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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 1 (1a – 2d)

Step 1: Warming-up 

Can you name these festivals?

As the bright moon shines over the sea,

From far away you share this moment with me.  海上生明月，天涯共此时。

  

But in the crowd once and again，

I look for her in vain，

When all at once I turn my head, 

I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.

众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首， 那人却在，灯火阑珊处。

 

 

What festival do you like best?

What do you like best about it?

   

Step 2: Presentation

Look at the video. Guess what festival it is. What do people often do on that day or during the festival days?

  

Look at the pictures. Guess what festivals they are. What do people often do on that day or during the festival days?

   

1 .1a Look at the pictures and guess what festivals they are. Match 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 

Keys: d a b c

Step 3 Listening

1. 1b Listen and tell true or 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 zongzi again next year. T   F

4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races.  T  F

Keys: F T F T

2. Listen again and complete the blanks. 

Mary: ________ great day!

Bill:  Yes, it was really fun!

Mary: What did you like best?

Bill:  I loved the _____! They were really interesting to watch. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were!

Mary: Yes. And look at the colors of the boats. _____ pretty they _____!

Bill:  I agree! But I guess it was a little to crowded.

Mary: I don’t know… I kind of like to have more people around. It makes things more _________.

Bill:  That’s true. Oh, and I really liked eating Zongzi.

Mary: Oh, me too! The sweet ones are my favourite.

Bill:  I wonder ________________________ again next year.

Mary: Of course! They have them every year.

Bill:  Then I believe that I’ll be back again next year to watch the races!

Mary: Me, too!

Step 4 Speaking

1c Talk about the pictures in 1a. 

Make conversations.

Examples

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

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

Step 5 Pair Work

A: What do you like best about the …?

B: I love the ... I think that they’re...

Step 6 Listening

1. 2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences.

Pre-listening

Look at sentences and answer the questions.

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

Did Wu Ming visit anyone on his trip?

What do you think he did during his trip?

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.

2. 2b 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

Keys: He has put on five pounds!

He spent so much money.

weather is hot

3. Listen again and complete the blanks. 

1) ________________ on your vacation, Wu Ming?

2) _____________ the food ____! I’ve put on five pounds!

3) Hong Kong is a _________ for shopping!

4) I wonder _____________ is a good time. 

5) I think that _____________ a perfect time for you to ______.

Step 7 Speaking 

2c Role play the conversations between Wu Ming and Harry. 

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?

Step 8 Role –play 

Where have you been? 

Have you ever been to Thailand? 

Do you know where Chiang Mai is?

  

Watch the video and learn Water Festival. Say something about Water Festival.

Read the conversation and tell “True” or “False”.

1. Ben is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. (    )

2. Clara believes that April is the hottest month of the year there. (    )

3. The Water Festival in Thailand is from April 13th to 15th. (    )

4. The Thai new year is a time for cleaning and washing bad things. (    )

Keys: F F T T

Role –play the conversation

Useful patterns 

Guess what?                 

Sounds like fun. 

Yes, it’s true.    

Yes, I think so.       

Cool.

This the time of…        

I wonder if…

Step 8 Language points and summary

1. Wu Ming and Harry are strangers.

  stranger  n. 陌生人（可数名词）

  strange   adj. 陌生的，奇怪的

 e.g. Don’t talk to __________.  

    不要和陌生人说话。

    There is ______________ in the room.      

    房间里没有奇怪的东西。

2. Wu Ming visited his relatives.

    relative  n. 亲属，亲戚  ______ (可数/不可数)名词

    e.g. They have a lot of relatives. 

        他们有许多亲戚。

3. I’ve put on five pounds!

  put on  增加（体重）；发胖

  e.g. They’ve put on five pounds.  他们体重增加了5磅。

【拓展】

put on还可意为“____________”，表示 “穿”的动作。

e.g. Della put on her sweater and trousers and then she left home. 

