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What do you know about Christmas Discuss in groups and create a mind map.
2a
n. 圣诞节
December 25th
Christmas tress,
Santa Claus,
gifts, stockings
sing Christmas songs,
make Christmas trees,
family gathering,
get a lot of presents
Do you know something about Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), a famous
British novelist. He is a key representative
(主要代表) of 19th century British literary
realism(批判现实主义文学). He created
many novels (n. 小说), such as The Pickwick
Papers(《匹克威克外传》), Oliver Twist
(《雾都孤儿》), Hard Times (《艰难时世》),
A Tale of Two Cities (《双城记》),
Expectations (《远大前程》), A Christmas
Carol (《圣诞颂歌》).
Before you read…
1. What does the passage talk about
It talks about the spirit of Christmas.
2. What do you think A Christmas Carol is
It is a book about Christmas, and I guess this book has a happy ending.
What are the common things that people
think of for Christmas
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol
3. What is the true meaning or spirit of
Christmas
Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
Charles Dickens.
The importance of sharing and giving love
and joy to people around us.
Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.
2b
2c. Read the passage again and complete the chart.
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
His childhood.
How others are spending
Christmas this year.
He is dead, but
nobody cares.
inferring
It means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meaning that are not clearly stated in a text.
所谓推断，就是根据阅读材料中所提供的信息，推断出未知的信息。即把有关的文字作为已知部分，从中推断出未知部分。据以推断的有关文字可能是词或句子，也可能是若干句子，甚至是全文。问题的答案一般针对文章内容和读者应有的常识，文章中虽然没有明确的答案，但读者在理解全文的基础上可以进行推理和判断其答案。
2d Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
1.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas
Does Scrooge have a lot of friends
Why or why not
Because he is mean and only thinks
about himself.
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 just like Scrooge.
Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge
How do you know
5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day
6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the
three spirits
Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his
ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
He happily celebrates Christmas with his
relatives and gives gifts to people in need.
He is so scared.
When you finish reading, what information have you got
I know that this story want to tell us the spirit of Christmas by telling a story in Christmas Carol. the hero Scrooge who used to be mean and selfish become kind at last, and maybe this is the point where we can find the spirit of Christmas.
Language points
But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
这是一个倒装句。主语是the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us，谓语是lies，介词短语behind all these things置于句首引起句子倒装，是为了保持句子平衡，避免头重脚轻。
lie behind 背后存在; 是 ... 的原因
I wonder what lies behind his decision to leave.
我不知道他决定离开的理由是什么。
Two things lie behind Latin America's renaissance.
两个原因导致了拉丁美洲的复兴。
lie vi. 平躺；位于
If you feel unwell, go and lie down.
如果你感到不舒服，就去躺下。
The novel is lying on the table.
小说平放在桌子上。
The village lies at the foot of a hill.
这村庄坐落在一个小山脚下。
辨析：lay, lie
lie的过去式与lay的现在式同形, 故极易混淆。lay是及物动词, 意为“把…置于”, 而lie是不及物动词, 意为“躺着, 平放, 位于”。前者表动作, 后者表状态。如：
He laid his dictionary on the shelf.
他把词典放在书架上。
The dictionary is lying on the shelf.
那本词典放在书架上。
知识链接
用lay和lie的适当形式填空：
1、Don't ______ the glass on the corner of the table.
别把玻璃杯放在台角上。
2、The city ______ in the north of China.
那座城市位于中国的北部。
3、He's still ______ in bed.
他还躺在床上。
lay
lies
lying
lie ahead 展现在面前
lie by 躺在一边休息, 搁置不用
lie down 躺下, 躺下闲着
lie against 靠在…上
lie in the way 妨害, 阻碍
lie in the sun 晒太阳
2. He is mean and …
mean 在这里是形容词，意思是“自私的；刻薄的；吝啬的”
He is a mean man.
他是个自私的人。
Don't be so mean to your little brother!
别对你弟弟那麽刻薄！
Her husband is very mean about money.
她的丈夫在金钱上很吝啬。
She's too mean to make a donation.
她很小气, 不肯捐款。
mean v. 意思是；打算；意味
What does this word mean
这个单词是什么意思？
I mean that's his own decision to leave.
我的意思是离开是他自己的决定。
I mean to call on you tomorrow.
我打算明天看望你。
To raise wage means increasing purchasing power.
涨工资意味着增加购买力。
知识链接
3. dead adj. 死的；失去生命力的
He has been dead for many years.
他已死去多年。
Mary threw away the dead flowers.
玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。
The baby was born dead.
婴儿生下时就已死了。
They found him dead.
