Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!教案

Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 教学目标： 1语言目标：掌握本词汇，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 the races, a little crowded, like best, go…for one’s vacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, from…to…, 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…, shoot down, plan to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, so…that…,call out, lay out, start the tradition of Section A 3 one…, the other…, give…to…,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., wake 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 only…but also… (2) 句子: Section A 1 Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. Bill wonders whether they’ll 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 believe that April is the hottest month of the year there. I wonder if it’s similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province. Section A 2 Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e 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 wished that Chang’e 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 probably 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, spreading 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 Grammar 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 the 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 interesting to watch. T F 2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F 3. Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year. T F 4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll 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 you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival? B: I love the races. I think they’re fun to watch. Step 5 Pair Work A: What do you like best about the …? B: I love the ... I think that they’re... Step 6 Listening 2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences. 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 there 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 a day! I’ve 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. ( ) 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. Don’t talk to strangers. 不要和陌生人说话。 There is nothing 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. They’ve put on five pounds. 他们体重增加了5磅。 It’s 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. 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。 It’s the first snow of the year, and the children are happily throwing snowballs 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, like…best, go…for one’s vacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, from…to…, be similar 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 they’ll 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 believe that April is the hottest month of the year there. I wonder if it’s 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（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 they’ll have the races again next year. Ben wonders if/whether April is a good time 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. how long D. how far 2. ( ) —I want to know . —Sorry. I’ve 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 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 _____ 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. Don’t eat too much, or you’ll _______ (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 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. ___ A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine. ___ Chang’e 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, Chang’e 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 Chang’e is one of many t_________ folk 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 and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. for centuries 几百年 2. They carry people’s 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 Chang’e is the most touching. (1) the story of Chang’e is the most touching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. Hou 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 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) lay→lays→laying→laid→laid lay out 铺开，摆开 e.g. He laid the map out on the table. 7. How he wished that Chang’e could come back！他多么希望嫦娥能回来呀！ 这是一个感叹句，其中Chang’e 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, plan to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, so…that…,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 Chang’e. 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 these objective clauses. 1. I know that the Water Festival is really fun. 2. I wonder if they’ll 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. What 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 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, 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: Ⅰ. 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 America. 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 sun. Answers: 1. that he had been; 2: if /whether there is; 3. what sport you like best; 4. moves around Ⅱ. 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 got 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. What 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!  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: Ⅰ. 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 the young man is walking! Answers: What, How, What a, How Ⅱ. 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 are 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. don’t know/ whether/ he/ come home/ for the festival 3. believe/ Water Festival/ most/ fun 4. wonder/ if/ mooncakes/ delicious 5. how/ exciting/ races 6. what/ interesting/ city Answers: 2. I don’t know whether he will come home for the festival. 3. I believe the Water Festival is the most fun. 4. I wonder if mooncakes are delicious. 5. How exciting the races are! 6. What an interesting city! Step 5 Reading 4b Read the passage below and underline the objective clauses. If possible, write your own sentences about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day using objective clause. Answers: 1. Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America? 2. I heard that it is becoming more and more popular to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in China. 3. I wonder if children over there also give similar gifts to their parents. 4. I believe that there are many ways to show our love. Learn the new words: tie. Step 6 Speaking 4c Which festival do you like best? Ask your group and report to the class. e.g. In our group, David’s favorite festival is …He thinks that…. Step 7 Pairwork Make a conversation. A: There are many festivals in China. Which festival do you like best? B: I think I like Mid-Autumn Festival best. A: Why do you like it best? B: I think I can enjoy delicious mooncakes. Step 8 Languages points and exercises 1. It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead. It是形式主语， to help parents to do something 是真正主语。类似句型有： It is + n. + to do sth. It is + adj. (for sb.) to do sth. It takes (sb.) sometime + to do sth. e.g. It is not a good habit to get up late. 赖床不是一个好习惯。 It is very important for young people to learn English well. 对于年轻人来说，学好英语是很重要的。 It took the works almost two years to finish the building. 工人们花了几乎三年的时间完成这一建筑。 2. One is Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May, and the other is Father’s Day… 辨析another, the other, others & the others another和the other都有“另一个”的意思。another指多个中的“另一个”；the other则指两个中的“另一个”，常与one构成固定one ... the other ...，“一个……另一个……”。 e.g. The shoes don’t fit me. Would you please show me another pair? 鞋不适合我，你能给我看看另外一双吗？   My sister has two skirts. One is yellow, the other is black. 我姐姐有两条裙子。一条是黄色的， 另外一条是黑色的。 others (=other+复数名词)与the others (=the other+复数名词)均含有“其他一些”的意思。others泛指多部分中的一部分，可与some构成固定结构some ... others ...，“一些……一些……”；the others则特指剩余的一部分。 e.g. Some like fruit and vegetables, others like junk food. 一些人喜欢吃水果和蔬菜，还有一些人喜欢吃垃圾食品。 Two of you can go to the lab with me, and the others will have to stay in the classroom. 你们当中的两人可以跟我去实验室，剩下的人将呆在教室。 Exercises 选择another, the other, others 或 the others填空。 1. There are two rulers on the table. One is long, ________ is short. 2. This schoolbag is the worst of all. Can you show me _______ one?   3. You should learn from _______. 4. There are 40 students in the class. 70% of them are from towns and cities, _________ are from the countryside. Answers: the other, another, others, the others Step 9 Homework Father’s Day /Mother’s Day is coming. Think what you are going to buy or do for your father or mother. Write an short passage about it. (at least three objective clauses) Begin with: I think that … Section B 1 (1a-2e) Step 1 Presentation Show some pictures and words related to Halloween. Let students say something about Halloween. Step 2 Listening 1. Finish 1a: Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you think this festival is about? scary dress up haunted house black cat candy ghost trick or treat October spider Learn the new words: haunted, ghost, trick, treat, spider 2. Finish 1b: Listen and answer the questions. 1) Where is Halloween popular? It’s in North America. 2) When do people celebrate Halloween? People celebrate Halloween in October 31th. 3) What does Wu Yu think of this festival? Scary and fun. 3. Finish 1c: Listen again and fill in the blanks. 1) Many people make their ______ look scary. They may _______ the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and ________. 2) Little kids and even parents ________ as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like _______ characters. 3) Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for _______ and treats. 4) “Trick or treat” means kids will ______ a trick on you if you don’t ____ them a treat. Answers: houses, turn off, windows, dress up, cartoon, candies, play, give Step 3 Pairwork 1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learned with a partner. Step 4 Reading 1. Warming up: give students some pictures about Christmas and finish 2a . 2. Reading tasks: 1) Introduce Charles Dickens. 2) Finish 2b: Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions. a. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? b. Who wrote A Christmas Carol? c. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? 3) Finish2c: Read the passage again and complete the chart. the Ghost of Christmas Past? the Ghost of Christmas Present?   the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come?   Learn some new words: present, dead 4) Finish 2d: Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. a. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. b. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not? No, he doesn’t. He is mean and only thinks about himself. c. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died? He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesn’t treat others nicely. d. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know? Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. e. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day? He feels scared. f. What does Scrooge do after seeing three spirits? He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. Learn some new words: punish, warmth Step 5 Language points 1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas… lie v. (lay, lain) 存在; 平躺; 处于 注意与lay的区别： lay v. (laid, laid)下蛋; 产卵 【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。 1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health. 2) The hen _____ an egg every day. 3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning. 4) The duck _____ three eggs last week. Keys: Lying, lays, lay, laid 2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. warn v. 警告; 告诫 常用于以下固定短语: warn sb. (not) to do sth. 表示“警告某人(不要)干某事”；warn sb. of/about sth. 表示“提醒 / 警告某人注意某事”。如: The police warned us not to go out at night. They warned him of the danger. She warned her son about the fire. end up 最终成为; 最后处于 3. The Spirit of Christmas 圣诞精神(圣诞节的意义) He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. 