1、Lesson 4 ChristmasQuiz1.Christmas falls on _A.December 25th B.December 24th B.C.October 7th C.2.Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of_D.Martin Luther King B.Jesus Christ C.Judas(犹大)E.3.What are the main colors at Christmas?F.blue,black and red B.white,green and red G.C.yellow,black and
2、 pink balloonsChristmas carols圣诞颂歌candlesChristmas stockingsChristmas treeFather ChristmassnowmanpresentsChristmas cakeChristmas puddingturkeyBefore we startPlease look at the two pictures in your books to find out some Christmas things(p42)Christmas stockingspresentssnowmensnowChristmas treeballoon
3、sChristmas puddingWhats the main idea of each paragraph?Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5the beginning of Christmasdecorations outsideactivities on Christmas Eveactivities on Christmas morningactivities after lunchFast reading Read the text again and try to finish the table bellow.Para.1 The beginning
4、of Christmas TimeIn the middle of _Activities Wrote a _ to Father Christmas Feeling Eager to tell Father Christmas all the _ we wanted November.letterpresentsWhere does Father Christmas live?The North PolePara 2 Decorations outside Time_Activities Send and receive _,attend the town _,have snowball f
5、ights Feeling Feel _ DecemberChristmas cardscarol serviceexcitedPara3,4,5ActivitiesFeelingChristmas Eve Decorate the house,put _ at the end of the beds _Christmas morning Open the stockings to see the_ Go to the _ Play in the garden Have lunch Sang Christmas carolsHappyAfter lunchadults_ on the sofa
6、_childrenPlayed cardsHad tea with a huge _went to sleepTired but _stockingspresentschurchSleptcakeCuriousTiredhappyA.happyB.proud C.curious Go through the whole passage carefully once again to complete Ex3(time order)Ex4(reading comprehension)Summary For me,Christmas always began in the middle of No
7、vember.We sat down in front of the fire and _(write)a letter to Father Christmas.We _(serious)wrote“Father Christmas,the North Pole”on the envelope before_ (give)them to our mother to post._ Christmas Eve,the whole family helped to put up Christmas trees,the _(decoration)and the balloons.At night,be
8、fore we went to bed we put stockings at the end of beds for Christmas gifts.seriouslydecorationswroteOngivingChristmas lunch was always late,but what a lunch!Of all I like turkey breast the _(well),I put so much food in my mouth sometimes _ it was hard to swallow.After lunch,the adults slept on the
9、sofas while we all played cards.By bedtime all of the children _(be)very tired.As soon as we turned _ the light,we all fell into _ deep,happy sleep.thatwereoffbesta In which festival,do Chinese people do the similar things as western people do at Christmas?The Spring Festival What do Chinese people
10、usually do to celebrate the Spring Festival?comparing culturesdo Spring Festival shopping买年货We put up Spring Festivalcouplets,paper-cuts or the character“fu”to create the atmosphere.paste 张贴 have family reunion(团圆，团聚)dinnerOn Chinese New Years Evefirecrackersset offIn the Spring Festival放爆竹 get red
11、packets/gift money 红包/压岁钱watch the Spring Festival Gala make dumplings舞龙：dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)贴春联买年货放烟花/爆竹吃团圆饭做饺子获得红包/压岁钱看春晚舞龙守岁，熬夜拜年除夕春节大扫除put up/paste Spring Festival coupletsdo Spring Festival shoppingset off fireworks/firecrackershave family reunion dinnermake du
12、mplingsget red packets/gift moneywatch the Spring Festival Galadragon dancestay up lateNew Years Eve do spring cleaningpay New Years call/visit What do Chinese people usually do to celebrate the Spring Festival?comparing culturesChristmas VS the Spring FestivalTypeChristmasSpring FestivalTimeFoodAct
13、ivitiesSimilaritiesChristmas VS Spring FestivalType ChristmasSpring FestivalTimeFoodActivitiesSimilaritiesDec.25thThe first day of the first lunar monthturkey,pudding,cake.dumpling,noodles sweet dumpling.sending Christmas cards,decorating the house,going to the church.dragon dance,setting off firewo
14、rks,make dumplings.People celebrate the festival to welcome the new year Which festival do you prefer?Christmas or the Spring Festival?Summary Christmas plays an important in western countries.Nowadays it becomes more and more popular among Chinese teenagers.In other words,it is well welcomed in Chi
15、na.In my opinion,whichever we like,we should treasure our Spring Festival,for it is a reflection of our culture.We should maintain our own characteristics.As for foreign cultures,we should hold a right attitude.We can take the essence and discard the dregs.(取其精华，去其糟粕)HomeworkMy Memories of the Sprin
16、g FestivalWriting strategies:1.make a list of the activities you did In the Spring Festival.2.arrange these activities in time order.3.add your feelings and your understandings.Lets learn a song We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas And a happy New Year Good tidings to you wherever you are Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year We Wish You A Merry Christmas.mp3 calenderklndn.日历Christmas Eve平安夜Christmas Day圣诞节2016
