I think that mooncakes are delicious! Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Section A 3a-3c

Words and Expressions folk adj. 民间的；民俗的 goddess n. 女神 whoever pron. 无论谁；不管什么人 steal v. 偷；偷窃 lay v. 放置；安放；产卵 lay out 摆开；放置 dessert n. （饭后）甜点；甜食 garden n. 花园；园子 tradition n. 传统 admire v. 欣赏；仰慕

objectives To learn some key words and useful expressions. To know about the story about Chang’e. To learn to use objective clauses and exclamatory statements.

steal v . 偷；窃取 Look and say Sean has a long history of stealing cars. 肖恩偷汽车有很长时间了。

lay v. 放置；安放 产(卵)；下(蛋) Look and say 摆开，布置 He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.

dessert n. (饭后)甜点；甜食 Look and say There is ice-cream for dessert. 甜品是冰淇淋。

garden n. 花园；园子 Look and say Grace is out in the garden mowing the lawn. 格雷斯在外面庭院的草坪上割草。

admire v. 欣赏；仰慕 钦佩 Look and say I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own. 我真的钦佩她亲自把这些孩子抚养大的方式。

Talking Do you know the story about Chang’e ? Can you tell us this story in English? How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Before you read… Look at the questions in 3a and the title to the story on page 11. Then answer the questions below. Who is the girl in the picture? What does the passage talk about? Chang’e. It talks about the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Read the first sentence in each paragraphs and answer the questions. What does the passage mainly talk about? This passage mainly talks about the traditional folk stories about Mid-Autumn Festival. And it tells us why we admire the moon and sharing mooncakes with our families.

While you read… Read Para. 1 and answer the questions below. 1. What do we eat on Mid-Autumn Festival? 2. What do mooncakes look like? 3. Why we eat mooncakes on Mid-Autumn Festival? Mooncakes. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. Because many people believe that mooncakes could carry their wishes to the families they love and miss.

Pang Meng Chang’e goddess Hou Yi Read Para. 2 and find What they have done. became light and flew up to the sky Pang Meng tried to steal the medicine shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth Chang’e planned to drink the medicine with his wife goddess refused to give Pang Meng the medicine and drank it all Hou Yi thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine

3b Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order. ___ Pang Meng tried to steal the medicine. ___ A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine. ___ Chang’e refused to give Pang Meng the medicine and drank it all. 1 Hou Yi shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth. ___ Hou Yi was very sad and watched the moon at night, and wished his wife could come back. ___ As a result, Chang’e became light and flew up to the sky. ___ Hou Yi planned to drink the medicine with his wife. 4 v. 偷 2 n. 女神 5 7 6 3

3c 1. People like to a_______ the full moon on Mid-Autumn night. dmire Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words. 3c 1. People like to a_______ the full moon on Mid-Autumn night. dmire 2. The story of Chang’e is one of many t__________ folk stories. raditional 3. Hou Yi got m_______ medicine for shooting down the nine suns. agic 4. Pang Meng wanted to s_____ the medicine. teal 5. Hou Yi l______ out fruits and desserts in the garden. aid

After you read… The story of Chang’e is one of ___________________ about Mid-Autumn Festival. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s wife. Hou Yi got some _______________ from a goddess. Pang Meng, a bad man, _________________________ when Hou Yi was not at home. But Chang’e _________ give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. One night, Hou Yi found that ________________________that he could see his wife. He quickly laid out her favorite food and wished that she could come back! traditional folk stories magic medicine tried to steal the medicine refused to the moon was so bright and round

What’s the meaning of “Full Moon, Full Feelings”, think about it and discuss it with your partner.

Language points Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. in the shape of 以……的形式；呈……的形状 Help comes in the shape of a＄10,000 loan from his parents. 援助来了，他从父母那里得到了1万美元的贷款。

Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e. 意思 引导特殊疑问句 引导名词性从句 who 谁；什么人 Who did it ? 谁做的？ I wonder who did it. whoever 无论谁；不管什么人 Whoever did it ? 到底是谁做的？ Whoever breaks  this law deserves a fine.

Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. so…that… 如此……以至于…… When the football fans saw Beckham, they got so excited that they cried out. 试比较 She is so beautiful that everyone likes her. She is such a beautiful girl that everyone likes her.

admire 钦佩 欣赏 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结admire的意思和搭配。 1. I admire you for your wonderful speech.  2. I don’t agree with her, but I admire her for  sticking to her principles.  3. Come and admire the view! 【自我归纳】 钦佩 欣赏 admire意为_______(句1和句2), _______(句3)；常用搭配是admire sb. for (doing) sth.。

1. The school is widely _______ for its excellent teaching. admired 【即学即练】 用admire的适当形式填空  1. The school is widely _______ for its excellent teaching.  admired 2. I really ______ the way she brings  up those kids all on her own.  admire

Homework 1. Read the passage “Full Moon, Full Feelings ” again, and write down your ”full feelings” about Mid-autumn Day.(About 200 words) 2. Preview the new words we will use in the next lesson. Thank you!