1. Lesson 18 Christmas

2. tinkling and jingling bells green wreath and red ribbons Santa Claus, his elves and his bag of presents

3. green trees and colorful lights carol singing reindeer, the red-nosed Rudolph and their sleigh stocking hung by chimney

4. 1 ．动物 2. 强壮的 3 ．鹿角 4 ．拉，拖 5 ．除 …… 之外 6 ．发光，闪亮 7 ．在附近 8 ．雾 9 ．为 …… 领路 10 ．西方（国家、世界）的 Words and phrases: 1. North Pole 2. toy factory 3. be busy doing 4. pack up the sleigh with 5. bring Christmas presents to 6. stand in line 7. wait for 8. all over the world 9. laugh at 10. worst of all 11. find the way to …… 12. call somebody names 13. It ’ s a great honor for 14. in time 15. lead the way

5. Choose the appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks. Change forms if necessary. busy …… won ’ t you pack up bring …… to …… stand in line 1.Two students were _________ writing their homework. 2.Mom and son are ________ the suitcase. 3.Santa Claus ________ presents ________ children in a family. 4.Soldiers __________, waiting for the order. 5.__________ move the box onto the truck? busy packing up brings to Stand in line Won’t you

6. (1) Does Santa Claus live in the North Pole or the South Pole? (2) Does he have a lot of helpers? Who are they? (3) Are other reindeer nice to him? What do they often do to him? (4) Are the reindeer very proud to help pull the sleigh for Santa Claus? (5) How many reindeer does Santa Claus usually choose for the job? (6) Is the weather bad before Christmas? How bad is it? (7) Is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer very helpful? (8) Are the other reindeer very happy for Rudolph? Why do they love Rudolph now? Questions:

7. Which reindeer is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Is he most strong and beautiful among all the reindeer pulling the sleigh? How do you know? Discussion:

8. Retell the story: 1. be busy working 2. help/ make toys/all over the world 3. pack up …… with …… 4. Christmas Eve/ choose/ pull his sleigh/ bring presents to 5. all the reindeer/ except/ stand in line/ wait for

9. 10. happy/ loved by/ helpful/ guides the sleigh 6. But/ special/ not strong/ powerful/ isn ’ t needed 7. not nice to8. the weather/ terrible/ eve/ foggy 9. “ Won ’ t you guide my sleigh? ”

10. LANGUAGE WORK: Task : Find out plural forms for the following nouns. child -- reindeer -- fish -- address -- battery -- thief -- box -- foot -- elf -- shelf -- man -- wife -- loaf -- potato -- tomato -- knife -- children reindeer fish addresses batteries thieves boxes feet elves shelves men wives loaves potatoes tomatoes knives

11. I hope my family will be healthy and happy. Make a wish: I hope to travel around the world.

12. 1. Retell the story “ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ”. 2. Do you like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Why? Please prepare a short paragraph. 3. Try to learn to sing the song “ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ” or other Christmas songs. Assignment: