内容正文:
Unit 3 Celebrations Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas(第1-2课时)
主题语境: 人与社会—不同民族文化习俗与传统节日
语篇类型:记叙文
授课时长:两课时(共90分钟)
【文本分析】
What: 主人公回忆了小时候一个特别的圣诞节。这个圣诞节是granny陪伴他们的最后一个圣诞节。在节日期间,granny克服身体的不适,温柔慈祥地陪伴主人公一家进行各种各样的圣诞活动。遗憾的是,圣诞节过后,granny很快地告别了这个世界,留给主人公对于奶奶无限的思念和感恩之情。
Why: 圣诞节是西方最重大的节日,其精神内核也是家庭的团聚和温暖。作者通过回忆最后一个圣诞节granny关心她,照顾她和陪伴她的生活点滴体现了granny的乐观、坚强和体贴,同时也传递了作者对granny的无限怀念和感恩。
How:
1. 本文是一篇回忆录。该回忆录以时间顺序为主,以第一人称视角来讲述该故事,使故事生动感人;
2. 文章当中,主人公以小孩子的口吻来讲述故事,字里行间一方面透漏出granny身体因病重的虚弱,另一方面更重要的是传递出granny的乐观坚强以及对主人公体贴的爱。如:
Granny is weak
Granny is weak but loving...
Granny is loving, patient and positive.
1. …spent most of her time on the brown sofa by the fire;
2. … but she just waved.
3. Granny took a seat by the fire...I hung most of the decorations…
1. Sometimes she was quiet, but she seemed happy.
2.…made an effort to help me;
3. …her hand was…shaky, but she wrote..
4. …whispered
1. Granny had patience to sing it over and over again.
2. “That’s the most beautiful tree I’ve ever seen,”