1、Unit 2,I think that mooncakes are delicious!,Unit 2,Section B 2 3a-Self Check,Revision,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 laugh
2、s or smiles.,mportance,ritten,eaning,amed,ells,根据给出的单词首字母填空。,He is mean and only t_ about himself, and doesnt 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
3、 t_ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f_.,hinks,icely,hether,unished,isit,ake,uture,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 tre
4、ats everyone with kindness and w_, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s_ of Christmas!,hat,inds,ecides,romises,armth,pirit,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
5、 so sad. I want to take you back to your childhood.,Role-play,Scrooge: Im 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 chan
6、ge my life and to be a better person.,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?,Free talk,Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Ma
7、ke some notes about the festival.,3a,Spring Festival,First day of the Chinese lunar calendar,niangao jiaozi fish,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 festiva
8、l Give and receive “lucky” money to children,Enjoy meeting relatives Enjoy receiving “lucky” money Enjoy setting off fire crackers,Writing,Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.,3b,帮你构思： In your letter: First, introduce the festiva
9、l 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.,My favorite Chinese festival is It is celebrated in / on During this festival, people Its my favorite festival because It makes me feel,Use the following expressions
10、to help you:,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.,Sample,On the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival,
11、 people can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy.,Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday _ March 22nd _ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life.,Complete the passage with the words in the box.,betwe
12、en,and,Self Check,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.,relatives,lay,Not only do people _ them _ in d
13、ifferent 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.,spread,business,around,give out,2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.The mooncakes are delicious. How _! 2. The festival will be f
14、un. What _!This concert is boring. How _!,delicious the mooncakes are,fun will the festival be,boring this concert is,Im really excited. How _!The band played really loud music. What _!,excited am I,loud music the band played,3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+ t
15、hat/whether/if.I think _.I know_.I believe _.I wonder _.,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。,Language points,此外，当not only . but (also) . 连接两个代词或名
16、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 _ wrong. Not only books but also water _ needed.,am,is,1. _ good advice! Its so helpful to us.A. How B. What C. What a 2. _ excellent work you have done!Its very kind of you to say so.A. What an B. How C. What,单选题。,活学活用,3. _ interesting
17、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.How long does it take to get to the airport?Forty minutes. But its foggy today.Im not sure _ the highway will closes soon. Lets set off earlier.A. whether B. when C. how D. why 6. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared, people didnt know _ doctors could cure it.A. if B. that C. what D. why,Write an article about your favorite festival.,Homework,
