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What do you know about Christmas What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map. 2a n. 圣诞节

Date Activities Christmas Symbols Stories

Christmas trees, Santa Claus, gifts, stockings December 25th Christmas trees, Santa Claus, gifts, stockings sing Christmas songs, make Christmas trees, family gathering, get a lot of presents … Date: Symbols: Activities: Stories:

Who is he? Charles Dickens Do you know something about him?

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), a famous British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870), a famous British novelist. He is a key representative(主要代表) of 19th century British literary realism(批判现实主义文学). His novels: The Pickwick Papers(《匹克威克外传》), Oliver Twist (《雾都孤儿》), Hard Times (《艰难时世》), A Tale of Two Cities (《双城记》), Expectations (《远大前程》), A Christmas Carol (《圣诞颂歌》).

Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions. 1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. 2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol? Charles Dickens. 3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.

What does Scrooge see when he’s with… Read the passage again and complete the chart. 2c What does Scrooge see when he’s with… the Ghost of Christmas Past? the Ghost of Christmas Present? the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come? His happier days as a child. How others are spending Christmas this year. He is dead, but nobody cares. n. 现在; 礼物 adj. 现在的 adj. 死的; 失去生命的

Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. 1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. 2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not? No, he doesn’t. He is mean and only thinks about himself.

3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died? He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesn’t treat others nicely. 4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know? Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. v. 处罚; 惩罚

5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day? He feels scared. 6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits? 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, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. n. 温暖; 暖和

1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas… lie v. (lay, lain) 存在; 平躺; 处于 注意与lay的区别： lay v. (laid, laid)下蛋; 产卵

1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health. 【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。 1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health. 2) The hen _____ an egg every day. 3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning. 4) The duck _____ three eggs last week. Lying  lays lay  laid

2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. *warn v. 警告; 告诫 固定短语: warn sb. (not) to do sth. “警告某人(不要)干某事”； warn sb. of/about sth. 表示“提醒 / 警告某人注意某事”。

e.g. The police warned us not to go out at night. They warned him of the danger. She warned her son about the fire. *end up 最终成为; 最后处于

3. ①The Spirit of Christmas 圣诞精神(圣诞节的意义) ②He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. 他还告诉斯克鲁奇准备好等待三个幽灵 的造访。 ①中spirit指与肉体相对而言的“精神; 心灵”; ②中spirit是“灵魂; 鬼怪; 幽灵”之意。

试比较: I shall be with you in spirit. 我在精神上也你们同在。 In the story, it is said that the area is haunted by evil spirits. 在故事里, 据说那片地区闹鬼。

4. He is mean and only thinks about himself. e.g. Mr. Smith is a mean old man. 史密斯先生是一个小气的老头。 He was mean to those who worked for him. 他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。 Some people around us are mean with money. 我们周围有些人在金钱方面十分吝啬。

5. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. 他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到处传播爱与快乐。 spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开 n. 蔓延; 传播

dress up care about make money used to end up warn sb. to do sth. 打扮 关心 挣钱 过去常常 结束 警告某人做某事

3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival. 3a What is the name of the festival? When is it? Middle-Autumn Festival on August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar

Why do you like it so much? What do people eat? What do people do? Why do you like it so much? Mooncakes. People can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. Because it makes me happy.

Writing Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a. 3b

帮你构思： In your letter: First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated. Then talk about what people do and eat. Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.

Use the following expressions to help you: My favorite Chinese festival is… It is celebrated in / on … During this festival, people… It’s my favorite festival because… It makes me feel…

Sample The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get together and eat mooncakes. There are various kind of delicious mooncakes. On the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy.

Self Check spread…around between… and give out business lay relatives Complete the passage with the words in the box. spread…around between… and give out business lay relatives Many Western countries celebrate Easter.This holiday is always on a Sunday_________ March 22nd ____ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. between and

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 garden for friends or _________ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people _______ them ________ in different 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. lay relatives around spread give out business

2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations. The mooncakes are delicious. ➠How ____________________________! 2. The festival will be fun. ➠What ________________________! This concert is boring. ➠How _______________________! delicious the mooncakes are fun the festival will be boring this concert is

I’m really excited. ➠How ________________________! The band played really loud music. ➠What ________________________! excited I am loud music the band played

3. Make sentences about a festival/ festivals you like using these words+ that/whether/if. I think ___________________________. I know___________________________. I believe _________________________. I wonder _________________________.

Summary 1. words & phrases: 2. Sentences: Christmas, lie, novel, eve, dead, business, punish, warn, end up, present, warmth, spread 2. Sentences: 1. Scrooges sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. 2. He just cares about whether he can make more money. 3. Learned how to use the Objective Clauses.

Homework Memorize the new words and phrases. Read the passage in 3a smoothly. Finish the exercises on the students’ book.