1、Unit7 A Christmas CarolBrief introductionThis Unitintroduces British literature, which is mainly about Charles and his some works, such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of two Cities. Especially, in the Reading and Integrating Skills parts, the two passages give us a description of a whole
2、 storyA Christmas Carol. Whats more, language study is connected with the story closely. In the writing part, the students need to write a comment on the story A Christmas Carol.Teaching aims:1. Learn about Charles Dickens and his works.2. Talk about social responsibilities.3. Review the Adverbial4.
3、 Write a review of a playTeaching methods:Introductive method; Analyzing; PracticeTeaching aids:A Recorder; A blackboardReadingTeaching aims:1. Grasp the key words, expressions and sentence patterns by reading the play.2. Grasp the main plots of the play and know about main characters.Teaching impor
4、tant points:1. Grasp the main plots of the play and know about main characters.2. Retell the play3. Talk about social responsibilities.Teaching difficult points:1. How to appreciate the beauty of a play.2. Make the Ss understand how selfish and mean Scrooge is.Teaching methods:Analyze; Skimming and
5、ScanningAsking-and-answering method; Heuristic methodTeaching aids:A recorder and a blackboardTeaching steps:I. Lead-inLead the Ss in the new lesson by guessing a puzzle. He is probably the best known and most popular British novelist of the 19th century. He is widely known for attracting humors and
6、 careful analysis, connecting realism with romanticism properly. In all his life, he wrote many novels, short sketches, essays and plays, some of which were edited in Pickwick Papers匹克威克外传. Please guess who he is.It must be Charles Dickens.II. Brief Introduction of Charles Dickens Do you know someth
7、ing about Charles Dickens? Please fill in the form after discussing with your partner. Charles DickensWhenOn Feb.7, 1812WhereLandport, PortsmouthNationalityBritishWorksOliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol,A Tale of Two Cities, Hard Times, Pickwick Papers,ect.WritingStyleAttracting humo
8、rs and careful analysis,connect realism with romanticism properlyAssessmentHe was a sympathizer to the poor, the suffering, theoppressed; and by his death, one of Englands greatestwriters to the world. Today were going to read the passage A Christmas Carol adapted according to the same name A Christ
9、mas Carol written by Charles Dickens.III. Background This part not only introduces background but also brings in new key words. Charles Dickens works display his deep sympathy and love for the poor. In his time many people earned very low wage they could hardly live on. The rich only occupied themse
10、lves with making money, and had no eye for the needs and welfare of their works. Opportunities to find well-paid jobs were far from abundant. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843. When the book appeared, It was an immediate success. Several of the characters in the book are very striking. There i
11、s Bob, who works for Scrooge as a clerk, wearing an old and worn overcoat. and warming his frozen hands over a candle as the windows are covered with frost. And then there is Fred, Scrooges nephew, who invites his uncle to a dinner. Finally there is Santa Clause, who brings Scrooge back to his old d
12、ays to make him admit the fact that he only cares for money. And of course Scrooge, a cold, mean old man, is always commenting on everything by saying “Humbug”an expression typical of Dickens times.IV. Skimming A Christmas Carol is a play, which is made up of two parts ( Reading and Integrating skil
13、ls), so we should read the play as a whole. Please skim the play and tell me the main plots of the play.Plots of the play ContentsPrologueOutsetIn Scrooges officeRising actionBob tries to warm his handsFred leaves.ClimaxScrooge falls asleepOutcomeChristmas Day: Scrooge goes to Bobs Cratchits houseEp
14、ilogueV. Careful reading A Christmas CarolOutsetInBobtoo cold to write, warming his handsScroogesover the candle.officeScroogetells Bob to continue workingRisingactionBob tries to warmhis hands- Fredleaves. Agentlemancomes.BobAsks Scrooge for a day off on Christmas Day.Scroogeunwilling to promise Bo
15、b.FredScrooges nephew, invites his uncle to havedinner, describes the important meaning ofChristmas Day.BobapplaudsScroogedont understand him at all, laughing at hisbeing poor.Gentlemanasks Scrooge to help the poor.Scroogerefuses to make any contribution.ClimaxClimaxScroogefallsasleepSantaClauseScro
16、ogeshows Scrooge into a dream, leads him intohis past, present, and future.Admits his error in valuing money overPeople; promises to change his ways.OutcomeChristmasScroogeOn Christmas morning, Scrooge awakes a Day: Man, he goes to Bobs house and has a ScroogeMerry Christmas Day with them.VI. Post r
17、eading Please scan the passage and answer the questions in the post reading part.1. How does Ebenezer Scrooge treat people working for him?Can you give some examples?He treats people badly. For example, his nephew Fred invites him to have Christmas dinner with them. He doesnt understand him at all,
18、laughing at his being poor. Whats worse, he refuses to help the poor.2. Characters in stories by Charles Dickens can often be recognized by some typical behavior.(1). Whats typical of Scrooge? What dose he mean by saying it? Scrooge always says “Humbug”, which means nonsense.(2). Whats typical of Sa
19、nta Clause? What dose it mean? Santa Clause gives a kind of voice “Ho, Ho, Ho”, which is a way of laughing. It really means “He, He, He”.3. Whats the true spirit of Christmas according to Fred?According to Fred, the true spirit of Christmas is to stop only think about yourself, but to open your hear
20、t freely and think of other people.4. Scrooges last visitors says he is concerned with welfare. What is meant by that?Scrooges last visitor, Santa Clause says he is concerned with Scrooges welfare. It means that he is worried about Scrooge because he is selfish, mean and cold, never thinks about oth
21、ers.5. Santa Clause takes Scrooge on a journey through time. Whats his role? Is he a guide, doctor or judge? Explain your answer.Santa Clauses role is that of a guide. He shows Scrooge some scenes from his own past, present and future, a little bit like a tour guide.6. Scrooge says that he doesnt wa
22、nt to watch the scenes Santa shows him. Why not?Scrooge says he doesnt want to see the scenes, maybe because he now sees clearly what a terrible and selfish he has always been.7. An important scene in A Christmas Carol is when Scrooge watches his younger self talking with his girl friend.(1). Whats
23、the talk between young Scrooge and the girl about?The girl wants to break up her relation with young Scrooge.(2). What does she mean by “the golden idol”?“The golden idol” is money.(3). Why doesnt she love Scrooge any more?She doesnt love Scrooge any more because he is selfish and only thinks about
24、money.(4). What does it mean if people weigh everything by gain?Weighing everything by gain means that people will only do something for themselves, and but they dont help others.8.Why does Mrs Cratchit not want to drink a toast to Mr Scrooge?Mrs Cratchit doesnt want to drink a toast to Mr Scrooge b
25、ecause she hates him and blames him for Tiny Tims bad health.8. Whats wrong with Tiny Tim? Would it be Scrooges fault if Tiny Tim died in the future?Tiny Tim is a very small and weak, little boy who has some problems with his legs. Thats why he has to use some support or be carried by his father. Ti
26、ms death will get worse unless his family can buy him some the medicine he needs and improve his diet. Since the problem of Tiny Tims health is caused by the fact that his father doesnt his father earn enough money，you could say that Scrooge is responsible for Tiny Tims death in the future. The stor
27、y suggests that if Scrooge were a good man, he should make it his responsibility to care for his employees.VII. Cloze The short passage is the general idea of this play. Please read the passage carefully and quickly, then fill in the blanks with proper words and phrases. It was the day before Christ
28、mas. Frost stands on the window. Bob feels Very cold, so he is warming his hands over the candle. But his boss Scrooge, who is cold, mean, and selfish man, orders him to continue working. Then Bob asks Scrooge to have a day off in order to have a good Christmas. However, he is unwilling to promise h
29、im. FredScrooge nephew wants to invite him their Christmas dinner, but he was refused. A gentleman who wants to collect some money for the poor tries to persuade Scrooge to make a contribution to the poor, but he fails. At last, when all the others left Scrooge, Scrooge had a dream, in which he met
30、Santa Claus. Santa Claus leads Scrooge into his past, present and future. This makes him admit his error in valuing money over people. Therefore, on Christmas morning, Scrooge goes to the Bob Cratchits family, having a merry Christmas together. The play teaches us a lesson that we should open our hearts to help others.VIII. Homework1. Recite the general idea of the play.2. prepare for the grammar The Adverbial. Please finish Ex2 in Grammar, and you can tell me what part of speeches can be used for the Adverbial.
