1、Unit 3Unit 3Lesson4 Lesson4 ChristmasChristmasNo.10 Senior High School Xie YuanpingObjectives To read a narrative text and understand the story.To build up an area of vocabulary associated with Christmas.To talk about childhood memories.Find the Key Words in the pictures.Find the Key Words in the pi
2、ctures.Which of the things do you think Which of the things do you think western people have at Christmas?western people have at Christmas?Pre-ReadingKey WordsKey Wordsballoons,Christmas carols,balloons,Christmas carols,Christmas pudding,Christmas pudding,Christmas tree,snow,Christmas tree,snow,snow
3、men,Christmas snowmen,Christmas stockings,presentsstockings,presentsChristmas treeFather Christmascarol servicecandlesnowmanpresentsdecorationsturkeysweetsChristmas stockingsballoonsChristmas puddingOrigin of ChristmasThe name Christmas is short for Christs Mass.A Mass is a kind of Church service.Ch
4、ristmas is a religious festival.It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus.And Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus,is on 25th,December every year.And Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846.While-ReadingRead the text.Which Key Words are mentioned?Circl
5、e them out.Which other Christmas things are mentioned?Make a list.Answers:Father Christmas calendar Christmas cards Christmas lights carol service Christmas tree decorations balloons stockingspresents sweets turkey Christmas pudding paper hatsQueens speech Christmas cake Whats the main idea of each
6、paragraph?Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5activities after lunch the beginning of Christmasdecorations outside activities on Christmas Eve activities on Christmas morningPost-ReadingIn what order did the children do these things?Example 1 da)open the new year calendarb)put their stockings at the e
7、nd of the bed2 5 c)sing Christmas carolsd)write a letter to Father Christmase)put up the Christmas treef)go to churchg)have Christmas cake3 4 6 7 1 Answer the multiple-choice questions.1.Who do you think reads the childrens letters?a)Father Christmas b)their parents c)nobody2.What do you think peopl
8、e do in a carol service?a)sing songs b)give presents b)c)watch a play3.What happened on Christmas Eve?a)The writer stayed awake all night.b)Someone put presents in his stocking.c)The writer saw Father Christmas.4.Why did they laugh?a)The Christmas carols were happy songs.b)The songs and hats were fu
9、nny.c)The jokes and hats were funny.5.After lunch:a)the adults watched the Queens speech.b)the children made a snowman.c)everybody had more to eat.Merry ChristmasHomeworkMake notes about your childhood memories of an important festival.People:family?Good friends?Preparations:decorations?Invitations?Presents:what?who for?make/buy?Food:meals?special food/drink?Activities:music?dancing?a long walk?Your feelings:happy?sad?
