I think that

are delicious!

Unit 2

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n. 月饼n. 灯笼n. 陌生人n. 亲属；亲戚增加 ( 体重 ) ；发胖n. 磅；英镑

Words andExpressions

Do you know Quyuan? Which festival does the video talk about?

objectivesTo know festivals and their celebrations

in different countriesTo be able to give a personal reaction on

the festival you like best1. Bill thinks that the races were not tha

t interesting to watch.2. Bill wonders whether they’ll have zon

gzi again next year.

Do you know these festivals?

Water Festival

You can play with water happily on the streets. If people throw water at you, you’ll have good luck.

Dragon Boat Festival

This festival is best known for the dragon-boat races.

Lantern Festival

When can we see many lanterns in Jiangxi?

The Spring Festival

When do we usually see this?

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…

SectionA

1aMatch the pictures with the descriptions.

1. ____ The Water Festival in Thailand.2. ____ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong.3. ____ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing.4. ____ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi.

a bcdda

bc

Before listening

What are Bill and Mary

talking about?

They are talking about the Dragon

Boat Festival.

Listen and circle T for true or F for false.

SectionA

1b

1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.3. Bill wonders if they’ll have zongzi again next year.4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races.

T F

T F

T F

T F

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really

races

宾语从句

A. I’ll be back again next year to watch the races!

B. How pretty they were!

C. they’ll have the races again next year.

D. it was a little too crowded.

Mary: What a great day!Bill: Yes, it was really fun!Mary: What did you like best?Bill: I loved the races! They were really interesting t

o watch. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were!

Mary: Yes, And look at the colors of the boats. ________

Bill: I agree! But I guess _________Mary: I don’t know … I kind of like to have more

people around. It makes things more exciting.Bill: That’s true. Oh, and I really liked eating zongzi. Mary: Oh, me too! The sweet ones are my favorite. Bill: I wonder if _________Mary: Of course! They have them every year.Bill: Then I believe that _________Mary: Me, too!

C

A

DB

Listen again and fill in the blanks感叹句

观察与思考：*What a great day! = _____ _____ it is! * 感叹句用 What 或 How 来引导*what 修饰名词， how 修饰形容词、副词或动词，其他部分用陈述句语序* 两类感叹句的基本结构分别是 : What +(a / an / adj.) + 名词 + 主语 + 谓语！e.g. ： What an interesting story (it is)! How + adj. / adv. + 主语 + 谓语！e.g. ： How tall Yao Ming is!

How great

Festivals Activities

Spring Festival

Dragon Boat Festival

Lantern Festival

Water Festival

Eat dumplings.

Have dragon boat races and eat zongzi.

Throw water at each other.

Make lanterns and hang them up.

A: What’s your favorite festival?B: I like …A: What do people do during the

festival? B: …

What do you like best about the Chinese Spring Festival?

I love the food, I think that they are delicious.

Talk about the festival in 1a with your partner.

What do you like best about Water Festival?

I don’t like Water Festival, I think that getting wet is terrible.

What do you like best about …?What do you like best about …?

I love.... I think...I love.... I think...

Now let’s talk about the festival with your partner and make your own conversation.

Read the sentences on page 10 in 2a. Then answer the following questions.

1. Are Wu Ming and Harry boys or girls? Or a boy and a girl? How do you know?

2. Whose vacation are they talking about ，Wu Ming’s or Harry’s?

3. Did Wu Ming visit anyone on his trip?4.What do you think he did during his trip?

Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in the sentences.1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/ strangers/ friends. 2. Wu Ming went to Singapore/ Hong Kong/ Macao for his vacation.

3. Wu Ming visited his relatives/ friends/ classmates.4. Wu Ming liked eating out/ shopping/ the Dragon Boat Festival best.

2a

According to answers in 2a, write a short passage about Wu Ming’s vacation.

Wu Ming and Harry are friends. Wu Ming told him something about his vacation. He went to Hong Kong for his vacation. He visited his relatives. They ate out and Wu Ming liked the Dragon Boat Festival the best.

Can you make a story about Wu Ming’s vacation? You may use the information in 2a. Maybe Wu Ming and Harry are cousins. He went to Macao…

Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.

Fun activities Downsides

Eating out

Shopping

Dragon Boat Festival in June

2b

put on weight

spent money

weather is hot

n. 负面；缺点

2cMake conversations using the information in 2a and 2b.

