2014年秋九年级新目标英语_unit_2_I_think_that_mooncakes_are_d

U NIT 2

I think that mooncakes are delicious!

Language Goal: Give a personal reaction

a

b 1a Match the pictures with the descriptions.

1. The W ater Festival in Thailand

2. The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong

3. Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing

4. The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi

c

d

What a great

day! What did you

like best? I loved the races!

But I guess that it

was a little crowded.

1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false.

1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F

2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F

3. Bill wonders whether they’ll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year. T F

4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races. T F 1c Talk about the festivals in 1a.

A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival? B: I

love the races. I think that they’re fun to watch.

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UNIT 2

2a 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. He visited his relatives / friends / classmates.

4. He enjoyed eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.

2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but these also have down sides.

Listen again and fill in the chart.

Fun activities Down sides

Eating out

Shopping

Dragon Boat Festival in June

2c Role-play conversations between Wu Ming and Harry. Use the information in 2a and 2b or make up your own conversations.

A: What did you do on your vacation?

B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals a day! I’ve put

on five pounds!

A: I guess the food was delicious, right?

2d Role-play the conversation.

Clara:Guess what? I’m going to Chiang

Mai in two weeks.

Ben: W ow, sounds like fun! But I believe

that April is the hottest month of the

year there.

Clara:Y es, that’s true. But there’s a Water

Festival from April 13th to 15th.

Ben:I wonder if it’s similar to the water

festival of the Dai people in Y unnan Province.

Clara: Y es, I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Y ear. People go on the streets to throw water at each other.

Ben: Cool! But why do they do that?

Clara: Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you’ll have good luck in the new year.

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I think that mooncakes are delicious! UNIT 2

3a Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions.

1. How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?

2. What do mooncakes look like? What meaning do they carry?

3. What story is the reading about?

Full Moon, Full Feelings

Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes have the shape of a full moon on

mid-autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. 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 a 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!

After this, people started the tradition of admiring the

moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.

3b Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order.

Feng Meng tried to steal the medicine.

A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him a magic medicine.

Chang’e refused to give Feng Meng the medicine and drank i t all.

1 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.

3c Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. People like to a the full moon on Mid-Autumn night.

2. The story of Chang’e is one of many t folk stories.

3. Hou Yi got a m medicine for shooting down the nine suns.

4. Feng Meng wanted to s the medicine.

5. Hou Yi l out fruits and desserts in the garden.

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UNIT 2 Grammar F o c u s

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. What fun the Water Festival is!

How fantastic the dragon boat teams were!

How pretty the dragon boats were!

How delicious the food is in Hong Kong!

4a Write sentences using the words given.

e.g. think/Lantern Festival/beautiful

I think that the Lantern Festival is beautiful.

1. don’t know/whether/he/come home/for the festival

2. believe/Water Festival/most/fun

3. wonder/if/mooncakes/delicious

4. how/exciting/races

5. what/interesting/city

4b Read the passage below and underline the objective clauses. Then write …… 此处隐藏：5272字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……