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Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Free talk
What do you know about Christmas
Pre-reading
What common things can you think of for Christmas
symbols
activities
date
stocking
Santa
Claus
card
stories
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24
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Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
A Christmas Carol
Prediction
The Spirit of Christmas
What does the passage talk about
It talks about the spirit of Christmas.
true meaning
ghost
While-reading
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
c.The true meaning of Christmas.
d. A Christmas Carol is a famous novel.
b.Three ghosts visit Scrooge.
a. Scrooge changes his life.
快读
Skimming
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
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.
Tips: pay attention to the key words and phrases
Charles Dickens
Novel
Characters:
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
three ghosts
A Christmas Carol
Kind:
Writer:
mean
dead business partner
Scrooge( 吝啬鬼) has been a common word in today’s dictionary.
Read para.2 and finish the card.
Does Scrooge have many friends Why (not)
No
How do you know
Para 2
Careful reading
Reading Strategy
推断
Inferring
This means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in a text.
从文章的字里行间思考和推断作者所透露出的信息和意图。
推断
Inferring
Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died
Jacob Marley
Because he used to be like Scrooge.
He didn’t treat others nicely and he just cared about money.
Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge
How do you know
Yes.
Because he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
Careful reading
查读
Scanning
Para 3
Reading Strategy
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
He sees
He sees
He sees
his happier days as a child.
how others are spending Christmas this year.
that he is dead,
but nobody cares.
Para 4
What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits
Why can the three spirits/ghosts change Scrooge
Culture Background
Careful reading
Because spirits/ ghosts have great strength in the western literature works(西方文学作品）. Christians（基督徒）believe people have future lives after death(人死后有来生）. They all want to go to heaven（进天堂）after death, rather than drop into hell（下地狱））because of the crimes they commit before（前世所犯的罪）.
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,
sharing and giving love and joy to people around him.
And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
And that is the true spirit of Christmas.!
the spirit of festivals
reunion (团聚）
sharing（分享）
giving（赠予）
Post-reading
The spirit of life
We should learn to help others, treat others with kindness, give and spread love and joy everywhere we go.
Mind Map
Changing the information you read into a mind map may help you remember it more easily.
The spirit of Christmas
A Christmas Carol
Scrooge before
Marley and three ghosts’ s visit
Scrooge after
Retell
the Ghost of Christmas Past
the Ghost of Christmas Present
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
What does Scrooge see when he’s with…
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
Read the passage again and complete the chart.
Presentation
2c
Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
Why does Scrooge hate Christmas
Does Scrooge have a lot of friends Why or why not
Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died
Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge How do you know
How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day
What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits
2d
.
2
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 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
Let's enjoy an English song.
