Unit3Celebrations第4課時

MemoriesOfChristmasReading(1)

ActivateandShareChristmasChristmastree/decorationFatherChristmas/SantaClausChristmasgifts/meals…ActivateandShareWhatdopeopleintheWestdotocelebrateChristmas?toputupaChristmastreetodecoratethehousetohangastockingtogive/opengifts…ActivateandShareWhatdopeopleintheWestdotocelebrateChristmas?towriteletterstoFatherChristmastodressupasSantaClaustosendChristmaspresentstomake/writeChristmascards…ActivateandShareWhatdopeopleintheWestdotocelebrateChristmas?tomakeChristmaspudding/biscuitstoprepareaspecialmealtohaveafamilyuniontosingChristmassongs…PredictReadthetitleandpicturesandpredictthemainidea.

MemoriesOfChristmasReadforMainIdeaReadthestoryandfindoutwhyitwassuchamemorableChristmastoher.ReadforMainIdeaThefirstparagraph:IstillrememberthelastChristmasGrannyspentwithus.

ReadforMainIdeaThelastparagraph:AfewweeksafterthatChristmas,Grannypassedaway.Ithinkofheroftenthough,especiallyatChristmas.…WhenIthinkaboutwhatmakesChristmassomagical,it’snotjustgiftsandFatherChristmasthatcometomind.It’salsomymemoryofGranny.ReadforMainIdeaReadthestoryandfindoutwhyitwassuchamemorableChristmastoher.ShehadsuchamemorableChristmasbecauseitwasthelastChristmasshespentwithherGrannybeforeherGrannypassedaway.ReadforDetailsUnderlinethewriter’smemoriesofhergrandma.Minordetails:weatherMajordetails:todo;tosay…Trytofindmajordetailsandthinkabouthowtheyareimportanttothestory.ReadforDetailsUnderlinethewriter’smemoriesofhergrandma.GrannymadeanefforttohelpherwritealettertoFatherChristmas.Grannyandshemadesugarbiscuitsandstuffedtheturkey.ThewritersatonherGranny’slapandsangChristmassongs.Grannyhadpatiencetosingitoverandover.tofillReadforDetailsUnderlinethewriter’smemoriesofhergrandma.GrannyandsheleftaplateofsugarbiscuitsoutforFatherChristmas,andputastockingattheendofherbed.Grannysatonthewriter’sbedandsangsoftly.Grannygavethewriteramusicboxwithaballetdancerinside.Grannylaughedsomuchthatherpaperhatfelloff.…SkillBuilderUnderstandingSequencing

Sequencingistheorderinwhichthingshappen.SkillBuilderUnderlinethekeyeventsoractionsinthestory,e.g.openedpresents,hadasnowballfight.Lookforspecificdatesortimewords,e.g.November,ChristmasEve.Payattentiontotimelinkers,e.g.first,then,later.UnderstandingSequencingFindsometimewordsortimelinkersinthepassage.NovemberinthemiddleofNovember,onacold,windyday,afterGrannymovedin,etc.UnderstandingSequencingDecemberonChristmasEve,asweputuptheChristmastree,then,beforebed,untilIfellasleepChristmasday,onChristmasmorning,afterbreakfast,lunchwaslateAfewweeksafterthatChristmasUnderstandingSequencingReadthestoryagainandfinishthefollowingquestion.Whendidtheseactivitieshappen?Completethetimeline.UnderstandingSequencinga.madesugarbiscuitsb.Grannymovedinc.hadChristmaslunchd.leftsugarbiscuitsoutforFatherChristmase.openedpresentsf.putastockingattheendofthebedg.sangChristmassongsh.wrotealettertoFatherChristmasChecktheAnswers

Novemberb.Grannymovedin

h.wrotealettertoFatherChristmasDecembera.madesugarbiscuits

g.sangChristmassongsChristmasEvef.putastockingattheendofthebed

d.leftsugarbiscuitsforFatherChristmasChristmasDaye.openedgiftsc.hadChristmaslunchChecktheAnswers

ChristmasEveDecemberChristmasDayagfdecNovemberbhChecktheAnswersMakeSentencesUsethesubjects,verbsorverbphrasesandadverbialphrasesinthecirclestomakesentencesaboutthewriter’smemoriesoftheChristmas.Forexample：CousinDavidputsomuchpuddinginhismouth.subjectverbadverbialActivity5P60MakeSentencesThewriterhungdecorationsonthebranches.Thewriteropenedthepresentsonherbestbehaviour.ThewritercaughtGranny’seyethroughthewindow.Grannytookaseatbythefire.Grannygavethewriteramusicboxwithaballetdancerinside.CousinDavidcouldn’tswallowthepudding.MakeSentencesThewriterandCousinDavidracedaroundthegarden.ThewriterandCousinDavidrolledasnowball.Grannyandthewriterstuffedtheturkey.