他还告诉斯克鲁奇准备好等待三个幽灵的造访。 第一个短语中spirit指与肉体相对而言的“精神; 心灵”解; 第二个句子中spirit是“灵魂; 鬼怪; 幽灵”之意。 试比较: I shall be with you in spirit. 我在精神上也你们同在。 In the story, it is said that the area is haunted by evil spirits. 在故事里, 据说那片地区闹鬼。 4. He is mean and only thinks about himself. mean在句中作形容词, 意思是“吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的”。如: Mr. Smith is a mean old man. 史密斯先生是一个小气的老头。 He was mean to those who worked for him. 他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。 Some people around us are mean with money. 我们周围有些人在金钱方面十分吝啬。 5. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. 他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到处传播爱与快乐。 spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开 n. 蔓延; 传播 Step 6 Summary dress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb. to do ath., Step 7 Homework 1. Finish 2e on page 15: What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation next time. 2. Remember the new words and expressions. Section B 2 (3a—Self check) Step 1 Revision Get the students to read the things about Christmas. 根据给出的单词首字母填空。 A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w______ by Charles Dickens. It t_____ us the true m_________ of Christmas: the i___________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story is about an old man n_______ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only t______ about himself, and doesn’t treat others n_______. He just cares about w_______ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley was p_______ after he died. That night, three ghosts v____ Scrooge. They t_____ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f______. Scrooge is so scared t____ he wakes up in his bed and f_____ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d______ to change his life and p_______ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s_____ of Christmas! Step 2 Role-play In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge about Christmas. Scrooge: Why do you visit me? Ghost A: Because you look so sad. I want to take you back to your childhood. Scrooge: I’m so happy as a child. Ghost B: Yes. Do you know other people how to spend Christmas? Everyone is happy, even poor people. Ghost C: Hey, I want to take you to the future. Scrooge: I know the spirit of Christmas. I decide to change my life and to be a better person. Step 3 Free talk Talk about your favorite festival, use the following questions. When is it celebrated in/on…? What do you like best about…? How do people celebrate…? Why do they do that? Step 4 3a-3b(writing) 3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival. What is the name of the festival? Middle-Autumn Festival When is it? on August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar What do people eat? mooncakes What do people do? People can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. Why do you like it so much? Because it makes me happy. 3b Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a. 帮你构思： In your letter: First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated. Then talk about what people do and eat. Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel. Use the following expressions to help you: My favorite Chinese festival is… It is celebrated in / on … During this festival, people… It’s my favorite festival because… It makes me feel… Sample The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get together and eat mooncakes. There are various kind of delicious mooncakes. On the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy. Step 5 Self-check 1. Complete the passage with the words in the box. spread…around, between… and, give out, business, lay, relatives Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday ____ March 22nd ____ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens _____ eggs, giving birth to life. So an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or _________ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people _______ them ________ in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also ______ these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good ________ for supermarkets and chocolate stores. 2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations. 1. The mooncakes are delicious. ➠How ____________________________! 2. The festival will be fun. ➠What ________________________! 3. This concert is boring. ➠How _______________________! 4. I’m really excited. ➠How ________________________! 5. The band played really loud music. ➠What ________________________! 3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+ that/whether/if. I think ____________________________. I know____________________________. I believe __________________________. I wonder __________________________. Step 6 Language points Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts. 句中的not only ... but (also) ... 意为“不但……而且……”。当not only位于句首时，其后的主谓要部分倒装。此外，当not only ... but (also) ... 连接两个代词或名词作主语时，谓语动词要与but (also)后的代词或名词在数上保持一致。如： Not only he but also I am wrong. Not only books but also water is needed. Step 7 Exercises 单选题。 1. _____ good advice! It’s so helpful to us. A. How B. What C. What a 2. —____ excellent work you have done! —It’s very kind of you to say so. A. What an B. How C. What 3. —____ interesting the storybook is! —Yes. I have read it twice. A. What B. What an C. How D. How an 4. ____ great picture! Who painted it? A. How B. What C. How a D. What a 5.—How long does it take to get to the airport? —Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure ___ the highway will closes soon. Let’s set off earlier. A. whether B. when C. how D. why 6. Could you say it again? I can’t understand ____ you are talking about. A. how B. when C. what D. which 7. What a nice paper fish! Can you show us ________ you make it? A. whether B. how C. why D. what 8. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared, people didn’t know ________ doctors could cure it. A. if B. that C. what D. why Keys: 1-5 BCCDA 6-8 CBA Step 8 Homework Write an article about your favorite festival.