1、Lesson 4 Christmas ObjectivesTo read a narrative text and understand the story.To build 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.Pre-ReadingFin
2、d the Key Words in the pictures.Which of the things do you think western people have at Christmas?Key Wordsballoons, Christmas carols, Christmas pudding, Christmas tree, snow, snowmen, Christmas stockings, presentsReadingRead the text. Which Key Words are mentioned? Circle them out. Which other Chri
3、stmas things are mentioned? Make a list.Answers:Father Christmas calendar Christmas cards Christmas lights carol service Christmas tree decorations balloons stockings presents sweets turkey Christmas pudding paper hatsQueens speech Christmas cakeWhats the main idea of each paragraph?Para. 1 the begi
4、nning of ChristmasPara. 2 decorations outsidePara. 3 activities on Christmas EvePara. 4 activities on Christmas morningPara.5 activities after lunchPost- ReadingIn what order did the children do these things?Example 1 da) open the new year calendarb) put their stockings at the end of the bedc) sing
5、Christmas carolsd) write a letter to Father ChristmasChristmas tree Father Christmas carol service candlesnowman decorationspresents turkeyChristmas stockingssweetsChristmas cakee) put up the Christmas treef) go to churchg) have Christmas cakeAnswers: 2 a 3c 4e 5b 6f 7gAnswer the multiple-choice que
6、stions.1 Who do you think reads the childrens letters?a) Father Christmas b) their parents c) nobody2 What do you think people do in a carol service?a) sing songs b) give presents c) watch a play3 What happened on Christmas Eve?a) The writer stayed awake all night.b) Someone put presents in his stoc
7、king.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 hats were funny.5 After lunch:a) the adults watched the Queens speech.b).the children made a snowman.c) everybody had more to eat.Answers: 1b 2a 3b
8、4c 5cVocabularyIn 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, the washing-up, lunch, the shoppinghave do playtea, a shower a (snowball) fight, a party, lunchyour homework, the washin
9、g-up, the shoppingThe piano, cardsComplete the sentences with these verbs in the correct form.blow up, sing, go to, put up, have(x2), make, put onOn Christmas Eve, my grandparents arrived. We(1) a snowman in the garden and later we (2) the decoration. I (3) lots of balloons. On Christmas morning, I
10、(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.Answers1 made 2 put up 3 blew up 4 put on 5 had 6 went to 7 had 8 sangWriting and SpeakingMake notes about your childhood memories of an important festival.People: family? Good friends?Preparations: decorations? Invitations?Presents: what? Who for? Make/buy?Food: meals? Special food/drink?Activities: music? Dancing? A long walk?Your feelings: happy? Sad?