选出下列句子中划线部分的含义。

put on  上演

e.g. The local drama group are putting on “Jiang Jie” at the Capital Theatre. 

   当地的剧团正在首都剧场演出《江姐》。

写出划线短语put on的汉语意思。

1) Why don't you put on the black jacket today?     ______

2) Too many sweets and not enough exercise will make you put on weight. ________

3) They will put on the play again next week because of its success.      ______

穿上   增加(体重)    上演   

It’s too cold outside today. You’d better ______ your jacket.   (2014山东潍坊)

A. put on                      B. put up          

C. take off                   D. take after

A

pound n. 磅；英镑（可数名词）

e.g. The desk weighs 5 pounds.  这张课桌重5磅。

4. Guess what? 

  意为“你猜怎么着？”，用于向对方讲述一件自己认为会让对方感到惊讶的事情  

  之前，字面意思是让对方猜，但通常是紧接着说出想说的事情。如：

  —You are so happy!

   —Guess what? I found my lost watch.

5. People go on the streets to throw water at each other.

  throw at  抛向；泼向；洒向

  动词throw后接所投掷的物体，用介词at引入泼洒的对象。

  e.g. On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car, but fortunately we were not hit.

      在我们来的路上，有人向我们的车投掷石块，所幸的是我们没被砸中。

      It’s the first snow of the year, and the children are happily throwing snowballs at each other.

这是今年的第一场雪，孩子们高兴地拿雪球相互抛着。

短语: 

the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, watch the races, a little, 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 … at …, wash away, have good luck, in the new year

句子: 

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.

Step 9 Exercises

Ⅰ. 根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。

mooncake, lantern, stranger, relative, pound

1. There is something sweet in the ______________.

2. A manatee (海牛) eats about 100 ________ of food a day.

3. Sally is quite shy when she is talking to __________.

4. Emily sent postcards with best wishes to her friends and ________.

5. In Chinese culture, red ________ are the symbol of great life and good luck.

Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子或对话。

1. 昨天一场大雨冲走了那棵小树。

    Yesterday a heavy rain _____________ that small tree.

2. 上周六我爸妈带我出去吃饭了。

    My parents took me to _________ last Saturday.

3. 过完春节后你的体重增加了吗?

    Did you _________ weight after the Spring Festival?

4. —你看起来很兴奋！

    —你猜怎么着？我赢了一台电脑！

    —You look so excited!

    —____________? I won a computer！

5. 他们的教室和我们的相似, 只是我们的稍微大一些。

    Their classroom ____________ ours, but ours is a little bigger.

Ⅲ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题。

1. Holly went to Macao on vacation. (对划线部分提问)

    __________ Holly _______ on vacation?

2. Mom will be well again in three weeks. (对划线部分提问)

    ____________ will Mom be well again?

Ⅳ. 根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词补全对话，有的需要变换形式。

hungry, important, share, drive, celebrate

A: Mom, are we almost there yet?

B: No. We have about another hour of (1)________ before we reach Grandma's house.

A: I am hungry! Can I have a piece of bread?

B: Not yet, Tom. Don't you want to wait until you get to Grandma's house and (2)________ the bread with everyone? Remember, Thanksgiving is a holiday to (3)________ with family.

A: OK, Mom. Oh, I can't wait to eat Aunt Grace's sweet potatoes, Uncle Tom's turkey, or Aunt Sue's pumpkin pie!

B: I know you are very (4)________, so how about an apple?

A: Yes, please! Will we get to Grandma's house in time for Thanksgiving dinner?

B: Of course we will! So, you see how (5)___________ Thanksgiving is!

Ⅰ. 1. mooncake(s)   2. pounds  3. strangers  4. relatives    5. lanterns

Ⅱ. 1. washed away   2. eat out  3. put on    4. Guess what  5. is similar to

Ⅲ. 1. What did; do   2. How soon  3. What an 

4. the hottest month   5. whether / if; would be

Ⅳ. 1. driving        2. share   3. celebrate  4. hungry     5. important

Step 10 Homework.

