Unit 2 Section A-2 Class TypeReading Objectives1. To learn the mooncake in the Mid-Autumn Festival.2. To learn to express the story of the history of mooncake.Key structure1. Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival for centuries.2. Whoever drank this could live forever, DifficultiesHow to better understand the meaning of the mooncake in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Vocabularysteal, lay, dessert, garden, admire, tielay out, in the shape of, carry ones wishesPeriod1ProcedureLead-inFree talk. 1. What is your favorite festival?2. Why do you like it most?Step 1Show Ss some pictures about mooncakes and ask questions about the Mid-Autumn Festival.Step 2Activity 3a.Read the passage about the Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions.Step 3Activity 3b.Read again and put the events in the correct order.Step 4Retelling.Retell the story of Change according to the words and phrases below.Step 5Activity 3c.Try to complete the sentences with correct words without looking at the passage above.Step 6Discussion.Show Ss some name of mooncakes and let them discuss if they ever tried these mooncakes.Step 7Free talk.Let Ss talk about any other traditional folk stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival among the whole class.Step 8Brainstorm.1. Introduce to Ss about the information of the Mid-Autumn Festival.2. Show Ss some beautiful and interesting the Mid-Autumn Festival cards.Step 9Homework.Try to design the Mid-Autumn Festival cards for your families and friends.Step 10Language points: explain the key words and phrases with examples and exercises in unit 2 section A-2.