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新目标(Go for it)版 九年级（全一册）
Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section B (2a-2e)
What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map.
2a
n. 圣诞节
[‘krɪsməs]
On December 25th
Santa Claus
Christmas
tree
gifts/presents
reindeer
Christmas
card
['reɪndɪə]
驯鹿，麋鹿
['sæntə klɔ:z]
[‘prezənt]
礼物,现在的
symbols
families get together
activities
make the Christmas tree
sing Christmas Carol
[‘kærəl]
activities
give presents to
each other
Let ’s create a mind map of Christmas.
activities
date
symbols
stories
Santa Claus
Reindeer
Christmas tree
…
December 25th
make Christmas trees,
families get together, sing Christmas Carol,
give presents to each other, …
The Gingerbread man
姜饼人儿
The Little Drummer Boy
小鼓手的故事…
Christmas
Do you know something about Charles Dickens?
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), a famous
British novelist. He is a key representative
(主要代表) of 19th century British literary
realism (批判现实主义文学). He created
many novels (n. 小说), such as The Pickwick
Papers (《匹克威克外传》), Oliver Twist
(《雾都孤儿》), Hard Times (《艰难时世》),
A Tale of Two Cities (《双城记》),
Expectations (《远大前程》), A Christmas
Carol (《圣诞颂歌》).
Can you guess what the passage talks about?
It talks about the spirit of Christmas.
It is about an old man and ghosts.
Look at the photo and the title.
Fast reading strategy
快速阅读策略
Read for the meanings,
not for the details.
了解文章大意，
先不要注重细节。
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
The symbols and true meaning of Christmas
Three Ghosts of Christmas visit Scrooge
Scrooge changes himself
Introduce Scrooge and Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol
Match the paragraphs with the main ideas.
Fast reading
Divide 4 paragraphs into different parts.
paragraph1
paragraph2
paragraph3
paragraph4
The true meaning of Christmas
Part I
Part II
The story of
A Christmas Carol
圣诞欢歌的故事
A Christmas Carol is a novel.
Scrooge changes his life.
Three ghosts visit Scrooge.
It means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meaning that are n