Learn the new words and expressions by heart.

 

Section A2 (3a – 3c)

Step1 Warming up

Listen to a great song. What festival do you think of? What do you know about

the festival? 

     

Words about Mid-Autumn Festival.

full moon  mooncakes  lunar  family union  calendar农历 

Chang’e  Hou Yi  

Step 2 Reading

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

   How do people celebrate the Middle-Autumn Festival?

   What story is the reading about?

   Keys: They celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by admiring the moon and share mooncakes with their families. 

It is about a traditional folk story of Hou Yi and Chang’e for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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 magic medicine.

___ Chang’e refused to give Feng Meng the medicine and took it 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 take the medicine with his wife.

    Answers: 4251763

 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 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.

    Answers: admire, traditional, magic, steal, laid

Step 3 Languages points 

1. Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.

   for centuries 几百年

2. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. 

  它们把人们的祝愿带给他们热爱和想念的家人。

  they love and miss是定语从句，修饰the families。

3. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching.

  (1) the story of Chang’e is the most touching是宾语从句，关联词是that。

  (2) 第一个most是“大多数”之意，第二个most在touching前面构成最高级。

4. Whoever took this could live forever.

   无论谁喝了这个都会长生不老。

   whoever意为“无论谁，不管什么人”。类似的词有：whatever意为“无论什么”，whenever意为“无论何时”，wherever意为“无论在哪里”，

   however意为“无论怎样”。它们等同于“no matter + wh⁃”结构。 

   Whoever took this是主语从句，在句中作主语。

5. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night.

  后羿那么伤心以至于他每天晚上对着月亮大喊她的名字。

1) so …that …“如此 ……以至于 ……”，so是副词，其后跟形容词或副词，that后跟句子。如：

    He was so happy that he jumped up.

    他那么高兴以至于跳了起来。 

2) call out … to… 对着……大喊……

6. He quickly laid out her favourite fruits and desserts in the garden. 

  lay  v.   放置；安放

e.g. The mother laid her baby down quietly on the bed. 

妈妈将她的孩子轻轻放在床上。

lay  v.   产(卵)；下(蛋)

e.g. Do the hens lay during the cold weather?  母鸡天冷时下蛋吗？

单词 意义 (原形→单数第三人称形式→现在分词→过去式→过去分词)

lay 下(蛋)；产(卵); 

放置，安放 lay→ lays→ laying→ laid→ laid

lay out 铺开，摆开

e.g. He laid the map out on the table.  他将地图在桌子上铺开。

lay也是lie的过去式。用作lie的过去式时，lay意为“躺，卧；位于”。

e.g. Tim was ill and lay in bed the whole day.

       Years ago, our village lay in the mountain.

  选出下列句子中划线单词的汉语意思。

A. 下(蛋)                    B. 卧           C. 放置

(    )(1) He went over and laid his cup on the table.

(    )(2) Grandmother’s hens are laying well now.

(    )(3) A dog lay in front of the door just now.

7. How he wished that Chang’e could come back！他多么希望嫦娥能回来呀！

   这是一个感叹句，其中Chang’e could come back是宾语从句。

8. After this, people started the tradtion of admiring the moon…

  admire v.  欣赏；仰慕

  admire sb. / sth.   欣赏 / 仰慕某人 / 某物

  e.g. Only John admires his brother.    只有约翰欣赏他的哥哥。

     I admire their hard-working spirit. 我欣赏他们努力工作的精神。

admire sb. for sth.    为某事钦佩某人

e.g. I admire him for his excellent teaching.

     我钦佩他是因为他出色的教学。

  根据汉语意思完成英语句子。

1) 我欣赏他的能力。

     I ___________________.

2) 张老师钦佩她的诚实。

     Mr. Zhang ________ her ________ her honesty.

