(共28张PPT)
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
SectionB (2a-2e)
Santa Claus
Learning objectives
1. Master the new words and expressions.
2. Learn to read between the lines to get the meaning in a text (inferring推断).
3. Understand the true meaning of Christmas.
New words
1. Christmas _____________
2. lie _______________________
3. novel ____________________
4.eve_______________________
5.dead______________________
6.business__________________
7.punish____________________
punishment______________
8.warn______________________
9.end up _____________
10.present__________________
11.warmth__________________
12.spread___________________
n.圣诞节
v.存在,平躺,位于
n.长篇小说
n.前夜
adj. 死的
n. death / v. die 死亡
n.生意
v. 处罚
n. 处罚
v. 警告,告诫
n.现在,礼物 adj.现在的
n. 温暖
v./ n. 传播,蔓延
warn sb (not) to do警告某人(不)做某事
be on business 在出差/do business做生意
on Christmas Day/ at Christmas在圣诞节
spread around分散/the spread of...的蔓延
punish sb for sth/doing sth因某事惩罚某人
最终成为,最终处于
end up with sth以...结束/end up doing以做某事结束
lie behind在...之后(lay--lain)/ lying(现在分词)
a short novel 一个短篇小说
on Christmas Eve在圣诞节前夕
treat sb with warmth 热情的对待某人
at present 目前
spread--spread--spread
Ⅰ.用所学单词的适当形式填空。
1.The famous writer's new will come out next week. We're looking forward to reading it.
2.It's wrong of us to believe or untrue news on the Internet.
3.We saw a snake and my father ________ me not to touch it.
4.____________ falls on the 25th day of December every year.
5.My parents were away on __________, so I had to be at home on my own.
6.The room was not tidy. Clothes were________ (lie) all over the floor.
7.When Frank found his cat was_________ (die),he cried.
8.Nelly got many beautiful____________(present) on her birthday.
9.George treats everyone with kindness and ____________(warm),spreading positive energy.
10.The police___________(punish) the driver because he drank too much wine before driving.
novel
spread
warned
Christmas
business
lying
dead
presents
warmth
punished
1. What does the passage talk about
It talks about A Christmas Carol《圣诞欢歌》(小说名) .
2. How does it tell us
By telling a story.
Scanning (扫读)
Reading tip(阅读技巧) :
The title or picture can help you to understand a text quickly.
A Christmas Carol
Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
a. Scrooge changes his life
b. Three ghosts visit Scrooge.
c. The true meaning of Christmas
d. A Christmas Carol is a famous novel
Reading Skill :
我们可以从每段的______来获取段落大意。
首句
Skimming略读
1.What are the common things that people think of for Christmas
同义转述
common things & many would agree 语义相近
People usually think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus(圣诞老人).
Careful reading
Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
A Christmas Carol
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
阅读策略
英语书名实词首字母必须大写, 虚词不必。
书名用斜体,找到书名可以确定作者。
Read paragraph 2 and answer the question.
Careful reading
3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas
The true spirit of Christmas is treating everyone with kindness and warmth and spreading love and joy everywhere we go.
同义转述
原词重现
Careful reading
Read paragraph 4 and answer the question.
the Ghost of Christmas Past 过去之灵
the Ghost of Christmas Present 现在之灵
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come 未来之灵
What does Scrooge see when he’s with…
his happier days as a child
how others are spending
Christmas that year
nobody cares when he was dead.
1. 细节问答题:无须阅读整篇文章即可找到线索,直接查看相关段落即可。2. 回答问题时要注意人称和数的变化;
Careful reading
Read paragraph 3 and complete the chart.
1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas
Because Scrooge is mean and only thinks about himself.
2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends Why or why not
No, he doesn’t. Because he doesn’t treat others nicely.
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died
Because he used to be like Scrooge and he only cared about money.
2d.Read again and answer INFERRING推断--读出言外之意
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge How do you know
Yes, he does. Because he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day
He feels scared.
6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits
He changes his life and promises to become a better man.
A Christmas Carol
Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas
Carol is perhaps the best example of this.
pron.许多人
想到
圣诞欢歌
倒装句
介词短语 + 谓语+主语
......的重要性
分享和给予我们身边的人爱和欢乐的重要性。
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles.He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas.One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley,
his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge,
由查尔斯·狄更斯创作的一部著名的短篇小说
一位从无笑容的名叫斯克鲁奇的老人
吝啬的
v.对待
adv.友善地
关心;在意/ care for 很喜欢、照顾
make much money赚很多钱
商业伙伴
used to do sth.过去......
mean doing sth. 意味着做某事
mean to do sth. 打算做某事
1. A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens.
过去分词作后置定语,与它所修饰的部分存在被动关系。
2.It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles.
named Scroog: 过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰说明an old man。
who引导的是定语从句,修饰先行词an old man,who在定语从句中作主语,不可以省略。
e.g. This is the novel ________ by Lu Xun.
