课件37张PPT。Section B Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are
delicious!
What do you know about Christmas?Christmas stockingChristmas hatChristmas treeSanta Clausa big mealChristmas card……giftreindeer 驯鹿Christmas 圣诞节时为纪念基督耶稣诞生而在12月25日举行庆祝活动的节日。12月24日晚上被成为圣诞夜，是家庭团聚、共进晚餐、互赠礼品的时间。圣诞树多为节日的必需之物，一般是小枞树或者松树，树枝上挂满了各种装饰物和彩灯，树顶上通常有一颗明亮的星星。传说每到12月24日晚上，有个神秘人会驾乘由9只驯鹿拉的雪橇，挨家挨户地从烟囱进入屋里，然后偷偷把礼物放在好孩子床头的袜子里，或者堆在壁炉旁的圣诞树下。虽然没有人真的见过神秘人的样子，但是他们通常装扮成头戴红色圣诞帽子，大大的白色胡子，一身红色棉衣，脚穿红色靴子的样子，因为总在圣诞节前夜出现派发礼物，所以习惯地称他为"圣诞老人"。圣诞美食2a What do you know about Christmas?
Discuss in groups and create a mind map.ChristmasSymbols Date Activities Stories December 25thSanta Claus
Reindeer
Christmas tree
…Christmas party
gift giving
church celebrations
…The Little Drummer Boy
小鼓手的故事
…Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.2b3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
The true spirit of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.2c Read the passage again and complete the chart.His childhood.How others are spending
Christmas this year.He is dead, but
nobody cares.1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…
lie v. (lay, lain) 存在; 平躺; 处于
注意与lay的区别：
lay v. (laid, laid)下蛋; 产卵 【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.
2) The hen _____ an egg every day.
3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.
4) The duck _____ three eggs last week.laidLying?layslay?2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
warn v. 警告; 告诫
常用于以下固定短语: warn sb. (not) to do sth. 表示“警告某人(不要)干某事”；warn sb. of/about sth. 表示“提醒 / 警告某人注意某事”。如: The police warned us not to go out at night.
They warned him of the danger.
She warned her son about the fire.
end up 最终成为; 最后处于3. 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。4. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
mean在句中作形容词, 意思是“吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的”。如:
Mr. Smith is a mean old man.
史密斯先生是一个小气的老头。
He was mean to those who worked for him.
他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。
Some people around us are mean with money.
我们周围有些人在金钱方面十分吝啬。5. 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dress up
care about
make money
used to
end up
warn sb. to do sth.打扮
关心
挣钱
过去常常
结束
警告某人做某事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.3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.DiscussionWrite a letter to your pen pal and tell him/ her about your favorite Chinese festival.First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated.My favorite Chinese festival is…
It is celebrated in/on …During this festival, people…Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.It’s my favorite festival because… It makes me fell…Then talk about what people do and eat.In your letter:About writing…同学们在写作时先对主题加以讨论，然后去整理、组织成文集思广益，互相借鉴，综合集体的智慧，降低写作的难度。写作注意点1.?开门见山?2.?短语的使用应给予重视3.?句式的多样性4.?注意句子的衔接并列关系：
and, or, either...or, both...and, not?only...but?also, as?well?as?
转折关系：but, however, yet, although?
条件关系：if,?whether, unless?
时间关系：
when, as, before, after, while, until, since, as?soon?as?
原因关系：because, as, since, forDear Tom,
My favorite Chinese festival is Spring
Festival. It is a traditional festival in china. It
is celebrated on the 1st day of the first lunar
(阴历) month.
During this festival, people usually clean
and decorate their house carefully before it
comes. They eat Nian-gao, eight treasures rice
(八宝饭)and family reunion dinner. It is my favorite festival because we kids
can wear new clothes and get gift money.
What's more, we can watch the dragon
dance(舞狮). It makes me feel very happy and
excited.self-check1. How delicious the mooncakes are!
2. What fun the festival will be!
3. How boring this concert is!
4. How excited I am!
5. What loud music the band play!that …that …that …if / whether …自我练习1.--Could you tell me how long __ the book?
--Three days.
A. I can keep B. Can I borrow
C. I can borrow D. Can I keep
2. I want to know ___ yesterday?
A. why did you come late
B. why you came late
C. why do you come late.
D. why you come late Choose the right answers3.--Could you tell me __ tomorrow morning?
--Well, it will start at 9:00.
A. when the meeting will start
B. where will the meeting start
C. where the meeting start
D. when will the meeting start4. Can you tell me ?
A. what will we do
B. we will do what
C. what we will do
D. will we do what
5.—Do you know ___ for Shanghai last night?
--- At 9:00.
what time he leaves
What time does he leave
C. What time he left
D. What time did he leave3.玛丽想知道你能否帮她？ Mary wants to know if you can help her.2.你能告诉我你住哪里吗？ Can you tell me where you live? 1.我想知道你喜欢什么颜色 I want to know what colour you like. Translate4. Danny说他明天出发去上海。 Danny says that he will leave for Shanghai tomorrow.5.我想汤姆已经完成作业了。I think that Tom has finished his homework.Search more information about Christmas
And other foreign festivals. Then play a
game to speak them out.Homework Thank You!
