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Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
教学目标：
1语言目标：掌握本单元词汇，听懂、掌握谈论中外不同国家文化的语言材料。
2 技能目标：能听懂语言材料，掌握听的技巧；能读懂介绍中外不同文化的文章。
3 情感目标：通过开展角色表演等活动，培养学生阅读兴趣。通过本单元的阅读，培养学生的文化意识，陶冶思想情操。
教学重点：
(1) 短语:
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) 句子:
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.
教学难点：
1. 学会运用宾语从句来表达句子。
2. 学会运用what和how表达对某事物的感叹。
课时划分
Period 1 Section A1 1a – 2d
Period 2 Section A2 3a-3c
Period 3 Grammar Focus - 4c
Period 4 Section B1 1a-2e
Period 5 Section B2 3a-3b self check Summary
Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)
Step 1 Revision
宾语从句和感叹句
Step 2 Grammar focus
1. Pay attention to these objective clauses.
1. I know that the Water Festival is really fun.
2. I wonder if they’ll have the races again next year.
3. I wonder whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong.
4. I believe that April is the hottest month in Thailand.
2. Pay attention to these exclamatory statements.
1. What fun the Water Festival is!
2. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were!
3. How pretty the dragon boats were!
4. How delicious the food is in Hong Kong!
Step 3 Grammar
（一）宾语从句
用作宾语的从句叫做宾语从句。掌握宾语从句的引导词、时态及语序是学习宾语从句的关键。仔细观察下面的例句，然后补全结论部分所缺的内容。
【例句】
1. She said (that) she would leave a note on the desk.
2. He wants to know if/ whether you are a doctor.
3. Do you know when he bought this pencil-box?
4. Teresa told her son that leaves turn yellow in autumn.
【结论】
A. 当宾语从句具有陈述意义时，用____引导。它在句子中只起引导作用，在口语中常可省略。当宾语从句具有疑问意义时，可用____或whether引导。它们在句子中的意思是____（如果 / 是否）。或者用连接代词（what, who, which等）或连接副词（when, where, how, why等）引导。
B. 宾语从句的时态一般受主句时态的影响。当主句是__________或一般将来时，宾语从句可以根据具体情况用适当的时态；当主句是一般过去时，从句要用相应的________。但当从句表示的是名言、客观真理或自然现象等时，一般_____ (不受/ 受)主句时态的限制，均用一般现在时。
C. 宾语从句要用_____(陈述 / 疑问) 语序。
Answers: that，if，是否；一般现在时，过去时态，不受；陈述
Exercises:
Ⅰ. 把下列句子改为宾语从句的复合句。
1. He said, “I have been to America”. He said _____ _____ _____ _____ to America.
2. Is there a hotel near here? Do you know?
Do you know _________ _____ ____ a hotel near here?
3. What sport do you like best?  Could you please tell me?
Could you please tell me _____ _______ ____ _____ ____?
4. “The earth moves around the sun”, our English teacher told us.
Our English teacher told us that the earth ______ _______ the sun.
Answers: 1. that he had been; 2: if /whether there is; 3. what sport you like best; 4. moves around
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成句子。  
1. 我想知道你昨晚是怎么回家的。
I want to know ___________________
2. 王红告诉我昨天早上六点她正在做饭。
Wang Hong told me ___________________________________________.
3. 我想知道我能否从你那里得到一些建议。
I wonder ____________________________________.
4. 我们地理老师说地球围绕太阳转。
Our geography teacher said ____________________________.
Answers: 1. how you got home last night; 2. that she was cooking at 6:00 yesterday morning; 3. if/ whether I can get some advice from you; 4. that the earth goes around the sun
（二）感叹句
用来表达喜、怒、哀、乐等强烈感情的句子叫感叹句。感叹句一般用what或how引导，句末用感叹号。what修饰名词，how修饰形容词或副词。
1. what引导的感叹句:
1) What + a/ an + adj. + 可数单数(+主谓语)! 
e.g. What a brave boy (Tom is)!
What an excellent idea (it is)!
2) What + adj. + 可数名词复数(+主谓语)! 
e.g. What beautiful pictures (they are)!
3) What + adj. + 不可数名词(+主谓语)! 
e.g. What delicious food (it is)!
2. how引导的感叹句：
How + adj. / adv. + 主语 + 谓语! 
e.g. How happy the children were!
