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Unit Ten
Reading Comprehension – Mid-autumn Festival
Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, writing
Time: Two periods
Materials: Worksheet, CD
Objectives:
1. The students know the skill of reading through the passage given by the
teacher.
2. The students understand the custom of celebrating Mid-autumn Festival.
3. The students practice speaking ability by discussing the culture of
Mid-autumn Festival.
Procedure:
1. Through reading the article, students learn the background knowledge of
Moon-cake Festival.
2. The students discuss the culture of Mid-autumn Festival by answering the
following reading comprehension questions.
Vocabulary
Chang-O Wu-gang Hou-yi moon cake cassia tree pamelo
th
rocket
Jade Rabbit The 8
Lunar Month
barbecue
Reference:
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Think before you read:
1. When is the Moon Festival?
2. What kind of activities do people do on the Moon Festival?
3. What do people eat on the Moon Festival? Do you know why?
4. Who do Chinese people think live in the moon? Do you know the stories about Chang-O, Hou
Yui, Wu-gang, and Jade rabbit?
5. Why is Moon Festival also called Mid-Autumn Festival?
6. Is the Moon Festival still a romantic holiday?

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