1、Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 教学目标： 1 语言目标：掌握本单元词汇，听懂、掌握谈论中外不同国家文化的语言材料。 2 技能目标：能听懂语言材料，掌握听的技巧；能读懂介绍中外不同文化的文章。 3 情感目标：通过开展角色表演等活动，培养学生阅读兴趣。通过本单元的阅读，培养学 生的文化意识，陶冶思想情操。 教学重点： (1) 短语: Section A 1 the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, watch t
2、he races, a little crowded, like best, gofor ones vacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, fromto, be similar to, throw water at each other, wash away, have good luck, in the new year Section A 2 celebrate Middle-Autumn Festival, the shape of, carry to
3、, shoot down, plan to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, sothat,call out, lay out, start the tradition of Section A 3 one, the other, giveto,take out, more and more popular Section B 1 dress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb. to do sth., expect sb. to do sth., wak
4、e up, find out, decide to do sth., promise to do sth., in need, Section B 2 introduce sb., make sb. do sth., give birth to life, not onlybut also (2) 句子: Section A 1 Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. Bill wonders whether theyll have the sweet rice dumplings again next ye
5、ar. What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival? What did you do on your vacation? But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there. I wonder if its similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province. Section A 2 Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn
6、Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. They carry peoples wishes to the families they love and miss. However, most people think that the story of Change is the most touching. Whoever drank this could live forever. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. How he
7、wished that Change could come back! Section A 3 Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America? I believe that there are many ways to show our love. It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead. Section B 1 Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we pr
8、obably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. He just cares about whether he can make more money. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreadin
9、g love and joy everywhere he goes. Section B 2 Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts. 教学难点： 1. 学会运用宾语从句来表达句子。 2. 学会运用 what 和 how 表达对某事物的感叹。 课时划分 Period 1 Section A1 1a 2d Period 2 Section A2 3a-3c Period 3 Gramm
10、ar Focus - 4c Period 4 Section B1 1a-2e Period 5 Section B2 3a-3b self check Summary Section A 1 (1a 2d) Step 1: Warming-up What festivals do you like best? What do you like best about your favourite festival? Step 2: Presentation 1 .1a Look at the pictures and guess what festivals they are. Match t
11、he pictures with the descriptions. 1. _ The Water Festival in Thailand 2. _ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong 3. _ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing 4. _ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi Step 3 Listening 1b Listen and tell true or false. 1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interestin
12、g to watch. T F 2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F 3. Bill wonders whether theyll have zongzi again next year. T F 4. Bill and Mary believe that theyll be back next year to watch the races. T F Step 4 Speaking 1c Talk about the pictures in 1a. Make conversations. Examples A: What do y
13、ou like best about the Dragon Boat Festival? B: I love the races. I think theyre fun to watch. Step 5 Pair Work A: What do you like best about the ? B: I love the . I think that theyre. Step 6 Listening 2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences
14、. 1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/ strangers / friends. 2. Wu Ming went to Singapore/ Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation. 3. Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates. 4. Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best. 2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but ther
15、e were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart. Fun activities Downsides Eating out Shopping Dragon Boat Festival in June Step 7 Speaking 2c Role play the conversations between Wu Ming and Harry. A: What did you do on your vacation? B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals
16、a day! Ive put on five pounds. A: I guess the food was delicious, right? Step 8 Role play Watch the video and learn Water Festival. Read the conversation and tell “True” or “False”. 1. Ben is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. ( ) 2. Clara believes that April is the hottest month of the year there. (
17、 ) 3. The Water Festival in Thailand is from April 13th to 15th. ( ) 4. The Thai new year is a time for cleaning and washing bad things. ( ) Role play the conversation Step 8 Language points and summary 1. stranger n. 陌生人（可数名词） strange adj. 陌生的，奇怪的 e.g. Dont talk to strangers. 不要和陌生人说话。 There is not
18、hing strange in the room. 房间里没有奇怪的东西。 2. relative n. 亲属，亲戚 （可数名词） e.g. They have a lot of relatives. 他们有许多亲戚。 3. put on 增加（体重） ；发胖；穿上 e.g. Theyve put on five pounds. 他们体重增加了 5 磅。 Its cold outside. Please put on your coat. 外面冷，请穿上大衣。 4. pound n. 磅；英镑（可数名词） e.g. The desk weighs 5 pounds. 这张课桌重 5 磅。 5.