How carefully he is reading! 
注意：一般情况下，以what和how开头的感叹句可以相互转换，转换后意义不变。
e.g. What a tall building it is! = How tall the building is! 
Exercises:
Ⅰ. 根据句意选出恰当的一项填空。
1. ______ (What / What a) delicious chicken we are having!
2. ______ (What / How) warm it is in the classroom! 
3. ______ (What / What a) nice shirt you bought!
4. _____ (What / How) fast the young man is walking!
Answers: What, How, What a, How
Ⅱ. 将下列句子改为感叹句。
1. The girl is very clever. _____ ______ the girl is!
2. It is a wonderful experience. _____ ______ wonderful experience it is!
3. The wind is blowing strongly. _____ _______ the wind is blowing!
4. The news is exciting. _____ _______ news it is!
5. The sweaters are very nice. _____ ______ sweaters they are!
Answers: 1. How clever; 2. What a; 3. How strongly; 4. What exiting; 5. What nice
Step 4 Practice
4a Write sentences using the words given.
1. think/ Lantern Festival/ beautiful
I think that the Lantern Festival is beautiful.
2. don’t know/ whether/ he/ come home/ for the festival
3. believe/ Water Festival/ most/ fun
4. wonder/ if/ mooncakes/ delicious
5. how/ exciting/ races
6. what/ interesting/ city
Answers: 2. I don’t know whether he will come home for the festival.
3. I believe the Water Festival is the most fun.
4. I wonder if mooncakes are delicious.
5. How exciting the races are!
6. What an interesting city!
Step 5 Reading
4b Read the passage below and underline the objective clauses. If possible, write your own sentences about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day using objective clause.
Answers: 1. Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America?
2. I heard that it is becoming more and more popular to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in China.
3. I wonder if children over there also give similar gifts to their parents.
4. I believe that there are many ways to show our love.
Learn the new words: tie.
Step 6 Speaking
4c Which festival do you like best? Ask your group and report to the class.
e.g. In our group, David’s favorite festival is …He thinks that….
Step 7 Pairwork
Make a conversation.
A: There are many festivals in China. Which festival do you like best?
B: I think I like Mid-Autumn Festival best.
A: Why do you like it best?
B: I think I can enjoy delicious mooncakes.
Step 8 Languages points and exercises
1. It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead.
It是形式主语， to help parents to do something 是真正主语。类似句型有：
It is + n. + to do sth.
It is + adj. (for sb.) to do sth.
It takes (sb.) sometime + to do sth.
e.g. It is not a good habit to get up late. 赖床不是一个好习惯。
It is very important for young people to learn English well.
对于年轻人来说，学好英语是很重要的。
It took the works almost two years to finish the building.
工人们花了几乎三年的时间完成这一建筑。
2. One is Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May, and the other is Father’s Day…
辨析another, the other, others & the others
another和the other都有“另一个”的意思。another指多个中的“另一个”；the other则指两个中的“另一个”，常与one构成固定one ... the other ...，“一个……另一个……”。
e.g. The shoes don’t fit me. Would you please show me another pair?
鞋不适合我，你能给我看看另外一双吗？
  My sister has two skirts. One is yellow, the other is black.
我姐姐有两条裙子。一条是黄色的， 另外一条是黑色的。
others (=other+复数名词)与the others (=the other+复数名词)均含有“其他一些”的意思。others泛指多部分中的一部分，可与some构成固定结构some ... others ...，“一些……一些……”；the others则特指剩余的一部分。
e.g. Some like fruit and vegetables, others like junk food.
一些人喜欢吃水果和蔬菜，还有一些人喜欢吃垃圾食品。
Two of you can go to the lab with me, and the others will have to stay in the
classroom.
你们当中的两人可以跟我去实验室，剩下的人将呆在教室。
Exercises
选择another, the other, others 或 the others填空。
1. There are two rulers on the table. One is long, ________ is short.
2. This schoolbag is the worst of all. Can you show me _______ one?  
3. You should learn from _______.
4. There are 40 students in the class. 70% of them are from towns and cities, _________ are from the countryside.
Answers: the other, another, others, the others
Step 9 Homework
Father’s Day /Mother’s Day is coming. Think what you are going to buy or do for your father or mother.
Write an short passage about it. (at least three objective clauses)
Begin with:
I think that …