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Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A 1a-2d 教学设计
Class Type
Listening and speaking
1. To talk about the festivals you like best.
Objectives 2. To learn to use objective clauses with that, if and whether
3. To develop listening and speaking abilities and skills.
Key
But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.
structure
I wonder if it’s similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan
Province.
Difficulties 掌握陈述句和一般疑问句的宾语从句的用法。
Vocabulary mooncake, lantern, stranger, relative, pound, put on, in two weeks, sound like,
be similar to, throw water at each other, wash away
Period 1
Procedure
Watch a video and tell me “What festival can you see in the video?”,
Lead-in
lead students to talk about some customs about this festival.
Warm up:
Show different festivals in China and western countries, and lead
students to learn how to express these festivals in English.
Step 1
Let students to discuss their favorite festivals and why they like them as
much as possible. Teacher presents some example sentences on the PPT,
lead them to express themselves with the Objective Clause.
Presentation: Students look at the pictures in 1a and then match them
Step 2
with the descriptions.
Activity 1b: Listen and find the general idea.
The general idea of the conversation is about______.
A.the Lantern Festival
B.the Chinese Spring Festival
C.the Dragon Boat Festival
Step 3
Listen again 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 zongzi again next year. T F
4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races. T F
Activity 1c: Group work-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.
Step 4
A: What do you like best about Water Festival?
B: I don’t like Water Festival, I think that getting wet is terrible.
A: What do you like best about the Chinese Spring Festival?B: I love the food, I think that they are delicious.
A: What do you like best about ...?
B: I love/like..., I think that ...
Free talk:
Students look at three pictures about Lantern Festival, discuss what we
do on this day.
Activity 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.
Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.
3. He visited his relatives / friends / classmates.
4. He liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.
Activity 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
Listen again and complete the passage about Wu Ming's trip.
Wu Ming went to Hong Kong for his vacation. He visited his
_______ and _______. He ate out a lot. He put on five pounds. He
spent much money in shopping. He liked _________________ best.
Activity 2c: Role-play conversations between Wu Ming and Harry.
Use the information in 2a and 2b or make your own conversations.
Step 5
Activity 2d: Read the conversation between Clara and Ben, and answer the questions.
1. Where is Clara going in two weeks?
She's going to Chiang Mai.
2. Why is she going there in the hottest month?
Because there is a Water Festival.
3. When is the Thai New Year?
It's from April 13th to April 15th.
4. Is there the Water Festival in China?
Yes. The Dai people in Yunnan Province.
5.Why do people go on streets to throw water at each other ?
Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things.
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. ( )
Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Clara is going to Chiang Mai______two weeks. There’s a _____
_______from April 13th to 15th. This is the time of the Thai New Year.
People _____ ____ the streets _____ _____ water at each other. Because the
new year is a time for _______ and _______away bad things. People will
have _________in the new year.
Role-play the conversation.
Language points:
1. What a great day!
Step 6 考点1 感叹句:what和how可以引导感叹句
考向 结构如下：
What+(a/an) 形容词+名词(+主语+谓语)!How+形容词/副词(+主语+谓语)!
e.g. What an interesting story it is!
它是一个多么有趣的故事！
中考链接:
1.—People choose high-speed train or self-driving to travel on holidays.
—_____ fast the traditional travel ways change!
A.What a B.How C.What D.How a
2.—_____ bad news！We didn’t win the 15th Sudirman Cup.
—It’s a pity.
A. What B.What a C.How D.How a
读一读下列句子，找一找相同点：
Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.
Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.
Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi next year.
Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch then races.
I think that they are fun to watch.
But I guess it was a little too crowded.
I think that we ate five meals a day!
2. Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year.
wonder作动此处意为“想知道；想弄明白”，相当于 want to know。
►I wonder what the new teacher will be like.
我想知道新老师是什么样。
►I wonder whether…意为“我想知道是否……”,相当于I wonder if 是一
个请求允许的交际用语，询问对方是否允许自己做某事。
►I wonder whether /if I could use your bike.
我想知道我是否能用一下你的自行车。
whether VS if
whether：“是否”；是……(还是)，表示迟疑或两个可能性之间的选
择或两种情况都真实，其后可与or (not) 连用。可引导主语从句、表语从
句、宾语从句、让步状语从句等，引导主语从句时可置于句首。
if：“是否”，引导宾语从句。一般不与or (not)连用。也可引导状语
从句，意为“如果”。
宾语从句：
概念：在复合句中，由一个句子充当宾语，这个句子叫做宾语从句。
宾语从句由“关联词+主语+谓语”构成。引导宾语从句的关联词有that, if, whether,
what, who, where, why和how等。
从句原 关联词 例句
形
I think (that) Halloween is a fun festival.
Mary thinks (that) the teams were just
that（在口语或
fantastic.
陈述句 非正式文体中
Many think (that) sharks are too strong to be
常省略）
endangered.
I wonder if/whether they’ll have the races
again next year.
一般疑 whether, if（在
Ben wonders if/whether April is a good time to
问句 口语中常用
visit Thailand.
if）
特殊疑 who, what, Could you please tell me where the restrooms
问句 which, are?
when, where, Do you know when the bookstore closes
how, today?why I asked Candy how life was different after she
became famous.
Can you tell me who she is?
宾语从句的三要素：
一、关联词：that, if, whether, what, who, where, why和 how等。
二、时态：当主句用一般过去时态时，宾语从句要用相应的过去时态。
当主句用一般现在时态时，从句可以是任何时态。
三、语序：宾语从句用陈述句语序，即 “主语+谓语”。如：
e.g. He asked me where my father worked.
I don’t know who the tall girl is.
中考链接:
1.—Do you know ____ Jane visits her grandparents?
—Once a week.
A. how soon B. how often
C. how long D. how far
2. —I want to know ____.
—Sorry. I’ve no idea. But she was here just now.
A. where is Ann B. where Ann is
C. where was Ann D. where Ann was
3. —Hi, Bruce. Here is a letter for you.
—Thanks. I wonder ____.
A. who the letter was from B. who was from the letter
C. who was the letter from D. who from the letter was
4. —Do you know _____?
—He is a dentist.
A. where he is from B. where is he from
C. what does his father do D. what his father is
5. Could you tell me _____ the cool T-shirt?
A. where you buy B. where do you buy
C. where did you buy D. where you bought
6. Please tell me _____ to improve my English.
A. how I can do B. what can I do
C. what I can do D. how can I do
7.Can you tell me ________they will come back?
A. where B. when C. which D. who
8.—_______ weather! It’s raining!
—Bad luck! We can’t go climbing today.
A. What bad B. What a bad
C. How bad D. How a bad
9.—I wonder ____ at 8:00 last night?
—I was watching NBA.
A. What were you doing
B. What did you do
C. What you were doing
D. What are you doing
Homework for today：
1.Make a conversation about the Chinese Festivals.
Step 7
2. Preview the new words we will use in the next lesson.
