1、Lesson 4 Christmas,carol stocking seriously pole the North Pole envelope calendar,n.（尤指）圣诞节颂歌 n.长袜 adv.认真地，真诚地 n.棒，竿，极 北极 n.信封 n.日历,put up decoration pudding breast swallow adult carry on,举起，建造 n.装饰，装饰品 n.布丁 n.胸部 vt.吞下，咽下 n.成年人 继续，坚持,ObjectivesTo read a narrative text and understand the story.To bui
2、ld up an area of vocabulary associated with Christmas.To develop reading strategies to answer multiple-choice questions.To practise collocations with have, do and play.To talk about childhood memories.,Find the Key Words in the pictures.,Which of the things do you think western people have at Christ
3、mas?,Pre-Reading,Key Words,balloons, Christmas carols, Christmas pudding, Christmas tree, snow, snowmen, Christmas stockings, presents,balloons,Christmas carols,Christmas pudding,Christmas tree,Christmas stockings, Read the text. Which Key Words are mentioned? Circle them out. Which other Christmas
4、things are mentioned? Make a list.,Reading,Answers: Father Christmas, calendar, Christmas cards, Christmas lights, carol service, Christmas tree, decorations, balloons, stockings, presents, sweets, turkey, Christmas pudding, paper hats, Queens speech, Christmas cake,Christmas tree,Father Christmas,S
5、nowman,candle,presents,turkey,Christmas cake,Christmas stockings,Discuss in groups and compare the differences between Christmas and the Spring Festival.,Discussion,Spring Festival couplets,firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.),blessing,setting off fireworks,maki
6、ng dumplings,舞龙：dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests),春节The Spring Festival 正月 lunar January, the first month by lunar calendar 除夕 New Years Eve, eve of lunar New Year 初一the beginning of New Year,红包： red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming
7、 year) 压岁钱： gift money, money given to children as a lunar New Year gift,团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi, Chinese meat ravioli 过年 Guo-nian, have the Spring Festival, Whats the main idea of each paragraph? Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5,the beginning of C
8、hristmas,decorations outside,activities on Christmas Eve,activities on Christmas morning,activities after lunch, In what order did the children do these things?,Example 1 d,open the new year calendar,2,5,Post-Reading,b) put their stockings at the end of the bed,c) sing Christmas carols,d) write a le
9、tter to Father Christmas,e) put up the Christmas tree,f) go to church,g) have Christmas cake,3,4,6,7,1, Answer the multiple-choice questions.,1. Who do you think reads the childrens letters?,a) Father Christmas b) their parents c) nobody,2. What do you think people do in a carol service?,sing songs
10、b) give presents c) watch a play,3. What happened on Christmas Eve?,a) The writer stayed awake all night.,b) Someone put presents in his stocking.,c) The writer saw Father Christmas.,4. Why did they laugh?,a) The Christmas carols were happy songs.,b) The songs and hats were funny.,c) The jokes and h
11、ats were funny.,5. After lunch,a) the adults watched the Queens speech.,b) the children made a snowman.,c) everybody had more to eat.,In English, some verbs and nouns often go together. Complete the table with these words:,tea, the piano, your homework, a shower, cards, a (snowball) fight, a party,
12、the washing-up, lunch, the shopping,Vocabulary,a shower, a (snowball) fight, a party, lunch,your homework, the washing-up, the shopping,the piano,cards, Complete the sentences with these verbs in the correct form.,blow up, sing, go to, put up, have(x2), make, put on,On Christmas Eve, my grandparents
13、 arrived. We(1) _ a snowman in the,made,garden and later we (2) _ the decoration. I (3) _ lots of balloons. On Christmas morning, I(4) _ some warm clothes and (5)_ a snowball fight with my cousins and then we(6) _church. After that, we(7) _ lunch and (8) _ Christmas carols.,put up,blew up,put on,had
14、,went to,had,sang,Make notes about your childhood memories of an important festival.,People: family? Good friends?,Preparations: decorations? Invitations?,Writing and Speaking,Presents: what? Who for? Make/buy?,Food: meals? Special food/drink?,Activities: music? Dancing? A long walk?,Your feelings: happy? Sad?,Thank you!,