Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Topic: Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Section A 3a-3c Reading
一、Teaching goals:
1. Knowledge?goals: To learn some key words and useful expressions.
To know about the story about Chang’e.
2.Ability?goals: To improve the skills of reading and telling stories.
3. Emotion?goals: To learn about the Chinese cultures. Compare with western cultures.
二、Key points and difficult points
教学重点：
（1）理解文章“Full Moon, Full Feelings”。
（2）完成各项阅读任务。
（3）复述文章中的神话故事。
教学难点：
（1）理解文章“Full Moon, Full Feelings”。
（2）复述文章中的神话故事。
三、Teaching strategies
阅读教学——通过指导学生分别完成pre-reading, while-reading, post-reading中的任务，让学生充分理解阅读材料；词汇教学——采取情景介绍或演示对比的方式进行教学，让学生在情境中操练、理解含义，并学会运用
四、Teaching procedures:
Step I：Lead-in: watch a video about Chinese traditional festivals.
设计意图：一段大家非常熟悉的节日介绍，由此引入今天的介绍中秋节，大家会感到亲切自然，有兴趣想去了解。
Step II: Chinese traditional festivals.
the Dragon Boat Festival
the Spring Festival
the Lantern Festival
the Tomb-sweeping Festival
设计意图：学生了解中国传统节日的英文表达，初步感知，层层递进，为下一步引入中秋节做铺垫。
II. What do you know about the Mid-Autumn Festival?
设计意图：展示一幅图片，让大家猜今天要讲述的节日，中秋节，由此让大家展开头脑风暴，关于中秋节能想到哪些，然后教师作一个大概的总结，可以由四个方面去了解一个节日，让大家思路清晰。
III. Reading
A)Fast-reading
1. How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
2. What story is the reading about?
设计意图：迅速浏览，锻炼抓取信息的能力，对文章有大致的了解，初步了解文章的结构。
B) Read para. 1 and answer the questions.
What do the mooncakes look like?
2. Why do we eat them on the Mid-Autumn Festival?
设计意图：仔细阅读，对细致信息的提取能力，归纳能力。
C)Read para.2,and finish the mind map with key words（关键词）.
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设计意图：本段落是故事的文本。首先了解故事人物，然后获取人物所做的事情，相互之间的关系，逐步理顺故事的发展脉络。在头脑中形成整体。
D) Retell the story according to the mind map.
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设计意图：根据关键词的提示，让学生能形成自我表达的能力。根据个人理解，用自己的语言，内化为个人能力。
More questions:
What do you think of the story of Chang’e?
There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching.
Do you know other stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival?
吴刚伐桂 玉兔捣药
He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts.
Are the desserts mooncakes?
了解月饼的传说：
中秋节吃月饼相传始于元代。当时，中原广大人民不堪忍受元朝统治阶级的残酷统治，纷纷起义抗元。朱元璋联合各路反抗力量准备起义。但朝廷官兵搜查的十分严密，传递消息十分困难。军师刘伯温便想出一计划，命令属下把藏有“八月十五夜起义”的纸条藏入饼子里面，再派人分头传送到各地起义军中，通知他们在八月十五日晚上起义响应。到了起义的那天，各路义军一起响应，起义军如星火燎原。 很快，徐达就攻下元大都，起义成功了。消息传来，朱元璋高兴得连忙传下口谕，在即将来临的中秋节，让全体将士与民同乐，并将当年起兵时以秘密传递信息的“月饼”，作为节令糕点赏赐群臣。
设计意图：开拓学生的思维与视野，培养学生的文化品格，了解熟悉更多的中国传统文化。
IV. Listen and repeat.
设计意图：回顾整篇文章，整体理解，感知，同时模仿读音。
V. Additional reading.
The Spring Festival& Christmas Day
The Spring Festival is known as the most important festival in China. Chinese will have a happy family union in the Spring Festival Eve. They believe that’s the end day of last year and they will stay up for good luck until the first day of next year. In China, the most important traditional and popular Spring Festival food is dumpling. The Chinese name of dumpling is “JIAO ZI”, “JIAO” means “cross”, “ZI” is Chinese traditional time present “24:00”, just the dividing point of last year and next year. So when it comes to 24:00, every family begins eating dumplings. Now putting up red paper on the door and setting firecracker becomes Spring Festival customs and people believe doing these will bring their family good luck. Spring Festival is also the happiest time for children, because they can get red envelope containing money as a gift from the elder.