Step 4 短语归纳

celebrate Mid-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

Step 5 Exercises

Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全句中所缺单词。

1. At yesterday's dinner, Mr. Green wore a black suit and a blue t_______.

2. The book is for w_______ wants to learn more about the Internet.

3. The car alarm went off last night when someone was trying to s______ the car.

4. For d_______ we both ate chocolate cakes with fresh cream on the top.

5. There are many different kinds of flowers in the g______.

6. There's a t_______ in our office that when it's somebody's birthday, they bring in a cake for us all to share.

7. Yao Ming is one of the best basketball players in the world. A lot of young people a_______ him very much. 

Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子。

1. 老人经常给这些孩子讲一些传统民间故事。

    The old man often tells some _________ __________ to these children.

2. 刚才这个年轻人从天上射下了一只鸟。

    The young man ___________________ in the sky just now.

3. 如果你服了仙药，你将长生不老。

    If you drink magic medicine, you will ______________.

4. 我们在草地上铺开毯子，然后坐了下来。

    We __________ the blanket on the grass and sat down on it.

5. 母亲节是一个感谢母亲的特别的日子。

    _______________ is a special day to thank mothers.

6. 我最喜欢秋天，因为在这个季节我们能庆祝中秋节。

    Autumn is my favorite season because we can ________________________ ___________ in this season.

Ⅰ. 1. tie  2. whoever  3. steal  4. dessert    5. garden     6. tradition  7. admire           

Ⅱ. 1. traditional folk stories     2. shot down a bird  3. live forever 

4. laid out   5. Mother's Day    6. celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival

Step 6 Homework

1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.

2. Tell the story of Chang’e to your friends / parents….

3. Searching for the original of other Festivals, then share with your classmates. 

 

Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)

Step Grammar focus

1. Pay attention to these objective clauses.

1. I know that _____________________________________.

    我知道泼水节非常有趣。

2. __________ they’ll have the races again next year.

  我想知道明年他们是否还会比赛。

3. I wonder _____________________________________________.

   我想知道六月是不是去香港旅游的好时候。

4. I believe that _______________________________________.

   我相信四月是泰国最热的月份。

Keys: the Water Festival is really fun

I wonder if

whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong

April is the hottest month in Thailand

Pay attention to these exclamatory statements.

1. _________ the Water Festival ____!

  多么有趣的泼水节！

2. _______________________________were!

  多么奇异的龙舟队啊！

3. ___________ the dragon boats were!

   多么可爱的龙舟啊！

4. _______________________ in Hong Kong!

  香港的食物是多少美味啊！

Keys: What fun  is

How fantastic the dragon boat teams

How pretty

How delicious the food is

Step 2 Grammar

（一）宾语从句 

在句中作宾语的从句叫宾语从句。本单元主要学习由that, whether / if引导的宾语从句。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。 

一、关联词 

【例句】

1. I think (that) math is difficult.

  She said (that) she would leave a note on the desk.

陈述句作宾语时，宾语从句用 ____引导。它在只起连接作用，没有实际意义，在从句中不充当任何成分，因此常可省略。

2. I don’t know whether / if I should take his advice.

He wants to know if/ whether you are a doctor.

一般疑问句作宾语时，宾语从句用___或whether引导。它们在句子中的意思是______（如果 / 是否）, 在从句中不充当任何成分，但不可省略。

一般来说，在宾语从句中if与whether可以互换使用。但在特殊情况下，两者不能互换。只能用whether，不能用if引导的情况：

1) 在介词的后面

e.g. I’m thinking of whether we should go to see the film.

2) 与or not直接连用

e.g. I don’t know whether or not they can get there on time.

二、语序

3. I don't know whether / if she will go to Beijing tomorrow.

that, whether / if 引导的宾语从句要用_________语序。

三、时态 

4. I know (that) Jack is a hard-working student.

I know (that) he will take the exam.

