1、carolstockingseriouslypolethe North Poleenvelopecalendarn.（尤指）圣诞节颂歌n.长袜adv.认真地，真诚地n.棒，竿，极北极n.信封n.日历put updecorationpuddingbreastswallowadultcarry on举起，建造n.装饰，装饰品n.布丁n.胸部vt.吞下，咽下n.成年人继续，坚持Objectives To read a narrative text and understand the story.To build up an area of vocabulary associated with Ch
2、ristmas.To develop reading strategies to answer multiple-choice questions.To practise collocations with have,do and play.To talk about childhood memories.Find the Key Words in the pictures.Find the Key Words in the pictures.Which of the things do you think Which of the things do you think western pe
3、ople have at Christmas?western people have at Christmas?Pre-ReadingKey WordsKey Wordsballoons,Christmas carols,Christmas pudding,Christmas tree,snow,snowmen,Christmas stockings,presentsballoonsChristmas carolsChristmas puddingChristmas treeChristmas stockingsRead the text.Which Key Words are mention
4、ed?Circle them out.Which other Christmas things are mentioned?Make a list.ReadingAnswers:Father Christmas,calendar,Christmas cards,Christmas lights,carol service,Christmas tree,decorations,balloons,stockings,presents,sweets,turkey,Christmas pudding,paper hats,Queens speech,Christmas cakeChristmas tr
5、eeFather ChristmasSnowmancandlepresentsturkeyChristmas cakeChristmas stockingsDiscuss in groups and compare the differences between Christmas and the Spring Festival.DiscussionSpring Festival coupletsfirecrackers(People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)blessingsetting off firewor
6、ksmaking dumplings舞龙：dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)春节 The Spring Festival 正月 lunar January,the first month by lunar calendar 除夕 New Years Eve,eve of lunar New Year 初一 the beginning of New Year 红包：red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the com
7、ing year)压岁钱：gift money,money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi,Chinese meat ravioli 过年 Guo-nian,have the Spring Festival Whats the main idea of each paragraph?Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5the beginning of Christmasdecora
8、tions outsideactivities on Christmas Eveactivities on Christmas morningactivities after lunchIn what order did the children do these things?Example 1 da)open the new year calendar 2 5 Post-Readingb)put their stockings at the end of the bedc)sing Christmas carolsd)write a letter to Father Christmase)
9、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 people do in a carol service?a)sing songs b)give presents c)watch a play3.What happ
10、ened 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 funny.c)The jokes and hats were funny.5.After lunch,a)the adults watched the Queen
11、s speech.b)the children made a snowman.c)everybody had more to eat.In English,some verbs and nouns often go together.Complete the table with these words:tea,the piano,your homework,a shower,cards,a(snowball)fight,a party,the washing-up,lunch,the shoppingVocabularyhavedoplaytea,a shower,a(snowball)fi
12、ght,a party,lunchyour homework,the washing-up,the shoppingthe piano,cardsComplete the sentences with these verbs in the correct form.blow up,sing,go to,put up,have(x2),make,put onOn Christmas Eve,my grandparents arrived.We(1)_ a snowman in the made garden and later we(2)_ the decoration.I(3)_ lots o
13、f 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.put up blew up put on had went to had sang Make notes about your childhood memories of an important festival.People:family?Good friends?Preparations:decorations?Invitations?Writing and SpeakingPresents:what?Who for?Make/buy?Food:meals?Special food/drink?Activities:music?Dancing?A long walk?Your feelings:happy?Sad?
