Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! (Section A 3a-3c) 课件 2023-2024学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! (Section A 3a-3c) 1. To learn to talk more about the Mid-autumn Festival. 2. To grasp the new words and phrases and learn to use Object clause with that, if and whether. 3. To understand the spirit of Chinese traditional culture. Learning Objectives Warming up Look at the picture. Do you know what festival it is? What do you know about the festival? Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn Day Date: August 15th on lunar calendar What do we do on that day? eat mooncakes enjoy the moon (赏月) Do you know the story of chang’e? 3a Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions. Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. Full moon, Full Feelings There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Whoever took this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to take it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give it to him and took it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang’e could come back! After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. By admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? 2. What story is the reading about? The story of Chang’e. Answer the questions. ad