(共30张PPT)
Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section B(2a-2e)
Teaching goals
To learn and grasp the key words and useful expressions:Christmas, lie, novel, dead, business, punish...
Be able to understand the passage and learn more about Christmas.
To improve students ' fast and careful reading skills.
Western Festivals
Easter
Valentine’s Day
Fool’s Day
Halloween
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas
Warming-up
National Day
Try to match each festival with the correct date.
Christmas
April Fool’s Day
Halloween
St. Valentine’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Fourth Thursday in November
February 14th
April 1st
October 31st
December 25th
Warming-up
What is Santa Claus doing
Why does he do that
chimney n[C]. 烟囱
He’s climbing into the chimney.
He wants to hide surprises in poor people’s stockings.
stockings n. 长筒袜
What do you usually think of when it comes to Christmas
Free Talk
gifts
Santa
Claus
Christmas stockings
Christmas trees
Christmas cards
Christmas Eve
圣诞节快乐?
Date
December 25th
Christmas
Symbols
Activities
Christmas trees,
Santa Claus,
gifts, stockings,
Christmas card
What do you know about Christmas
get a lot of presents,
sing Christmas songs,
make Christmas trees,
family gathering,
go to the church,
say “Merry Christmas”
to each other
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
A.Scrooge has to change his life and
promises to be a better person
B.A story about Scrooge
C. Three ghosts visit Scrooge
D.The true meaning of Christmas
While reading
If we put the whole passaage into two parts,
which of the following s right ________
①= Para. 1 ②=Para. 2 ③=Para. 3 ④=Para.4 A. ①; ②③,④ B. ①②; ③ ④ C. ①②③;④ D. ①;②③④
D
Part 1 _______
Part 2 _______
the _______________ of Christmas
something about the story
true meaning
Para.1
Para.2-4
Careful reading
Read Para. 2 and you can know the reason.
Scrooge
Never _______or _______
laughs
smiles
Be ________(吝啬的,刻薄的)and only_____ ______ ______
thinks about himself
mean
doesn't ______others_____________
treat
nicely (well)
____ ____ (关心)whether he can
____ ____ _____.
cares about
make more money
Be selfish
自私
Hates
Christmas
(work in pairs.)
What does Scrooge see when he’s with …
2c Read and complete the chart.
He sees his childhood.
He sees how others are spending Christmas this
year happiy.
He sees that he is dead, but nobody cares.
the Ghost of Christmas Past
the Ghost of Christmas Present
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Read Para 3 and complete the chart.
Saying: Do well and have well.
(善有善报恶有恶报)
feeling
Read Para. 4
How does he change after seeing the three spirits
Decides
Promises
Gives
everyone with kindness and warmth ,
spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
to change his life
to be a better person
Christmas happily with his relatives
gifts to people in need
Treats
What about the endings
Celebrate
Post-reading
Read the passage again and complete the chart.
2c
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 happily this year
that he is dead, but nobody cares
Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
2d
1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas
2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends Why or why not
Because he is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely, and he only cares about whether he can make more money.
No, he doesn’t. Because he doesn’t treat others nicely and he never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge How do you know
Yes, he does. Because Marley’s ghost warns Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.
Because he used to be just like Scrooge and only cared about money.
5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day
6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits
Scrooge changes his ways and becomes a better person.
He is so scared.
What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation in front of the class.
2c
Language points
1. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles.
(1)named 在这里是过去分词,named Scrooge作后置定语,named 还可以换成called/with the name of ,如:
The boy called Li Lei is here.叫李雷的男孩在这儿。
I lent him the book with the name of Red Star Over China.
我把《红星照耀中国》这本书借给他了。
(2)who在这里引导一个定语从句。定语从句常用who/that作引导词代人,用which/that作引导词代物,如:
我有一只二十元的钢笔。I have a pen which/that is 20 yuan.
他就是我想找的人。He is the man who/that I want to find.
2. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, …
used to do sth. 曾经…;过去常常…
I used to go to the cinema, but I never have time now.
我过去经常去看电影,但现在再没有时间了。
【辨析】 used to do sth. / be used to doing sth. / be used to do sth.
used to do sth. “过去常常”, 其后跟动词原形, 表示过去的习惯、经常发生的动作或状态。
be used to doing sth. “习惯于做某事”, 其中to是介词, 后接名词或动名词。
e.g. The old man and his wife have been used to living a simple life.
be used to do sth. “被用来做某事”。
e.g.This computer is used to control all the machines.
3. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
1 )warn v. 警告; 告诫
warn sb. (not) to do sth. 警告某人(不要)干某事
warn sb. of/about sth.提醒 / 警告某人注意某事
warn sb. (that)... 警告某人……
2 )end up 最终成为; 最后处于
end up with表示“以……结束”,其后可跟任何名词。
4. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…
lie v. (lay, lain, lying) 存在; 平躺; 处于
lie v. (lied, lied, lying) 撒谎
lie n. 谎言
注意与lay的区别:lay v. (laid, laid, laying)下蛋; 放置
【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
1) The hen _____ an egg every day.
3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.
4) The duck _____ three eggs last week
lays
lay
laid
5. …so he was punished after he died.
punish v. 惩罚;惩处
punish sb. (for sth. / for doing sth.) 因为……惩罚某人
be punished for因为……被惩罚
e.g. My father hardly punishes me.
Jack was punished for being late
6. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner.
dead /ded/ adj. 死的;失去生命的(表示状态)
die /da / v.死;去世(表示动作)
death /deθ/ n.死;死亡
dying /da ng/ adj. 垂死的;要死的
7. He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person.
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
I. 根据句意及汉语提示完成单词
1. Written by J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings is one of the
best-selling (小说) ever written.
2. [2024廊坊十六中期中改编]My dad is good at
doing (生意) and he gives away some money to
the poor every year.
novels
business
II
III
IV
V
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3. It’s not right to (惩罚) me, Mom. I will clean up
my bedroom at once.
4. The Qingming Festival is a festival that is used to remember
the (死的) people.
5. Our task is to develop the (现在) and dream about
the future.
punish
dead
present
II
III
IV
V
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一、根据句意及首字母提示写单词
1. Green mountains and clear waters are important to humans. If we don’t respect nature, it will surely p us.
2. Our teachers always w us not to swim in the river.
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unish
arn
3. In China, when you receive the p on your birthday, you had better not open them in front of the guests.
4. The 31st FISU World University Games were held in Chengdu, China on July 28, 2023. It also s our culture to other countries.
5. C is always on the same day in the US every year — December 25th.
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resents
preads
hristmas
二、用所给词的适当形式填空
6. We should treat everyone with kindness and ________ (warm) in our life.
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warmth
7. [易错题] Extraordinary World (《平凡的世界》) is a famous novel ________ (write) by Lu Yao.
written
8. Some people were ________ (die) in Hebei Province because of the flood.
9. The young man learned a lot about __________ (business) when he worked in that big company.
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【解析】8. 考查系表结构。在were 后应该用其形容词dead。
【解析】9. business 意为“商业;生意”,是不可数名词,故填business。
dead
business
10. Some young people are ________ (lie) on the beach and relaxing themselves.
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【解析】根据句意及前面的are 可知时态为现在进行时,故填lying。
lying