Section A
Period 1 (1a —1c)
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Today,let’s have a wonderful trip.
I will take you to travel around the
festival world.
(老师将带你们去游览丰富多彩的节日世界)
Christmas Day
圣诞节
in America and Canada
Thanksgiving Day
感恩节
April Fool's Day
愚人节
Easter Day
复活节
the Water Festival
泼水节
in Thailand(泰国)
It is similar to the Water Festival of the Dai People in Yunnan Province.
Dai People (傣族)
the Water Festival
泼水节
Go on the streets and throw water at each other.
There’re many other festivals in China. Let’s learn about them.
the Chinese Spring Festival 春节
Family members get together.
People eat delicious food and visit friends and relatives.
People watch special programs on TV on the Eve of the Spring Festival.
What a pleasant time it is!
How happy everyone is!
People often become heavy and they may put on some pounds.
the Lantern Festival
元宵节
Watch lantern shows; guess lantern riddles;
eat a kind of dumping called “yuanxiao”
What interesting lantern riddles they are!
the Dragon Boat Festival端午节
People eat different kinds of zongzi.
People have the dragon boat races.
The races are that interesting to watch.
How exciting the races are!
the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
admire the bright moon in the garden and eat mooncakes tell folk stories like chang’e flying to the moon
How bright the moon is on Mid-Autumn Day!
What a touching story it is about Chang’e!
What festival do you think is the best and why?
I think that the Spring festival is the best because …
Just now we talked about different festivals.
What festival are Bill and Mary talking about ? Now please listen to the tape and finish 1b.
Listen and circle T for true or F for false.
Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.
Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.
Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year.
Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races.
1b
T F
T F
T F
T F
Bill and Mary had a ______and _____ day.
____ loved the races best, because they were really _________ to watch and he thought the dragon boat teams were fantastic. Mary thought the colors of the boats were_______. Bill guessed it was __ ____ too crowded. But Mary liked to have _____ ______ around, because it makes things ____ _______.The sweet zongzi is Mary’s______. Bill and Mary believe that they will __ ____ again next year to watch the races.
Listen again and fill in blanks.
1b
great fun
Bill
intereting
pretty
a little
more people
more exciting
favorite
be back
Listen and circle the correct words.
Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends.
Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.
Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates.
Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.
Someone that you do not know
A member of your family
Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.
He has put on five pounds!
He spent so much money.
weather is hot
增加(体重); 发胖
消极面
Fun activities Downsides
Eating out
Shopping
Dragon Boat Festival in June
In New Zealand, on Christmas, We usually have a big meal with our family. We think it’s a time for getting together and welcoming the new year.
In China, on __________Festival, we
___________________________. We think
___________________________.
Please introduce a Chinese festival to friends from New Zealand.
WuMing went to _____for his vacation. He visited his ______there. They __ ___ a lot because WuMing thinks the food was _____and they ate ___ ___ ___ ___ a day. Now he’s ___ ____ five _____.He thinks that ___ ___ ____ festival was the best part of the trip because they had teams from _________.
2d:
When is the Thai New Year?
What does Ben think of the weather there?
What activity do people do during the time of the Thai New Year?
Why do they do that?
Clara is going to Chiang Mai __________.He believes that April is __________there. There ‘s a ____ ____from April 13th to 15th. It’s the time of the ________.It ‘s ___ ____ the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan province. People ___ ___ the streets and ___ ___ __ ___..They do that because the new year is a time ___ ___ and ____ _____ bad things. Then they ‘ll have ____ ___ ___ __ ___ ____.
I think that the mooncakes are delicious.
主语
谓语
宾语
从句
I think that it’s interesting to play with a pet.
She says that she had a good time last Sunday.
We believe that we will win the game.
I know that they have finished their homework.
I wonder whether/if they can finish it on time.
What a great day!(多美好的一天啊!)
What a friendly girl(she is)!
What a poor man (he is)!
What a busy weekend (it is)!
What an interesting book(it is)!
What an unusual house(it is)!
What an exciting movie(it is)!
结构:
what a / an + adj. + 名词单数…
what + adj. + 名词复数(+主语+谓语)!
结构:
what a / an + adj. + 名词单数 (+主语+谓语)!
What a great day(it is)!
what + adj. + 不可数名词(+主语+谓语)!
What delicious food (it is)!
What bad weather (it is)!
What clean water (it is)!
What lovely girls(they are)!
What interesting books(they are)!
How delicious the mooncakes are!
How kind the little girl is!
How tall the tree is!
How hot it is today!
How happily they are playing!
How carefully my father does his work!
How fast the lions run!
拓展:How 引导的感叹句.
How + adj./adv. + 主谓...
结构:
1).________ difficult homework we had yesterday!
2).________cute dog it is!
3).________ interesting the story is!
4).________ bad the weather in England is!
5).________ honest boy Tom is !
6).________ tasty smell the cake gave off!
7).________ good time we had on the beach yesterday!
8).________ exciting news you've brought us!
9).________cool your new car is!
10).________ scary these tigers are!
1. _______ fast the boy ran!
A. How B. How an C. What D. What an
2. _______ well you sing but _______ badly he dances!
A. How, how B. What, what C. How, what D. What, how
3. ________ delicious the soup is! I’d like some more.
A. How B. How an C. What D. What an
5. _______ foolish they were! They believed what the man said.
A. How B. How an C. What D. What an
6. _______ difficult questions they are! I can’t answer them.
A. How B. How an C. What D. What an
8. _______ lovely weather we are having these days
A. How B. How an C. What D. What an
9. _______ beautiful your new dress is!
A. How B. How an C. What D. What an
10. _______ interesting work it is to teach children!
A. How B. How an C. What D. What an
We all know that practice makes perfect.
I’m sure that it’s a piece of cake for you.
Free talk(Talk about the festivals using the two kinds of sentences you learn today.)
The Spring Festival is the most important festival
for the Chinese people . All the people leave their work and go back home .People usually put up
couplets(贴春联)、eat dumplings and set?off?
fireworks(放烟花). Children can usually get a lot of pocket money from relatives(压岁钱). It’s really an important festival in China.
What do you like best about the Spring Festival ?
Why?
I like the couplets about the Spring Festival . Because I think that they can bring good luck for the coming year.
The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month(农历一月). This day’s important activity is watching lanterns. The lanterns are in different shapes and sizes .“Guessing lantern riddles(猜灯谜)” is an interesting part of the festival. People also eat a kind of delicious dumpling called yuan xiao on this day.
What do you like best about The Lantern Festival ?
Why?