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Unit 2
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Objectives
1.To learn some key words and useful expressions.
2.To understand the true meaning of Christmas.
Words and expressions
dead
lie
punish
adj. 死的;失去生命的
v. 平躺;存在;位于
v. 处罚;惩罚
warn
present
spread
v. 警告;告诫
n. 现在;礼物
adj. 现在的
v. 传播;展开
n. 蔓延;传播
Christmas
novel
eve
n. 圣诞节
n. (长篇)小说
n. 前夕;前夜
Lead in
What do you know about Christmas?
Santa Claus
gifts
a Christmas card
a Christmas tree
Look and say something about Christmas.
What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map.
2a
n. 圣诞节
December 25th
Christmas trees,
Santa Claus, gifts, stockings
sing Christmas songs, make Christmas trees, family gathering, get a lot of gifts
There are many famous books and stories about Christmas and Santa Claus.
2b Read the passage about Christmas and answer
the questions.
1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
3. What is the true meaning of Christmas?
People usually think about gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
Charles Dickens.
The true spirit of Christmas is treating everyone with kindness and warmth and spreading love and joy everywhere we go.
While-reading
Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t