I think that mooncakes
are delicious
Unit 2
Period 3
Section A 3a —3c
Let’s enjoy a video.
Lead-in
How do people celebrate this festival?
eat mooncakes
minimooncake 迷你月饼 mooncakes with meat / nuts
肉馅/果仁/蛋黄月饼 ham mooncake 火腿月饼
ice cream mooncakes 冰淇淋月饼
fruit and vegetable mooncakes 果蔬月饼
seafood mooncakes 海鲜月饼
Have you ever tried these mooncakes?
enjoy the full moon;
 admire the full moon 赏月
How do people celebrate this festival?
get together相聚
How do people celebrate this festival?
folk
goddess
whoever
steal
lay
lay out
dessert
garden
tradition
admire
adj. 民间的；民俗的
n. 女神
pron. 无论谁；不管什么人
v. 偷；偷窃
v. 放置；安放；产卵；
摆开；放置
n. （饭后）甜点；甜食
n. 花园；园子
n. 传统
v. 欣赏；仰慕
Words and Expressions
steal
v.
偷，窃取
To take something that belongs to someone else.
Look and say
lay
v.
放置；安放
产(卵)；下(蛋)
Look and say
dessert
n.
(饭后)甜点；
甜食
Sweet food served after the main part of a meal.
Look and say
garden
n.
花园；园子
Look and say
admire
v.
欣赏；仰慕
钦佩
Look and say
Look at the photo, the questions in 3a and the title to the story on page 11. Then answer the questions below.
Who is the girl in the picture?
What does the passage talk about?
What’s the meaning of “Full Moon, Full Feelings”?
1.Before you read…
Chang’e
It talks about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
圆圆的月亮，满满的相思。
Read the first sentence in each paragraphs and answer the questions.
What does the passage mainly talk about?
This passage mainly talks about the traditional folk stories about Mid-Autumn Festival. And it tells us why we admire the moon and sharing mooncakes with our families.
2.While you read…
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions below.
1. What do we eat on Mid-Autumn Festival?
2. What’s mooncakes look like?
3. Why we eat them on Mid-Autumn Festival?
Mooncakes.
Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on Mid-Autumn Festival.
Because many people believe that mooncakes could carry their wishes to the families they love and miss.
默读课文第2段，判断正误：
( )There is only one traditional folk story about Mid-Autumn Festival.
( )A goddess gave Hou Yi magic medicine beforer he shot down the nine suns
( ) Chang’e refused to give the medicine to Hou Yi and drank it all
( ) One night, Pang Meng found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there.
( ) Chang’e quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.
Pang Meng
tried to steal the medicine
goddess
thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine
Chang’e
refused to give Feng Meng the medicine and drank it all
Hou Yi
became light and flew up to the sky.
planned to drink the medicine with his wife.
shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth
Read Para. 2 and find What they have done.
Read and answer the questions.
1.How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
3a
2. What story is the reading about?
Read again and put the events in the correct order.
The keys:
3b
4-2-5-1-7-6-3
1. People like to a_______ the full moon on Mid-Autumn night.
2. The story of Chang’e is one of many t__________ folk stories.
3. Hou Yi got m_______ medicine for shooting down the nine suns.
4. Feng Heng wanted to s_____ the medicine.
5. Hou Yi l______ out fruits and desserts in the garden.
Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks
dmire
raditional
agic
teal
aid
3c
The story of Chang’e is one of __________
__________ about Mid-Autumn Festival.
Chang’e was Hou Yi’s wife. Hou Yi got some _______________ from a goddess. Feng Meng, a bad man, ________________________ when Hou Yi was not home. But Chang’e ___________ give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. One night, Hou Yi found that _______________________________ that he could see his wife. He quickly laid out her favorite food and wished that she could come back!
traditional
folk stories
magic medicine
tried to steal the medicine
refused to
the moon was so bright and round
a.
After you read… Fill in the blanks
1. have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries
Language points
这是现在完成进行时，表示动作从某一时间开始，一直持续到现在。其构成为：主语+助动词(have / has) + been + 动词的现在分词+其他成分。
I have been living in Shanghai for ten years.
我在上海已经生活了十年。
Jack has been practising Tai Chi for more than a year.
杰克练太极一年多了。
现在完成时和现在完成进行时的区别：
1) 现在完成时强调完成和影响，现在完成进行时强调未完成和动作。
He has painted the room.
她已经粉刷过房间了。(影响：墙壁是干净的)
He has been painting the room.
