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Section B(2a-2c)
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
When we talk about Christmas what do you probably think of
Let 's create a mind map of
Christmas .
date
symbols
activities
stories
24
2
Christmas party
gift giving
church celebrations
…
3
Santa Claus
Christmas tree
Christmas card
…
4
Gingerbread man
The Little Drummer Boy
…
The spirit of Christmas
What are the common things that people think of for Christmas
What wrote A Christmas Carol
What is the true meaning of Christmas
Look through the passage and find the answers.
true meaning
The spirit of Christmas
Charles Dickens
查尔斯 狄更斯(1812-1870)英国作家,批判现实主义文学的主要代表人物,小说作品主要有
Oliver Twist《雾都孤儿》
A Tale of Two Cities《双城记》
Expectations 《远大前程》
其中A Christmas Carol 《圣诞颂歌》中成功塑造的主人公Scrooge,已成为西方文学作品中“吝啬鬼”的经典形象。
The spirit of Christmas
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.
Beginning:
The spirit of Christmas
Questions
What is Scrooge
like
What did Scrooge
use to be like
The spirit of Christmas
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel
written by Charles Dickens. It is about
an old man named Scrooge who
never laughs or smiles.
never laughs or smiles.
(serious)
He is
mean
mean
and
only thinks about himself,
only thinks about himself,
(selfish)
and
doesn’t treat others nicely.
doesn’t treat others nicely.
(unfriendly)
He just cares about
whether he can make more money.
He just cares about
whether he can make more money.
(selfish)
And he hates Christmas.
And he hates Christmas.
(mean)
The spirit of Christmas
One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the
ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business
partner. Marley used to be just like
Scrooge, 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.
The spirit of Christmas
He decides to change his life and
promises to be a better person.
He
happily celebrates Christmas with his
relatives.
He
happily celebrates Christmas with his
relatives.
(friendly)
He also gives gifts
He also gives gifts
to people in need.
to people in need.
(generous)
He now
warmth, spreading love and joy
everywhere he goes.
He now
warmth, spreading love and joy
everywhere he goes.
treats everyone with kindness and
treats everyone with kindness and
(kindhearted)
And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
The spirit of Christmas
mean
selfish
serious
unfriendly
kindhearted
friendly
generous
Scrooge in the past:
Scrooge at present:
The spirit of Christmas
First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes
him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his 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
That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge.
That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge.
The spirit of Christmas
the future. Scrooge 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!
He is so scared
that
he wakes up in his bed and finds out
it is only the next morning --Christmas
Day!
a dream
The spirit of Christmas
mean
selfish
serious
unfriendly
kindhearted
friendly
generous
Scrooge in the past:
Scrooge at present:
Do you know the s___ of Christmas
If you don't know, a short novel
"A Christmas Carol" w____ by Charles
Dickens will tell you. It's about a man
named Scrooge. He used to be m___,
selfish and only cares about money.
However, he changes himself after
three ghosts visit him while he is
sleeping. He b_____ kindhearted and
friendly. At last, he gets the true
meaning of Christmas.
阅读短文,根据短文内容和首字母提示写出文中所缺单词。
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Thank you
Goodbye