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Unit 3
Celebrations
Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas
What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas
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to make Christmas pudding
to derocate the house
to sing Christmas songs
to put up a Christmas tree
to give/open gifts
to hang a stocking
Group Discussion: Christmas v.s. Spring Festival
Look at the title and pictures to predict the content of this text.
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.
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Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions.
1. What is the writing style of the text
2. How does the passage mainly develop
3. Why was it such a memorable Christmas to her
narrative
Time order
It was the last Christmas she spent with her granny before her granny passed away.
Underline the writer’s memories of her grandma and tell your partner.
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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 the patience to sing the writer’s favourite song over and over.
Granny and the writer left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas, and put a stocking at the end of 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 the story again. When did these activities happen Complete the timeline. Then talk about what happened based on the timeline.
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November
December
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Few weeks after christmas
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
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 linking words, e.g. first, then, later, after that, at the end.
Skill Builder
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
Use the subjects, verbs or verb phrases and adverbial phrases in the circles to make sentences about the writer’s memories of the Christmas.
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race
swallow
put pudding
roll a snowball
give the writer a music box
catch Granny’s eye
open the presents
hang decorations
stuff the turkey
take a seat
The writer
Granny
Cousin David
in the mouth
around the garden
on best behaviour
with a ballet dancer inside
through the window
on the branches
by the fire
Example
Cousin David put so much pudding in his mouth.
Verbs or
verb phrases
The subjects
Adverbial
phrases
Group Work Think and share.
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1. Can you find any hints in the story that suggest Grandma was in poor health condition Did the writer notice it at that time How did she feel after Grandma passed away
2. Why does the writer think of her grandma every Christmas What can you infer after reading the story
1. Can you find any hints in the story that suggest Grandma was in poor health condition Did the writer notice it at that time How did she feel after Grandma passed away
2. Why does the writer think of her grandma every Christmas What can you infer after reading the story
Granny spent most of her time on the sofa by the fire, her hand was slightly shaky and she stayed in by the fire and didn’t go outside. The writer didn’t notice it at that time. The writer thinks of her often and misses her very much.
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.
Granny loved her family very much and the family loved her.
Granny was very happy, especially with the children, despite her illness.
Granny made great efforts to spend a happy Christmas with her family.
Look at the Word Builder. Match the words (1-8) with the endings (a-h) to form collocations.
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Word Builder
Collocations (1)
1 fill
2 have
3 make
4 take
5 spend
6 catch
7 fall
8 come
a the patience
b a seat
c one’s eye
d an effort
e one’s heart
f asleep
g time
h to mind
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the collocations.
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1 She __________ her grandma’s __________ because she wanted her to come outside.
2 I remember Granny singing softly to me until I __________ that Christmas.
3 The writer’s grandma always ______________ to sing Christmas songs over and over for her.
4 Now, whenever the writer makes sugar biscuits, her grandma _____________.
5 Granny __________ by the window and watched us playing with snow.
6 Granny __________ most of her __________ on the brown sofa by the fire.
7 Although Granny’s hand was slightly shaky, she _____________ to help me with the writing.
8 Granny’s singing _____________ with warmth.
caught
eye
fell asleep
had the patience
comes to mind
took a seat
spent
time
made an effort
filled my heart
Read the last paragraph. Why does the writer think Christmas is “magical”
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Group Work Tell your partner about your festival memories. Focus on something special and unique.
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1. n. 记忆,回忆
2. n. 长筒袜
3. 搬来(和某人)一起居住
4. adv. 不知怎的;不知为什么
5. adv. 略微,稍微
6. n. 地极,北/南极
7. n. 信封
8. vt. 给……填馅;填,塞
9. n. 大腿部
10. adj. 严寒的
memory
stocking
move in
somehow
slightly
pole
envelope
stuff
lap
frosty
11. n. 耐心;耐力
12. 再三地,重复地
13. n. 前夕;前一天
14. n. 树枝
15. n. 盘;碟
16. n. 行为,举止
17. vi.&vt. 低声说,低语
18. adj. 快乐的
19. adj. 芭蕾舞剧,芭蕾舞表演
20. vt.使成筒形(球形)n. 一卷;面包卷
patience
over and over
eve
branch
plate
behaviour
whisper
merry
ballet
roll
21. 遇到某人的目光;吸引某人的注意
22. vi.&vt. 挥手;招手
23. n. 事件
24. vi.&vt. 吞下,咽下
25. 去世
26. 不再
catch sb.'s eye
wave
affair
swallow
pass away
no longer
from memory 凭记忆
in memory of(=in one’s memory)为了纪念
have a good / bad memory(for sth)(对某事)记忆力好 / 差
memory
n. 记忆,回忆;记忆力,记性
with patience(=patiently)耐心地
lose/run out of patience(with)(对……)失去耐心
have no/little patience with 不能容忍……,对……没有耐心
patience
n. 耐心;耐力
one’s behaviour towards... 某人对……的行为
behave v. 表现;表现得体
behave well / badly 表现好 / 不好 behave oneself 守规矩,举止得体
well-behaved adj. 表现好的 badly-behaved adj. 表现差的
behaviour
n. 行为,举止
whisper sth to sb 把某事悄悄告诉某人
whisper sth in one’s ear 在某人耳旁小声说某事
It is whispered that... 有人私下里说……
whisper
vi. & vt. 低声说,低语,耳语;私下里说,暗中传播
n. 耳语;低语
keep an eye on 照看,照料
keep one’s eyes on 注视;关注
keep an eye open / out(for)密切注意,提防
have an eye for 对……有鉴赏力
in one’s eyes 在某人眼里,依某人看
close / shut one’s eyes to 对……视而不见
look sb in the eye 直视某人
catch sb’s eye
遇到某人的目光;吸引某人的注意
wave to/at sb 向某人挥手
wave goodbye to sb/wave sb goodbye 向某人挥手告别
wave
vi. & vt. 挥手;招手 n. 波浪,波涛;挥手
swallow up 吞并;吞没,淹没;耗尽,用尽
swallow
vi. & vt. 吞下,咽下
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