1、 Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!Section A 1a-2dTask 1Look at the pictures and say what festivals they are.The Chinese Spring FestivalThe Lantern Festival Warming-upThe Dragon Boat FestivalWarming-up April Fools Day Christmas Day The Water FestivalWarming-up1.The Water Festival in Thaila
2、nd2.The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong3.The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing4.The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi1a Match the pictures with the descriptions.Pre-listening dabc1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false.1.Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.2.Mary thinks
3、 that the teams were fantastic.3.Bill wonders whether theyll have zongzi again next year.4.Bill and Mary believe that theyll be back next year to watch the races.T FT FT FT FWhile-listening 1c Talk about the festivals in 1a.Post-listeningA:What do you like best about Dragon boat Festival?B:I love th
4、e races.I think that theyre fun to watch.Task 2Think and discuss 1.Are Wu Ming and Harry boys or girls?How do you know?2.Whose vacations are they talking about,Wu Mings or Harrys?3.Did Wu Ming visit anyone on his trip?4.What do you think he did during his trip?Read 2a and discuss the following quest
5、ions.Pre-listening1.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.Read 2b and think about the questions.(1)Do you like e
6、at out?Why or why not?(2)Did you go shopping on the trip?Why or why not?(3)Whats the date of Dragon Boat Festival?Whats the weather like?Fun activities DownsidesEating outShoppingDragon Boat Festival in JunePre-listening1.Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/strangers/friends.2.Wu Ming went to Singapore/Ho
7、ng 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.2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in the sentences.While-listening 2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activi
8、ties,but there were also downsides.Listen again and fill in the chart.DownsidesFun activitiesEating outShoppingDragon Boat Festival in Juneput on weightspent moneyhot weatherWhile-listening A:What did you do on your vacation?B:I visited my cousins.I think that we ate five meals a day!Ive put on five
9、 pounds!A:I guess the food was delicious,right?Post-listening 2c Role-play conversations between Wu Ming and Harry.Use the information in 2a and 2b or make your own conversations.It is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand.It attracts over 5 million visitors each year
10、.Its on the list of 25 Best Destinations in the World.Post-listeningLook and learn.Chiang MaiPost-listening Listen and finish the tasks.1.Choose the correct answer.What are Clara and Ben talking about?A.The weather in Chiang Mai.B.The water festival in Yunnan.C.The water festival in Chiang Mai.2.Ans
11、wer the questions.(1)When is the hottest month in Chiang Mai?April.(2)When is water festival in Chiang Mai?April 13th to 15th.(3)Why do people throw water at each other in water festival?For cleaning and washing away bad things.1.Ben is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.()2.Clara believes that April
12、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.()FListen again and tell“True”or“False”.FTTPost-listening 1.How fantastic the dragon boat teams were!龙舟队真是太棒了！此句为How 引导的感叹句，表示说话时的喜
13、悦、惊讶等感情。【拓展】句型：How+形容词/副词+(主语+谓语)!How+形容词+a/an+名词单数+主语+谓语!e.g.How clever the girl is!2.What a great day!多么棒的一天啊！此句为What 引导的感叹句，表示说话时的喜悦、惊讶等感情。【拓展】句型：What+a/an+形容词+名词单数+(主语+谓语)!What+形容词+名词复数+(主语+谓语)!What+形容词+不可数名词(主语+谓语)!e.g.What exciting news it is!Post-listeningLanguage points3.Bill wonders whether
14、 theyll have zongzi again next year.比尔想知道明年他们 是否还会吃粽子。(1)wonder 意为“想知道”，相当于 want to know。wonder在不同的句式中表 达的意思也不同：后接 who,what,why等连接词引导的宾语从句。e.g.The girl wonders what is the secret to grammar learning.后接 if 或whether 引导的宾语从句时，表示一种委婉的请求或疑问。e.g.I wonder if you can help me with my English.(2)whether 作连词，意
15、为“是否”，用于表示选择或对某事不确定。e.g.I dont know whether he paid attention to what I said.Post-listening4.Bill and Mary believe that theyll be back next year to watch the races.比尔和 玛丽相信明年他们将会回来看比赛。believe 意为“相信；认为有可能”，后面接名词或代词作宾语，也可以跟 that引导的宾语从句，还可以用believe sb.to be 的形式。e.g.I believe that knowledge comes from q
16、uestioning.5.Ive put on five pounds!我胖了5磅！put on 意为“增加（体重）；发胖”e.g.She eats too much,so she puts on weight.【拓展】put on 还可以翻译为“穿上；戴上”，“上演；举办”。e.g.He put on his new coat and went out.Post-listening6.Im going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.两周后我打算去清迈。in two weeks 意为“两周后”，“in+一段时间”和将来时连用，意为 “在某段时间以后”。e.g.Hell
17、be back in 5 days.7.I wonder if its similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.我想知道它是否和云南省傣族的泼水节相似。be similar to 意为“与相似的”。e.g.A cat is similar to a tiger in many ways.Post-listeningKey words and phrases:stranger,relative,pound,the Water Festival,the Dragon Boat Festival,the C
18、hinese Spring Festival,the Lantern Festival,eat out,put onKey sentences:What a great day!How fantastic the dragon boat teams were!What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?I think that theyre fun to watch.Bill wonders whether theyll have zongzi again next year.Bill and Mary believe that theyll be back next year to watch the races.What did you do on your vacation?I wonder if its similar to the Water Festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province.SummaryHomework Please make a survey about your friends favorite festivals and the reasons.Goodbye!
