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

自主预习 Words and expressions 自主预习

Words review folk goddess whoever steal (stole, stolen) lay (laid, laid) lay out dessert garden tradition admire 民间的 女神 无论谁 偷 放置，下蛋 摆开，布置 甜点 花园 传统 欣赏

Look at the picture. What festival do you think of? What do you know about the festival?

steal v. 偷，窃取 Look and say

lay v. 放置；安放 产 ( 卵 ) ；下 ( 蛋 ) Look and say

dessert n. ( 饭后 ) 甜点； 甜食 Look and say

garden n. 花园；园子 Look and say

admire v. 欣赏；仰慕 钦佩 Look and say

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

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

Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions. 1. How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival? 2. What do moon cakes look like? What meaning do they carry? 3. What story is the reading about? 3a

1. How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival? 2. What do moon cakes look like? What meaning do they carry? 3. What story is the reading about? By admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. The story of Chang’e.

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’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.

Feng 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 because 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 have done.

______ Peng Meng tried to steal the medicine. ______ A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him a magic medicine. ______ Chang’e refused to give Feng Meng the medicine and drank it all. ______ Hou Yi shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order. 3b

______ 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

1. People like to a_____ the full moon on Mid- Autumn night. 2. The story of Chang’e is one of many t_________ folk stories. 3. Hou Yi got m____ medicine for shooting down the nine suns. folk adj. 民间的，民俗的 tradition n. 传统 traditional adj. 传统的 Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words. admire traditional magic 3c

4. Pang Meng wanted to s____ the medicine. 5. Hou Yi l___ out fruits and desserts in the garden. steal laid lay v. 放置；安放；产 ( 卵 ) ；下 ( 蛋 ) lay out 摆开，布置

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. Feng Meng, a bad man, ________________________ when Hou Yi was not 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 Fill in the blanks and copy the passage on your notebook and then recite it. After you read…

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

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.