1、 Do you remember three Chinese traditional festivals that we have learnt in Lesson 1 in this Unit?,The Dragon Boat Festival,The Lantern Festival,sweet dumplings,The Mid-Autumn Festival,moon cakes,Do you know what “Spring Festival” in western countries is?,Christmas,Dashing through the snowIn a one h

2、orse open sleighOer the fields we goLaughing all the wayBells on bob tails ringMaking spirits brightWhat fun it is to laugh and singA sleighing song tonightOh, jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleighJingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the way

3、Oh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleigh,Jingle Bells,A day or two agoI thought Id take a rideAnd soon Miss Fanny BrightWas seated by my sideThe horse was lean and lankMisfortune seemed his lotWe got into a drifted bankAnd then we got upsotOh, jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the way

4、Oh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleighJingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleigh yeah,Jingle Bells,Q: Why do we celebrate Christmas?,A: We celebrate Christmas for the birth of Jesus.,The Story of Christmas,Angel told Mary she would

5、give a birth to the Son of God.,Mary,Joseph,Joseph took Mary back to his hometown, Bethlehem(伯明恒）.,Mary gave birth to baby Jesus in the stable（馬廄）.,The shepherds(牧羊人） saw the bright stars in the sky. It was said to be a sign of the Christ Childs birth.,Three wise men each brought a gift for Jesus: g

6、old, frankincense, and myrrh. (乳香） （沒藥）,gold,frankincense,myrrh,Although most historians are unsure of the exact date when baby Jesus was born, “ Christmas,” or the birthday of Christ , is celebrated by Christians on December 25.,Brainstorming:,Q: What can you think of when I refer to Christmas?,A:

7、Maybe I can think of .,Father Christmas/Santa Claus,Besides,There are still Santa Miss.,Christmas of Princess,The North Pole,Game:,Describe and Guess,(one student describe what you see in pictures in English, and the other one guess and speak the words or sentence out. And the group who guess the mo

8、st can get the prize.),Rules: No body language! No help from others! Only “pass” twice a group! You mustnt speak out the word.,Time: 90 seconds,Useful expressions for describing:,1. What color is the object? The color of the object is.,2. Whats the use of the object? The object can be used to do,3.

9、Where can I get the object? We often see/buy it in,4. Whatshapeis it? Its angle三角形 / round圓形 / square正方形 / rectangular長方形,5. Whatmaterialis it？ Itsmade of cotton/ wool/ wood/ leather.,6. Its a kind of feeling when you are in danger / when you feel down,boot,For example:,Choose the number you like :,

10、1,3,4,5,2,Santa Claus,snowman,stockings,Christmas card,candy,Bell,gifts,Christmas tree,turkey,chocolate,candles,deer,wreath,Christmas hat,cake,The North Pole,toy,church,mobile phone,glove,flower,chimney,P S P,shopping,sleigh,Sports shoes,dinner,Jesus,Yao Ming,laptop,sack / bag,cheer,scarf,christmas,

11、Paragraph 1 peoples activities(活動(dòng)) after lunch Paragraph 2 writing a letter to Father Christmas Paragraph 3 atmosphere(氣氛) during Christmas Paragraph 4 peoples activities on Christmas Eve Paragraph 5 peoples activities on Christmas,morning and having lunch,look through the text and choose the main i

12、dea of each paragraph.,Reading strategies: When you answer the multiple-choice question， Read the question and answers. Try to guess the correct answer. Find the place in the text where you think the answer is. Read the text and check your answer.,Answer the multiple-choice questions.,Before Christm

13、as: 1. When did Christmas always begin? in the middle of the warm month of September in the middle of the hot month of June in the middle of the cold and windy month of November 2. What did people do in front of the fire? wrote a letter to Father Christmas looked at the fire thought about something,

14、(C),(A),3. At the end of each year ,what did people always do? had a party went to the park opened the new year calendar 4. What do you think people do in a carol service? sing songs give presents watch a play 5. If there was snow everywhere, what could people do? eat the snow make snowmen and have

15、exciting snowball fights do nothing,(C),(A),(B),On Christmas Eve: 6. On Christmas Eve, what did the whole family do? didnt go to bed watched TV decorated the house and put up the Christmas tree 7. Where did the people put their stockings? on the desk under the bed at the end of the bed 8. What happe

16、ned on Christmas Eve? the writer stayed awake all night someone put presents in the stockings the writer saw Father Christmas,(C),(C),(B),On Christmas: 9. What were the stockings full of? presents B. snakes C. nothing 10. Who put presents in the childrens stockings? Father Christmas B. their parents

17、 C. nobody 11. At lunchtime , what did people eat? turkeys and Christmas puddings rice nothing 12. What songs did people usually sing during Christmas? popular songs B. classical songs C. carols 13. After lunch: The adults watched the Queens speech. The children made a snowman. Everyone had more to

18、eat.,(A),(B),(C),(A),(A), In what order did the children do these things?,Example: 1 d a) open the new year calendar b) put their stockings at the end of the bed c) sing Christmas carols d) write a letter to Father Christmas e) put up the Christmas tree f ) go to church g) have Christmas cake,Read t

19、o learn,write a letter to the Father Christmas,open the new year calendar,put up the Christmas tree,go to church,sing Christmas carols,put their stockings at the end of the bed,have Christmas cakes,Complete exercise3 in this lesson and look at the diagram below to check your answers.,Speaking:Work i

20、n pairs and discuss if you want to celebrate Christmas next month, what will you do according to time order in the text?,You can use these words or phrases: at first、a few days later、then、 on Christmas Eve、before going to bed、on Christmas morning、 at lunchtime、 after lunch You can begin like this: At first, I will write a letter to Father Christmas.,What are the similarities and differences between Christmas in western countries and Spring Festival in China?,Similarities:,(1) People make snowmen and have snowball fights. (2) The whole family get together. (3) Parents give pres