Unit 3 literature spot 1 A Christmas Carol

课件23张PPT。Unit 3
Literature spot 1
A Christmas Carol1. Who is the person?
2. What is Charles Dickens?
3. What is his nationality?

4. Did he write many famous novels?
Charles Dickens.
He is a famous novelist (小说家).
He is an Englishman.Yes, he wrote many novels.
5. Can you name some of them? “Hard Times” “Great Expectations” “A Christmas Carol” “David Copperfield” “Oliver Twist” “A Tale of Two Cities” and so on.远大前程
A Christmas Carol
A Tale of Two Cities
David Copperfield
Great Expectations
Hard Times
Oliver Twist
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Pickwick Papers 圣诞颂歌
大卫科波菲尔
双城记
雾都孤儿
匹克威克外传
远大前程
艰难时事
老古玩店
Famous novels written by Charles Dickens Match column A and B Scrooge是伦敦的一个小业主，待人苛刻，嗜财如命，是有名的吝啬鬼。邻里间素有恶名，但他本人对此无所谓。
有一年的12月24日，圣诞节就要来临了。Scrooge认为这只是人们为了寻欢作乐找出的借口，对他来说，挣钱的日子又少了一天。小伙计请求他圣诞节放假一天，说这只是一年中唯一的一次，他也不允许。
就在这天晚上，七年前死去的他的合伙人Marley的鬼魂来看望了他，随后又有三个精灵接连造访......
《圣诞颂歌》是狄更斯所有作品中再版次数最多的，在西方脍炙人口、家喻户晓。该书中的一些情节已经成为圣诞节的固定风俗，而主人公Scrooge的名字也被收入字典，成为“吝啬鬼”的同义词。
A. Santa Claus
B. New Year cakes
C. A Christmas Carol
D. Dragon boats
E. Moon cakes
F. Christmas Eve
G. Turkey
H. Birthday cakesACFGWhich of them have something to do with Christmas? Christmas is an important festival in western culture and people celebrate it in their own ways. For example, there will be a Christmas dinner. In the dinner there must be a turkey. Each family has a Christmas tree. They often decorate it to add to the festive atmosphere. All kinds of thing are put on the tree, such as lights, color flowers, toys and stars. Before going to sleep, children prepare an empty socks or shoes for Father Christmas to put gifts in. The next morning, they can find socks and shoes full of such gifts as toys, chocolate and candy. Santa Claus is said to be very kind. He plays an important role in Christmas because he brings Christmas presents for Children. What’s more, he also brings happiness and hopes for people. The spirit of Christmas is something that makes people think about their mistakes and how to improve their life every year. Many people make plans about how they will change the way they are. A Christmas Carol is an example of a man — Ebenezer Scrooge, who learns about his mistakes and improves his life.Reading and listening2. Look at the pictures in the story.What do you think happens to the main character?C4. Read and listen to the story .Match the characters with the actions.
Answers 1. g 2. e 3. a 4. f 5. c 6. b 7. d 5.Now order the actions in
Exercise 4.Answers 2?? ?3?? ?4??? 5?? 6?? 1? ?7 6.Read the story again and answer these questions.Suggested answers 1. He became generous and happy. 2. So that Scrooge would not suffer like he did. 3. Because he saw his girlfriend. 4. Because they were poor and Tiny Tim was ill. 5. What people thought of him when he was dead and how Tiny Tim had died. 6. He gave money to the poor and he helped Bob Cratchit’s family. 7. That we should be generous and be happy at Christmas. Part Two
1. In the dream the Cratchits were having a Christmas dinner.
2. In the dream Tiny Tim was ill but his father couldn’t afford the medicine for him.
3. These things really happened to the Cratchits.
4. On seeing the scene Scrooge wanted to change his life.
5. Scrooge ordered a big Christmas tree for the Cratchits.TTFFT When:
2. Main characters:
Ebenezer Scrooge:
Bob Cratchit:
Fred:
a gentleman:
Santa Claus:On December 24tha boss; the main heroScrooge’s clerkScrooge’s nephewcollects money for the poorappears in Scrooge’s dreamA brief introduction to the playMain idea
The play describes Scrooge’s actions on Christmas Eve. From his words and deeds we can see that he was a very cold and selfish person. The writer — Dickens wanted to tell us that such a person like Scrooge wouldn’t be happy and be looked up to by others because he didn’t know “give”. Thank you