Unit 5 I think that mooncakes are delicious！课时教学设计（表格式）鲁教版（五四制）八年级下册

Unit 5 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Purpose To introduce Ss to the unit goal: give a personal reaction. To set the scene, increase Ss’ vocabulary and introduce the target language. Picture The four pictures show four different Asian festivals that have great meaning in the places that they are celebrated. (More about the festivals in Culture Focus.) The talking heads are making a comment about an event they had attended that day. The female is asking the male what he enjoyed the most. He replied that he loved the races, except that it was too crowded. Making a connection with the pictures, it would probably be the Dragon Boat Festival that they were referring to since it is the only one that has races. Culture Focus Snapshot of the festivals Some information about the four festivals mentioned: ● The Water Festival in Thailand Also known as Songkran, this festival marks the Thai traditional new year, recently fixed to be celebrated from April 13 to 15. Traditionally, Songkran occurs at the hottest time of the year, at the end of the dry season. For this reason, one of the traditions of this festival is to throw water on others. This was symbolic of washing all the “bad” away so that people could start the new year with a cleanslate. ● The Dragon Boat Festival in HongKong This festival has its roots in the Chinese Duanwu Festival held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Qu Yuan was an honest and loyal official in China who was framed by a corrupt prince. Disappointed that his beloved country was in the hands of evil men, he threw himself into a river. He was so well-loved that fishermen tried to save him but were not able to. To prevent the fish from feeding on his body, they threw zongzi into the river. Culture Focus This later came to become offerings to Qu Yuan. The dragon boats represent the boats that went out onto the river in attempts to rescue his body. There are many races that take place at various locations in HongKong. ● Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing This festival is the Chinese new year, according to the lunar calendar. The most important days are the last day of the previous year and the first day of the new year. However, preparations start even before then. Every home needs to be thoroughly cleaned, new clothes need to be bought, and auspicious scrolls and paper cut-outs are displayed. On the eve, family members will gather for a feast. At midnight, fireworks are set off in a symbolic gesture: to get rid of the ill fortune of the previous year and welcome good fortune in the coming year. On a smaller scale, firecrackers are also lit. On the first day, children receive red packets with “lucky money” . The Lunar New Year lasts for 15 days and comes to an end with the Lantern Festival. ● The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi Marking the end of the Spring Festival is the Lantern Festival. This is commemorated by a number of traditional activities. One of these activities is the dragon lantern dance, where a long ... ...