3. 汉译英： 1) 我们应该自信。 2) 你必须对改进你的拼写能力有信心。 3) 你拼错了这个单词。 4) 教室的前面有张讲台。 5) 由于下大雨她上学迟到了。 You must be confident of improving your spelling. = We must have confidence in ourselves.. You spelled/spelt the word wrong. She was late for school because of the heavy rain. There is a teacher’s a desk in the front of the classroom. We should be confident in ourselves.

4. Think about it! 1. Do you know Christmas? 2. What do you know about Christmas?

5. Santa Claus Father Christmas Christmas tree Christmas lights Christmas gifts Christmas cards Christmas decorations

6. Talk about the picture: What can you see in these pictures? Christmas decoration

7. Read quickly and try to catch the main idea of the passage.

8. Read quickly and get the main idea of each paragraph: Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraphs 4 Introduce Christmas. How to decorate a Christmas tree? What goes under the tree? How did Christmas trees begin?

9. Read carefully and answer the questions: 1.What is Christmas? 2.When is Christmas? 3.When is New Year’s Day? 4.Why do people often say “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” on their Christmas cards? 5.Where do people often put up Christmas trees? 6.How do they do with their Christmas trees? 7.How do they decorate them? 8.Who can reach the top of the tree without a chair? decorate at the top of the tree

10. Read carefully and answer the questions: 1.What goes under the tree? 2.When do families open the presents? 3.How did Christmas trees begin? Germany in the 1600sin the sixteen hundreds

11. 1.That’s why people say “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” on their Christmas cards. 表语从句 2. In many countries, families put up Christmas trees in the living room. They put up a tent( 帐篷 ) in the park. put up: to build; to set up “ 搭起；建造；设立 ” Language notes: put up: raise “ 举起 ” Please put up your hands if you have any questions. 3. Families decorate their Christmas trees. decorate sth. with sth. “ 用 …… 来装饰 ……” We decorated the building with the flags.

12. Learning notes: 1. What goes under the tree? go: be placed “ 位于；置于；摆放于 ” The dictionary goes on the bed. 2. I can reach the top of the tree without a chair. without prep. “ 没有 ” I have come out without any money. 3. Oh, and by the way, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! by the way “ 顺便说 ( 提及 )” Oh, by the way, here is a letter for you. = The dictionary is placed on the bed.

13. 汉译英： 1) 他没吃早餐就上学了。 2) 顺便问一句，你的书包在哪里？ 3) 在许多国家，很多家庭在他们的起居室里支 起圣诞树。 He went to school without breakfast. By the way, where is your school bag? In many countries, families put up Christmas trees in the living room.

14. A task: Write something about Christmas 1.What is Christmas? 2.When is Christmas? 3.Christmas is special. Why? 4.Where do people put up Christmas trees? 5.How do they decorate their Christmas trees? 6.What goes under the tree? 7.How did Christmas trees begin? 8.Who is Santa Clause? 9.What do people usually do at Christmas?