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Unit 2
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Objectives
1.To learn some key words and useful expressions.
2.To understand the true meaning of Christmas.
Words and expressions
dead
lie
punish
adj. 死的;失去生命的
v. 平躺;存在;位于
v. 处罚;惩罚
warn
present
spread
v. 警告;告诫
n. 现在;礼物
adj. 现在的
v. 传播;展开
n. 蔓延;传播
Christmas
novel
eve
n. 圣诞节
n. (长篇)小说
n. 前夕;前夜
Lead in
What do you know about Christmas
Santa Claus
gifts
a Christmas card
a Christmas tree
Look and say something about Christmas.
What do you know about Christmas Discuss in groups and create a mind map.
2a
n. 圣诞节
December 25th
Christmas trees,
Santa Claus, gifts, stockings
sing Christmas songs, make Christmas trees, family gathering, get a lot of gifts
There are many famous books and stories about Christmas and Santa Claus.
2b Read the passage about Christmas and answer
the questions.
1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol
3. What is the true meaning of Christmas
People usually think about gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
Charles Dickens.
The true spirit of Christmas is treating everyone with kindness and warmth and spreading love and joy everywhere we go.
While-reading
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.
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates 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.
That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. 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 the future. He 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!
Language points
Post-reading
1. (1) lie 作动词,意为“平躺;处于”。
e.g. She is lying in bed with a bad cold.
(2) lie 作动词,还可意为“说谎”,lie to sb. 意为“对某人说谎”。
e.g. I would never lie to you.
(3) lie 还可作名词,意为“谎言”,tell a lie意为“说谎”。
e.g. I know he told a lie.
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
2.mean adj. 意为“吝啬,刻薄”
e.g. Don’t be so mean to your younger brother.
mean v. 意为“意味着”
e.g. It means that your answer is right.
meaning n. 意为“意思”
e.g. What’s the meaning of this word
3. warn 作及物动词,意为“警告;告诫”
常用结构有:
warn sb. (not) to do sth. 意为“告诫某人(不要)做某事”
warn sb. of/about sth. 意为“警告某人注意某事”
warn sb. against doing sth. 意为“告诫某人不要做某事”
e.g. I warned her not to go near that dog.
4. (1) used to do sth. 意为“过去常常”
【拓展】
be used to doing sth. 意为“习惯做……”
be used to do sth.= be used for doing sth. 意为“被用来……”
e.g. I used to play football when I was a child.
5.punish v. 意为“处罚;惩罚”
punish 作及物动词,punish sb. for ( doing) sth. 意为“因(做)某事而处罚某人”。
e.g. The teacher treated the naughty boys patiently instead of punishing them.
6. remind sb. of sth. 意为“使某人回想起……”
remind sb. to do sth. 意为“提醒某人做某事”
e.g. The old photo reminds me of my grandma.
7. decide to do sth. 意为“决定去做某事”
否定形式:decide not to do sth.
e.g. The mean old man decided to treat others nicely.
8.promise v. 意为“允诺;答应”
【拓展】:promise to do sth. 意为“许诺做某事”;promise sb. sth. 或
promise sth. to sb. 意为“许诺某物给某人”;promise sb. to do sth. 意为
“许诺/答应某人做某事”。
e.g. He promised the money to his son.
9.dead形容词,意为“死的;失去生命的”。
eg:When we arrived there,we found the old man dead.
【注意】die动词,意为“死”,不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。若出现表示一段时间的状语,要用be dead。
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。
10.end up意为“最终成为;最后处于;(以……)结束”。后接动词时,动词应用 ing形式。
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 happier days as a
child.
How others are
spending Christmas
this year.
He is dead, but
nobody cares.
2c. Read the passage again and complete the chart.
Para 3
Reading
2d
Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas
He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money.
2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends Why or why not
No, he doesn’t. Because he wasn’t nice to people and never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
Reading
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died
He was punished because like Scrooge, he
wasn’t nice to others and only cared about money.
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge
How do you know
Yes, he does. Because Marley’s ghost tried to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.
Reading
5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day
He feels relieved because he was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life, because it is only the next morning.
6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
Exercises
一、单选
The policeman warned the man ________ after drinking.
A. drive B. to drive C. not drive D. not to drive
2. — What if I tell him the truth
— If you do that, you will _______ having egg on your face.
A. take up B. end up C. keep up D. catch up
3. Anyone who cheats in the exam will be_____.
A. punished B. published C. admired D. reminded
D
B
A
一、Key phrases
1. dress up 打扮
2. about 关心
3. think about 考虑
4. make money 赚钱,挣钱
5. used to 过去常常
6. end up 最终成为
7. warn sb. (not) to do sth. 警告某人(不要)做某事
8. remain sb. of … 使某人想起……
Homework
完成该课时的练习册。
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