19、 People go on the streets to throw water at each other. throw at 抛向；泼向；洒向 动词 throw 后接所投掷的物体，用介词 at 引入泼洒的对象。 e.g. On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car, but fortunately we were not hit. 在我们来的路上，有人向我们的车投掷石块，所幸的是我们没被砸中。 Its the first snow of the year, and the children are happily throwing s
20、nowballs at each other. 这是今年的第一场雪，孩子们高兴地拿雪球相互抛着。 短语: the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, watch the races, a little, likebest, gofor ones vacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, fromto, be si
21、milar to, throw at , wash away, have good luck, in the new year 句子: Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. Bill wonders whether theyll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year. What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival? What did you do on your vacation? But I
22、believe that April is the hottest month of the year there. I wonder if its similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province. Step 9 Grammar Grammar: 宾语从句 在复合句中，由一个句子充当宾语，这个句子叫做宾语从句。宾语从句由“关联词+主语+ 谓语”构成。引导宾语从句的常见关联词有 that, if, whether, what, who, where, why 和 how 等。 从句原形 关联词 例句 陈述句 that（
23、在口语或非正 式文体中常省略） I think (that) Halloween is a fun festival. Mary thinks (that) the teams were just fantastic. Many think (that) sharks are too strong to be endangered. 一般疑问句 whether, if（在口语 中 常用 if） I wonder if/whether theyll have the races again next year. Ben wonders if/whether April is a good tim
24、e to visit Thailand. 特殊疑问句 who, what, which, when, where, how, why Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? Do you know when the bookstore closes today? Can you tell me who she is? Step 10 Exercises 1. ( )Do you know _ Jane visits her grandparents? Once a week. A. how soon B. how often C. h
25、ow long D. how far 2. ( ) I want to know . Sorry. Ive no idea. But she was here just now. A. where is Ann B. where Ann is C. where was Ann D. where Ann was 3. ( ) Hi, Bruce. Here is a letter for you. Thanks. I wonder . A. who the letter was from B. who was from the letter C. who was the letter from
26、D. who from the letter was 4. ( ) Do you know_? He is a dentist. A. where he is from B. where is he from C. what does his father do D. what his father is 5. ( ) Could you tell me _the cool T-shirt? A. where you buy B. where do you buy C. where did you buy D. where you bought 6. ( ) Please tell me _
27、to improve my English. A. how I can do B. what can I do C. what I can do D. how can I do 根据所给汉语填空 1. Can you see the _ (灯笼)over there? How beautiful they are! 2. Parents often tell their children not to speak to _ (陌生人). 3. I got a lot of gifts from my _ (亲戚) on my birthday. 4. Dont eat too much, or
28、 youll _ (增加) your weight. 5. The car cost him 2000 _ (英镑). Step 11 Homework. 1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart. 2. Copy the sentences with the Objective Clause and learn them by heart. Section A2 (3a 3c) Step1 Warming up Look at the picture. What festival do you think of? What do you
29、know about the festival? Step 2 Reading 3a Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions. How do people celebrate the Middle-Autumn Festival? What story is the reading about? 3b Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order. _ Feng Meng tried to steal the medicine
30、. _ A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine. _ Change refused to give Feng 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, Ch
31、ange became light and flew up to the sky. _ Hou Yi planned to drink the medicine with his wife. Answers: 4251763 3c Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words. 1. People like to a_ the full moon on Mid-Autumn night. 2. The story of Change is one of many t_ f
32、olk stories. 3. Hou Yi got m_ medicine for shooting down the nine suns. 4. Feng Meng wanted to s_ the medicine. 5. Hou Yi l_ out fruits and desserts in the garden. Answers: admire, traditional, magic, steal, laid Step 3 Languages points 1. Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival
33、and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. for centuries 几百年 2. They carry peoples wishes to the families they love and miss. 它们把人们的祝愿带给他们热爱和想念的家人。 they love and miss 是定语从句，修饰 the families。 3. However, most people think that the story of Change is the most touching. (1) the story of Change is the most to
34、uching 是宾语从句，关联词是 that。 (2) 第一个 most 是“ 大多数” 之意，第二个 most 在 touching 前面构成最高级。 4. Whoever drank this could live forever. 无论谁喝了这个都会长生不老。 whoever 意为“无论谁，不管什么人”。类似的词有：whatever 意为“无论什么”， whenever 意为 “无论何时”，wherever 意为“无论在哪里” ， however 意为“无论怎样”。它们等同于“no matter + wh”结构。 Whoever drank this 是主语从句，在句中作主语。 5. H