宾语从句的时态一般受主句时态的影响。如果主句是一般现在时或一般将来时，that, whether / if 引导的宾语从句可根据需要使用适当的时态。

5. Linda didn’t say if her aunt was still with them.

当主句是一般过去时，从句要用相应的___________。

一般现在时→一般过去时

 现在进行时→过去进行时

一般将来时→过去将来时

    现在完成时→过去完成时

一般过去时→过去完成时

6. Dad told me that the sun rises in the east.

Teresa told her son that leaves turn yellow in autumn.

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。

Exercises:

1.  --What did your father say to you just now ?           

    --He asked me ______.   (2016山东滨州)

    A. that I would like to see a movie    

    B. where I will spend my holiday 

    C. if I enjoyed myself at the party   

    D. when did I attend the graduation party

2. --I am worried about ______.    

  -- Whatever the result is, don’t be too hard on yourself.  (2016云南昆明) 

    A. how have I prepared for my final exams       

    B. if I can get great grades in the final exams 

    C. that my school team lost the game because of my fault 

   D. why did my school team lose the game

3. Our geography teacher told us that the earth ___________  the sun.

 (2016•辽宁丹东)   

   A. went around     

   B. goes around    

   C. is going around      

   D. was going around 

将下列句子改为含宾语从句的复合句。

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. “The earth moves around the sun”, our English teacher told us.

Our English teacher told us that the earth _____________ the sun.

根据汉语意思完成句子。  

1. 妈妈告诉我今天上午10点她正在打扫家。

Mom told me _____________________ _________ at 10 this morning. 

2. 我知道玛丽网球打得好。

I know __________________________.

3. 我想知道我能否从你那里得到一些建议。

I wonder ____________________________________.

4. 小汤姆说地球是圆的。

Little Tom said __________________________.

（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

写出下面句子的同义句。

What an old table!

Key: How old the table is!

中考真题

1. Look! The model is walking to us. ______ nice dress!  (2016•湖北黄石)

    A. What             B. What a  

    C. How               D. How a

解析：中心词dress是可数名词，所以选B。句意：看！那个模特正向我们走来。一件多么漂亮的裙子呀！

2. — It is reported that cancer can be controlled at a temperature lower than 

110℃ below zero. 

  —Really? ______ nice surprise!    (2016•广东) 

     A. How B. What C. What a D. What an

解析：此句中省略了主谓结构，感叹部分中的名词surprise意为“惊奇的事”，它是一个可数名词单数形式。故选C。

3. — Did you watch the China’s Military Parade on TV?    

    — Yes. ____ great it was!  (2016•江苏宿迁) 

   A. How   B. What  C. How a   D. What a

解析：本句中心词是形容词great，要用how引导。

4. — Do you know that the Terracotta Army in China is more than 2,000 years old? 

  —Wow! ________.   (2016•浙江温州)     

   A. How large it is    

   B. How modern it is 

   C. What a long history it has           

   D. What a beautiful place it is

5. — ______ weather it is! Shall we go for a picnic? 

  — I can’t agree more.  (2016•山东烟台)    

    A. What a good       B. What good   

    C. How good the     D. How good 

解析：本句可知用感叹词what引导，同时weather为不可数名词，所以，不用加冠词。故选B。

6. ______ great fun Andrew has ______ DIY in the art room with his 

classmates! (2016•江苏淮安) 

   A. What; doing      B. What; done   

   C. How; doing       D. How; done 

解析：感叹句和习惯搭配的用法。have great fun doing sth.为固定搭配，意为“做某事很愉快”，排除B、D。故选A。

Step 3 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 that 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 workers 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 8 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 …

 

Section B 1 (1a-2e)

Step 1 Revision

宾语从句与感叹句

1. 宾语从句是由一个_____作_____, 通常由______词，如：____, ____, _______或_____词连接。

2. 宾语从句有___个要素，即______, ____ 和_____语序。

3. 感叹句通常由_____或_____开头，句末是_____号。

Keys: 句子  宾语  疑问  that  if  whether  关联  三   关联词   时态

陈述  what   how   感叹

Step 2 Presentation

What festivals are popular in other countries?