他们发现他死了。
die v. 死亡 dying adj 快要死了的
death n. 死；死亡
The man is dying.
这个人快要死了。
My grandfather died at the age of 86.
我爷爷在86岁时去世了。
The sick man is in danger of death.
这位病人有死亡的危险。
知识链接
用 die dead 或 death 完成下列句子。
His grandfather ______ last year.
2. The dog has been ______ for a week.
3. The __________ of Michael Jackson
made so many people sad.
died
dead
death
4. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, …
used to do sth. 曾经…；过去常常…
I used to go to the cinema, but I never have time now.
我过去经常去看电影，但现在没有时间了。
Did you use to go swimming in the river when you were young
你小时候经常在河里游泳吗
used to do sth. / be used to doing sth. / be used to do sth. 的区别
used to do sth.意为“过去常常”, 其后跟动词原形, 表示过去的习惯、经常发生的动作或状态。
be used to doing sth.表示“习惯于做某事”, 其中to是介词, 后接名词或动名词。如：
The old man and his wife have been used to living a simple life.
be used to do sth.表示“被用来做某事”。This computer is used to control all the machines.
知识链接
1). This building is a department store now. It ______ a cinema.
A. is used to be B. used to be
C. is used to doing
2). Children at the beginning of last century ______ a lot and ______ themselves greatly even without television.
A. used to read, enjoying
B. used to read, enjoyed
C. were used to reading , enjoy
D. were used to read, enjoying
B
B
5. punish v. 处罚；惩罚
Their teacher punished them for their rudeness.
老师因为他们态度粗鲁而责罚他们。
She would punish the kids who laughed at me.
她会处罚嘲笑我的孩子。
punish for 因…受罚
punish with 用…来惩罚
The police punished him for dangerous driving.
警察因危险驾驶而惩罚他。
His father meted out punishment with a slipper.
他的老爸用拖鞋来给他颜色看。
punishment n. 惩罚
知识链接
6. warn v. 警告；告诫
They warn her that if she does it again, they will punish her.
他们警告她说, 她再这么干就处罚她。
I warned them that there might be snakes in the woods.
我提醒他们树林里可能有蛇。
We warned him not to go skating on such thin ice.
我们警告他不要在这样薄的冰上溜冰。
warn … against 告诫…提防, 警告…不要
He warned me against going there at night.
他警告我晚上不要到那去。
warn sb. (not) to do sth.
warn about 告诫…提防…
The Weather Bureau warned about hurricanes.
气象局发出了飓风警报。
The police warned us not to go out at night.
根据汉语意思完成句子
1) The teachers ______ the students ______ the stairs.
老师提醒学生当心楼梯。
2) The teacher ________ the students
___________ the mountain in such bad weather.
老师提醒学生们在这么坏的天气里不要爬
山。
warn
about
warned
not to climb
7. The Spirit of Christmas 圣诞精神(圣诞节的意义)
He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
他还告诉斯克鲁奇准备好等待三个幽灵的造访。
第一个短语中spirit指与肉体相对而言的“精神; 心灵”解; 第二个句子中spirit是“灵魂; 鬼怪; 幽灵”之意。
试比较:
I shall be with you in spirit.
我在精神上也你们同在。
In the story, it is said that the area is haunted by evil spirits.
在故事里, 据说那片地区闹鬼。
8. present n. 礼物；现在
He bought me a scarf as a birthday present.
他给我买了一条围巾作生日礼物。
The children were delighted with the presents.
孩子们得到礼物都很高兴。
This watch is a birthday present from my parents.
这块表是我父母送我的生日礼物。
I don’t have any dictionary at present.
目前我一本词典也没有。
present, gift这两个词的共同意思是“礼物”。其区别是：
1. gift常指贵重的礼品,可以是具体的, 也可以是抽象的东西; present则往往指一般的具体的礼物, 价值可高可低。
2. 赠送gift往往被看作慷慨的行为; 而赠送present则往往出于好心、礼貌、尊敬等。
3. gift多指送给团体、机构或个人的礼品,一般没有回赠; present则多指送给亲友的礼品,往往有回赠。
知识链接
present adj. 现在的；当前的
We have all agreed that the present proposal is a good one.
我们都认为这个正在讨论的建议很好。
He doesn't feel satisfied with his present job.
目前的工作未能让他感到满足。
知识拓展
9. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到处传播爱与快乐。
spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开
n. 蔓延; 传播
The radio spread the news as soon as the accident happened .
事故一发生,收音机就把这条消息传播出去了。
The news of this accident soon spread in London.
这个事故的消息很快就在伦敦传开。
The disease spread over the whole country.
这种疾病在全国传播开了。
