课件48张PPT。Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!objectivesTo learn some key words and useful expressions.
To understand the true meaning of Christmas.
To learn to use objective clauses and exclamatory statementsWords:
lie; punish; warn; present; spread; Christmas; spiritPhrases:
end up; think of make their houses look scary
turn off the lights
spiders or ghosts
dress up as… candies and treats“trick or treat”What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map.2an. 圣诞节What do you know about Christmas?Christmas stockingChristmas hatChristmas treeSanta Clausa big mealChristmas cardpresentsChristmas 圣诞节时为纪念基督耶稣诞生而在12月25日举行庆祝活动的节日。12月24日晚上被成为圣诞夜,是家庭团聚、共进晚餐、互赠礼品的时间。圣诞树多为节日的必需之物,一般是小枞树或者松树,树枝上挂满了各种装饰物和彩灯,树顶上通常有一颗明亮的星星。Santa
ClausChristmas
treegifts reindeer Christmas
cardDecember 25th
Christmas trees, Santa Claus, gifts, stockings
sing Christmas songs,decorate Christmas trees, family gathering, get a lot of gifts
the Little Match GirlDate:Symbols:Activities:Stories:The Spirit of Christmasinferring所谓推断,就是根据阅读材料中所提供的信息,推断出未知的信息。即把有关的文字作为已知部分,从中推断出未知部分。据以推断的有关文字可能是词或句子,也可能是若干句子,甚至是全文。问题的答案一般针对文章内容和读者应有的常识,文章中虽然没有明确的答案,但读者在理解全文的基础上可以进行推理和判断其答案。Listen to the tape and choose the best answer.
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by_______.
A. Charles Dickens B. Shakespeare C. Mark Twain
2. A Christmas Carol is about an old man named Scrooge who is _____and only thinks about himself.
A. lovely B. mean C handsome
3. Does Scrooge like Christmas at first?
Yes, he does B. No, he doesn't. C We don't know.
4. Who is Jacob Marley?
He is Scrooge's friend.
He is Scrooge's relative.
He is Scrooge's dead business partner.
5. How many ghosts visit Scrooge that night?
A One B. Two C. Three ABC1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
2. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
3. Does Scrooge change himself at last?
Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.Check the questions.1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
People usually think about gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2b2. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
It is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
3. Does Scrooge change himself at last?
Yes, he does.The Spirit of ChristmasScrooge
In the past
He never _______________.
He is______.
He only thinks about himself.
He treats others ______.
He just cares about_______________.
He hates Christmas.laughs or smiles?badly?making moneymeanWhy has he changed?What does Scrooge see when he’s with…He sees his happier days as
a child. (He sees his childhood.)
He sees how others are spending Christmas that year. Everyone is happy, even poor people.
He sees he is dead, but nobody cares.(Nobody cares when he dies.)2c____________________warns him
___________and tells him________________.His dead business partner to change his waysto expect three spirits to visit himScrooge
Now
He is______to celebrate Christmas with his relatives .
He gives gifts to people who_____help.
He ______ love and joy everywhere he goes by ______ everyone with ____________________.kindness and warmth happyneedspreadstreatingHe is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. So when Christmas comes, he should buy
presents for his families, relatives and friends,
he has to prepare for a big Christmas meal,
then he has to spend a lot of money.No, he doesn’t.
Because he is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. I think nobody likes a friend like Scrooge. Because he used to be just like Scrooge, God don’t like this kind of people.Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.He feels scared. A Christmas Carol is a novel ______ by Charles Dickens. It tells us the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
The story is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is ______ , and doesn’t treat others _____. He just cares about _______ he can make more money. One Christmas Eve, he saw the ghost of Jacob who ___________ after he died. That night, three ghosts visited Scrooge. They took him______ his past, the present and the future. Scrooge was so _______ that he ___ up and found out it was only the next morning. He decided _______ his life and promised to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and ______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
chance, punish , scary , write , nice, warm ,
mean, whether , wake, change, see , dressto see Mind mapMany would agree that when we think of Christmas ,we probably think of ( Gifts , Christmas trees and Santa Claus)
But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas : the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us .the story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of thisProbably:可能
Lies the true meaning of……. 隐含的真实含义是……
The importance of …… 什么的重要性
perhaps: 或许A Christmas Carlo is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens .It is about an old man named Scrooge who
never laughs or smiles
he is mean and only thinks about himself .
He doesn ’ t treat others nicely
He just cares about whether he can make more money
He hates christmasOne Christmas Eve ,Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley ,his dead business partner . Marley used to be just like Scrooge , so he was punished after he died ,he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him , he also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit himwritten by sb 被某人写的 used to be /do sth 过去是/常常做…….
thinks about himself 考虑…… was punished 被惩罚
treat …nicely 对….好 warns sb to do sth 警告某人去做某事
cares about 关心 end up doing sth / with sth 以某事告终
expect to do sth / sb to do sth 期望(某人)去做….That night three ghosts visit Scrooge.
First : the ghost of Christmas past takes him back to his childhood and
Reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a child The second spirit, the Ghost of christmas present, t akes him to see how others
spending christmas this year. Everyone is happy . Even poor people .The last one , the Christmas Yet to come , takes him to the future ,Scrooge
Sees that he is dead ,but nobody cares, He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is
Only the next morning ----Christmas Day.Childhood 童年 remind sb of sth 让某人 想起某事
As 作为…../当….时候 spend 花费…./渡过…..
In future 不久的将来 / in the future 很久以后的将来
Dead adj 死的 / die 死亡/ dying 奄奄一息 / be dying to do sth 急切去做…….He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person .
he happily Celebrates Christmas with his relatives .
