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Unit 3 Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas
Ⅰ Teaching Objectives:
By the end of this period, students are able to：
Describe the activities of Christmas according to the timeline.
Understand the deep love between “my Granny” and “I”.
Retell the story based on the skills of sequencing.
Work out the true value and meaning of Chinese and Western festivals .
Ⅱ Teaching key and difficult points:
How to guide the students to describe the activities of Christmas according to the
timeline.
How to help the students better understand the true value of festivals.
Ⅲ Teaching aids:
Multi media devices, Blackboard
Ⅳ Teaching time: 40mins
Ⅴ Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Greetings & Lead-in
1. Greet the whole class warmly.
2. Enjoy a video about Christmas.
Step 2 Pre-reading
Brainstorm
Q1: When is Christmas celebrated？
Q2: What do people in the west do to celebrate Christmas
Prediction
Q1: What’s the text about
Q2: In what order does the author tell the text
Step 3 While-reading
Activity1: Skim the title and Para.1 to find out the main idea.
Activity2: Read the text quickly to find out the sequence of the story.
Activity3: Read and organize the activities(a-h) in time order and complete the
timeline of the story in Ex.4.(P60)
Activity4: Pair work to talk about what happened based on the timeline .
Activity5: Detailed-reading
Read the story and underline the writer's memories of her Granny, feeling the love from Granny.
Activity6: Deeper-thinking
Why does the writer think Christmas is “magical”
Step 4 Post-reading
Activity7: Group work to have an interview with your group members about the activities they did , the writer’s feelings and her Granny’s.
Activity8: Thinking and discussing
1.What do Spring Festival and Christmas have in common
2. What is the meaning of big festivals
Ⅵ Homework (Optional)
Option A.
Based on the story, write a passage organizing it by timeline entitled “My Memories of Spring Festival”.
Option B.
Write a letter to your Granny saying something fresh and special of your new school life in time order.(共21张PPT)
Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas
Unit 3 Celebrations
Enjoy a video of Christmas
When is Christmas celebrated ？
Brainstorm
On December 25 th
Brainstorm
What do people in the west do to celebrate Christmas
to make Christmas pudding
to decorate the house
to sing Christmas songs
to put up a Christmas
tree
to give/open gifts
to hang a stocking
Prediction
2.In what order does the author tell the text
1.What’s the text about
Read and explore
Activity1
Skim Para.1 and the title to find out what the story is about
The story is about the ________ of the writer spending _____________with_________.
the last Christmas her Granny
memories
Activity 2
Read the text quickly to find out the sequence of the story.
The author organized the text in ____order/sequence.
time
Look for specific dates or time words, e.g. November.
Activity 3
Read carefully to sequence the story
November
December
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
After Christmas
1.Find and organize the activities(a-h) in time order and complete the timeline of the story.
2.What are the emotions during the activities
d f
excitement
joyfulness
Granny ______.
I ________of her often.
passed away
think
sadness
Skill-builder: Understanding Sequencing
1.Understand the key events or actions in the story.
2.Look for specific dates or time words.
3.Pay attention to time linkers.
b h
a g
e c
the order in which things happen
Work in pairs to talk about the things they did in different time.
November
December
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
- b. Granny
moved in
- h. wrote a
letter to
Father
Christmas
- a. made
sugar
biscuits
- g. sang
Christmas
songs
- d. left sugar
biscuits out
for Father
Christmas
- f. put a
stocking at
the end of the
bed
- e. opened
presents
- c. had
Christmas
lunch
Activity 4
e.g. In November, Granny moved in
and we wrote ....
Task 5
Underline the writer's memories of her Granny and tell your partner.
1
4
5
7
8
10
You can find the events the writer mentioned in the story.
2
3
6
9
1....Granny’s hair was a mess when she arrived. (Para 1, line 3)
2. Granny made an effort to help me write a letter to Father Christmas.
Her hand was slightly shaky, but she wrote... (Para 2, line 9-11)
3. ...she spent most of her time on the brown sofa by the fire. ( line 7-8)
4. Granny took a seat by the fire as we...( line 20-21)
5. Granny stayed inside by the fire.( line41-42)
6. I sat on my Granny's lap and sang Christmas songs. Granny had the
patience to sing it over and over. (Para 3, line 14-15 & line 19-20)
7. I remember Granny sitting on my bed and singing softly until I fell
asleep. (line 31-32)
Why did Granny hide the fact that she was sick
A. She was afraid that her granddaughter would be away
from her.
C. She forgot to tell her granddaughter.
B. She loved her granddaughter so much that she
wanted to fill the last memories with joyfulness.
D. She didn’t want to face it.
Activity 6 Think and discuss.
love
Why does the writer think Christmas is “magical”
The writer thinks Christmas is “magical” because of the memories of her Granny. Whenever Christmas comes, she thinks of her Granny and the happy time they spent during that Christmas.
