Unit 8 The seasons and the Weather Topic 3 Let’s celebrate! Section B 授课课件

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Topic 3 Let’s celebrate!
Section B
Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather
1. Students can learn some useful words: important, prepare, church, stocking, fireplace, gift and so on.
2. Students can learn about Christmas and New Year as well as how to celebrate them.
3. Students are able to know further about the differences in customs and culture between China and foreign countries.
What do you know about Christmas
Christmas tree
put up stockings
get the presents
Look at the following pictures. Then listen and number them according to what you hear.
1a Look, listen and say.
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1b Read 1a and check(√) the activities people do during Christmas time.
Before Christmas On Christmas Eve On Christmas Day go shopping go to church get up late
decorate Christmas trees play games with apples open the presents
eat turkey sing Christmas songs have a get-together
clean their houses give each other presents have a special dinner
give friends Christmas cards put up stockings at the end of their beds say“Merry Christmas” to each other
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the most important 最重要的
the most important是形容词important的最高级形式，意思是“最重要的”。
eg: 最困难的 the most difficult
2. Before Christmas Day, people are busy preparing for it.
在圣诞节之前，人们都忙着为它准备着。
为某事做准备 prepare for sth. 介词for 表示目的
eg.我们正在为春节做准备。
We are preparing for the Spring Festival.
3. Decorate Christmas trees with colorful lights, balls, stars, and so on 用彩色的灯、球、星星等装饰圣诞树。
decorate sth. with 用······装饰
eg. 在春节，人们喜欢用红色的东西来装饰房间。
In the Spring Festival, people like decorating the rooms with red things.
4.在圣诞节，有两种说法：at Christmas /on Christmas Day 注意两者在搭配上的差异。
翻译下面句子：
(1)我们圣诞节过得很愉快。
We had a good time at Christmas.
(2)圣诞节我们开了个晚会。
We had a party on Christmas Day.
5. Children put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end of their beds before they go to bed.
孩子们在睡觉前吧把袜子挂在火炉旁边或是床的末端。
(1)put up 挂起
eg. 挂起这幅画 put up the picture/put the picture up
把它/它们挂起来 put it/them up
(2) by the fireplaces 在火炉旁
What do you know about Christmas
Christmas is the most important festival in many countries.
When is Christmas Day
It’s on December 25th.
What do people do before Christmas Day
People are busy preparing for it. They always go shopping and clean their houses.
What do children do before they go to bed on Christmas Eve
Children put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end of their beds before they go to bed.
What do people do on Christmas Day
They often give Christmas cards to their friends.
2 A. Listen to the passage about New Year and choose the pictures.
New Year’s Day ____________ New Year’s Eve _____________
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1. Some Chinese people eat_________for good luck.
2. In Spain, people eat _________ grapes for good luck in the new year.
3. Some Jewish people eat _______ with honey for a sweet new year.
oranges
apples
twelve
B. Listen again and complete the sentences.
Words: important, open, special, decorate, grape
Phrases: put up, prepare for, clean houses, each other, have a get-together, go to church, good luck
Sentences:
Families usually have a get-together with a special dinner.
Christmas is the most important festival in many countries.
用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Do you enjoy_______ (play) basketball
2. Would you like some_______ (candy)
3. We should______ (honor) our parents and teachers.
4. I____ (have) happy Christmas yesterday.
5. The boy______ (stay) up until the TV said goodbye.
playing
candies
honor
had
stayed
1. Recite 1a.
2. Use your own words to write something about Christmas.