He also gives gifts to people in need
He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth
Spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. and that is the true spirit of Christmas !Decide to do sth 决定去做…….. Promise to do sth 承诺去做……..
People in need 需要帮助的人们, kindness and warmth 善良和温暖
spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开 n. 蔓延; 传播
the true spirit of Christmas !圣诞节的正真精神
1. What does the passage talk about?It talks about the spirit of Christmas.2. How does it tell us ?By telling a story.The spirit of Christmastrue meaningghostLanguage points1. He is mean and only thinks about himself.mean adj 吝啬,刻薄 generous 慷慨的? Don’t be so mean to your younger brother.mean meant meant v 意味着 mean doing 意味着做某事 mean to do ==plan to do 计划做某事? It means that your answer is right.meaning n 意思? What’s the meaning of this word?kindness kindwarmth warmMeaningful meaningless adj. be meaningful to sb1. dress sb./oneself 给某人穿衣服
eg: 他总是给他的婴儿穿衣服
He always dresses his baby.
eg: Tom 足够大能够自己穿衣服
Tom is old enough to dress himself.
dress up as … 打扮成……
eg: 她打扮成白雪公主的样子
She dressed up as Snow White.
dress n. 裙子 skirt 短裙
She often wears a dress.2. treat v. / n. treat sb nicely/well/badly
give sb. a treat 款待某人
treat sb. with sth. … 用……招待
eg: 这个老师用爱和善良招待学生
The teacher treats his students with love and kindness.
treat sb. as … 把……看作……
eg: 我们一直把 Mary当朋友看待
We always treat Mary as our friends.3. play a joke/trick on sb.=make fun of sb. 捉弄某人
eg: 不要给他开玩笑,否则他会生气的
Don’t play a joke/trick on him, or he will become angry. 4. warn sb. (not) to do sth.
警告某人(不要)做某事
eg: 警察警告我们晚上不要出去。
The police warned us not to go out at night.
warn sb. of/about sth.提醒 / 警告某人注意某事
They warned him of the danger.
She warned her son about the fire.
warn sb. (that)... 警告某人……
e.g. 我已经警告他在这里停车时不被允许的
I have warned him that it is not
allowed to park the car here. 5. punish v. 惩罚;惩处 punishment n.
punish sb. (for sth. / for doing sth.)
因为……惩罚某人
eg: 我爸爸很少惩罚我。
My father hardly punishes me.
eg: 他们因为杰克迟到而惩罚了他。
They punished Jack for being late.
be punished 被惩罚
He was punished by his teacher.6. end up 最终成为; 最后处于
end up后跟形容词、介词短语或动名词(短语)。
eg: 他们搭错了火车,最后到了一个小车站。
They took the wrong train and ended up at a small station.
end up with …. 以……结束
反义词: begin with/start with 以……开始
start in 以……起步
eg: 这部电影以一首歌曲结尾。
The film ended up with a song.
end up doing sth.
eg: 结果所有的工作都是我一个人干了。
I ended up doing all the work myself.
7. business n. 生意;商业
do business with … 与……做生意
on business 出差
be in business 营业中
be out of business 歇业中/ 停业中
business is business 公事公办
It’s none of your business 和你无关
eg: 布莱克先生上周去德国出差
Mr. Black went to Germany on business last week.
8. remind sb. of sth. 使得某人想起某事
eg: 这张照片使得我想起了我的童年
This picture reminds me of my childhood.
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事
eg: 老师总是提醒我按时完成作业。
My teacher always reminds me to finish my homework on time.
remind sb that + 从句
The picture reminds us that we should protect the environment.
辨析:care about 和 care for care about: 意为“关心;在乎;介意”,强调
出于责任感而“关心;在乎”
care for: 意为“照料;照賴”,与take care
of 同义;另一个意思为“喜欢”,
多用于疑问句和否定句,其同义
短语为 be fond of。2. He just cares about whether he can make more money care about 在乎,关心,担心care for 照顾 (take care of)? Mr. Li really cares about the students in his class. 3. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so she was punished after he died.used to 过去常常? I used to be short.
He used to play basketball after school.die v 死亡dead adj 死去的 death n.死亡? His grandpa died 2 days ago. Now he is dead.
His death made sad.1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…
lie v. (_____________) 存在; 平躺; 处于
lie v. (______________) 撒谎
注意与lay的区别:
lay v. (_______________)下蛋; 放置 lay, lain, lyinglied, lied, lyinglaid, laid, layinge.g. The boy lied to his teacher yesterday.
Lying?in bed all the time is bad for your health.
The problem lies in deciding when to start.
【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.
Lying?根据句意,用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
1) The village _______ near the river. It’s so beautiful.
2) My mother?_____?on the sofa for about an hour this morning.
3) Look! They are?________?the boy down on the bed.
4) The ducks don’t?________?during this cold weather.?lies???lay?layinglay spread spread spread 无被动
Sb spread sth
The spread of ….的传播
The spread of the disease has been controlled.
The boy spread the news excited.
The Spirit of ChristmasLanguage points:
1. think about
2. care about
3. used to do sth.
4. warn sb. to do sth.
5. end up
6. remind sb. of sth.
7. decide to do
8. promise to do
9. treat sb. with sth. 考虑;
关心;照顾
过去常常干某事
警告某人干某事
最终成为;最后处于
提醒某人某事
决定做某事
承诺做某事
用某物招待某人1. Finish 2e on page 15: 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 next time.
2. Remember the new words and expressions.