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Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A (1a2d)
Learning goals
At the end of this period, you will be able to
1. understand the origin and customs of the
Dragon Boat Festival and Water-Splashing Festival;
2. introduce your favorite traditional Chinese festival
and share your opinions;
3. master the usage of objective clauses (宾语
从句)and exclamatory statements (感叹句) .
2
What festivals are they?
Which one do you like better?
What do you like best about your favorite festival?
Warming up
mooncake n. 月饼
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
d
a
b
c
Look at the pictures and discuss with your group members. What do you know about the festival?
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
1b Listen and circle T for true or F
for false.
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.
2a. Listen to the conversation and circle the
correct words.
Fun activities
1. The food in Hong Kong
is __________. Wu Ming
________ a lot.
3. Hong Kong is a great
place______________.
5. The best part of the trip was
________________________. Downsides(缺点,消极面)
2. Wu Ming has
_______five pounds.
4. Wu Ming ________
__________ money.
6. But it’s quite ________
in June.
ate out
delicious
put on
for shopping
spent
hot
so much
2b. Listen again and fill in the chart.
the Dragon Boat Festival
Pair work
Talk about your favorite traditional Chinese festival.
A: --Which festival do you like best? Why?
B: --I like the Dragon Boat Festival best because I think (that)
the races are fun to watch.
I like … because I think (that) …
1. Why is Clara going to Chiang Mai in April?
_____________________________________________________
2. What do people do in Thailand during the Water Festival?
____________________________________________________.
3. Why do they do that?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________.
Because there’s a water festival there from April 13th to 15th.
People go on the streets to throw water at each other.
Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things.
2d. Listen to answer the questions.
2d. Listen to answer the questions.
I believe that April is the hottest month of the year.
There’s a water festival there from April 13th to 15th.
I wonder if it’s similiar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.
This is the time of the Thai New Year.
Then you'll have good luck in the new year.
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。
Language points
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。
►What a great day!多么美好的一天啊!
该句为what引导的感叹句,其句型结构为:What+a/an+形容词+单数可数名词(+主谓)!;What+形容词+复数名词/不可数名词(+主谓)!
—Our classmates are going to Fantawild Adventure after the exams. 考完试后我们班同学们将去方特欢乐世界游玩。
—What an exciting idea! 多么令人兴奋的主意!
【拓展】how引导的感叹句:How+形容词/副词+主谓!
eg:How important it is for kids to imagine freely!让孩子们自由地想象是多么重要啊!
►be similar to 与……相似
eg:His problem is similar to yours.他的问题跟你的差不多。
►Put on 意为“增加(体重);发胖”
eg:The girls always hate putting on pounds. 女孩们通常忌讳长胖。
【拓展】put on还有“把……放在……上”;“穿上;戴上”等意思。
eg:Please put the book on the desk. 请把书放在桌子上。
He put on his coat and hat and went out. 他穿上大衣,戴上帽子,然后出去了。
一、用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空。
1.The Spring Festival is a holiday for _________ and families together.
2.I lost several ___________ last month.
3.I don't think that the races are fun ____________ .
4.Our teacher told us that it is dangerous to talk with the _____________.
5.Now more and more Chinese pay attention to our traditional(传统的) ______________.
relatives
pounds
to watch
strangers
festivals
二、单项选择。
( )6.—Excuse me, I wonder ________ The Reader, a TV program, is hosted by Dong Qing.
—Yes. She teaches us a lot of knowledge.
A.that B.when C.whether
( )7.People found that the movie Fast and Furious(激情) 8 is ________difficult for kids to understand.
A.a few B.a bit of C.a little bit
C
C
( )8.—Aamir Khan played the part of a great father in the movie The Tale of Fatherly Love.
—________ excellent actor he is! (易错题)
A.What B.What a C.What an
( )9.—My mother cooks delicious food every day. I've________ six pounds.
—I think you should do more exercise.(易错题)
A.put away B.put off C.put on
( )10.—We'll have a maths test this Friday.
—________.
A.Good luck B.Good time C.Congratulations
C
C
A
三、根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
1.Many families put up red l________ during the Spring Festival in China.
2.We often visit r_________ on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
3.We can eat different kinds of m__________ on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
4.The panda weighs about thirty p_________.
5.I don't know the man. He is a s_________ to me.
anterns
elatives
ooncakes
ounds
tranger
四、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.July is the ____________ (hot) month of the year.
7.I think it is fun ____ ________ (throw) water at each other.
8.I wish you'll have good _________(lucky) in the new year.
9.The bus was too ____________(crowd).
10.They will be back _____ _________ (watch) the races.
hottest
to
throw
luck
crowded
to
watch
eq \x(festival strange relative pound watch)
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