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UNIT 2　I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A （1a—2d）第1课时
设计说明
本课时学习传统节日的相关对话。教学时给学生展示一些图片，引入话题festivals，过渡到活动1a，从而进入教材的学习。然后由听力入手，进入活动1b-1c、2a-2c的学习。通过听对话、练习对话、填空等活动，使学生理解对话内容。最后，阅读2d的内容，要求学生多角度理解对话，进一步巩固与节日有关的短语和句型。
教学目标
通过本课时的学习，让学生达成以下目标：
1.知识目标
(1) 单词和短语：mooncake, lantern, stranger, relative, pound, put on。
(2) 学习一些重要节日及庆祝节日的一些方式。
2.能力目标
通过听说训练，了解中西方的节日文化及风俗习惯。
3.情感目标
引导学生通过小组合作学习来学习节日,了解中西方的重要节日及风俗习惯,增长见识。
重点难点
1.重点:宾语从句; 感叹句。
2.难点:用宾语从句来表述自己对节日的看法和观点。
教学准备
PPT课件，1b、2a、2b、2d的录音
教学过程
Step 1　Lead-in
Show the students some pictures about festivals. Present some traditional festivals:

the Spring Festival the Lantern Festival the Dragon Festival

the Mid-Autumn Festival the Water Festival Halloween
Step 2　Work on 1a
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
Check the answers.
The answers: 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c
Step 3　Discussion
Get the students to have a discussion about festivals.
What festival do you like best?
Why do you like it best?
What do you do on that day?
Step 4　Listen
Listen and circle T for true or F for 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
Check the answers one by one.
The answers: 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T
Listen again and answer the questions.
1. What festivals are Bill and Mary talking about?
2. Why does Bill like the races best?
Check the answers one by one.
The answers:
1. The Dragon Boat Festival.
2. Because he thinks they were really interesting to watch and the dragon boat teams were fantastic.
Step 5　Pairwork
Work on 1c. Get the students to talk about the festivals in 1a.
A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?
B: I love the races. I think that they’re fun to watch.
the Chinese
Spring Festival
the Water Festival
the Dragon Boat Festival
The Lantern
Festival
food, money,
clothes…
having fun, getting wet, people…
the race, zongzi ,
players…
yuanxiao, guess,
lantern riddles
delicious, shopping, beautiful…
fun, interesting,
terrible …
fun, energetic,
tasty…
sweet, interesting,
…
Step 6　Listening
Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in the 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.
Check the answers one by one.
The answers: 1. friends 2. Hong Kong 3. relatives 4. the Dragon Boat Festival
Listen again and fill in the chart.
Fun activities
Downsides
Eating out

Shopping

Dragon Boat Festival in June

Check the answers.
The answers: put on weight; spent money; hot weather
Step 7　Free talk
Have you ever had any downsides when travelling in a place?
What were they?
Step 8　Pairwork
Make a dialogue about a vacation, using 2c as a model.
A: What did you do on your vacation?
B: I visited... I think that...
A: I guess...
Step 9 Reading
Free talk
Have you ever been abroad?
Do you know where Chiang Mai is?
Give a short introduction about Chiang Mai.
It is the largest city in northern Thailand.
Water festival is held in mid-April to celebrate the traditional Thai New Year.
Chiang Mai has become one of the most popular locations to visit during this
festival.
Read 2d and answer the questions.
1. Where is Clara going?
2. When is Clara going to Chiang Mai? How do you know?
Check the answers one by one.
The answers:
1. She is going to Chiang Mai.
2. In April. Because Ben said April is the hottest month of the year there.
Listen to 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 away bad things. （）
Then check the answers one by one.
The answers: 1. False 2. False 3. True 4. True
Language points:
in two weeks 两周后
the hottest month of the year 一年中最热的月份
from... to...从……到……
be similar to 和……相似
throw water at each other 互相泼水
have good luck 交好运
Listen and read.
Play the tape for the students to listen and read aloud.
Fill in the blanks and then retell the passage.
Clara is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. Though the April is ___________ month of the year there, Clara still wants to go there at that moment. Because there’s a ____________ there from April 13th to 15th. It’s __________ the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People __________ the streets to _________ water _________ each other, which means cleaning and __________ bad things and then you’ll ___________ in the new year.
Check the answers together.
The answers:
the hottest; water festival; similar to; go on; throw; at; washing away; have good luck
Step 10　Homework
1. Make a conversation about your vacation. You can use 2d as a model.
2. Preview the passage Full Moon, Full Feelings on page 11.
板书设计
UNIT 2　I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A（1a—2d）
stranger, relative, put on, in two weeks, wash away, the Water Festival,
the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival