1、Section B 2 (3aSelf check)Step 1 Revision Get the students to read the things about Christmas. 根据给出的单词首字母填空。 A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w_ by Charles Dickens. It t_ us the true m_ of Christmas: the i_ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story is about an old man n_ S
2、crooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only t_ about himself, and doesnt treat others n_. He just cares about w_ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley was p_ after he died. That night, three ghosts v_ Scrooge. They t_ him to see his childho
3、od, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f_. Scrooge is so scared t_ he wakes up in his bed and f_ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d_ to change his life and p_ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_, spreading love and joy everywhere
4、 he goes. And that is the true s_ of Christmas! Step 2 Role-play In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge about Christmas. Scrooge: Why do you visit me? Ghost A: Because you look so sad. I want to take you back to your childhood. Scrooge: Im so happy as a child. Gh
5、ost B: Yes. Do you know other people how to spend Christmas? Everyone is happy, even poor people. Ghost C: Hey, I want to take you to the future. Scrooge: I know the spirit of Christmas. I decide to change my life and to be a better person. Step 3 Free talk Talk about your favorite festival, use the
6、 following questions. When is it celebrated in/on? What do you like best about? How do people celebrate? Why do they do that? Step 4 3a-3b(writing) 3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival. What is the name of the festiva
7、l?Middle-Autumn FestivalWhen is it?on August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar What do people eat?mooncakesWhat do people do?People can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. Why do you like it so much?Because it makes me happy.3b Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chines
8、e festival. Use your notes in 3a. 帮你构思： In your letter: First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated. Then talk about what people do and eat. Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel. Use the following expressions to help you: My favorite Chinese festival is It is c
9、elebrated in / on During this festival, people Its my favorite festival because It makes me feel Sample The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get together and eat mooncakes. There ar
10、e various kind of delicious mooncakes. On the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy. Step 5 Self-check 1. Complete the passage with the words in the box. spreadaround, between and, give out, busines
11、s, lay, relatives Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday _ March 22nd _ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens _ eggs, giving birth to life. So an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or
12、 garden for friends or _ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people _ them _ in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also _ these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good _ for supermarkets and chocolate stores. Keys:
13、between, and, lay, relatives, spread, around, give out, business 2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations. 1.The mooncakes are delicious. How _! How delicious the mooncakes are！ 2. The festival will be fun. What _! What fun will the festival be! 3. This concert is boring. How _! How boring this co
14、ncert is! 4.Im really excited. How _! How excited am I! 5.The band played really loud music. What _! What loud music the band played! 3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+ that/whether/if. I think _. I know_. I believe _. I wonder _. Step 6 Language points Not only
15、 do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts. 句中的not only . but (also) . 意为“不但而且”。当not only位于句首时，其后的主谓要部分倒装。此外，当not only . but (also) . 连接两个代词或名词作主语时，谓语动词要与but (also)后的代词或名词在数上保持一致。如： Not only he but also I am wrong. Not only
16、books but also water is needed. Step 7 Exercises 单项选择 1. _ good advice! Its so helpful to us. A. How B. What C. What a 2. _ excellent work you have done! Its very kind of you to say so. A. What an B. How C. What 3. _ interesting the storybook is! Yes. I have read it twice. A. What B. What an C. How
17、D. How an 4. _ great picture! Who painted it? A. How B. What C. How a D. What a 5.How long does it take to get to the airport? Forty minutes. But its foggy today. Im not sure _ the highway will closes soon. Lets set off earlier. A. whether B. when C. how D. why 6. Could you say it again? I cant unde
18、rstand _ you are talking about. A. how B. when C. what D. which 7. What a nice paper fish! Can you show us _ you make it? A. whether B. how C. why D. what 8. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared, people didnt know _ doctors could cure it. A. if B. that C. what D. why Keys: 1-5 BCCDA 6-8 CBA Step 8 Homework Write an article about your favorite festival.
