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Unit 2
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Section B (2a-2e)
人教版九年级全一册
1.To learn about the spirit of Christmas.
2. To learn the words and expressions.
3.To learn to treat everyone with kindness and enthusiasm.
Learning Objectives
Free talk
What do you know about Christmas
What common things can you think of for Christmas
symbols
activities
date
stocking
Santa
Claus
card
stories
24
24
24
24
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
A Christmas Carol
Prediction
The Spirit of Christmas
What does the passage talk about
It talks about the spirit of Christmas.
true meaning
ghost
While-reading
What do you know about Christmas
You can discuss in groups and create a mind map.
Christmas
Activities
Date
Symbols
Stories
2a
Pre-reading
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
c.The true meaning of Christmas.
d. A Christmas Carol is a famous novel.
b.Three ghosts visit Scrooge.
a. Scrooge changes his life.
快读
Skimming
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Fast-reading
1. What does the passage talk about
2. How does the author tell us
It talks about the spirit of Christmas.
By telling a story.
3. What’s the name of the story
A Christmas Carol
Read for the main ideas, not for the details(细节).
Pay attention to its structure(结构) and underline proper nouns(专有名词).
2b
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
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.
Tips: pay attention to the key words and phrases
Charles Dickens
Novel
Characters:
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
three ghosts
A Christmas Carol
Kind:
Writer:
mean
dead business partner
Scrooge( 吝啬鬼) has been a common word in today’s dictionary.
Read para.2 and finish the card.
Does Scrooge have many friends Why (not)
No
How do you know
Para 2
Careful reading
Reading Strategy
推断
Inferring
This means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in a text.
从文章的字里行间思考和推断作者所透露出的信息和意图。
推断
Inferring
Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died
Jacob Marley
Because he used to be like Scrooge.
He didn’t treat others nicely and he just cared about money.
Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge
How do you know
Yes.
Because he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
Careful reading
查读
Scanning
Para 3
Reading Strategy
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
He sees
He sees
He sees
his happier days as a child.
how others are spending Christmas this year.
that he is dead,
but nobody cares.
Para 4
What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits
Why can the three spirits/ghosts change Scrooge
Culture Background
Careful reading
Because spirits/ ghosts have great strength in the western literature works(西方文学作品). Christians(基督徒)believe people have future lives after death(人死后有来生). They all want to go to heaven(进天堂)after death, rather than drop into hell(下地狱))because of the crimes they commit before(前世所犯的罪).
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.
lie动词,意为“平躺;处于”,其过去式为lay,现在分词为lying,过去分词为lain。
【注意】lie作“说谎”讲时,其过去式为lied,过去分词为lied,现在分词为lying。
dead形容词,意为“死的;失去生命的”。
eg:When we arrived there,we found the old man dead.我们到那儿时,发现那位老人已经死了。
【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。
punish动词,意为“处罚;惩罚”,常用于短语punish sb. for (doing) sth.中,意为“因(做)某事而惩罚某人”,介词for表示惩罚的原因。如果后接with或by则表示惩罚的方式或手段。
warn动词,意为“警告;告诫”,常用于以下结构中:
warn sb. about/of sth.警告某人某事
warn sb. not to do sth.警告某人不要做某事
warn sb. against (doing) sth.警告某人不要做某事
warn sb. that...警告某人……
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。
重点词组归纳
think of想起;考虑
care about关心
used to过去常常
expect sb. to do sth.期望某人做某事
remind sb. of sb./sth.使某人想起某人/某事
wake up醒来
promise to do sth.承诺做某事
in need在危难中的;有需要的
1.关心
2.对某人很好
3.生意上的伙伴
4.因为…而惩罚某人
5.过去常常做某事
6.一个名字叫... 的老人
7.期待某人做某事
8.让某人想起…
9有需要的人
10.警告某人不要做…
11.被某人所写的一个小说
care about
treat sb. nicely
business partners
punish sb. for doing…
used to do
an old man named/called...
expect sb. to do
remind sb. of
people in need
warn sb. not to do
a novel written by sb
Summary
一、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
1.Hawking(霍金) has been _________ (die) since a few months ago.
2.When she got a red bag from his mother, she felt _________ (warm) of her mother.
3.The young people _______ (lie) on the grass and counted the stars in the sky.
4.Today, more and more people begin to realize the ___________ (important) of protecting environment.
5.To keep children away from danger, we warn parents ____________ (not leave) children at home alone.
dead
warmth
lay
importance
not to leave
二、单项选择。
( )6.Larry, please ________ not to tell anyone the message.
A.make B.have C.promise
( )7.If you play King of Glory like this, you'll ________ like him.
A.look up B.end up C.put up
( )8.To ________ Chinese culture, many college students go to foreign countries every year.
A.spread B.spend C.speak
C
B
A
( )9.—Are you going out with Jade tonight
—That's my ________. Mind your own!
A.offer B.business C.question
( )10.The number of the old people is increasing in China. We should be ready to help the old ________.
A.in need B.out of danger C.in need of
B
A