I think that mooncakes are delicious! Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Section A 1a-2d

Words and Expressions mooncake n. 月饼 lantern n. 灯笼 stranger n. 陌生人 relative n. 亲属；亲戚 put on 增加(体重)；发胖 pound n. 磅；英镑

objectives To 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！ Look and say 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。

Do you know these festivals? Dragon Boat Festival Halloween

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…

1a d a b c Match the pictures with the descriptions. 1. ____ The Water Festival in Thailand. a 2. ____ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong. b 3. ____ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing. c 4. ____ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi.

1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false. T F T F T F T F 1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F 2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F 3. Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year. T F 4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races. T F

Talk about the festival in 1a. I love the races. I think that they’re fun to watch. What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?

What do you like best about …? I love... I think... Now let’s talk about the festival with your partner and make your own conversation.

What do you like best about the Water Festival? What do you like best about the Chinese Spring Festival? I don’t like the Water Festival. I think that getting wet is terrible. I love the food. I think that they are delicious.

stranger n. 陌生人 Children must not talk to strangers. Look and say 小孩子千万不要同陌生人说话。

relative n. 亲戚 Look and say 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 I’ve put on five pounds. 我胖了5镑。

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.

2b Put on weight. Cost a lot. It is quite hot in June. 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 Put on weight. Cost a lot. It is quite hot in June.

So what is the weather like? Is it hot there? 2c Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b. What else did you do? So what is the weather like? Is it hot there? What did you do on your vacation? Yes, it is quite hot. That’s one thing I didn’t like. I visited my cousins. The food was very delicious! I’ve put on five pounds. Shopping, of course, I spent so much money.

We’ll see which group does the best. Role-play We’ll see which group does the best. 1. Role-play in groups; 2. Role-play in front of the class.

Language points People go on the streets to throw water at each other. throw… at… 将……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. 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. The material will be ready in ten days. 材料将在十天之后准备好。 I 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的差不多。

Fill in the blanks 1. 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. the What

Homework Make a conversation about your vacation. You can use 2d as a reference. Preview the new words we will use in the next lesson. Thank you!