Lesson 4 Christmas

In today’s class, you are going to 1. build up an area of vocabulary associated with Christmas. 2. list activities western people do during Christmas. 3.develop reading strategiesto answer multiple-choice questions. 4.talk about how western people spend their Christmas. 1. build up an area of vocabulary associated with Christmas. 2. list activities western people do during Christmas. 3.develop reading strategiesto answer multiple-choice questions. 4.talk about how western people spend their Christmas.

Do you know the name of the English song ?” In which festival do you think people often sing this song ?”

Christmas tree

balloons

Christmas stockings stockings

Christmas pudding

presents candle

Father Christmas

Carol service

snowman

decorations 装饰品

turkey

Christmas cakes

sweets

Prediction: What do you think the text will talk about ?

Can you match the headings with paragraphs ? Activities after lunch Activities on Christmas Eve Preparation for Christmas The beginning of Christmas Activities on Christmas morning Paragraph 5 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 4

Reading Strategies: Multiple-choice questions 1. Read the question and answers. 2. Try to guess the correct answer. 3. Find the place in the text where you think the answer is. 4. Read the text and check your answer. 5. Make sure the other two answers are not possible.

Answer the multiple-choice questions. ( ) 1 Who do you think reads the children’s letters? A. Father Christmas B. their parents C. nobody ( ) 2 What do you think people do in a carol service? A. sing songs B. give presents C. watch a play B A

( ) 3 What happened on Christmas eve? A. the writer stayed awake all night. B. someone put presents in his stocking. C. the writer saw Father Christmas ( ) 4 Why did they laugh? A. the Christmas carols were happy songs. B. the song and hats were funny C. the jokes and hats were funny B C

( ) 5. After lunch A. the adults watched the Queen’s speech B. The children made a snowman C. Everybody had more to eat C

Now read the text again and talk about Christmas.

Can you tell us what activities the children did before Christmas Eve? wrote a letter to____________, telling about the_______ we wanted, gave it to mother to_____; Father Christmas presents post

What preparations are made for Christmas? _______________ arrived in the post, ________________ appeared in the streets, attended the town _____________; enough snow to make ________. Christmas cards Christmas lights Carol service snowmen

Activities on Christmas Eve ________ the house, ______ the Christmas tree, the decoration and the balloons, relatives arrived, left ____ and_______for Christmas, put __________ at the end of the bed, tried to stay awake. decorated put up winebiscuits stockings

Activities on Christmas morning went to______, went out into the______, played with new________, had a big lunch with a big ______ followed by Christmas _______, sang Christmas_____, laughed at jokes, put on silly paper hats, laughed again. church garden presents turkey pudding carol

Activities after lunch: listened to the Queen’s______, (kids) played cards, had tea with Christmas ______covered with snowmen, carried on ______, felt tired, turned off _________, fell into a deep happy _____. speech cake eating the light sleep

Listen to the tape carefully and give the correct order of the following things. a)open the new year calendar b) put their stockings at the end of the bed c) sing Christmas carols d) write a letter to Father Christmas e)put up the Christmas tree f) go to church g) have Christmas cake

Discussion Talk about the differences and similarities between Christmas and the Spring Festival.

The Spring FestivalChristmas Time Food Activities Decoration presents Similarities lunar January; the first month by lunarcalendar family reunion dinner dumping staying-up Write Spring Festival couplets make dumplings, etc December 25 Turkey, cakes, pudding Sing Christmas carol, stay awake to see Father Christmas, etc Christmas tree, balloons, lights All kinds of gifts The most important festival in the country, people get together at their homes. paper-cuts New Year paintings lantern ： a portable light Gift money Discussion

Homework Write a letter to your friend describing Christmas.

Thank you!