1、Section B,Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!,2a-2e,What kind of festival did we just celebrate?,Chinese festivals,festivals,Christmas,FoolsDay,ValentinesDay,Carnival,Easter,Thanksgiving Day,MothersDay,FathersDay,Halloween,In foreign countries,Christmas Fourth Thursday in November April Foo

2、ls Day February 14th Halloween April 1st St. Valentines Day October 31st Thanksgiving December 25th,Do you know when these special days are? Try to match each day with the correct date.,Christmas,2a What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map.,Christmas,Symbols,Date,Act

3、ivities,Stories,2b Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.,INFERRING This means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in a text.,Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa C

4、laus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.,The Spirit of Christmas,A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It

5、is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesnt treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marl

6、ey used to be just like,Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his ch

7、ildhood and reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a child. Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this,year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. Scrooge se

8、es that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning - Christmas Day! He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need.,He

9、 now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!,2b. Answer the questions.,What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? 2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol? 3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christ

10、mas?,Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.,Charles Dickens.,The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.,2c Read the passage again and complete the chart.,His childhood.,How others are spending Christmas this year.,He is dead, but nobody cares.,2d Answer the questions. So

11、me answers need to be inferred.,1.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?,Because he is mean and only thinks about himself.,No, he doesnt. because he doesnt treat others nicely.,3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?,Because he used to be just li

12、ke Scrooge.,Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know? 5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day? 6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?,Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him.,He happily celebrates Chris

13、tmas with his relatives and gives gifts to people in need.,He is so scared.,2e What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation in front of the class.,What do you know about

14、Christmas? Make a list of things that you know about this festival with your group. Use the questions to help you.,Pair Work,When is this festival? Why do people celebrate it? Who do they celebrate it with? Do they eat or drink anything special? What other things do they do as part of the celebratio

15、ns? Do you know any old stories about this festival? How do people feel when they celebrate it?,自我練習(xí),1.-Could you tell me how long _ the book? -Three days. A. I can keep B. Can I borrow C. I can borrow D. Can I keep 2. I want to know _ yesterday? A. why did you come late B. why you came late C. why

16、do you come late. D. why you come late,Choose the right answers,3.-Could you tell me _ tomorrow morning? -Well, it will start at 9:00. A. when the meeting will start B. where will the meeting start C. where the meeting start D. when will the meeting start,4. Can you tell me ? A. what will we do B. w

17、e will do what C. what we will do D. will we do what 5.Do you know _ for Shanghai last night? - At 9:00. what time he leaves What time does he leave C. What time he left D. What time did he leave,3.瑪麗想知道你能否幫她？,Mary wants to know if you can help her.,2.你能告訴我你住哪里嗎？,Can you tell me where you live?,1.我想知道你喜歡什么顏色,I want to know what colour you li