I think that are delicious!

Unit 2

Unit2 Words and Expressions

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strangerrelativeput onpound

n. 月饼n. 灯笼n. 陌生人n. 亲属；亲戚增加 ( 体重 ) ；发胖n. 磅；英镑

Words andExpressions

Let’s enjoy some videos.

Dragon Boat Festival

The story of Quyuan

Lead-in 1

Lead-in 2

Water Festival

objectivesTo talk about the festivals you like

best.

To learn to use objective clauses

with that, if and whether

(I know/wonder/believe…)

mooncake

n. 月饼

I think that mooncakes are delicious ！我觉得月饼很好吃！

Look and say

lantern

n. 灯笼

There is an ice lantern show in Harbin every year in winter

每年冬天， 哈尔滨都有冰灯展。

Look and say

Do you know these

festivals?

Halloween

Dragon Boat Festival

Lantern Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

Which festival do you like best? Why?

I like Mid-Autumn Festival, because I think that mooncakes are very delicious!

I like Dragon Boat Festival, I think the races are so interesting to watch. I like…, I think…

Section A

1aMatch 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.

a bcdd

a

b

c

Listen and circle T for true or F for false.

Section A

1b

1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.

3. Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year.

4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races.

T F

T F

T F

T F

Talk about the festival in 1a with your partner.

What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?

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

What do you like best about the Chinese Spring Festival?

I love the food, I think that they are delicious.

What do you like best about Water Festival?

I don’t like Water Festival, I think that getting wet is terrible.

What do you like best about …?What do you like best about …?

I love.... I think...I love.... I think...

Now let’s talk about the festival with your partner and make your own conversation.

stranger

n. 陌生人Someone whom you do not know.

Children must not talk to strangers.

小孩子千万不要同陌生人说话。

Look and say

relative

n. 亲戚

A member of your family.

Wu Ming visited his relatives yesterday.吴明昨天拜访了他的亲戚。

Look and say

put on

增加 ( 体重 ) ，发胖

To become fatter and heavier.

I’ve put on five pounds.我胖了 5 镑。

Look and say

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.

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.

2a

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

2b

Put on weight.

Cost a lot.

It is quite hot in June.

2cMake conversations using the information in 2a and 2b.

What did you do on your vacation?

I visited my cousins. The food was very delicious! I’ve put on five pounds.

What else did you do?

Shopping, of course, I spent so much money.

So what is the weather like? Is it hot there?

Yes, it is quite hot. That’s one thing I didn’t like.

Role-play

1. Role play in groups;2. Role play in front of the class

We’ll see which We’ll see which group does the group does the

best.best.

2d

Language pointsPeople go on the streets to throw

water at each other.

throw… at 抛向 / 泼向 / 洒向……

Someone threw a stone at the car.

有人朝那辆汽车扔了一块石头。

Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.

Language points

this 和 that 可用作副词，修饰形容词或副词，作程度状语，表示“这么”“那么”“这样”“那样”的意思。I’m sorry, I hadn’t expected the situation would become that bad.对不起，我没有料到情况会变得那么糟糕

Guess what? I’m going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.

Language points

in two weeks

in  加一段时间，可表示在一段时间之后。The material will be ready in ten days.

材料将在十天之后准备好。

Language pointsI wonder if it’s similar to the Water Festival

of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.

be similar to 与…相似My opinions on the matter are similar to Kay’s.我对这件事的见解和凯差不多。

本课时重点回顾

1. put on 增加体重，发胖2. throw…at 抛向 /泼向 /洒向……

3. I love the races. I think/believe…

4. I wonder whether/if…5.What a great day！

Now 2 mins to test your spelling.English-Chinese

Water Festival Dragon Boat Festival Thailand Macao lantern

Chinese-English月饼 发胖 陌生人 亲戚 磅

When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.

Fill in the blanks1. I wonder ______ it is similar _____ the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.

if to

2. I think that we ate five meals a day! I’ve _______ five ________.put on pounds

3._______ well you sing but _______ badly he dances!

How how

4. —Listen! Someone is playing ______ piano. —Wow! ________beautiful music! I like it very much.

theWhat

1.Can you tell me ________they will come back? A. where B. when C. which D. who

2.—_______ 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

3.—I wonder ____ at 8:00 last night? —I was watching NBA. 【 2013 北京】 A. What were you doing B. What did you do C. What you were doing D. What are you doing

1. Make a conversation about your vacation. you can use 2d as a reference

2. Preview the new words we will use in the next lesson.

Homework

Thank you!