November
December
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
- Granny
moved in
- wrote a
letter to
Father
Christmas
- made
sugar
biscuits
- stuffed
the turkey
- sang
Christmas
songs
- put up
Christmas
tree and hung
the decorations
- left sugar
biscuits out
for Father
Christmas
- put a
stocking at
the end of the
bed
- opened
presents
- raced around
the garden
- made a
snowman
- had
Christmas
lunch
A few weeks after that Christmas
- (Granny) passed away
Have an interview with your group members about the activities they did , the writer’s feelings and her Granny’s.
Activity 7
Spring
Festival
Christmas
to have family gathering
What do Spring Festival and Christmas have in common
Activity 8: Have a think
So, what is the meaning of them
express love , feel love and family warmth
to bring fun and joy
to company family members
to pass down festival traditions
...
to give best wishes and hopes
In our life, family is the most precious gift we are given. It is the place in the world where we share love, support, comfort and all the wonderful things or terrible things with our family. Let’s cherish every minute we spend with our loved ones.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the class, you are expected to
describe the activities of Christmas according to the timeline.
understand the deep love between Granny and I.
retell the story based on the skills of sequencing .
understand the true value and meaning of Spring Festival and Christmas.
Option A.
Based on the story, write a passage,organizing it by
timeline: “My Memories of Spring Festival”
Option B.
Write a letter to your Granny saying
something fresh and special of your new school life in
time order.
Homework
Example: My Memories of the Spring Festival
Before Spring Festival
put up Spring Festival Couplets
do Spring cleaning
go Spring Festival shopping
watch Spring Festival Gala
set off fireworks
On Spring Festival Eve
The next morning
get red envelopes / gift / lucky money
put on festival clothes
make dumplings
have a family reninon dinner
Thanks for your listening !中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas 学案
Pre-reading
1: Brainstorm
Q: When is Christmas celebrated？
Q: What do people in the west do to celebrate Christmas
Eg: to make Christmas pudding to put up a Christmas tree
to decorate the house to give/open gifts
to sing Christmas songs to hang a stocking
In the west, People celebrate Christmas by making Christmas pudding.
2: Prediction
Q: 1.What’s the text about
Q: 2. In what order does the author tell the text
While-reading
Activity1: Skim the title and Para.1 to find out the main idea of the story.
The passage is about the __________ of the writer spending________________
with________________.
Activity2: Read the text quickly to underline（在......下划线） the time words of the
story. e.g. in the middle of November.
So, the author organized the text in __________order/sequence.
Activity3: There are some activities, read them and find them , then put them into the right place to finish the timeline of the story.
a made sugar biscuits
b Granny moved in
c had Christmas lunch
d left sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas
e opened presents
f put a stocking at the end of the bed
g sang Christmas songs
h wrote a letter to Father Christmas
November December Christmas Eve Christmas Day
Activities：
Feelings:
Activity4: Can you talk about the things Granny and I did in different time
E.g. In November, Granny moved in and we wrote....
Activity5: Detailed-reading
Read the story and underline the writer's memories of her Granny then tell your partners .You can find the events that the writer mentioned in the story.
Why did Granny hide the fact that she was sick
A. She was afraid that her granddaughter would be away from her.
B. She loved her granddaughter so much that she wanted to fill the last memories with joyfulness.
C. She forgot to tell her granddaughter.
D. She didn’t want to face it.
Activity6: Deeper-thinking
Read the last paragraph, think and discuss:
Why does the writer think Christmas is “magical”
Post-reading
Activity7: Read the story , have an interview with your group members about the activities they did , the writer’s feelings and her Granny’s.
November December Christmas Eve Christmas Day
Interviewer(采访者)：What activities did the author and her Granny do before Christmas
Interviewee A(被采访者A)：...
Interviewer(采访者)：What about on Christmas Eve
Interviewee B(被采访者B)：...
Interviewer(采访者)：And on Christmas Day
Interviewee C(被采访者C)：...
Interviewer(采访者)：What did the author feel before Christmas and after Christmas
Interviewee (被采访者...)：...
Interviewer(采访者)：Do you think Granny felt happy and satisfied (满足的) during the Christmas Why
Interviewee (被采访者...)：...
Activity8: Thinking and discussing
1.What do the Spring Festival and Christmas have in common
2. What is the meaning of big festivals
Homework (Optional)
Option A.
Based on the story, write a passage organizing it by timeline entitled “My Memories of Spring Festival”.
Option B.
Write a letter to your Granny saying something fresh and special of your new school life in time order.
- put up Christmas tree
and hung the decorations
- left sugar biscuits out
for Father Christmas
- put a stocking at the end of the bed
- opened presents
- raced around the garden
- made a snowman
- had Christmas lunch
- made sugar biscuits
- stuffed the turkey
- sang Christmas songs
- Granny moved in
- wrote a letter to
Father Christmas
A few weeks after that Christmas - (Granny) passed away
