candies and treats “If you do not give us a treat,
we can play a trick on you.”PresentationLook at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you think this festival is about? 1ascary dress up haunted house black cat candy ghost trick or treat October spideradj. 有鬼魂出没的; 闹鬼的n. 鬼; 鬼魂n. 花招;把戏n. 款待; 招待
v.招待; 请(客)n. 蜘蛛PresentationPresentation1b Listen and answer the questions.1. Where is Halloween popular?
It’s popular in North America.
2. When do people celebrate Halloween?
They celebrate Halloween on October
31th.
3. What does Wu Yu think of this festival?
Wu Yu thinks it is a fun festival.Listening1. Many people make their ______ look scary. They may _______ the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and ________.
2. Little kids and even parents ________ as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like _______ characters.1c Listen again and fill in the blanks.housesturn offwindowsdress upcartoonListening3. Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for _______ and treats.
4. “Trick or treat” means kids will ______ a trick on you if you don’t ____ them a treat.candiesplaygiveListening1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learned with a partner.Oh, I know it’s a popular festival in North America and it’s on October 31st.What have you learned about Halloween?PairworkI think it’s fun to dress up as cartoon characters!What do you like most about this festival?Many people make their houses look scary. They turn off the lights and light candles.What do people do on that day?PairworkThey dress up as ghosts or black cats.What do little kids dress up?Yes. Children ask their neighbours for candies and treats. If you don’t give them a treat, they will play a trick on you.Do you know a game called “trick or treat”?Pairwork2a What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map.n. 圣诞节PresentationPresentationDecember 25th
Christmas tress, Santa Claus, gifts, stockings
sing Christmas songs, make Christmas trees, family gathering, get a lot of presents
…Date:Symbols:Activities:Stories:ReadingPre-readingDDDo you know something about Charles Dickens?Charles Dickens (1812-1870), a famous
British novelist. He is a key representative
(主要代表) of 19th century British literary
realism (批判现实主义文学). He created
many novels (n. 小说), such as The Pickwick
Papers (《匹克威克外传》), Oliver Twist
(《雾都孤儿》), Hard Times (《艰难时世》),
A Tale of Two Cities (《双城记》),
Expectations (《远大前程》), A Christmas
Carol (《圣诞颂歌》).2b Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
People usually think about gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
The true spirit of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.Reading2c Read the passage again and complete the chart.What does Scrooge see when he’s with…his happier days as a childhow others are spending
Christmas that year.He is dead, but nobody cares.n. 现在; 礼物
adj. 现在的adj. 死的;
失去生命的ReadingThe Spirit of ChristmasScrooge
In the past
He never _______________.
He is mean.
He only thinks about himself.
He treats others ______.
He just cares about making money.
He hates Christmas.laughs or smiles?badly?ReadingScrooge
Now
He celebrates Christmas with his relatives happily.
He gives gifts to people in need.
He treats everyone with _______________
_________.
The spirit of Christmas: the importance of _________________________________________________.kindness andsharing and giving love and joy to people around uswarmthReading2d Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
Because Scrooge is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely, and he only cares about whether he can make more money. Reading2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
No, he doesn’t have a lot of friends. Because he wasn’t nice to people, and never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself.3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
He was punished because like Scrooge, he wasn’t nice to others and he only cared about money.
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
Yes, he does. Because Marley’s ghost tried to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.v. 处罚; 惩罚5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?
He feels relieved because he was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life, because it is only the next morning.6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.n. 温暖; 暖和1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…
lie v. (lay, lain, lying) 存在; 平躺; 处于
lie v. (lied, lied, lying) 撒谎
注意与lay的区别：
lay v. (laid, laid, laying)下蛋; 放置 Explanation【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.
2) The hen _____ an egg every day.
3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.
4) The duck _____ three eggs last week.laidLying?layslay?2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
warn v. 警告; 告诫
warn sb. (not) to do sth.
警告某人(不要)干某事
warn sb. of/about sth.
提醒 / 警告某人注意某事
warn sb. (that)... 警告某人……Explanatione.g. The police warned us not to go out at night.
They warned him of the danger.
She warned her son about the fire.
I have warned him that it is not
allowed to park the car here.
end up 最终成为; 最后处于根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1) 艾米被警告如果再这样做就会丢掉工作。
Amy _______________ if she did it again she would lose her job.
2) 妈妈警告我不要去摸那条狗。
My mother _______ me _______ touch that dog.
3) 标牌提醒我们注意湿滑的地面。
The sign ______ us ________ the wet floor.was warned thatwarnednot towarnsof / about3. The Spirit of Christmas 圣诞精神(圣诞节的意义)
He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
他还告诉斯克鲁奇准备好等待三个幽灵的造访。
第一个短语中spirit指与肉体相对而言的“精神; 心灵”解; 第二个句子中spirit是“灵魂; 鬼怪; 幽灵”之意。Explanation试比较:
I shall be with you in spirit.
我在精神上也你们同在。
In the story, it is said that the area is haunted by evil spirits.
在故事里, 据说那片地区闹鬼。4. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
mean adj. 吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的
e.g. Mr. Smith is a mean old man.
