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What's the date of Christmas Day
It's on December 25th.
What's the symbol of the Christmas
Christmas Trees
Santa Claus
Christmas gifts
What are activities of the Christmas
go to church
sing Christmas carol
give gifts to each other
What else do you know about Christmas
Christmas stocking
Christmas hat
Christmas tree
Santa Claus
a big meal
Christmas card
reindeer
…
gift
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Christmas Eve
A Christmas Carol
What do people often do on Christmas
decorate the Christmas tree
have a Christmas party
have a big meal
give presents
sing and dance on the Christmas Eve
sing Christmas Carol（圣诞颂歌）
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.
Fast reading
Tips: Pay attention to the title. And the main idea is usually in the first or last paragraph.
Skimming
(略读法）：跳跃式阅读，注重开头、结尾、关键词、主题句
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Match the main idea with each paragraph
A. Scrooge changes his life.
B. Three ghosts visit Scrooge.
C. The guest meaning of Christmas.
D. A Cheistmas Carol is a famous.
The Christmas Carol
1 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.
INFERRING
This means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in a text.
Reading task
What are the common things that people think of for Christmas
2 What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas
We probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2b Read Para.1and answer the questions.
The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
Reading skills: Pay attention to the key words and read the sentences before and after it.
Careful reading
2 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, and 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.
Reading task
Read Paragraph 2 carefully.
Scrooge hates Christmas because he is mean. T or F
2.Scrooge has a lot of friends. T or F
3.Jacob Marley was punished after he died. T or F
4. Jacob Marley wants to help Scrooge. T or F
Because Marley used to be just like Scrooge.
He just cares about whether he can make more money.
He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesn’t treat others nicely.
1
Reading skills: Pay attention to the key words and read the sentences before and after it.
Read Para.2 and decide the sentences are true or false.
3 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. Scrooge 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!
Reading task
Read Paragraph 3 carefully.
Christmas Past
Christmas Present
Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
Read para 3
What does Scrooge see when he is with the Ghost of …
his happier days as a child
how others are spending Christmas this year
he is dead, but nobody cares
4 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. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
Reading task
Read Paragraph 4 carefully.
Read para 4
2. How did Scrooge change
1. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives.
2. He gives gifts to people in need.
3. He treats everyone with kindness and warmth.
4. He spreads love and joy everywhere he goes.
celebrate
give
treat
spread
1. He makes up his mind to make some changes and become a better man. ( T / F )
1. What are the common things for Christmas
2. What’s the true meaning of Christmas
Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
The importance of sharing and giving love
and joy to people around us.
symbols
Read Para 1 and answer the questions.
From Para 1 and answer the questions.
1.Which story is mentioned
2.Why did the writer choose the story
A Christmas Carol.
Because it is the best example of telling us the true meaning of Christmas.
From Para 2. How much do you know about this book
Style（文体）
A Christmas Carol
A short novel
Charles Dickens
Scrooge
Name
Writer
Characters（人物）
Never laughs or smiles
Mean and only thinks about himself
doesn't treat others nicely
just cares about whether he can make money
hates Christmas
unhappy
selfish
unkind
greedy
From the book, what’s Scrooge like
Do you think Scrooge has any friends
Who is Jacob Marley
They used to be_____________.
Jacob Marley
What happened to Jacob Marley
business partners
He is dead.
He was punished after he died.
1.Why was Marley punished after he died
2.Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge
Because he used to be just like Scrooge..
He was mean and didn’t treat others nicely. He only cared about money.
Because he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
He was punished after he died.
Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
2d
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. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died
He is mean and only thinks about
himself, and doesn’t treat others nicely.
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge
How do you know
Yes, he does. 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.
v. 处罚; 惩罚
5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day
He feels scared.
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.
n. 温暖; 暖和
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w______ by Charles Dickens. It t_____ us the true m_________ of Christmas: the i___________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
The story is about an old man n______ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles.
mportance
ritten
eaning
amed
ells
根据给出的单词首字母填空。
He is mean and only t______ about himself, and doesn’t treat others n_____. He just cares about w_______ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley, who was p_______ after he died. That night, three ghosts v____ Scrooge. They t_____ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f_____.
hinks
icely
hether
unished
isit
ake
uture
Scrooge is so scared t___ he wakes up in his bed and f____ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d______ to change his life and p_______ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s____ of Christmas!
hat
inds
ecides
romises
armth
pirit
1. the true meaning of
2.the importance of
3.the best example of
4.treat others nicely
5.care about
6.business partner
7.end up
8.take sb. back to sp.
9.wake up
10.change one's life
11. in need
Let’s retell.
Scrooge is ….
He just cares about …
On Christmas Eve, … visit him.
They takes him to see…
He decides to … and promises to …
Now, he …
That’s the true spirit of Christmas.
Read the passage again and complete the chart.
the Ghost of Christmas Past
the Ghost of Christmas Present
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
What does Scrooge see when he’s with…
His happier days as a child.
How others are spending
Christmas this year.
He is dead, but nobody cares.
2c
n. 现在; 礼物
adj. 现在的
adj. 死的;
失去生命的
Recite the phases
the spirit of …
the best example
a novel written by…
treat sb. nicely/well/badly
care about
make money
Christmas Eve
his dead business partner
warn sb to sth.
end up
end up with
end up doing
give birth to
Not only…but also
be punished
punish sb. for sth/doing sth
…的精神
最好的例子
由…写的小说
对某人好/好/坏
关心，在乎 .
挣钱
圣诞前夕
他死去的生意伙伴
告诫/警告某人做某事
结束，告终
以…结束
结束做某事
生（孩子），生育，产生
不仅…而且…
被惩罚
因…惩罚某人
often—more often—most often
promise to do sth. 承诺/答应做某事
a mean person 一个吝啬的人
treat sb with kindness and warmth 用善良和热情待人
tell a lie 撒谎
prepare well for a test为考试做充分准备
Fill in the blanks
1.But behind all these things _____ (lie) the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and _______(give) love and joy to people around us.
lies
giving
2.He just cares about _______ he can make more money and he hates Christmas.
whether
3. Past takes him back to his childhood and ________(remind) Scrooge ______ his happier days as a child.
reminds
of
4. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come takes him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, ______ nobody cares.
but
5.He now treats everyone _________ kindness and warmth, _________(spread) love and joy everywhere he goes.
with
spreading
Translation
1. A Christmas Carol is __________________
(是一部由查尔斯 狄更斯写的著名短篇小说)
a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens
2. 这部小说是关于一个叫斯克鲁奇的老人，他从来也不笑。
This novel is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles.
3. 他决心要改变自己的生活，并且承诺做一个更好的人。
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person.
4. 他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。
He was mean to those who worked for him.
Homework:
1. Read the passage fluently;
2. Underline all the phrases in the passage;
3. Draw a mind map of your own to help you understand and remember the passage better.
The spirit of Christmas
Thank you. See you!
谢谢
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