Unit 5 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Period 3 Section A 3a-3c
Pre-reading
Revision: Review the festivals learned
Brainstorming: discuss and list more festivals in China and other countries
Watch a video about Mid-Autumn Festival
New words presentation through pictures
While-reading
Fast reading
Read the passage quickly and answer the question:
What’s the main idea of the passage?
circle the main characters of the story.
Scanning: read the article, then match the characters with the things they do
Careful reading
Read Para.1 again and answer the questions
What do the mooncakes look like?
Why do we eat them on the Mid-Autumn Festival
2) Read Para.2 and write F or T.
( ) There is only one traditional folk story about Mid-Autumn Festival.
( ) A goddess gave Hou Yi magic medicine before he shot down the nine suns
( ) One night, Hou Yi found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there.
( ) Chang’e quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.
III. After-reading
Finish the mind-map with key verbs.
Grup work: Retell the story according to the mind map.
Fill in the blanks according to the article.
Discussion:
What’s the spirit of Mid-Autumn Festival?
2）What should we do during these traditional festivals?
IV. Homework
Collect the key phrases in the article, remember them and the new words.
Write an article to introduce the Mid-Autumn Festival.
评测练习
根据课文内容填空。
There are many___1__ folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most t__2____.Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi s__3__ down the nine suns, a goddess gave him a magic medicine to thank him. W__4____ drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi __5____ to drink it with Chang’e . However, a bad man, Pang Meng , tried to s___6___ the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home.Chang’e r___7____ to give it to him and drank 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 his wife there. He quickly l__8___ out her favourite fruits and desserts in the garden. H___9__ he wished that Chang’e could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of a___10_____ the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
课件14张PPT。Unit 5 Section A 3a-3cFull moon, full feelingsWhat festivals have you learned? Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Water FestivalRevision(复习）What other festivals do you know?
Brainstorming(头脑风暴）……FestivalsMid-Autumn Festival
Qing Ming Festival
Mother’s Day
Children’s Day
Christmas
Thanksgiving Day
Easter
...Mid-Autunm Festivalmooncakefull moonMooncakes are in the shape of a full moon.呈...的形状What should we do on the Mid-Autumn night?
People lay out some fruits and desserts in their garden.
People get together, admire the moon and share mooncakes with their families.摆开，布置点心欣赏花园，园子团聚1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. How the Mid-Autumn Festival comes from.
B. How the people celebrate the Mid-Autumn
Festival.迅速获取文章大意。2. How many main characters are there in the story?
Circle them in your book.
Chang’e
Hou Yi
a goddess
Pang Meng Fast reading.主要角色Pang Meng tried to steal the medicinegoddessthanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicineChang’erefused to give Pang Meng the medicine and drank it allHou Yi became light and flew up to the moon.planned to drink the medicine with his wife.shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earthScanning: read and match.把人物和动作连线。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 mooncakes carry their wishes to the families they love and miss.Read para 1 and answer the questions 。Careful reading:Read Para. 2 and write T for true or F for false.
( ) There is only one traditional folk story about Mid- Autumn Festival.
( ) A goddess gave Hou Yi magic medicine before he shot down the nine suns
( ) One night, Hou Yi found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there.
( ) Chang’e quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.FFTFHou YiA goddessChang'ePang Menggaveshot downplannedlaid outrefusedtried drank
flew Chang'e________ nine sunsFinish the mind-map with verbs.(Tip:注意时态）
②_____ magic medicine③
______
to drink
④ _______to steal⑤__________to give⑥_____ it and
____ up to⑦
_______
fruit and desserts
思维导图Group work: Retell the story of Chang’e according to the mind-map one by one in groups.① Fill in the blanks according to the article.
There are many___1__ folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most t__2____.Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi s__3__ down the nine suns, a goddess gave him a magic medicine to thank him. W__4____ drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi __5____ to drink it with Chang’e . However, a bad man, Pang Meng , tried to s___6___ the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home.Chang’e r___7____ to give it to him and drank 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 his wife there. He quickly l__8___ out her favourite fruits and desserts in the garden. H___9__ he wished that Chang’e could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of a___10_____ the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.What’s the spirit of Mid-Autumn Festival?
What should we do during these traditional festivals?Homework 1. Collect the key phrases in the article, remember them and the new words.
2. Write an article to introduce the Mid-Autumn Festival.
