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

3a Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions. 1. How do people celebrate the Middle- Autumn Festival? They celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by admiring the moon and share mooncakes with their families. admire v. 欣赏，仰慕

2. What story is the reading about? It is about a traditional folk story of Hou Yi and Chang’e for the Mid- Autumn Festival.

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 v. 偷 n. 女神

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 3c Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words. dmire raditional agic

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

1. Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. for centuries 几百年 2. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. they love and miss 是定语从句，修饰 the families 。

3. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. 1) the story of Chang’e is the most touching 是宾语从句，关联词是 that 。 2) 第一个 most 是 “ 大多数 ” 之意，第二个 most 在 touching 前面构成最高级。

4. Whoever drank this could live forever. whoever 意为 “ 无论谁，不管什么人 ” 。类似 的词有： whatever 意为 “ 无论什么 ” ， whenever 意为 “ 无论何时 ” ， wherever 意为 “ 无论在哪里 ” ， however 意为 “ 无论怎样 ” 。 它们等同于 “no matter + wh ⁃ ” 结构。 Whoever drank this 是主语从句，在句中作 主语。

5. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. 1) so …that …“ 如此 …… 以至于 ……” ， so 是副词，其后跟形容词或副词， that 后跟 句子。如： He was so happy that he jumped up. 他那么高兴以至于跳了起来。 2) call out … to… 对着 …… 大喊 ……

6. He quickly laid out her favourite fruits and desserts in the garden. lay 单词意义 ( 原形 → 单数第三人称 形式 → 现在分词 → 过去 式 → 过去分词 ) lay 下 ( 蛋 ) ；产 ( 卵 ); 放置，安放 lay→lays→laying→laid →laid lay out 铺开，摆开 e.g. He laid the map out on the table.

7. How he wished that Chang’e could come back ！ 这是一个感叹句，其中 Chang’e could come back 是宾语从句。

celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival the shape of carry… to … shoot down plan to do sth. 庆祝中秋节 …… 的形状 把 …… 带给 …… 射掉 计划做某事

try to do sth. refuse to do sth. fly up so… that… call out lay out 尽力做某事 拒绝做某事 飞起来 如此 …… 以至于 …… 大喊 摆放

1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart. 2. Retell the story of Chang’e.