Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious！（第2课时）【学习目标】1、知识与技能目标：掌握本课时词汇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 of2、过程与方法目标：培养学生提出问题，主动探究、与他人合作的意识，能够收集利用信息的能力。
3、情感、态度与价值观目标：通过本单元的阅读，培养学生的文化意识，陶冶思想情操。
【自主梳理】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!【重点领悟】1. Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival and enjoyingmooncakes 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。
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious 一、教学目标：
知识与技能：
通过对中国节日的介绍训练学生的写作技巧，培养学生的书面表达能力
过程与方法：
通过搜集素材，模板语言提示，引导学生写作。
通过习题练习，巩固语法知识。
情感态度价值观：
通过对中国节日的介绍，加强对中国文化的了解。
二、教学重点与难点：
1、复习本单元重点句型及短语
2. 提高学生的写作能力
三、教学准备：
1、多媒体课件
2. 书写纸
板书设计
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious！Section B (3a-Self Check)
一、Useful expressions:
M y favorite Chinese festival is…
It is celebrated in …
During the festival, people usually …
It’s my favorite festival because…
It makes me feel…
二、感叹句
How + adj. + the + n. + is / are!
What + a / an + adj. + n.+ it is / she is / he is …!。
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are deliciousSection B 1 (1a-2e)Step 1 PresentationShow some pictures and words related to Halloween.Let students say something about Halloween.Step 2 Listening1. Finish 1a: Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you think thisfestival is about?Learn the new words: haunted, ghost, trick, treat, spider2. 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 dressup 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.Keys: houses, turn off, windows; dress up, cartoon; candies; play, giveStep 3 Pair Work1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learned with a partner.Step 4 Reading1. 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 mon 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.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 plete the chart.Learn some new words: present, dead4) 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. 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 gh ost 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, warmthStep 5 Language points1. 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。