他一直在粉刷房间。(还未粉刷完)
知识拓展
2) 现在完成时陈述事实，现在完成进行时表感情色彩.
What have you done?
你做什么了？(仅是问问)
Where have you been? I have been waiting for you in the rain for two hours.
你去哪了？我在雨中等了你两个小时。(不满)
2. … is the most touching
touching adj. 动人的；感人的
This is the most touching story I have ever heard.
这是我听到过的最动人的故事。
His speech was very touching.
他的演讲非常感人。
touch v. 触摸；感动；触及；接触
Don't touch the paint until it's dry.
油漆未干, 切勿触摸。
His sad story touched our hearts.
他的悲惨的故事深深打动了我们的心。
The peak seems to touch the sky.
山峰似乎已触及天空。
知识链接
3. Whoever drank this could live forever, …
这句话里的主语是Whoever drank this
whoever pron. 无论是谁；任何人
Whoever wants the book may have it.
谁想要这本书都可以拿。
I'll take whoever wants to go.
谁要去我就带谁去。
steal v. 偷；窃取
steal sth. from sb. / sth.
She stole him an umbrella.
她给他偷了一把雨伞。
He stole something from me.
他偷了我的东西。
On her way home Lucy saw a thief _____ in a shop. She stopped _____ 110 at once.
(2010黑龙江绥化市)
A. steal, calling
B. stealing, calling
C. stealing, to call
Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night.
so…that…
如此……以致于……
When the football fans saw Beckham, they got so excited that they cried out.
试比较
she is so beautiful that everyone likes her.she is such a beautiful girl that everyone likes her.
5. lay out 摆开；布置
Don't lay out your clothes on the bed. Put them away.
别把你的衣服都摊在床上，把它们收起来。
I lay out the map on the ground and search the route to Lassa.
我把地图摊在地上，查找去拉萨的路线。
They laid out the hill as a park.
他们把这座小山布置成了一座公园。
lay v. 放置；安放；产(卵)；下(蛋)
You may lay it on the table.
你可以把它放在桌子上。
You can't feed a hen in the morning and expect it to lay in the afternoon.
你不能期望上午喂鸡, 下午就生蛋。
知识链接
lay, place, put, set这些动词均有“放”之意。
lay指小心地把人或物平放或横放，侧重动作安稳。
place较正式用词，指把某物放在一个正确的位置上，侧重动作的正确。
put普通用词，含义较广泛。指把人或物置于某处，并将其留在该处。
set普通用词，指为了某种目的而将人或物放在一定位置上。指物时多指立着放。
知识链接
You placed me in a difficult position.
你使我陷入了窘境。
I put the suitcase on the table.
我把手提箱搁在桌上。
They were setting the table for dinner.
他们正在摆餐具准备开饭。
6. admire v. 欣赏；仰慕
They stopped for a while to admire the scenery.
他们停了一会儿来欣赏风景。
He was very successful in his business and all his friends admired him.
他的事业非常成功，他的朋友都很羡慕。
We admire (him for) what he has done.
我们对他所做的事很钦佩。
通常的结构是admire sb., admire sth., admire sb. for sth.。

我钦佩她的勇气。
误：I admire for her bravery.
正：I admire her for her bravery.
知识链接
【2012 江苏无锡】— Jason is too
stubborn sometimes.
— I quite _______. But he's always
friendly to others.
A. accept B. argue
C. agree D. admire
我很钦佩我父母亲。
C
I admire my parents very much.
Summary
To learn some key words and useful expressions.
To know about the story about Chang’e.
To learn to use objective clauses and exclamatory statements.
Memorize
Full moon, full feelings圆圆的月亮，饱满的感情
celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival庆祝中秋节 .
for centuries 几个世纪
.the shape of… …的形状 .
a full moon 满月
on mid-autumn night 在中秋之夜
carry people’s wishes to…
寄托人们对…的祝福
. traditional folk stories
传统的民间故事
the most touching
最令人感动的 .
shoot down
射下，击落
a magic medicine 仙丹
live forever 长生不老 .
steal…from… 从…偷
lay eggs 下蛋
admire sb. for…因…而佩服某人
.as a result 结果
refuse to do sth 拒绝做某事
fly up to… 飞向… .
call out one’s name
大声呼喊…的名字
lay out 摆开，布置
the tradition of… …的传统
admire the moon 赏月
. share…with… 和…分享
Read the passage “Full Moon, Full Feelings ” again
Preview the new words we will use in the next lesson.
Homework
Enjoy some Mid-Autumn Festival cards.