What did you do on your vacation?

I visited my cousins. The food was very delicious! I’ve put on five pounds.

What else did you do?

Shopping, of course, I spent so much money.

So what is the weather like? Is it hot there?

Yes, it is quite hot. That’s one thing I didn’t like.

Do you know the Water Festival of Thai?

When is the Water Festival of Thai? Let’s read the conversation in 2d.

1.When is Clara going to Chiang Mai? Why is she going at that time?

Read the dialogue in 2d, then answer the questions below.

2. Why are the Dai people mentioned in the dialogue?

3. When is the Water Festival in Thailand? And what do people always do?

4. Why do people throw water at each other?

1.When is Clara going to Chiang Mai? Why is she going at that time?

Check your answers.

Clara is going to Chiang Mai in April because there’s a water festival there from April 13th to 15th.2. Why are the Dai people mentioned in the dialogue?Because a water festival in Chiang Mai is similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.

n. 清迈，泰国城市

3. When is the Water Festival in Thailand? And what do people always do?

The Water Festival in Thailand is in April. People always go on the streets to throw water at each other.4. Why do people throw water at each other?Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you will have good luck in the new year.

Read and try to

recite the

conversations in

5-10 minutes.

Role-play

1. Role play the conversation in groups;2. Role play the conversation in front of the class

We’ll see which We’ll see which group does the group does the

best.best.

2d

Clara is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. Though the April is ____________ month of the year there, Clara still wants to go there at that moment. Because there’s a ___________ there from April 13th to 15th. It’s __________ the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People _______ the streets to ________ water at each other. The year is a time for cleaning and ___________ bad things. Then you’ll ________________ in the new year.

Fill in the blanks According to the conversation.

the hottest

water festival

similar to

go on throw

washing away have good luck

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”。宋干是梵文，意为“太阳运行到白羊座，既新的太阳年开始”，这也是泰国一年中最热的时候。宋干节 ( 泼水节 ) 当天会一连举行三天的庆祝活动：从4 月 13 日的宋干节或是除夕，到 4 月 14 日的新年暖身 (Wan Klang 或 Wan Nao) 及 4 月 15 日新年(Wan Taleung) 。

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。

泼水节的根本意义在于其清理和净化的过程——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。水在这个节日中代表了纯洁和清理的过程。

泰国泼水节

Language pointsPeople go on the streets to throw water at each other.

throw… at 抛向 / 泼向 /洒向……

Someone threw a stone at the car.

有人朝那辆汽车扔了一块石头。

Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.

Language points

this 和 that可用作副词，修饰形容词或副词，作程度状语，表示“这么”“那么”“这样”“那样”的意思。I’m sorry, I hadn’t expected the situation would become that bad.对不起，我没有料到情况会变得那么糟糕。

Guess what? I’m going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.

Language points

in two weeks

in  加一段时间，可表示在一段时间之后。The material will be ready in ten days.

材料将在十天之后准备好。

Language pointsI wonder if it’s similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.

be similar to 与…相似My opinions on the matter are similar to Kay’s.我对这件事的见解和凯差不多。

Fill in the blanks1. I wonder ______ it is similar _____ the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.

if to

2. I think that we ate five meals a day! I’ve _______ five ________.put on pounds3._______ well you sing but _______ badly he dances!

How how

4. —Listen! Someone is playing ______ piano. —Wow! ________beautiful music! I like it very much.

theWhat

1.Can you tell me ________they will come back? A. where B. when C. which D. who

2.—_______ weather! It’s raining! —Bad luck! We can’t go climbing today. A. What bad B. What a bad C. How bad D. How a bad

3.—I wonder ____ at 8:00 last night? —I was watching NBA. 【 2013北京】 A. what were you doing B. what did you do C. what you were doing D. what are you doing

本课时重点回顾

1. put on 增加体重，发胖2. throw…at 抛向 / 泼向 / …洒向

…3. I love the races.

I think/believe…4. I wonder whether/if…5.What a great day ！

Now 2 mins to test your spelling.English-Chinese

Water Festival Dragon Boat Festival Thailand Macao lantern

Chinese-English月饼 发胖 陌生人 亲戚 磅

When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.

1. Make a conversation about your vacation. You can use 2d as a reference.

2. Preview the new words we will use in the next lesson.

Homework