35、ou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. 后羿那么伤心以至于他每天晚上对着月亮大喊她的名字。 1) so that “如此 以至于 ”，so 是副词，其后跟形容词或副词，that 后跟 句子。如： He was so happy that he jumped up. 他那么高兴以至于跳了起来。 2) call out to 对着大喊 6. He quickly laid out her favourite fruits and desserts in the garden. Lay 的用法： 单词
36、 意义 (原形单数第三人称形式 现在分词过 去式过去分词) lay 下(蛋)；产 (卵) laylays layinglaidlaid lay out 铺开，摆开 e.g. He laid the map out on the table. 7. How he wished that Change could come back！他多么希望嫦娥能回来呀！ 这是一个感叹句，其中 Change could come back 是宾语从句。 Step 4 短语归纳 celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, the shape of, carry to,shoot down, pl
37、an to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, sothat,call out, lay out, start the tradition of Step 5 Homework 1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart. 2. Retell the story of Change. Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c) Step 1 Revision 宾语从句和感叹句 Step 2 Grammar focus 1. Pay attention to
38、these objective clauses. 1. I know that the Water Festival is really fun. 2. I wonder if theyll have the races again next year. 3. I wonder whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong. 4. I believe that April is the hottest month in Thailand. 2. Pay attention to these exclamatory statements. 1. W
39、hat fun the Water Festival is! 2. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were! 3. How pretty the dragon boats were! 4. How delicious the food is in Hong Kong! Step 3 Grammar （一）宾语从句 用作宾语的从句叫做宾语从句。掌握宾语从句的引导词、时态及语序是学习宾语从句 的关键。仔细观察下面的例句，然后补全结论部分所缺的内容。 【例句】 1. She said (that) she would leave a note on the
40、desk. 2. He wants to know if/ whether you are a doctor. 3. Do you know when he bought this pencil-box? 4. Teresa told her son that leaves turn yellow in autumn. 【结论】 A. 当宾语从句具有陈述意义时，用 _引导。它在句子中只起引导作用，在口语中常可省 略。当宾语从句具有疑问意义时，可用_或 whether 引导。它们在句子中的意思是 _（如果 / 是否） 。或者用连接代词（ what, who, which 等）或连接副词（when
41、, where, how, why 等）引导。 B. 宾语从句的时态一般受主句时态的影响。当主句是_或一般将来时，宾语从句 可以根据具体情况用适当的时态；当主句是一般过去时，从句要用相应的_。但 当从句表示的是名言、客观真理或自然现象等时，一般_ (不受/ 受)主句时态的限制， 均用一般现在时。 C. 宾语从句要用_ (陈述 / 疑问) 语序。 Answers: that，if，是否；一般现在时，过去时态，不受；陈述 Exercises: . 把下列句子改为宾语从句的复合句。 1. He said, “I have been to America”. He said _ _ _ _ to Am
42、erica. 2. Is there a hotel near here? Do you know? Do you know _ _ _ a hotel near here? 3. What sport do you like best? Could you please tell me? Could you please tell me _ _ _ _ _? 4. “The earth moves around the sun”, our English teacher told us. Our English teacher told us that the earth _ _ the s
43、un. Answers: 1. that he had been; 2: if /whether there is; 3. what sport you like best; 4. moves around . 根据汉语意思完成句子。 1. 我想知道你昨晚是怎么回家的。 I want to know _. 2. 王红告诉我昨天早上六点她正在做饭。 Wang Hong told me _. 3. 我想知道我能否从你那里得到一些建议。 I wonder _. 4. 我们地理老师说地球围绕太阳转。 Our geography teacher said _. Answers: 1. how you g
44、ot home last night; 2. that she was cooking at 6:00 yesterday morning; 3. if/ whether I can get some advice from you; 4. that the earth goes around the sun （二）感叹句 用来表达喜、怒、哀、乐等强烈感情的句子叫感叹句。感叹句一般用 what 或 how 引 导，句末用感叹号。what 修饰名词，how 修饰形容词或副词。 1. what 引导的感叹句: 1) What + a/ an + adj. + 可数单数(+主谓语)! e.g. Wh
45、at a brave boy (Tom is)! What an excellent idea (it is)! 2) What + adj. + 可数名词复数(+主谓语)! e.g. What beautiful pictures (they are)! 3) What + adj. + 不可数名词(+主谓语)! e.g. What delicious food (it is)! 2. how 引导的感叹句： How + adj. / adv. + 主语 + 谓语! e.g. How happy the children were! How carefully he is reading!
46、注意：一般情况下，以 what 和 how 开头的感叹句可以相互转换，转换后意义不变。 e.g. What a tall building it is! = How tall the building is! Exercises: . 根据句意选出恰当的一项填空。 1. _ (What / What a) delicious chicken we are having! 2. _ (What / How) warm it is in the classroom! 3. _ (What / What a) nice shirt you bought! 4. _ (What / How) fast
47、 the young man is walking! Answers: What, How, What a, How . 将下列句子改为感叹句。 1. The girl is very clever. _ _ the girl is! 2. It is a wonderful experience. _ _ wonderful experience it is! 3. The wind is blowing strongly. _ _ the wind is blowing! 4. The news is exciting. _ _ news it is! 5. The sweaters ar
48、e very nice. _ _ sweaters they are! Answers: 1. How clever; 2. What a; 3. How strongly; 4. What exiting; 5. What nice Step 4 Practice 4a Write sentences using the words given. 1. think/ Lantern Festival/ beautiful I think that the Lantern Festival is beautiful. 2. dont know/ whether/ he/ come home/ for the festival 3. believe/ Water Festival/ most/ fun 4. wond