November

GrannymovedinwrotealettertoFatherChristmasDecembermadesugarbiscuitssangChristmassongsChristmasEveputastockingattheendofthebed

leftsugarbiscuitsforFatherChristmasChristmasDay

openedgifts

hadChristmaslunchRetelltheStory

November

GrannymovedinwrotealettertoFatherChristmasDecembermadesugarbiscuitssangChristmassongsChristmasEveputastockingattheendofthebed

leftsugarbiscuitsforFatherChristmasChristmasDay

openedgifts

hadChristmaslunchRetelltheStory

HomeworkWriteasummaryofthisstory“MemoriesofChristmas”.Thankyou！Unit3Celebrations第5課時

MemoriesOfChristmasReading(2)What’sthestoryabout?ThewriterhadsuchamemorableChristmasthatshespentwithhergrannybeforehergrannypassedaway.

ReviewReviewNovemberChristmasEveDecemberChristmasDayAfewweeksafterChristmasDayNovemberChristmasEveDecemberChristmasDayAfewweeksafterChristmasDayReadandExploreReadandanalyzethewriter’sfeelingsonthatChristmas.ReadandExploreReadandanalyzethewriter’sfeelingsonthatChristmas.BeforeChristmasIwasjusttooexcitedthatChristmaswasontheway.InDecember,ourexcitementgreweachday.ReadandExploreOnChristmasEveBeforebed,GrannyandIleftaplateofsugarbiscuitsoutforFatherChristmas,andputastockingattheendofmybed.ReadandExploreOnChristmasDayMystockingwasfullofsmalltoysandsweetsonChristmasmorning,andtherewerepresentsunderthetree.Iwasonmybestbehaviourasweopenedthepresents.…ReadandExploreOnChristmasDay“Ihavesomethingspecialforyou,”Grannywhispered.“It’sforallyourtreasures.MerryChristmas.”Grannylaughedsomuchthatherpaperhatfelloff.…NovemberChristmasEveDecemberChristmasDayexcitementgreweachdayanxiouswaiting/expectationshappinessReadandExploreThinkandShare1.CanyoufindanyhintsinthestorythatsuggestGrandmawasinpoorhealthcondition?Didthewriternoticeitatthattime?HowdidshefeelafterGrandmapassedaway?ThinkandShareHints:Shespentmostofhertimeonthebrownsofabythefire.Shewasquiet,seeminglyhappy.Herhandwasslightlyshaky.…ThinkandShareThefirstparagraph:Somehow,atthetime,Ididn’tknowshewassick.MaybeIwastooyoung,maybeshehidittoowell,ormaybeIwasjusttooexcitedthatChristmaswasontheway.ThinkandShareThelastparagraph:…Ithinkofheroftenthough,especiallyatChristmas.…WhenIthinkaboutwhatmakesChristmassomagical,it’snotjustgiftsandFatherChristmasthatcometomind.It’salsomymemoryofGranny.ThinkandShareHowdidshefeelafterGrandmapassedaway?Thewriterthinksofheroftenandmissesherverymuch.ThinkandShare2.WhydidthewriterkeepGrandma’spaperhatandtheletterinthemusicbox?BecauseGrannygaveheramusicboxtoputallhertreasures.SheregardedthepaperhatandtheletterGrannyhelpedherwritethatChristmasashertreasure,indicatingthatthelastChristmasshespentwithhergrannywasthemostpreciousmemoriesforher.ThinkandShare3.WhydoesthewriterthinkofhergrandmaeveryChristmas?Whatcanyouinferafterreadingthestory?BecauseshehadahappyChristmaswithhergrannybeforeGrannypassedaway.ThinkandShareShewasquiet,butsheseemedhappy.“That’sthemostbeautifultreeI’veeverseen,”Grannysaid.Grannyhadpatiencetosingitoverandover.Toinfer:Grannyknewshewasverysickandsheprobablydidnothavemuchtime,soshecherishedeveryminutewiththewriter.Grannylovedherfamilyandthefamilylovedher.ThinkandShareGrannylaughedsomuchthatherpaperhatfelloff.Herhandwasslightlyshaky,butshewrote“FatherChristmas,theNorthPole”ontheenvelope.Toinfer:Grannywasveryhappy,especiallywiththechildren,despiteherillness.GrannymadegreateffortstospendahappyChristmaswithherfamily.…GuidanceGratitudeGrowthGivingGrannyGainGreeting…ThinkandShare“I’mtheonewhomakessugarbiscuitseachyear,andIalwaysmakeoneinaG-shape—GforGranny.”FocusonLanguage:Collocations(1)LookattheWordBuilder.Matchthewords(1—8)withtheendings(a—h)toformcollocations.collacation:thewayinwhichsomewordsareoftenusedtogetherFocusonLanguage:Collocations(1)1.filla.patience2.haveb.aseat3.makec.one’seye4.taked.aneffort5.spende.one’sheart6.catchf.asleep7.fallg.time8.comeh.tomindFocusonLanguage:Collocations(1)

1.fillone’sheart2.havepatience3.makeaneffort4.takeaseatCompletethesentencesusingthecorrectformofthecollocations.

5.spendtime6.catchone’seye7.fallasleep8.cometomindFocusonLanguage:Collocations(1)1.Shehergrandma’sbecauseshewantedhertocomeoutside.2.IrememberGrannysingingsoftlytomeuntilIthatChristmas.3.Thewriter’sgrandmaalwaystosingChristmassongsoverandoverforher.caughteyefellasleephadpatienceFocusonLanguage:Collocations(1)4.Now,wheneverthewritermakessugarbiscuits,hergrandma