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人教新目标Go For It九年级英语全册
Unit2 I think that mooncakes are delicious SectionB 3a-selfCheck
Section B (3a-Self Check)
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Learning goals
1. Useful expressions: not only … but also …; give out
2. Function: Give a person reaction
3. Writing: Write a letter about a Chinese festival.
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?
When is it?
What do people eat?
What do people do?
Why do you like it so much?
Pre-writing
3a
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Sample Writing
Dear Sue,
My favorite Chinese festival is the Spring Festival. It is celebrated on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar.
Before the festival, our houses have to be cleaned and we need to buy new clothes for a new year’s coming.
On the eve, my family goes to my grandparents’ home for a reunion dinner. Our family usually has jiaozi, fish, niangao and a great many dishes.
Name
Spring Festival
Date
First day of Chinese lunar calendar
Food
jiaozi, niangao, other delicious food
Reasons
Enjoy doing sth. ……
Use the following expressions to help you:
My favorite Chinese festival is ...
It is celebrated in / on ...
During this festival, people ...
It is my favorite festival because ...
It makes me feel ...
While-writing
Activities
clean the house
Prepare sticky rice for the Kitchen God.
v. 欣赏;仰慕
n. 领带 v. 捆;束
n. 款待;招待 v. 招待;请(客)
n. 圣诞节
v. 存在;平躺;处于
n. (长篇)小说
adj. 死的;失去生命的
admire
tie
treat
Christmas
lie
novel
dead
Say something about the festival, try to use objective clauses.
I think / know / guess / wonder…that/ whether / if …
Warming up
2 Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.
1. The mooncakes are delicious.➠
2. The festival will be fun. ➠
3. This concert is boring. ➠
4. I’m really excited. ➠
5. The band played really loud music.
➠
How delicious the mooncakes are!
What fun will the festival be!
How boring this concert is!
How excited I am!
What loud music the band played!
Self Check
3a
An example
the Spring Festival
Name
First day of Chinese lunar calendar
Date
Dumplings(jiaozi), niangao, fish, beef, and other delicious food
Food
Enjoy doing sth. ……
Reasons
Pre-writing
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n. 生意;商业
v. 处罚;惩罚
v. 警告;告诫
n. 现在;礼物 adj. 现在的
n. 温暖;暖和
v .传播;展开 n. 蔓延;传播
business
punish
warn
present
warmth
spread
Say something about the festival, try to use objective clauses.
I think / know / guess / wonder…that/ whether / if …
Warming up
1 Complete the passage with the words in the box.
spread...around between...and give out business
lay
relatives
Post-writing
Self Check
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.
between
and
lay
relatives
spread
around
give out
business
复活节是基督教纪念耶稣复活的重大节日
分散;传播
孕育生命
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.
The Mid-autumn Festival, that is one important traditional festival in China, falls in August 15th of the lunar calendar every year. It was celebrated both in China and many Asian country. People believe that a full of moon is the symbol of reunion and good luck. This is also a custom to express best wishes to their beloved ones at this particularly time. On that day they usually go back home to have a family get-together, so they appreciate the beautiful moon, enjoyed the typical food---the moon cake. All Chinese have wonderful time at the festival.
which
on
is
countries
which
It
and
enjoying
a
Say something about the festival, try to use objective clauses.
I think / know / guess / wonder…that/ whether / if …
Warming up
1. 出去吃;在餐馆里吃
2. 增加(体重);发胖
3. 听起来像
4. 与……相似
5. 向……扔
6. 冲走;冲洗掉
7. 呈……的形状
eat out
put on
sound like
be similar to ...
throw at ...
wash away
in the shape of ...
On the first day of our New Year, people wear their new clothes and visit family and friends. Children will receive red packets filled with “lucky” money. That’s one of my favorite parts of this festival.
It’s my favorite festival because I enjoy spending time with my relatives. It makes me feel very happy!
Yours truly,
Li Mei
8. 射下;击落
9. 飞上……
10. 喊出
11. 摆开;布置
12. 回来
13. 一个……另一个……
shoot down
fly up to...
call out
lay out
come back
one... the other...
Try to use the following expressions:
◆ My favorite Chinese festival is ...
◆ It is celebrated in/on ...
◆ During this festival, people ...
◆ It’s my favorite festival because ...
◆ It makes me feel ...
Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about
your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.
Pre-writing
3b
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Say something about the festival, try to use objective clauses.
I think / know / guess / wonder…that/ whether / if …
Warming up
U2知识点
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?
When is it?
What do people eat?
What do people do?
Why do you like it so much?
Warming up
How to talk about festivals?
Festival
Date
Food
Activities
Why you like it?
Stories
…
14. 结果;因此
15. 打扮;装扮
16. 捉弄某人
17.了解
18. ……的重要性
19. 最终成为;最后处于
20. 关心;在意
as a result
dress up
play a trick on sb.
learn about
the importance of ...
end up
care about
Say something about the festival, try to use objective clauses.
I think / know / guess / wonder…that/ whether / if …
Warming up
1. My favourite Chinese traditional festival
Middle Autumn Festival / Spring Festival / Dragon Boat Festival / Tomb-sweeping Festival
3 What do people
do and eat?
eat and share mooncakes
admire / enjoy the full moon
family members get together
have a family reunion
5 How do you like it?
fun, interesting,
happy, satisfied,
4. Why?Spirit?
have a better understanding
of happiness.
build a strong family relationship
2 When and How long?
take place
fall on
be celebrated on
lunar month
1. My favourite Chinese traditional festival
is Middle Autumn Festival
It falls on August 15th in lunar calender. But it is usually celebrated between September and October.
It is a time for family members to get together and enjoy a big feast/meal happily. Chinese people keep a tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes on the
evening of this festival.
Mid-Autumn festival is not only a time for people to have a better understanding of happiness but also helps to build a strong family relationship.
I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me feel happy and satisfied. What an interesting and fun festival it is !
What is the name of the festival?
When is it?
What do people eat?
What do people do?
Why do you like it?
Pre-writing
The Spring Festival
On First day of Chinese lunar calendar
jiaozi, niangao, fish, beef
Clean the house several days before the festival
Buy new clothes
Have a reunion dinner with the family on the eve
Visit relatives after the festival
Give “lucky” money to children / Receive “lucky” money
Enjoy meeting relatives.
Enjoy receiving “lucky” money.
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3 Make sentences about a festival / festivals you
like using theses words + that / whether / if.
Self Check
I think _________________________________________________________.
I know _________________________________________________________.
I believe ________________________________________________________.
I wonder _______________________________________________________.
that mooncakes are delicious.
whether we will have fireworks at the next Spring Festival.
that eating fish on Spring Festival will bring us good luck.
that the shape of the mooncake symbolizes the full moon.
You may use these words:
逻辑
关系
并列
and, or, as well as
both … and …,
either ... or …,
not only ... but also …
转折
but, however, yet, although
条件
if, unless, whether,
时间
when, as, before, after, while, until, since, as soon as
原因
because, as, since, for
结果
so, in this way, as a result
Pre-writing
Say something about the festival, try to use objective clauses.
I think / know / guess / wonder…that/ whether / if …
Warming up
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