Do you know what festivals they are? 

   

Step 3 Listening

    1. Finish 1a: Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you 

think this festival is about? 

 

       scary      dress up     haunted house     black cat    

candy      ghost        trick or treat     October    spider

      Learn the new words: haunted, ghost, trick, treat, spider

    2. Finish 1b: Listen and answer the questions.

      1) Where is Halloween popular?

         It’s popular in North America.

2) When do people celebrate Halloween?

         They celebrate Halloween on October 31th.

3) What does Wu Yu think of this festival?

         Wu Yu thinks it is a fun festival.

    3. Finish 1c: Listen again and fill in the blanks.

      1) Many people make their ______ look scary. They may _______ the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and ________.

2) Little kids and even parents ________ as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like _______ characters.

3) Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for _______ and treats.

4) “Trick or treat” means kids will ______ a trick on you if you don’t ____ them a treat.

      Answers: houses, turn off, windows, dress up, cartoon, candies, play, give

Step 4 Pairwork

      1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learned with a partner.

Step 5 Reading

    1. Warming up: 

Draw a line from the dates to the festivals.

      January 1st   February 14th   April 1st   November 1st

New Year’s Day 

St. Valentine’s Day 

April Fool’s Day

Halloween 

Do you know what these dates mean to Americans? 

New Year’s Day 

St. Valentine’s Day 

April Fool’s Day

Halloween 

What do people usually do on this festival?

2. Reading tasks:

  1) What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map.

        

Date: December 25th

Symbols: Christmas trees, Santa Claus, gifts, stockings

Activities: sing Christmas songs, make Christmas trees, family gathering, get a lot of gifts 

Stories: There are many famous books and stories about Christmas and Santa Claus.

As one of the most important festivals in western countries, Christmas is 

often shown in literary works. For example:

The Little Match Girl

written by Hans Christian Andersen 

 

2) Finish 2b: Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.

a. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?

  Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.

b. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

  Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.

Do you know something about Charles Dickens?

 

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), a famous British novelist. He is a key representative(主要代表) of 19th century British literary realism (批判现实主义文学). He created many novels (n. 小说), such as The Pickwick Papers (《匹克威克外传》), Oliver Twist (《雾都孤儿》), Hard Times (《艰难时世》), A Tale of Two Cities (《双城记》), Great Expectations (《远大前程》), A Christmas Carol (《圣诞颂歌》).

c. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?

 The true spirit of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.

      3) Finish2c: Read the passage again and complete the chart.

the Ghost of Christmas Past? His happier days as a child.

the Ghost of Christmas Present? How others are spending 

Christmas that year.

the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come? He is dead, but nobody cares.

      Learn some new words: present, dead

      The Spirit of Christmas

      Scrooge

In the past 

He never _______________.

He is mean.

He only thinks about himself.

He treats others ______.

He just cares about making money.

He hates Christmas.

Now 

He celebrates Christmas with his relatives happily.

He gives gifts to people in need.

He treats everyone with _____________________.

The spirit of Christmas: the importance of __________________________.

      Keys: laughs or smiles 

badly 

kindness and warmth

sharing and giving love and joy to people around us

      4) Finish 2d: Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.

       a. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?

Because Scrooge is mean and only thinks about himself.  He doesn’t treat others nicely, and he only cares about whether he can make more money. 

b. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?

          No, he doesn’t have a lot of friends. Because he wasn’t nice to people, and never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself.

c. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?

         He was punished because like Scrooge, he wasn’t nice to others and only cared about money.

d. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?

          Yes, he does. Because Marley’s ghost tried to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.

e. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?

          He feels relieved because he was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life, because it is only the next morning.

f. What does Scrooge do after seeing three spirits?

