1、Topic 3 Lets celebrate!Section BTeaching aims and demands1.Learn some new words and phrases:2.(1)Talk about festivals.It(Christmas)is on December 25th.New wordsOn Christmas Eve,the night of December 24th,families often go to church and sing Christmas songs.(2)Talk about customs and culture.Children
2、put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end of their beds before they go to bed.Some Jewish people eat apples with honey for a sweet new year.3.Express wishes and congratulations.Merry Christmas!Happy New Year!ReviewThere are a lot of festivals in the world.Can you name them?Spring Festival,Mid
3、-autumn Festival,.Whats the date today?Its December 25th.12 月25 号What festival is it?Christmas.Christmas is the most important festival in many countries.It is on December 25th.Before Christmas Day,people are busy preparing for it.They go shopping,clean their houses,give Christmas cards to their fri
4、ends and decorate Christmas trees with colorful lights,balls,stars and so on.Christmas On Christmas Eve,the night of December 24th,families often go to church and sing Christmas songs.Children put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end of their beds before they go to bed.On the morning of Chri
5、stmas Day,children always get up very early and open the presents in the stockings.They think the presents must be from Santa Claus!Then they give gifts to each other.Later that day,family usually have a get-together with a special dinner.They usually greet each other and say,”MerryChristmas”Read 1a
6、 and check()the activities people do during Christmas time.Before ChristmasOn Christmas EveOn Christmas Daygo shoppinggo to churchget up latedecorate Christmas treesplay games with applesopen the presentseat turkeysing Christmas songshave a get-togetherclean their housesgive each other presentshave
7、a special dinnergive friends Christmas cardsput up stockings at the end of their bedssayMerry Christmas to each otherNew Years Day _New Years Eve _c a,eListen to the passage about New Year and choose the right pictures.grapehoney1.Some Chinese people eat_for good luck.2.In Spain,people eat _ grapes
8、for good luck in the new year.3.Some Jewish people eat _ with honey for a sweet new year.orangesapplestwelveListen to 2a again and complete the sentences.犹太人1.Christmas is the most important festival in many countries.圣诞节在许多国家都是最重要的节日。The most important 是多音节形容词important 的最高级形式，意思是“最重要的”。类似的有the most
9、 difficult/beautiful 等。2.Before Christmas Day,people are busy preparing for it.圣诞节前，人们忙着为它做准备。Prepare for 为 做准备。如：Tom is preparing for his mothers birthday party.汤姆正在为他妈妈的生日宴会做准备。3.and decorate Christmas trees with colorful lights,balls,stars and so on.并且用彩灯、彩球、星星等来装点圣诞树。Christmas tree 圣诞树圣诞树可以说是圣诞节
10、最重要的装饰点缀物。圣诞树通常使用 整棵塔形常青树（如杉，柏等），或用松柏树扎成一棵塔形圣诞树。树上挂满闪闪发光的金银纸片、用棉花织成的雪花和五颜六色的彩灯、蜡烛、玩具、礼物等装饰品。树顶上还装有一棵大星。树上的彩灯或蜡烛象征耶稣是世界的光明，大星则代表耶稣降生后将三位东方贤士引到伯利恒的那颗星。根据西方国家的习俗，圣诞之夜，人们围坐在圣诞树下唱歌跳舞，尽情欢乐。4.They think the presents must be from Santa Claus!他们认为礼物一定是圣诞老人送来的！Santa Claus圣诞老人，属美式英语，在英式英语中则为Father Christmas。圣诞
11、老人是西方国家老幼皆知的典型形象，是圣人与身临的结合体，是仁爱与慷慨的代名词。一般认为圣诞老人是一个留着银白胡须、和蔼可亲的老人。他头戴红色尖帽，身穿白皮袖边、白皮领子的大红袍，腰间扎着一条宽布带。传说圣诞老人在圣诞夜驾着八头鹿拉着满载礼品的雪橇，从北方雪国来到各家，由屋顶的烟囱下来，经过壁炉到房间内，把糖果、玩具等礼品装进孩子们吊在壁炉旁或床头上的袜子里。5.Later that day,families usually have a big get-together with a special dinner.(圣诞节)那天晚些时候，家家户户通常都会举行一次大型聚会，享用圣诞大餐。Chri
12、stmas dinner 圣诞餐圣诞餐是圣诞节当天的主餐，有的家庭把他安排在午餐，有的把它安排在晚餐。这餐饭主要是家人聚会，一般不邀请客人。圣诞餐主要食品为：火(turkey)或烤鹅(roast goose)、布丁(puddings)以及各类的小甜饼(如golden butter cookies,fruit cookies）等。按照习俗，吃圣诞树时，往往要多设一个座位，多放一分餐具，据说这是为“主的使者”预备的，也有的说是为一个需要帮助的过路人而准的。6.Merry Christmas!圣诞快乐！圣诞节期间，人们见面时的祝福语，最常用的是“Merry Christmas(to you)!”其答
13、语通常为“Thank you,and the same to you.”或“Thanks,and you too.”当然也可以用“Merry Christmas!”作为答语。由于圣诞节过后很快就是新年(New Year),所以人们有时用 “Merry Christmas and Happy year!”之类的祝福语。祝贺新年也可以用以下几种表达方式：Happy New Year!新年快乐！Happy New Year to you!祝你新年快乐！I wish you a happy New Year!祝你新年快乐！We learn:1.new words:important,open,spec
14、ial,decorate,grape.2.new phrases:put up,prepare for,clean houses,each other,have a get-together,go to church,good luck.3.new sentences:(1)Families usually have a get-together with a special dinner.(2)Christmas is the most important festival in many countries.We can:1.Talk about festivals.2.Talk about customs and culture.3.Express wishes and congratulations.Merry Christmas!Happy New Year!Homework:Today we learn something about Christmas.Please try to write something about it.Use your own words.
