1. Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A
Period 2 3a-4c

2. Review Translate the phrases. the Water Festival
the Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese Spring Festival
the Lantern Festival
a little crowded
What a great day!
eat out
泼水节
端午节
中国的春节
元宵节
有一点拥挤
多么美好的一天
在外吃饭；在饭馆吃饭

3. put on five pounds
Guess what?
sound like
be similar to
throw … at …
wash away
have good luck
体重增加5磅; 胖了5磅
你猜怎么着?
听起来…
类似于； 与 ... 相似
把…抛向/泼向/洒向…
冲走； 洗去
有好运；运气好

4. Free Talk
What is your favorite festival?
Why do you like it most?

5. What can you see?
When do we eat them?
August 15th
mooncakes

6. Mid-Autumn Festival How do you celebrate this festival?
What story does the festival come from?

7. Read and answer the questions.
How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
They celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.

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

9. Read again and put the events in the correct order.3b
The keys: 4 2 5 1 7 6 3

10. 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

11. Complete the sentences with the correct words.
admire
People like to a________ the full moon on the Mid-Autumn night.
The story of Chang’e is one of many t___________ folk stories.
Hou Yi got m_______ medicine for shooting down the nine suns.
Pang Meng wanted to s_______ the medicine.
Hou Yi l______ out fruits and desserts in the garden.
traditional
magic
steal
laid

12. Free Talk
Do you know any other traditional
folk stories about the Mid-Autumn
Festival? Tell the class.

13. Grammar Focus I know that the Water Festival is really fun.
I wonder if they’ll have the races again next year.
I wonder whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong.
I believe that April is the hottest month in Thailand.

14. Object clauses with
that, if and whether

15. 一、宾语从句的概念
在句子中起宾语作用的从句叫做宾语从句。
We know that Mr Green teaches English.
She asked if these answers were right.
二、宾语从句三要素
引导词（连接词）
语 序
时 态

16. Object clauses with that
1. I hear (that) _______________________.
2. He said (that) ______________________.
3. The teacher told us (that) _______________ ________________.
he will be back in an hour
he missed us very much
the earth moves
around the sun

17. Write sentences using the words given.4a
Write sentences using the words given.
think / Lantern Festival / beautiful
don’t know / whether / he / come home/ for the festival
I think that the Lantern Festival is beautiful.
I don’t know whether he will come home for the festival.

18. 3. believe / Water Festival / most / fun
I believe that the Water Festival is the most fun.
4. wonder / if / mooncakes / delicious
I wonder if the mooncakes are delicious.

19. Read the passage and underline the objective clauses.
Dear Xia Yu,
Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America? One is Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May and the other is Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. On these two days, American children oft en give gifts to their parents or take them out for lunch or dinner.

20. Common gift s are flowers and cards for mothers and shirts or ties for fathers. I heard that it is becoming more and more popular to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in China. I wonder if children over there also give similar gift s to their parents. I believe that there are many ways to show our love. Actually, we don’t have to spend a lot of
money. It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead.
June

21. 探究感叹句。
Read the sentences. Observe the differences
between them.
What fun the Water Festival is!(此处fun为名词)
The Water Festival is (really) fun.
How fantastic the dragon boat teams were!
The dragon boat teams were (so) fantastic.

22. 归纳总结：
通过观察语序及what，how后面词的词性，可知表达感叹时，how与形容词、副词有关；what则必须与名词相伴。