I think that mooncakes are delicious! Period 2 Section A 2d —3c

Which festival do you like best? Why? I like Mid-Autumn Festival, because I think that mooncakes are very delicious! I like Dragon Boat Festival, I think the races are so interesting to watch. I like…, I think… 合作 2’ 展示 2’ 评价 1’

学习目标 四会词汇： lay, garden, admire, steal, dessert, lay out 认读词汇 : goddess, whoever, tradition,folk 会简单谈论常见节日；训练 阅读技巧（整体理解与细节 理解） 培养跨文化交际意识

lay v. 放置；安放 产 ( 卵 ) ；下 ( 蛋 ) 1. To lay the soccer at the corner. 2. If a bird lays eggs, it produces them from its body. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. 摆开，布置 Look and say

garden n. 花园；园子 Grace is out in the garden growing the grass. 格雷斯在外面庭园里种草。 Look and say

admire v. 欣赏；仰慕 钦佩 I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own. We stopped half way up the hill to admire the view. Look and say

steal v. 偷，窃取 To take something that belongs to someone else. Sean has a long history of stealing cars. 肖恩偷汽车有很长时间了。 Look and say

dessert n. ( 饭后 ) 甜点； 甜食 Sweet food served after the main part of a meal. There is ice-cream for dessert. 甜品是冰淇淋。 Look and say

Mid-Autumn Festival How do you celebrate this festival?

Do you know these three people? and This one pang Meng

Look at the photo and the questions in 3a and the title to the story on page 11. Then answer the questions below. 1. Who is the girl in the picture? 2. What does the passage talk about? 3. What’s the meaning of “Full Moon, Full Feelings”? Before you read… Chang’e It talks about the Mid-Autumn Festival. 圆圆的月亮，满满的相思。 抢答得分

Read the passage quickly and answer the question. 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. 1 独读标注 3’ 2 组内质疑 2’ 3 展示质疑 2’ 4 评价奖励 1’ 快，洁，热， 准的 小组得分！

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

Read para.2 loudly ， judge the statements below ： ( )There is only one traditional folk story about Mid-Autumn Festival. ( )A goddess gave Hou Yi magic medicine before he shot down the nine suns ( ) Chang’e refused to give the medicine to Hou Yi and drank it all ( ) One night, Pang Meng found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. ( ) Chang’e quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. F F F F F

Pang Meng tried to steal the medicine goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine Chang’e refused to give Feng Meng the medicine and drank it all Hou Yi became light and flew up to the sky. planned to drink the medicine with his wife. shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth Read Para. 2 and find What they did. 独学 2’ 合作 2’ 展示 1’ 评价 1’

Retell the story of Chang’e according to the words and phrases below. Chang’e, Hou Yi, the nine suns, a magic medicine, live forever, a bad man, steal, refuse, fly up, sad, lay out, wish 小组准备 2’ 组间 PK3’

LET’S ENJOY AND SAY ！

知识拓展 泰国泼水节 泰国泼水节又称 “ 宋干节 ” ，在每年的 4 月 13 日，历时三天， 是泰国的重要节日。泰国泼水节代表着清除所有的邪恶、 不幸和罪恶，并怀着一切美好和纯净开始新的一年。 每年 4 月 13 日到 15 日连续三天是泰国的宋干节， The Songkran Festival ，又称 “ 泼水节 ” 。在节日来临之前，人们 要清扫家内外，焚烧旧衣服，以避晦气；节日期间人们则 互相泼水祝福，还会举办布施法会、选美大赛、花车游行、 美食展览、文化艺术表演等一系列庆祝活动。按照习俗， 这期间人们白天要到寺庙中堆沙塔，插彩旗献花，祈求五 谷丰登；晚上将浸有花瓣的香水洒在长辈的手臂上、背上， 表示对长辈的美好祝福，此后长辈再将水淋在晚辈的头上， 表示来自长辈的赐福 。

It is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It attracts over 5 million visitors each year. It’s on the list of 25 Best Destinations in the World.

Read the conversation between Clara and Ben, answer the questions. 2d 1. Where is Clara going in two weeks? She's going to Chiang Mai. 2. Why is she going there in the hottest month? Because there is a Water Festival. 3. When is the Thai New Year? It's from April 13th to April 15th. 4. Is there the Water Festival in China? Yes. The Dai people in Yunnan Province. Why do people go on streets to throw water at each other ? Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. 1 独读标 注 2’ 2 组内质 疑 1’ 3 展示质 疑 2’ 4 评价奖 励 1’

Fill in blanks. Clara: Guess what? I'm going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. Ben: Wow, ______________ But I believe that April is the hottest month of year there. Clara: _______________. But there is a Water Festival from April from April 13th to 15th. Ben: ____________________________________ of the the Dai people in Yunnan Province. Clara: ______________, This is a time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets to throw water at each other. Ben: Cool! But why do they do that? Clara: Because the new year is a time____ _______________________________. Then you will have good luck in the new year. sounds like fun! Yes, that's true. I wonder if it's similar to the water festival Yes, I think so. for cleaning and washing away bad things

课堂检测 教材 P11 3b, 3c 1 ，独学 2’ 2 ，合作 2’ 3 ，展示 1’ 4 ，评价 1’ Keys :3b: c: 1,admire 2,tradional 3,magic 4,steal 5,laid(lay 过去式 )