2. lantern /'læntən/ n. 灯笼 p.9 stranger n. /'stre ɪ nd ʒ ə(r)/ 陌生人 p.10 relative /'relətiv/ n. 亲属；亲戚 p.10 put on 增加（体重）；发胖 p.10 pound /paund/ n. 磅（重量单位）；英镑 folk /fəuk/ adj. 民间的；民俗的 p.11 goddess /'g ɔ d ɪ s/, /'ga:dəs/ n. 女神 p.11 steal /sti:l/ v. (stole /stə ʊ l/, stolen /'stə ʊ lən/) 偷；窃取 lay /leI/ v. (laid /leid/, laid) 放置；安放；产卵 ) 下（蛋） lay out 摆开；布置 p.11 dessert /di"z3:(r)t/ n （饭后）甜点；甜食 p.11

3. garden /ga:(r)dn/ n. 花园；园子 p.11 admire v. /əd'ma ɪ ə(r) / 欣赏；仰慕 p.11 tie /tai/ n. 领带 v. 捆；束 p.12 haunted /'h ɔ :nt ɪ d/ adj. 有鬼魂出没的；闹鬼的 p.13 ghost / ɡ ə ʊ st/ n. 鬼；鬼魂 p.13 trick /trik/ n. 花招；把戏 p.13 treat /tri:t/ n. 款待；招待 v. 招待；请（客） spider /spaidə(r)/ n. 蜘蛛 p.13 Christmas /krIsməs/n. 圣诞节 p.14

4. 粽子 端午节 元宵节 长胖 5 磅 猜猜怎么哪？ 互相泼水 冲走；洗掉 拜访亲属 系鞋带 庆祝母亲节 the sweet rice dumplings the Dragon Boat Festival the Lantern Festival put on five pounds Guess what? throw water at each other wash away visit the relatives tie the shoes celebrate Mother’s Day

6. 1. Key words: folk goddess steal lay lay out dessert garden admire 2. Learn about Mid-Autumn Festival.

7. Mid-Autumn Festival

8. 1.What story is the reading about? 2. How long have Chinese been celebrating it? 3. What do mooncakes look like ? 4. What meaning do they carry? 5. How do people celebrate Mid-autumn Festival? 3a Read the passage about Mid-autumn festival and answer the questions. It’s about the start of the Mid-Autumn Festival. They have been celebrating it for centuries. They look like the shape of a full moon. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. They admire the moon and share mooncakes with their families.

9. 3b Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order. Fang Meng tried to steal the medicine. A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him a magic medicine. Chang’e refused to give Fang Meng the medicine and drank it all. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

10. Read Para. 2 and finish the mind map. Mid-Autumn Festival Chang’e Hou Yi Goddess Feng Meng became light and flew up to the moon planned to drink the medicine with his wife thanked Hou Yi by giving a magic medicine tried to steal the medicine shot down the nine suns and saved the people refused to give the medicine called out his wife’s name to the moon drank the medicine all laid out the fruits and desserts in the garden

11. 3c Fill in the blanks with the right words according to the passage. 1.People like to a the full moon on Mid- Autumn night. 2.Mooncakes have the s of a full moon. 3.The story of Chang’e is one of many t folk stories. 4.Hou Yi got a m medicine for s down nine suns. 5.W drank the medicine could live forever. 6.Feng Meng wanted to s the medicine. 7.Hou Yi l out fruits and d in the garden. 8.The story of Chang’e is so t that most people like it. dmire hape raditional agichooting hoever teal aidesserts ouching

12. Full Moon, Full Feelings. Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Moon- cakes are in the shape of a full moon on Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families /they love and miss. 1. have/ been doing 现在完成进行时 2. for centures 数个世纪以来。 = since centuries ago 3. in the shape of … : 是 … 的形状 4. wish v./n. 祝福；愿望 5. miss v. 思念，想念 v. 错过 +n. / 代词 /doing

13. There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Feng Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang’e could come back!

14. After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. 1. the tradition of ….. 的传统 tradition n. 传统；惯例 adj. traditional. 2. admire v. 欣赏；仰慕 admire sb. /sth. 欣赏某人 / 某事 admire sb. for (doing) sth. 因（做）某事佩服某人

15. 一. 根据句意填写单词。 1.A _______ ( 陌生人 )walked up to me and shook my hand. 2.Her aunt is her nearest _______( 亲属 ) 。 3.If you buy this ______ ( 月饼 ), you will get a gift. 4. 我的问题与你的差不多。 My problems are very _____ _______ _______. 5. 如果一只黑猫与你不期而遇，你将会有好运。 If a black cat crosses your path, you will ______. stranger relative mooncake similar to yours have good luck

16. 6. It was a story that many of us to tears. A. touching; moving B. touching; moved C. touched; moving D. touched; moved 7. When you have difficulties, do remember to______. Two heads are better than one. A. make a decision B. give up C. ask for help D. give advice 8. – I will take an important test tomorrow 。 -- Oh, really? ______! A. Good luck B. Congratulations C. Well done D. What a pity 9. He was late this morning, because the bus was too ______ for him to get on. A. quiet B. tidy C. crowded D. noisy B C A C

17. 三、中考链接。 1. –Could you please tell me ? --Yes, sure. A. If there is a bookshop near here. B. Where can I buy a stamp C. When will the next bus arrive D. You like to eat what 2. --- interesting the storybook is! ---Yes. I have read it twice. A. What B. What an C. How D. How an 3. _______ lovely boys! A. How B. What C. What a D. How a 4. –You study______ hard ____ you’re sure to pass the exam. --- Thank you for saying no. A. enough; to B. as; as C. so; that D. such ; that 5. He wants to find out she likes the gift or not. A. if B. that C. why D. whether A C B C D

18. 二、选择适当单词填空。 goddess, lay out, admire, put on, steal 1. He has ______ weight since I last saw him. 2. I ______ the way you speak to your friends. 3. Please ______ my evening clothes for the party. 4. Look out! Don’t let the cat ____ that golden fish. 5. She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen _______. put on admire lay out steal goddess