Christmas Day is on December 25th, which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. On Christmas Day, many people will have big parties. They like eating turkey, fruits and drinking some juice for supper. After supper, many people will go out for shopping and walking with their children. There are a lot of special things: Christmas trees, socks, Christmas carols, Christmas gifts and card. many people decorate(装饰) their homes and gardens with lights, Christmas trees and much more. Children, in particular, often receive a lot of gifts from their parents and other relatives and Santa Claus. So in Christmas day, all the families are very happy.
Read the passage and finish the mind map with key words.
the Spring Festival Christmas Day
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拓展链接了解：
西周开始，中国的历法逐渐稳定了一岁十二个月的概念。以日比作岁，也采用十二时辰划分一日、并将日期切分点(换日点)固定在夜半。
子时
丑时
寅时
卯时
辰时
己时
23:00-00:59
01:00-02:59
03:00-04:59
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?07:00-08:59
09:00-10:59
午时
未时
申时
酉时
戊时
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11:00-12:59
13:00-14:59?
?15:00-16:59
17:00-18:59
19:00-20:59
21:00-22:59
设计意图：拓展阅读，了解更多的中国文化与西方文化，理解国外文化，拓宽自身的国际视野，同时也培养学生兴趣，相关的知识大家也有兴趣想去了解。中外文化的对比，培养思维能力，增加民族自豪感。
VI：Conclusion
China has rich and colorful traditional culture.
We need to inherit(传承) and carry forward （弘扬）our traditional culture.
Different countries, different cultures.
Respect the differences!
VII: Homework
1. Listen and repeat.
2. Tell the story
3.Search the Internet: more Chinese traditional stories
Thanks for listening!
课件16张PPT。Welcome to our class!the Spring Festival the Lantern Festival the Tomb-sweeping Festivalthe Dragon Boat FestivalWhat do you know about the Mid-Autumn Festival?August 15th
on lunar[?lu:n?(r)]阴历
calendaradmire the moon share the mooncakes with the familiesfamilies get together and lay out the dessertsthe story of… the Mid-Autumn Festival symbols date activities story Full Moon, Full Feelings1. How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?Fast-reading 2. What story is the reading about?By admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.The story of Hou Yi and Chang’e.
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.Read para.2 Circle the charactersHou YiA goddessChang’e Pang MengHou Yi A goddess Chang’e Pang Meng ________⑦②③④⑤shot downthanked, gaveplanned watched ,
wishedtried to stealrefused，took ⑥①light, flew up to Finish the mind map with key words .Hou Yi A goddess Chang’e Pang Meng ________⑦②③④⑤shot downthanked; gaveplanned towatched &wishedtried to stealrefused to⑥①flew up toTell the story Read the passage and finish the mind map
with key words.
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For children
the Spring Festival Christmas Day Different countries, different cultures.China has rich and colorful traditional culture.We need to inherit(传承) and carry forward （弘扬）our traditional culture.Respect the differences!Homework 1. Listen and repeat.
2. Tell the story
3. Search the Internet:
More Chinese traditional stories in English.Thanks for listening!2.He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts.Are the desserts mooncakes?When did people begin to eat mooncakes in ancient times?1. There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching.吴刚伐桂玉兔捣药 中秋节吃月饼相传始于元代。当时，中原广大人民不堪忍受元朝统治阶级的残酷统治，纷纷起义抗元。朱元璋联合各路反抗力量准备起义。但朝廷官兵搜查的十分严密，传递消息十分困难。军师刘伯温便想出一计划，命令属下把藏有“八月十五夜起义”的纸条藏入饼子里面，再派人分头传送到各地起义军中，通知他们在八月十五日晚上起义响应。到了起义的那天，各路义军一起响应，起义军如星火燎原。 很快，徐达就攻下元大都，起义成功了。消息传来，朱元璋高兴得连忙传下口谕，在即将来临的中秋节，让全体将士与民同乐，并将当年起兵时以秘密传递信息的“月饼”，作为节令糕点赏赐群臣。 西周开始，中国的历法逐渐稳定了一岁十二个月的概念。以日比作岁，也采用十二时辰划分一日、并将日期切分点(换日点)固定在夜半。
