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Unit 3 Celebrations
Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas
Leading in
What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas
make Chirstmas pudding
put up a Christmas tree
Leading in
What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas
decorate the house
give/open gifts
Leading in
What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas
sing christmas songs
hang a stocking
Leading in
What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas Tell them to use the pictures and phrases to help them.
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
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
Vocabulary
1. mess
(be) in a mess杂乱,混乱;陷入困境
make a mess of… 弄乱……;把……弄糟
What a mess! 真乱啊!
mess up 把……弄糟;使心情恶劣
messy adj. 肮脏的,凌乱的;混乱的,难以处理的
练习:I feel I have made a _________ of things.
mess
Vocabulary
2. patience
with patience耐心地
be/ run out of patience with.. 对……失去耐心
lose patience with... 对……失去耐心
patient adj. 有耐心的; n. 病人
be patient with sb./ sth. 对某人/ 某事有耐心
impatient adj. 没耐心的
be impatient with sb./ sth. 对某人/ 某事无耐心
impatience n. 不耐烦,无耐心
patiently adv. 耐心地
impatiently adv. 无耐心地
练习:You need a lot of _______________ when you work here.
patience
Vocabulary
3. behaviour
on one's best behavior 行为得体
mind one's behavior 注意行为
behave well/ badly to/ towards sb. 对待某人好/ 差
behave oneself 守规矩;表现得体
well-behaved 优雅的
badly-behaved 行为粗鲁的/ 不雅的
练习:He has a good _______________.
behaviour
Vocabulary
4. whisper
whisper sth. to sb. 小声对某人说某事
It is whispered that… 有人私下说……(有人暗中说)……
in a whisper = in whispers = in a low voice
耳语地;低声地
练习:He talked to me in a ___________.
whisper
Vocabulary
5. pass away
pass by 经过
pass through 穿过
pass around 传开
pass sth. on to sb. 把某物传递给某人
练习:His father _____________ last month.
pass away
Vocabulary
6. on the way
by the way 顺便提一下
in the/ one's way 挡着……的路,妨碍
under way 在进行中,已经开始
in no way 决不(位于句首时,句子要部分倒装)
in a way/ in one way/ in some ways 在某种程度上,不完全地
by way of 经由;路经
out of the way 不再碍事,不再挡路
all the way 一路上,自始至终
练习:You are _____________________ to recovery.
on the way
READ AND EXPLORE
Look at the title and pictures to predict the content of this text.
READ AND EXPLORE
The following is a memory of a woman about Christmas. Read the story and find out why it was such a memorable Christmas to her
She had such a memorable Christmas because it was the last Christmas she spent with her granny before her granny passed away.
READ AND EXPLORE
What is the type of the text
A.Narration (记叙文).
B.Expository Writing (说明文).
C.Argumentative Essay (议论文).
D.Practical Writing (应用文).
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READ AND EXPLORE
How does the article mainly develop
A.By giving examples.
B.By making comparisons.
C.By following the order of time.
D.By analyzing causes and effects.
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READ AND EXPLORE
Why did the writer write the passage
A.To describe Christmas.
B.To show traditions about Christmas.
C.To tell about her Christmas gifts.
D.To share her memorable Christmas experience spent with her Granny.
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READ AND EXPLORE
What's the main idea of the text
A.How people celebrate Christmas.
B.How the author spent the last Christmas with her Granny.
C.What the meaning of Christmas was.
D.What presents we should send for Christmas.
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READ AND EXPLORE
Divide the text into five parts.
Para(s) :In November.
Para(s) :In December.
Para(s) :On Christmas Eve.
Para(s) :On Christmas Day.
Para(s) :After Christmas.
1-2
3
4-7
8-16
17
READ AND EXPLORE
What can we know from Para.1 to Para.3
A.It was a fine day when Grandma moved in.
B.Grandma was sick when she moved in.
C.Grandma loved staying outside during winter.
D.Grandma was unhappy most of the time.
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READ AND EXPLORE
Read Paras.4-7 and list 3 memorable things about Granny.
1.Leaving a plate of sugar biscuits out for ________________.
2.Putting a ________ at the end of my bed.
3.Sitting on ________ and singing softly until I fell asleep.
Father Christmas
stocking
my bed
READ AND EXPLORE
What does the author indicate by mentioning "catching her eye through the window" in Para.11
A.Granny wanted to play outside.
B.Playing with snow was very exciting.
C.Granny loved the children very much and wanted to see the children more.
D.Granny was too sick to go outside.
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READ AND EXPLORE
Read Para.17 and choose the best answer.
What did the author keep in memory of Granny
A.The music box.
B.The letter I wrote to Father Christmas.
C.Granny’s paper hat.
D.All of the above.
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READ AND EXPLORE
Underline the writer's memories of her grandma and tell your partner.
·Granny made an effort to help the writer write a letter to Father Christmas.
·Granny and the writer made sugar biscuits and stuffed the turkey.
·The writer sat on her granny's lap and sang Christmas songs. Granny had patience to sing it over and over again.
READ AND EXPLORE
·Granny and the writer left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas, and put a stocking at the end of the writer's bed.
·Granny sat on the writer's bed and sang softly.
·Granny gave the writer a music box with a ballet dancer inside.
·Granny laughed so much that her paper hat fell off.
READ AND EXPLORE
Understanding Sequencing
Sequencing is the order in which things happen.
Underline the key events or actions in the story, e.g. opened presents, had a snowball fight.
Look for specific dates or time words, e.g. November, Christmas Eve, a few weeks after.
Pay attention to time linkers, e.g. first, then, later, after that, at the end.
Skill Builder
READ AND EXPLORE
Read the story again. When did these activities happen Complete the timeline. Then talk about what happened based on the timeline.
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
READ AND EXPLORE
November
December
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
b
h
a
g
d
f
e
c
READ AND EXPLORE
Use the subjects, verbs or verb phrases and adverbial phrases in the circles to make sentences about the writer's memories of the Christmas.
Example Cousin David put so much pudding in his mouth.
READ AND EXPLORE
The writer and Cousin David raced around the garden.
Cousin David couldn't swallow the pudding.
The writer and Cousin David rolled a snowball.
Granny gave the writer a music box with a ballet dancer inside.
The writer caught Granny's eye through the window.
The writer opened the presents on her best behaviour.
The writer hung decorations on the branches.
Granny and the writer stuffed the turkey.
Granny took a seat by the fire.
Group Work
Think and share
1. Do you find any hints in the story that suggest Granny was in poor health condition Did the writer notice it at that time
Granny spent most of her time on the sofa by the fire; her hand was slightly shaky; she stayed inside by the fire and didn't go outside.
The writer didn’t notice it at that time.
Group Work
Think and share
2. Why does the writer think of her grandma every Christmas
Because she had a happy Christmas with her Granny before Granny passed away. Granny knew she was very sick and that she probably did not have much time, so she cherished every minute with the writer.
EXPRESS YOURSELF
Group Work
Read the last paragraph. 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.