九年級英語Unit 2 I think that mooncakea are delicious Section A 1

Talk about the festivals you know .新年 New Years Day 春節(jié) Spring Festival 國慶節(jié) National Day 元宵節(jié) The Lantern Festival 端午節(jié) The Dragon Boat Festival 中秋節(jié) The Mid-Autumn Festival 重陽節(jié)The Double Ninth Day 七夕節(jié)The Double Seventh Day 復活節(jié)Easter 婦女節(jié) Womens Day 愚人節(jié)April Fools Day 母親節(jié)Mothers Day 兒童節(jié) Childrens Day 父親節(jié)Fathers Day 教師節(jié) Teachers Day 鬼節(jié)Halloween 圣誕節(jié) Christmas Day What festivals are they ? Discuss when and how people celebrate them. Chinese Spring Festival 春節(jié)firecrackerspaper-cuts Before the Spring Festival, people usually do Spring Festival shopping and do spring cleaning. Then all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. They have a family reunion dinner. They eat dumplings, nian-gao and New years cake and so on. They also pay New Years callWhen is the Spring Festival? It falls on the first day of the 1st lunar(陰歷的) month, usually in January or February. It starts with the New Moon（新月）on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon（滿月）15 days later. How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival? The Water Festival 潑水節(jié) On these days ,people pour water on others because they believe that pouring water on others can help remove bad luck and bring out happiness The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good wishes. When is the Water Festival? It usually starts on the 13th of April and takes 37 days. The Water Festival is the New Years celebrations that take place in Southeast Asian countries such as Burma (b:m緬甸) , Cambodia(kmbudi柬埔寨), Laos(laz老撾), and Thailand as well as Yunnan (Dai people) , China.How do people celebrate the Water Festival? the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節(jié) People usually have a family reunion dinner, and then they eat moon cakes and enjoy the round moon. When is the Mid-Autumn Festival? It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in September. This day was also considered as a harvest（收獲） festival . How do Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? The Lantern Festival 元宵節(jié) This days important activity is watching lanterns. It is celebrated at night with lantern displays（展覽） . At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles（迷） on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao and get all their families united.When is the Lantern Festival? It falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival? The Dragon Boat Festival 端午節(jié) For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. This Regatta rit (賽舟會) is given honour to the memory of the death of Qu YuanWhen is the Dragon-Boat Festival? The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month .How do Chinese people celebrate the Dragon-Boat Festival? What is your favourite festival? What do you like best about it?What did you do at the festival?The Dragon Boat Festival The Water Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival The Spring FestivalThe Lantern Festival 1a Match the pictures with the descriptions. 1. _ The water Festival in Thailand2. _ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong3. _ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing4. _ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi dabc 1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F3. Bill wonders whether theyll have zongzi again next year. T F4. Bill and Mary believe that theyll be back next year to watch the races. T F1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false. A: What do you like best about the ?B: I love the . I think that . 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.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.n. 陌生人n. 親屬，親戚 2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.Fun activities DownsidesEating outShoppingDragon Boat Festival in June He has put on five pounds!He spent so much money.Its quite hot in June.增加(體重); 發(fā)胖 Make a dialogue about a vacation, using 2c as a model. A: What did you do on your vacation?B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals a day! Ive put on five pounds. A:I guess the food was delicious, right? Chiang Mai is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand.It attracts over 5 million visitors each year. Its on the list of 25 Best Destinations in the World. Water Festival is the most popular festival in Thailand. How much do you know about Water Festival? 1. Where is Chiang Mai?5. Why do people do this? 4. What did people do at the time of the year?2. When is the Water Festival?3. What is the time of the Thai New Year?It is in Thailand.It is from April 13th to 15th.It is the Water Festival.People go on streets to throw water at each other.Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you will have good luck in the new year. 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. ( )F FT TRead the conversation and tell “True” or “False”. Role-play the conversation.Clara: Guess what?.Ben: Wow, sounds like fun!. Water FestivalDragon Boat FestivalSpring FestivalLantern Festivalwatch the racesa littlelike bestgofor ones vacationenjoy doing sth.eat out潑水節(jié)龍舟節(jié)春節(jié)元宵節(jié)看比賽有點 最喜歡去度假喜歡做某事在外面吃 five meals a day put onin two weekssound likefromtobe similar tothrow at wash awayhave good luckin the new year每天5頓飯增加體重在兩周之后聽起來像從到與相似朝扔洗掉有好運氣在新的一年里 Sentences: Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.比爾認為那些比賽看起來不那么有趣。Bill wonders whether theyll have zongzi again next year.比爾想知道他們明年是否還有甜粽子。What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?關于龍舟節(jié)你最喜歡什么？ What did you do on your vacation?你假期干什么了？But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.但我相信四月是那兒最熱的月份。I wonder if its similar to the Water Festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province.我想知道它是否與云南省傣族的潑水節(jié)相似。 根據(jù)所給漢語填空1. Can you see the _ (燈籠) over there? How beautiful they are!2. Parents often tell their children not to speak to _ (陌生人). 3. I got a lot of gifts from my _ (親戚) on my birthday.4. Dont eat too much, or youll _ (增加) your weight.5. The car cost him 2000 _ (英鎊).lanternsstrangers relativesput onpounds 1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.2. Copy the sentences with the Objective Clause and learn them by heart.