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 B 2
introduce sb., make sb. do sth., give birth to life, not only…but also… (2) 句子: 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。
Section B 1 (1a-2e)
Step 1 Presentation
Show some pictures and words related to Halloween. Let students say something about Halloween. Step 2 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 in North America.
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2) When do people celebrate Halloween? People celebrate Halloween in October 31th.
3) What does Wu Yu think of this festival? Scary and fun.
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 3 Pairwork
1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have
learned with a partner.
Step 4 Reading
1. Warming up: give students some pictures about Christmas and finish 2a .
2. Reading tasks:
1) Introduce Charles Dickens.
2) Finish 2b: Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.
a. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? b. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
c. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
3) Finish2c: Read the passage again and complete the chart.
the Ghost of Christmas Past? the Ghost of Christmas Present? 2
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come? Learn some new words: present, dead
4) Finish 2d: Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. a. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just
cares about whether he can make more money. b. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
No, he doesn’t. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
c. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesn’t treat others nicely.
d. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like
him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. e. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?
He feels scared.
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) 存在; 平躺; 处于 注意与lay的区别： lay v. (laid, laid)下蛋; 产卵
【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.
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