1、Nov.6th,2013A Song:Merry Christmas So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear ones The old and the young A merry merry Christmas And a Happy New Year Lets hope its a good one Without any fe
2、arLesson 4 Christmas TreesJingle bellsbowscanespresentscandlesFather ChristmasSanta ClausPre-ReadingFind the Key Words in the pictures.Which of the things do you think western people have at Christmas?Key Wordsballoons,Christmas carols,Christmas pudding,Christmas tree,snow,snowmen,Christmas stocking
3、s,presentsReading Read the text.Which Key Words are mentioned?Circle them out.Which other Christmas things are mentioned?Make a list.Listening:Q1.Whats the order of time in the text?Q2.Whats the main idea of each paragraph?ReadingQ1.The order of time in the text:1)Nov.2)Dec.3)Christmas Eve 4)Christm
4、as morning 5)after lunchPara.1 the beginning of ChristmasPara.2 decorations outsidePara.3 activities on Christmas EvePara.4 activities on Christmas morningPara.5 activities after lunchQ2.The main idea of each paragraph:In what order did the children do this things a)open the new year calendar(2)b)pu
5、t their stockings at the end of the bed(4)c)sing Christmas carols(6)d)write a letter to Father Christmas(1)e)put up the Christmas tree(5)f)go to church(3)g)have Christmas cake(7)1.write a letter2.tell Father Christmas about their presents3.give them to their mother to postthe writerand his sister1.o
6、pen the new calendar2.receive cards3.put up lights4.attend carol service 5.have snowball fightspeoplestudentsthe writer1.decorate the house2.put up the Christmas tree3.blow up the balloons4.put stockings at the end of the beds5.stay awake to see Father Christmasthewhole family4.Sing the song1.stocki
7、ngs are filled with2.Play with new presents3.have lunch5.laugh at jokes6.put on silly hatsthe writer/his cousin/the whole family1.the adults sleep on the sofa and watch TV2.Children play cards3.have tea,eat cake4.go to bedadults/children/the familyAnswer the multiple-choice questions.()1 Who do you
8、think reads the childrens letters?A.Father Christmas B.their parents C.nobody()2 What do you think people do in a carol service?A.sing songs B.give presents C.watch a play BA()3 What happened on Christmas eve?A.the writer stayed awake all night.B.someone put presents in his stocking.C.the writer saw
9、 father Christmas()4 Why did they laugh?A.the Christmas carols were happy songs.B.the song and hats were funnyC.the jokes and hats were funnyBCComplete the sentences with these verbs in the correct form Blow up,go to,put up,have(2),make,put on On Christmas eve,my grandparents arrived.we(1)_ a snowma
10、n in the garden and later we(2)_the decorations.I(3)_ lots of balloons.on Christmas morning,I(4)_some warm clothes and(5)_a snowball fight with my cousins and then we(6)_ church.after that,we(7)_lunch and(8)_Christmas carols.madeput upblew upput onhadwent tohadsangDiscussionDiscuss in groups and com
11、pare the differences between Christmas and the Spring Festival.春联：Spring Festival couplets 爆竹：firecrackers(People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)舞龙：dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)setting off firecrackersForeign friends are learning to make Chinese dumplin
12、gs 春联：Spring Festival couplets 剪纸：paper-cuts 年画：New Year paintings 灯笼：lantern：a portable light 烟花：fireworks 爆竹：firecrackers(People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)红包：red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)压岁钱：gift money(money gi
13、ven to children as a lunar New Year gift)舞狮：lion dance(The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)舞龙：dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)守岁：staying-up 拜年：pay New Years call;give New Years greetings;New Years visit 春节:The Spring Festival正月:lunar January;the
14、first month of the lunar calendar 除夕:New Years Eve;eve of lunar New Year 年初一:the beginning of New Year On the first day of the lunar new year 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi;Chinese dumplings过年 Guo-nian;have the Spring Festival Write a letter to an English friend describing the spring festival in China.Homework Thankyou!