史密斯先生是一个小气的老头。
He was mean to those who worked for him.
他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。
Some people around us are mean with money.
我们周围有些人在金钱方面十分吝啬。Explanation5. …so he was punished after he died.
punish v. 惩罚；惩处
punish sb. (for sth. / for doing sth.)
因为……惩罚某人
e.g.我爸爸很少惩罚我。
My father hardly ______________.
他们因为杰克迟到而惩罚了他。
They ________ Jack for _______ late.punishedbeingpunishes me? Explanation6. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到处传播爱与快乐。
spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开
n. 蔓延; 传播Explanatione.g. 大火迅速在整个林区蔓延。
The fire ______________ through the forest.
我们必须做点什么来防止疾病的传。
We must do something to prevent
_______________________.spread quicklythe spread of the diseasedress up
care about
make money
used to
end up
warn sb. to do sth.打扮
关心
挣钱
过去常常
结束
警告某人做某事Summary1. Finish 2e on page 15: What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation next time.
2. Remember the new words and expressions.HomeworkPeriod 2 Section B
3a - Self Check A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w______ by Charles Dickens. It t_____ us the true m_________ of Christmas: the i___________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
The story is about an old man n______ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. mportanceritteneaningamed ells根据给出的单词首字母填空。RevisionHe is mean and only t______ about himself, and doesn’t treat others n_____. He just cares about w_______ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley was p_______ after he died. That night, three ghosts v____ Scrooge. They t_____ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f______. hinksicelyhetherunishedisitakeutureScrooge is so scared t____ he wakes up in his bed and f_____ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d______ to change his life and p_______ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s_____ of Christmas!hatindsecidesromisesarmthpiritIn groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge about Christmas.Scrooge: Why do you visit me?
Ghost A: Because you look so sad. I
want to take you back to
your childhood. Role-playScrooge: I’m so happy as a child.
Ghost B: Yes. Do you know other people how to spend Christmas? Everyone is happy, even poor people.
Ghost C: Hey, I want to take you to the future.
Scrooge: I know the spirit of Christmas. I decide to change my life and to be a better person.Talk about your favorite festival, use the following questions.
When is it celebrated in/on…?
What do you like best about…?
How do people celebrate…?
Why do they do that?Free talk3aYour English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.Spring FestivalFirst day of the Chinese lunar calendarPracticeniangao jiaozi fishClean the house several days before the festival
Prepare sticky rice for the Kitchen God
Buy new clothes
Have a reunion dinner with the family on the eve
Visit relatives after the festival
Give and receive “lucky” money to childrenEnjoy meeting relatives
Enjoy receiving “lucky” money
Enjoy setting off fire crcakers3b Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.WritingTips:
In your letter:
First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated.
Then talk about what people do and eat.
Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.My favorite Chinese festival is…
It is celebrated in / on …
During this festival, people…
It’s my favorite festival because…
It makes me feel…Use the following expressions to help you: The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get together and eat mooncakes. There are various kind of delicious mooncakes.
On the evening of the Middle-Autumn
Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy.a sampleMany Western countries celebrate Easter.
This holiday is always on a Sunday
_________ March 22nd ____ April 25th.
It celebrates the beginning of new life. spread…around between… and give out business lay relatives Complete the passage with the words in the box.betweenandSelf CheckHens ____ eggs, giving birth to life, so
an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or _________ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. relativeslayspread…around between… and give out business lay relativesNot only do people _______ them ________ in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also _________ these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good ________ for supermarkets and chocolate stores. spreadbusinessaroundspread…around between… and give out business lay relativesgive out2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.
The mooncakes are delicious.
?How ____________________________!
2. The festival will be fun.
?What ________________________!
This concert is boring.
?How _______________________!delicious the mooncakes arefun will the festival be boring this concert isSelf Check I’m really excited.
?How ________________________!
The band played really loud music.
?What ________________________!excited am Iloud music the band played 3. Make sentences about a festival/
festivals you like using these
words+ that/whether/if.
I think ___________________________.
I know___________________________.
I believe _________________________.
I wonder _________________________.Self CheckNot only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts.
句中的not only ... but (also) ... 意为“不但……而且……”。当not only位于句首时，其后的主谓要部分倒装。Explanation此外，当not only ... but (also) ... 连接两个代词或名词作主语时，谓语动词要与but (also)后的代词或名词在数上保持一致。如：
Not only he but also I am wrong.
Not only books but also water is needed.1. _____ good advice! It’s so helpful to us.
A. How B. What C. What a
2. —____ excellent work you have done!
—It’s very kind of you to say so.
A. What an B. How C. What单选题。Consolidation3. —____ interesting the storybook is!
—Yes. I have read it twice.
A. What B. What an
C. How D. How an
4. ____ great picture! Who painted it?
A. How B. What
C. How a D. What a5.—How long does it take to get to the
airport?
—Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today.
I’m not sure ___ the highway will
closes soon. Let’s set off earlier.
A. whether B. when C. how D. why
6. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared,
people didn’t know ________ doctors
could cure it.
A. if B. that
C. what D. whyWrite an article about your favorite festival.Homework
