【人教版】英语九年级unit 2I think that mooncakes are delicious! 教学课件（Period2）.pptVIP

* * Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 北京101中学　纪志杰 Period 2 (Section A 3a-3c) Teaching Objectives By the end of the class, you will be able to learn more about Mid-Autumn Festival; retell the folk story in the passage. What is this festival? Falling on the 15th day of the 8th month according to the?Chinese lunar calendar (农历), it is the second grandest festival after the?Spring Festival?in China. It takes its name from the fact that it is always celebrated in the middle of the autumn season. The day is also known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is at its roundest and brightest. What do you know about Mid-Autumn Festival? Talk about Mid-Autumn Festival with your partner. A: What do you like best about Mid-Autumn Festival? B: I like the family dinner. I think it’s the best to stay with my whole family. … 3a Pre-reading:  According to the title and the picture, predict what will appear in the passage and circle them. celebration / moon / folk story / Chang’e and Hou Yi / family dinner / mooncake / rabbit / Niulang and Zhinv / wishes / Zhu Bajie While-reading 1st reading 1. Check your predictions. celebration, moon, folk story, Chang’e and Hou Yi, mooncake, wishes 2. Answer the questions. (1) How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival? (2) What story is the reading about? 2nd reading: Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order. ___ Feng Meng tried to steal the medicine. ___ A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine. ___ Chang’e refused to give Feng Meng the medicine and drank it all. ___ Hou Yi shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth. ___ Hou Yi was very sad and watched the moon at night, and wished his wife could come back. ___ As a result, Chang’e became light and flew up to the sky. ___Hou Yi planned to drink the medicine with his wife. The Structure of the Passage Beginning(Para 1):