Unit2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
the Mid-Autumn Festival
What comes to your mind when we talk about the Mid-Autumn Festival ?
full moon
bright and round
the legend(传说)
of the moon
mooncakes
family reunion
Traditional festivals always connect with traditional folk stories.
What story do you know about the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Chang‘e flies to the moon
Which story does the passage talk about?
A love story
A warrior story
Time to read
1. for centuries
2. in the shape of
3. folk stories
4. the most touching
5. shoot down
6. magic medicine
7. plan to do sth
8. refuse to do sth.
有数个世纪了
以……的形状
民间故事
最动人的
射下 (shoot 过去式shot)
神奇的药
计划做某事
拒绝做某事
9. fly up to the moon
10. so...that...
11. call out sb's name
12. lay out
13. admire the moon
14. share sth. with sb.
15. on the earth
16. as a result
向上飞到月亮上(fly 过去式flew)
如此……以至于……
呼唤某人的名字
摆开;布置
赏月
和某人分享某物
在地球上
结果
Fast Reading
Task1
Task2
Task3
What story is the reading about?
Find out the main idea in each paragraph.
Find out the information
about the Mid-Autumn Festival
Task1
What story is the reading about?
A. A story about Hou Yi and
Chang'e.
B. What do they eat on the MId-
Auntumn Festival.
C. How the Mid- Autumn Festival
comes from.
Task2
Find out the main idea in each
paragraph.
Para1 The story of Hou Yi and Chang'e.
Para2 The significance(意义) of the Mid-
Autumn Festival to Chinese people.
Para3 People started the tradition.
Task3
Find out the information
about the Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn
Festival
A Chinese _________
comes from
food
in the shape of a _______
a kind of ______
How long
to celebrate
for __________
activities
lay out _____ and
_____
admire _______
folk story
full moon
dessert
centuries
fruits
desserts
the moon
Careful Reading
Read Para. 1 carefully
Q1. What do we eat on Mid-Autumn Festival?
Q2. Why do we eat them on Mid-Autumn Festival?
Mooncakes
Because many people believe the mooncakes could carry their wishes to the families they love and miss.
Read Para. 2 From the story ,What characters are there?
Hou Yi
Chang‘e
Pang Meng
The Goddess
___ Pang Meng tried to steal the medicine.
___ A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine.
___ Chang’e refused to give Pang Meng the medicine and
drank it all.
1 Hou Yi shot down the nine suns and saved the people
on the earth.
___ Hou Yi was very sad and watched the moon at
night, and wished his wife could come back.
___ As a result, Chang’e became light and flew up to the sky.
___ Hou Yi planned to drink the medicine with his wife.
3b Read the passage again. Put the events in
the correct order.
2
3
4
5
6
7
地球上
结果
Read Para2 and answer the questions.
Q1: What was the magic medicine used for?
Q2: Did Chang'e drink magic medicine for live forever?
Whoever drank it could live forever.
No.
Chang'e drank it all to refuse to give it to Pang Meng.
There are many traditional
folk stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival,
why did the writer choose this story?
the most touching
more popular
What do you think of these characters?
talented
loves his wife
brave
greedy
Read Para. 3 carefully
Q1. What 's the tradition of the Mid- Aumntumn Festival?
People admire the moon and share mooncakes with their families.
Q2. Why do they do these activities?
It is a tradition for family
reunion.
What 's the meaning of
the title “Full Moon, Full Feeling”?
月满,情浓
What's the feeling?
Thoughts and good wishes
for our families.
Why is the shape of a moon cake round?
Round moon
Family reunion
Retell
Full Moon,
Full Feeling
Chinese people
have been celebrating
__________________
enjoying ____________
started the tradition
admiring
__________________
sharing
__________________
the story of
Chang'e
Hou Yi
Chang'e
Pang Meng
_________ nine suns
got ____________
lost ___________
so _____ that he______ his wife's name every night
laid out__________
wished his wife could_____________
refused to _________
took__________ all
became ________
___________the moon
tried to _________ the medicine
the Mid-Autumn Festival
mooncakes
shot down
magic medicine
his wife
sad
called out
friuts and desserts
come back
give the medicine
the medicine
light
flew up to
steal
the moon
mooncakes with their families
Language Points
1. Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.(Para1)
现在完成进行时:
have/has been + 现在分词(v-ing)
过去某一时间发生的动作一直持续到现在,并且有可能一直持续下去。
for centuries = since centuries ago
有几个世纪 了
2.They carry people 's wishes to the families they love and miss. (Para1)
carry...to... 把某物带去某地
the families they love and miss
做定语,修饰the families
他们爱着的和思念的家人们
3.After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. (Para2)
give sb. sth = give sth to sb
给某人某物
活学活用:
This is Maria's book. Can you __________.
A. give to her it B. give it to her
C. give her to it D. give her it.
B
4. Whoever drank this could live forever. (Para2)
whoever 代词,“无论是谁”
Whoever drank this could live forever.
主语从句 ,whoever 引导主语从句
无论是谁喝了它
5. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. (Para2)
he found (find) + that 引导的宾语从句
他发现.....
the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there.
so... that... 如此...以至于...
这月亮是如此的亮和圆,以至于他可以看到他的妻子就在那里。
1. People like to a_____ the full moon on Mid-Autumn night.
2. The story of Chang’e is one of many t_________ folk stories.
3. Hou Yi got m______ medicine for shooting down the nine suns.
4. Pang Meng wanted to s____ the medicine.
5. Hou Yi l___ out fruits and desserts in the
garden
.
admire
traditional
magic
steal
laid
3c Without looking at the passage, try to complete
the sentences with the correct words.
作业
Thank you