I think that mooncakes are delicious Period 6 Section B (2a —2e)

Words and expressions dead lie punish adj. 死的；失去生命的 v. 平躺；存在；位于 v. 处罚；前夜 warn present spread v. 警告；告诫 n. 现在；礼物 adj. 现在的 v. 传播；展开 n. 蔓延；传播 Christmas novel eve n. 圣诞节 n. （长篇）小说 n. 前夕；前夜

Words and expressions business end up warmth Christmas Carol n. 生意；商业 最终成为；最后处于 n. 温暖；暖和 《圣诞欢歌》（小说名） Santa Claus Charles Dickens Scrooge Jacob 圣诞老人 查尔斯 狄更斯 斯克鲁奇 n. （非正式）吝啬鬼 雅各布 马利

lie warmth ghost end up business trick present dead spread eve spider warn treat haunted punish novel

Can you name any foreign festivals? Christmas Halloween Thanksgiving April Fool’s Day St. Valentine's Day

Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream.

April Fool’s Day is an old custom celebrated every year on the first day of April. Popular since the 19th century. On that day people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other.

Saint Valentine's Day (or Valentine's Day) is a holiday observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them.

Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October.

Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world.

Speaking of Christmas, what do you think of?

Christmas 圣诞节时为纪念基督耶稣诞生而在 12 月 25 日举行庆祝活动的节日。 12 月 24 日晚上被 成为圣诞夜，是家庭团聚、共进晚餐、互 赠礼品的时间。圣诞树多为节日的必需之 物，一般是小枞树或者松树，树枝上挂满 了各种装饰物和彩灯，树顶上通常有一颗 明亮的星星。

Christmas

What do you know about Christmas? Christmas stocking Christmas hat Christmas tree Santa Claus a big meal Christmas card reindeer 。。。。 gift

Santa Claus Christmas tree gifts reindeer Christmas card

Look at the photo, the questions in 2b and the title to the story on page 14. Then answer the questions below. Before you read… 1. What does the passage talk about? It talks about the spirit of Christmas. 2. What do you think A Christmas Carol is ? It is a book about Christmas, and I guess this book has a happy ending.

Read the first and last sentence in each paragraphs and answer the questions. When you finish reading, what information have you got? I know that this story want to tell us the spirit of Christmas by telling a story in Christmas Carol. the hero Scrooge who used to be mean and selfish become kind at last, and maybe this is the point where we can find the spirit of Christmas.

inferring It means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meaning that are not clearly stated in a text. 所谓推断，就是根据阅读材料中所提供的信息， 推断出未知的信息。即把有关的文字作为已知部 分，从中推断出未知部分。据以推断的有关文字 可能是词或句子，也可能是若干句子，甚至是全 文。问题的答案一般针对文章内容和读者应有的 常识，文章中虽然没有明确的答案，但读者在理 解全文的基础上可以进行推理和判断其答案。

While you read… Read Para. 1 and answer the questions below. What is the true meaning of Christmas? The true meaning of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.

After you read… Now we have known the true meaning of Christmas, do you know the true meaning of Mid-Autumn Festival? Think about it and then discuss it with your partner. Chinese people value this festival for its important meaning of “reunion”. And the mooncake is the symbol of “reunion”, just like the full noon.

1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? 2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol? We probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. 2b Read and answer the questions. 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.

Read Para. 2&3 and complete the chart. 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? 2c

1. Scrooge is unfriendly to others. 2. Jacob Marley used to worked together with Scrooge. 3. Jacob Marley and Scrooge are different in character. 4. Jacob Marley wants to help Scrooge. T Read and decide the sentences are true or false. T F T

Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. 1.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? 2.Does 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? 2d

理解课文，判断句子正误  （ ） We probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus  when we think of Christmas  ( ) The true meaning of Christmas is giving people around us some gifts they are in need.  ( ) A Christmas Carol is a famous long novel written by Charles Dickens.  ( ) Scrooge has ever laughs or smiles.

 ( ) Scrooge used to be just like Marley.  ( ) Scrooge is too scared to wake up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning– Christmas Day!  ( ) Scrooge changed his life and became a better person at last.  ( ) The true spirit of Christmas is sharing and giving love and joy to people around us

What is your favorite festival? When is it? What do people eat? What do people do? Why do you like it?

 the spirit of … … 的精神  the best example 最好的例子 . a novel written by… 由 … 写的小 说 . treat sb. nicely/well/badly 对某人 好 / 好 / 坏 .. Recite the phases

.care about 关心，在乎.  make money 挣钱 . Christmas Eve 圣诞前夕 . his dead business partner  他死去的生意伙伴  be punished 被惩罚 .punish sb. for sth/doing sth  因 … 惩罚某人

 warn sb to sth. 告诫 / 警告某人做某事  end up 结束，告终  end up with 以 … 结束  end up doing 结束做某事  give birth to 生（孩子），生育，产 生  Not only…but also 不仅 … 而且 …

. often—more often—most often . promise to do sth.  承诺 / 答应做某事 .a mean person 一个吝啬的人 . treat sb with kindness and warmth 用善良和热情待人 . tell a lie 撒谎 . prepare well for a test  为考试做充分准备

本课时重点回顾 1. treat, lie, punish, warn, spread, present… 2.Objective Clause 3.Inferring