Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Section B (2a —2e)

课件33张PPT。I think that mooncakes
are deliciousUnit 2Section B (2a —2e)objectivesTo learn some key words and useful expressions.
To understand the true meaning of Christmas.
To learn to use objective clauses and exclamatory statements.Words:
lie; punish; warn; present; spread; Christmas; spiritPhrases:
end up; think of Patterns:
so…that…
used to do
warn sb. (not) to do sth.Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. April Fool’s Day is an old custom celebrated every year on the first day of April. Popular since the 19th century. On that day people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. Saint Valentine's Day (or Valentine's Day) is a holiday observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them.Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world. Christmas
April Fool’s Day
Halloween
St. Valentine’s Day
Thanksgiving Fourth Thursday in November 2a Try to match each day with the correct date.February 14thApril 1stOctober 31stDecember 25thCan you name any foreign festivals?ChristmasHalloweenThanksgivingApril Fool’s DaySt. Valentine's DayFree TalkWhat is your favorite festival?
When is it?
What do people eat?
What do people do?
Why do you like it?Free TalkSpeaking of Christmas, what do you think of?Free TalkChristmas 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。ChristmasWhat do you know about Christmas?Christmas stockingChristmas hatChristmas treeSanta Clausa big mealChristmas cardreindeer。。。。giftSanta
ClausChristmas
treegifts reindeer Christmas
cardLet ‘s create a mind map of Christmas .Christmasactivitiesdate symbols storiesSanta Claus
Reindeer
Christmas tree
…December 25thChristmas party
gift giving
church celebrations
…The Gingerbread man
姜饼人儿
The Little Drummer Boy
小鼓手的故事
…Look at the photo, the questions in 2b and the title to the story on page 14. Then answer the questions below.Quick reading…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.Read the first and last sentence in each paragraphs and answer the questions.When you finish reading, what information have you got?I know that this story wants 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.inferringIt 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. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he dies?
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
5. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?Detail reading…Read Para. 1 and answer the questions below.What is the true meaning of Christmas?The true meaning of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.Listen and answer…Listen to Para. 2&3 and complete the chart.2c What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
We probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. 2b Read carefully and answer the questions. Charles Dickens.3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. After you read…Now we have known the true meaning of Christmas, do you know the true meaning of Mid-Autumn Festival? Think about it and then discuss it with your partner.Chinese people value this festival for its important meaning of “reunion”. And the mooncake is the symbol of “reunion”, just like the full noon. Christmas Carol 圣诞欢歌剧照A Christmas Carol is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, first published on 19 December 1843. It tells the story of bitter old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from supernatural visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. The novel met with instant success and critical acclaim.While A Christmas Carol brings to readers images of light, joy, warmth and life, it also brings strong and unforgettable images of darkness, despair, coldness, sadness and death. Scrooge himself is the embodiment (体现) of winter, and, just as winter is followed by spring and the renewal of life, so too is Scrooge’s cold, pinched heart restored to the innocent goodwill he had known in his childhood and youth.查尔斯?狄更斯1812年2月7日－1870年6月9日，维多利亚时代英国最伟大的作家，也是一位以反映现实生活见长的作家。他在自己的作品中，以高超的艺术手法，描绘了包罗万象的社会图景，作品一贯表现出揭露和批判的锋芒，贯彻惩恶扬善的人道主义精神，塑造出众多令人难忘的人物形象。一百多年来他的代表作《双城记》在全世界盛行不衰，深受广大读者的欢迎。知识补充Enjoy a song, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.