          He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.

        Learn some new words: punish, warmth

Step 5 Language points 

    1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…

     lie  v. (lay, lain, lying) 存在; 平躺; 处于

     lie  v. (lied, lied, lying) 撒谎

     注意与lay的区别：

     lay  v. (laid, laid, laying)下蛋; 放置 

     e.g. The boy lied to his teacher yesterday. 

       Lying in bed all the time is bad for  your health. 

       The hen lays an egg every day. 

       Last night I laid my mobile phone on the sofa. 

     根据句意，用lie或lay的适当形式填空。

1) The village _______ near the river. It’s so beautiful.

2) My mother _____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.

3) Look! They are ________ the boy down on the bed.

4) The ducks don’t ________ during this cold weather.

2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.

      warn  v. 警告; 告诫

      warn sb. (not) to do sth.  警告某人(不要)干某事

warn sb. of/about sth.   提醒 / 警告某人注意某事

      warn sb. (that)...   警告某人……

如: 

The police warned us not to go out at night. 

They warned him of the danger. 

She warned her son about the fire. 

I have warned him that it is not allowed to park the car here. 

end up  最终成为; 最后处于

根据汉语意思完成英语句子。

1) 艾米被警告如果再这样做就会丢掉工作。

Amy _______________ if she did it again she would lose her job.

2) 妈妈警告我不要去摸那条狗。

My mother _______ me _______ touch that dog.

3) 标牌提醒我们注意湿滑的地面。

The sign ______ us ________ the wet floor.

Keys: was warned that    warned not to   warns of / about

3. The Spirit of Christmas 圣诞精神(圣诞节的意义)

      He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.

      他还告诉斯克鲁奇准备好等待三个幽灵的造访。

      第一个短语中spirit指与肉体相对而言的“精神; 心灵”解; 第二个句子中spirit是“灵魂; 鬼怪; 幽灵”之意。

试比较:

I shall be with you in spirit.

我在精神上也你们同在。

In the story, it is said that the area is haunted by evil spirits.

在故事里, 据说那片地区闹鬼。

4. He is mean and only thinks about himself. 

      mean在句中作形容词, 意思是“吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的”。如:

      Mr. Smith is a mean old man.

      史密斯先生是一个小气的老头。

      He was mean to those who worked for him.

      他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。

      Some people around us are mean with money.

      我们周围有些人在金钱方面十分吝啬。

5. …so he was punished after he died.

  punish  v.  惩罚；惩处

  punish sb. (for sth. / for doing sth.)  因为……惩罚某人

  e.g.我爸爸很少惩罚我。

     My father hardly ______________.

     他们因为杰克迟到而惩罚了他。

     They ________ Jack for _______ late.

Keys: punishes me    punished being

6. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.

      他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到处传播爱与快乐。

      spread  v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开

             n. 蔓延; 传播

     e.g. 大火迅速在整个林区蔓延。

         The fire ______________ through the forest. 

        我们必须做点什么来防止疾病的传播。

        We must do something to prevent _______________________.

Keys:　spread quickly   the spread of the disease

Step 6 Summary

dress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb. to do sth., 

Step 7 Homework

    1. Finish 2e on page 15: What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation next time.

2. Remember the new words and expressions.

 

Section B 2 (3a—Self check)

Step 1 Revision

Get the students to read the things about Christmas.

根据给出的单词首字母填空。

A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w______ by Charles Dickens. It t_____ us the true m_________ of Christmas: the i___________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. 

    The story is about an old man n_______ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only t______ about himself, and doesn’t treat others n_______. He just cares about w_______ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley was p_______ after he died. That night, three ghosts v____ Scrooge. They t_____ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f______. Scrooge is so scared t____ he wakes up in his bed and f_____ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d______ to change his life and p_______ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s_____ of Christmas!

Step 2 Role-play

In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge about Christmas.

Scrooge: Why do you visit me?

