Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Teaching aids: knowledge aims：To master key words and expressions in this unit. To know about some local and foreign culture. To express their idea about the festivals in China and aboard. 2 skills aims：To improve students integrated English skills about festival. 3 Emotional aims：To develop students culture sense and the love for Chinese culture. To increase students’ interests in English by talking about Chinese festivals. Teaching keys： (1)Phrases: Section A 1 the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, watch the races, a little crowded, like best, go…for one’s vacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, from…to…, be similar to, throw water at each other, wash away, have good luck, in the new year Section A 2 celebrate Middle-Autumn Festival, the shape of, carry …to…, shoot down, plan to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, so…that…,call out, lay out, start the tradition of Section A 3 one…, the other…, give…to…,take out, more and more popular Section B 1 dress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb. to do sth., expect sb. to do sth., wake up, find out, decide to do sth., promise to do sth., in need, Section B 2 introduce sb., make sb. do sth., give birth to life, not only…but also… (2) Sentences: Section A 1 Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. Bill wonders whether they’ll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year. What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival What did you do on your vacation But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there. I wonder if it’s similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province. Section A 2 Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. Whoever drank this could live forever. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. How he wished that Chang’e could come back! Section A 3 Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America I believe that there are many ways to show our love. It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead. Section B 1 Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. He just cares about whether he can make more money. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. Section B 2 Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts. Teaching keys： 1. Objective clauses 2.What/how- exclamation sentences. ... ...