这是鲁迅写的小说。
__________________ under the tree is Mary.
正站在树下的那个女孩是Mary。
written
The girl who is standing
Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died.
used to do sth. 过去常常
be used to doing sth. 习惯做……
be used to do sth.= be used for doing sth. 被用来……
【语境应用】完成句子。
I _______ football when I was a child.
A. use to play B. used to playing
C. used to play D. used to played
C
so he was punished after he died. 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.
That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his
be punished被惩罚
warn sb. to do sth.警告某人做...
最终成为;最后处于
expect sb. to do sth.
圣诞节过去之灵
warn sb. of/about sth. 提醒 / 警告某人注意某事
. …reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a child.
remind sb. of sb./sth. 使某人想起某人/某事
remind sb. about/of sth. 提醒某人某事
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
remind sb. +that从句 提醒某人……;使某人想起……
e.g. Thanks — it will always remind me of you.
This reminded her of a book written by Mo Yan.
I reminded Tom about/of his promise.
Remind me to take my medicine tomorrow.
That reminds me (that) I must order more butter.
Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died.
辨析 die, dead, dying 与death
die v. “死亡”,表示动作。(die died died dying)是非延续性动词,不能同表示一段时间的状语连用。
dead adj. 指“死的,无生命的”,表示状态,可以同表示一段时间的状语连用。
dying adj. 指“垂死的,要死的”; die的现在分词。
death n. 指“死亡”。作主语或宾语。
The dying captain(上尉) looked at his dead soldiers and said, “When we die for the people, it is a worthy death.”
happier days as a child. Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. He sees that he is dead but nobody cares. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed
and finds out it is only the next morning — Christmas Day!
作为
圣诞节现在之灵
圣诞节未来之灵
so...that...如此...以至于...
醒来
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. And that is the true spirit
of Christmas.
eg. I got home, feeling very tired.
decide to do sth./make a decision to do决定做...
热情友好的对待别人
现在分词短语做伴随状语
promise v. 许诺;答应
n. 承诺;诺言
promise to do sth. 许诺做某事
promise sb. sth. 或 promise sth. to sb.
许诺某物给某人
promise sb. to do sth. 许诺/答应某人做某事
make a promise (to sb.) (向某人)许下诺言
keep a promise 信守诺言
break a promise 违背诺言
需要帮助的
Charles Dickens
novel
Characters:
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
three ghosts
A Christmas Carol
Genre (类型;体裁):
Writer:
mean
dead, business partner
Scrooge (吝啬鬼) has been a common word in today’s dictionary.
Mind-map
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w______ by Charles Dickens. It t_____ us the true m_________ of Christmas: the i___________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
The story is about an old man n______ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only t______ about himself, and doesn’t treat others n_____. He just cares about w_______ he can make more money.
mportance
ritten
eaning
amed
ells
根据给出的单词首字母填空。
hinks
icely
hether
Retell
And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley who was p_______ after he died. That night, three ghosts v____ Scrooge. They t_____ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f______.
unished
isit
ake
uture
Scrooge is so scared t____ he wakes up in his bed and f_____ out it is only the next morning on Christmas Day! He d______ to change his life and p_______ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s_____ of Christmas!
hat
inds
ecides
romises
armth
pirit
From Scrooge’s story,What’s the true spirit of Christmas
Treat everyone with kindness and warmth,spreading love and joy everywhere you go!
慷慨友善待人,传递爱与温暖
1.关心
2.对某人很好
3.生意上的伙伴
4.因为…而惩罚某人
5.过去常常做某事
6.一个名字叫... 的老人
7.期待某人做某事
8.让某人想起…
9有需要的人
10.警告某人不要做…
11.被某人所写的一个小说
care about
treat sb. nicely
business partners
punish sb. for doing…
used to do
an old man named/called...
expect sb. to do
remind sb. of
people in need
warn sb. not to do
a novel written by sb
Summary
12.以…作为结束(终结)
13.把他带回他的童年时代
14.改变某人的方式/生活
15.承诺做…
16.和亲人一起庆祝圣诞节
17.用温暖和友善对待每一个人
18.处处洒播爱和欢乐
19. 弄清,查明 find out
20.圣诞节的真谛 the true meaning/spirit of Christmas
end up with…
take him back to his childhood
change one’s way/life
promise to do sth./make a promise to do sth
celebrate Christmas with relatives
treat everyone with kindness and warmth
spread love and joy everywhere