Ghost A: Because you look so sad. I want to take you back to your childhood. 

Scrooge: I’m so happy as a child.

Ghost B: Yes. Do you know other people how to spend Christmas? Everyone is happy, even poor people.

Ghost C: Hey, I want to take you to the future.

Scrooge: I know the spirit of Christmas. I decide to change my life and to be a better person.

Step 3 Free talk

Talk about your favorite festival, use the following questions.

When is it celebrated in/on…?

What do you like best about…?

How do people celebrate…?

Why do they do that?

Step 4 3a-3b(writing)

3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.

What is the name of the festival?

When is it?

What do people eat?

What do people do?

Why do you like it so much?

Keys: What is the name of the festival?   Spring Festival

When is it?   First day of the Chinese lunar calendar

What do people eat?  niangao   jiaozi   fish

What do people do?

Clean the house several days before the festival

Prepare sticky rice for the Kitchen God 

Buy new clothes

Have a reunion dinner with the family on the eve

Visit relatives after the festival

Give and receive “lucky” money to children

Why do you like it so much?

Enjoy meeting relatives

Enjoy receiving “lucky” money

Enjoy setting off fire crcakers

3b Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.

帮你构思：

In your letter:

First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated.

Then talk about what people do and eat.

Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.

Use the following expressions to help you:

My favorite Chinese festival is…

It is celebrated in / on …

During this festival, people…

It’s my favorite festival because…

It makes me feel…

Sample      

The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often 

celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get

together and eat mooncakes. There are various kind of delicious mooncakes. On 

the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the 

dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy.

Step 5 Self-check

1. Complete the passage with the words in the box.

spread…around, between… and, give out, business, lay, relatives

Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday ____ March 22nd ____ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens _____ eggs, giving birth to life. So an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or _________ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people _______ them ________ in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also ______ these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good ________ for supermarkets and chocolate stores. 

Keys: between, and, lay, relatives, spread, around, give out, business

2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.

1. The mooncakes are delicious. 

 ➠How ____________________________!

How delicious the mooncakes are！

2. The festival will be fun. 

➠What ________________________!

  What fun will the festival be!

3. This concert is boring. 

➠How _______________________!

How boring this concert is!

4. I’m really excited. 

➠How ________________________!

How excited am I!

5. The band played really loud music. 

➠What ________________________!

What loud music the band played!

3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+ 

that/whether/if.

  I think ____________________________.

  I know____________________________.

  I believe __________________________.

  I wonder __________________________.

Step 6 Language points

Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg 

hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts.

句中的not only ... but (also) ... 意为“不但……而且……”。当not only位于句首时，其后的主谓要部分倒装。此外，当not only ... but (also) ... 连接两个代词或名词作主语时，谓语动词要与but (also)后的代词或名词在数上保持一致。如：

Not only he but also I am wrong.

Not only books but also water is needed.

常见采用就近原则的结构：

1. there be结构:

  e.g. There is some bread and two apples on the table.

2. either...or... 要么... ...要么... ...

  e.g. Either you or your brother cleans the room.

3. Neither...nor... 既不... ...也不... ...

  e.g. Neither you nor Mike is late for class.

Step 7 Exercises

单选题。

1. _____ good advice! It’s so helpful to us.

   A. How          B. What        C. What a

2. —____ excellent work you have done!

     —It’s very kind of you to say so.

   A. What an       B. How         C. What

3. —____ interesting the storybook is!

    —Yes. I have read it twice.

   A. What         B. What an       C. How          D. How an

4. ____ great picture! Who painted it?

   A. How          B. What         C. How a         D. What a

5. What a nice paper fish! Can you show us ________ you make it?

  A. whether        B. how          C. why            D. what 

6. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared, people didn’t know ________ doctors 

could cure it.

  A. if              B. that          C. what           D. why

Keys: 1-5 BCCDA   6-8 AA

Step 8 Homework

Write an article about your favorite festival.