unit2-B新人教初三英语unit2_I_think_that_mooncakes_are_delicious

1、Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious.Section BWestern Culturescary dress up haunted house black cat candy ghost trick or treat October spider Look at the following words. What do you think this festival is about?Halloween It is a popular festival in North America. People celebrate it on Octob

2、er 31st. Many people make their houses look scary. They may turn off the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and windows. Little kids and even parents dress up as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like cartoon cha

3、racters. Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for candies and treats. “Trick or treat” means kids will play a trick on you if you dont give them a treat. How do you like it?What do you know about Christmas?Date? Symbols? Activities? Stories?What is the true meaning or spirit of

4、 Christmas? Read the passage about Christmas and answer the question The Spirit of Christmas Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas tree and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giv

5、ing love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.agree to do sth 同意做某事同意做某事agree with sb 赞同某人的观点赞同某人的观点agree that从句从句 A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or

6、 smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesnt treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished a

7、fter he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a

8、child. Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so scared

9、 that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning- Christmas day! He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreadi

10、ng love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas. Read the passage again and complete the chart.What does Scrooge see when hes withHe seesThe Ghost of Christmas Past?The Ghost of Christmas Present?The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?2. Do

11、es Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?Answer the questions. What do y

12、ou think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation in front of the class. Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday _March 22nd _ April 25th. It celebr

13、ates the beginning of new life. 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 _ for friends or _ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people _ them _ in differ

14、ent 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.garden spreadaround between and give out business lay relativesbetweenandlayrelativesspreadaroundgive outbusinessgarden复习感叹句和宾语从句A. Rewrite th

15、e sentences as exclamations.The mooncakes are delicious.The festival will be fun.This concert is boring.Im really excited.The band played really loud music.B. Make sentences about a festival/ festivals you like using these words+ that/whether/if.I think _I know_I believe_I wonder_探究学习探究学习探究点探究点1： 过去

16、分词的用法过去分词的用法A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens.过去分词有两种用法：一是用于表达_ 时态； 二是用于表达_语态/关系.“被动关系”的表达有两种方式：一是过去分词作_; 二是_语态(be done). e.g. 1. The novels written by Lu Xun are very educational. (作定语，表被动) 2. The novel was written by Lu Xun. (作谓语，表被动)完成完成被动被动定语定语被动被动探究点探究点2： not

17、onlybut also的用法的用法Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts.not onlybut (also)意为_,用于连接两个相同成分的词、词组或句。not onlybut also连接句子时， not only部分所连接的句子要_;not onlybut also连接主语时，谓语动词的数与临近的主语保持一致， 即_原则。不仅不仅而且而且倒装倒装就近就近探究点探究点3: 现在分

18、词作伴随状语现在分词作伴随状语 1. He treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.2. Hens lay eggs, giving birth to life.探究点探究点4： 理解本课时重要短语理解本课时重要短语dress up as _ treat sb to sth_ treat sb as _ Its my treat._the meaning of_ the importance of_ share sth with _be famous for_ be famous as _ hate doing / to do _be punishe