Unit3CelebrationsLesson3MemoriesofChristmasWhatdopeopleintheWestdotocelebrateChristmas?01tomakeChristmaspuddingtoderocatethehousetosingChristmassongstoputupaChristmastreetogive/opengiftstohangastockingGroupDiscussion:Christmasv.s.SpringFestival

Lookatthetitleandpicturestopredictthecontentofthistext.ThefollowingisamemoryofawomanaboutChristmas.ReadthestoryandfindoutwhyitwassuchamemorableChristmastoher.02Readthepassagequicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthewritingstyleofthetext?2.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?3.WhywasitsuchamemorableChristmastoher?narrativeTimeorderItwasthelastChristmasshespentwithhergrannybeforehergrannypassedaway.Underlinethewriter’smemoriesofhergrandmaandtellyourpartner.03GrannymadeanefforttohelpthewriterwritealettertoFatherChristmas.Grannyandthewritermadesugarbiscuitsandstuffedtheturkey.Thewritersatonhergranny’slapandsangChristmassongs.Grannyhadthepatiencetosingthewriter’sfavouritesongoverandover.GrannyandthewriterleftaplateofsugarbiscuitsoutforFatherChristmas,andputastockingattheendofbed.Grannysatonthewriter’sbedandsangsoftly.Grannygavethewriteramusicboxwithaballetdancerinside.Grannylaughedsomuchthatherpaperhatfelloff.Readthestoryagain.Whendidtheseactivitieshappen?Completethetimeline.Thentalkaboutwhathappenedbasedonthetimeline.04NovemberDecemberChristmasEveChristmasDayFewweeksafterchristmasa

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wrotealettertoFatherChristmasUnderstandingSequencingSequencingistheorderinwhichthingshappen.?Underlinethekeyeventsoractionsinthestory,e.g.openedpresents,hadasnowballfight.?Lookforspecificdatesortimewords,e.g.November,ChristmasEve,afewweeksafter.?Payattentiontotimelinkingwords,e.g.first,then,later,afterthat,attheend.SkillBuilderNovemberDecemberChristmasEveChristmasDaybGrannymovedinhwrotealettertoFatherChristmasamadesugarbiscuitsgsangChristmassongsdleftsugarbiscuitsoutforFatherChristmasfputastockingattheendofthebedeopenedpresentschadChristmaslunchUsethesubjects,verbsorverbphrasesandadverbialphrasesinthecirclestomakesentencesaboutthewriter’smemoriesoftheChristmas.05raceswallowputpuddingrollasnowballgivethewriteramusicboxcatchGranny’seyeopenthepresentshangdecorationsstufftheturkeytakeaseatThewriterGrannyCousinDavidinthemoutharoundthegardenonbestbehaviourwithaballetdancerinsidethroughthewindowonthebranchesbythefireExample

CousinDavidputsomuchpuddinginhismouth.VerbsorverbphrasesThesubjectsAdverbialphrasesGroupWorkThinkandshare.061.CanyoufindanyhintsinthestorythatsuggestGrandmawasinpoorhealthcondition?Didthewriternoticeitatthattime?HowdidshefeelafterGrandmapassedaway?2.WhydoesthewriterthinkofhergrandmaeveryChristmas?Whatcanyouinferafterreadingthestory?1.CanyoufindanyhintsinthestorythatsuggestGrandmawasinpoorhealthcondition?Didthewriternoticeitatthattime?HowdidshefeelafterGrandmapassedaway?2.WhydoesthewriterthinkofhergrandmaeveryChristmas?Whatcanyouinferafterreadingthestory?Grannyspentmostofhertimeonthesofabythefire,herhandwasslightlyshakyandshestayedinbythefireanddidn’tgooutside.Thewriterdidn’tnoticeitatthattime.Thewriterthinksofheroftenandmissesherverymuch.BecauseshehadahappyChristmaswithherGrannybeforeGrannypassedaway.Grannyknewshewasverysickandthatsheprobablydidnothavemuchtime,soshecherishedeveryminutewiththewriter.Grannylovedherfamilyverymuchandthefamilylovedher.Grannywasveryhappy,especiallywiththechildren,despiteherillness.GrannymadegreateffortstospendahappyChristmaswithherfamily.LookattheWordBuilder.Matchthewords(1-8)withtheendings(a-h)toformcollocations.07WordBuilderCollocations(1)1fill 2

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tomindCompletethesentencesusingthecorrectformofthecollocations.081She__________hergrandma’s__________becauseshewantedhertocomeoutside.2IrememberGrannysingingsoftlytomeuntilI__________thatChristmas.3Thewriter’sgrandmaalways______________tosingChristmassongsoverandoverforher.4Now,wheneverthewritermakessugarbiscuits,hergrandma_____________.5Granny__________bythewindowandwatchedusplayingwithsnow.6Granny__________mostofher__________onthebrownsofabythefire.7AlthoughGranny’shandwasslightlyshaky,she_____________tohelpmewiththewriting.8Granny’ssinging_____________withwarmth.caughteyefellasleephadthepatiencecomestomindtookaseatspenttimemadeaneffortfilledmyheartReadthelastparagraph.WhydoesthewriterthinkChristmasis“magical”?09GroupWorkTellyourpartneraboutyourfestivalmemories.Focusonsomethingspecialandunique.101．

n．

記憶，回憶2．

n.

長(zhǎng)筒襪3．

搬來（和某人）一起居住4．

adv.

不知怎的；不知為什么5．

adv. 略微，稍微6．

n.

地極，北／南極7．

n. 信封8．

vt.

給……填餡；填，塞9．

n.

大腿部10．

adj.

嚴(yán)寒的memorystockingmoveinsomehowslightlypoleenvelopestufflapfrosty11．

n．

耐心；耐力12．

再三地，重復(fù)地13．

n.

前夕；前一天14．

n.

樹枝15．

n. 盤；碟16．

n.

行為，舉止17．

vi.&vt.

低聲說，低語18．

adj.

快樂的19．

adj.

芭蕾舞劇，芭蕾舞表演20．

vt.使成筒形（球形）n.一卷；面包卷patienceoverandoverevebranchplatebehaviourwhispermerryballetroll21．

遇到某人的目光；吸引某人的注意22．

vi.&vt.

揮手；招手23．

n.

事件24．

vi.&vt.

吞下，咽下25．

去世26．

不再catchsb.'seyewaveaffairswallowpassawaynolongerfrommemory憑記憶

inmemoryof（=inone’smemory）為了紀(jì)念

haveagood/badmemory（forsth）（對(duì)某事）記憶力好/差memoryn.記憶，回憶；記憶力，記性withpatience（=patiently）耐心地

lose/runoutofpatience（with）（對(duì)……）失去耐心

haveno/littlepatiencewith不能容忍……，