内容正文:
The spirit of Christmas
Unit 2
Section B 2a-2e
a Christmas carol
《圣诞颂歌》
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
查尔斯·狄更斯
英国批判现实主义作家
其著作有:
《匹克威克外传》、《雾都孤儿》
《老古玩店》、《董贝父子》、
《大卫·科波菲尔》、《艰难时世》、
《双城记》、《远大前程》等 。
Time to read
Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
a. Three ghosts visit Scrooge.
b. Scrooge 's life has changed.
c. The true meaning of Christmas.
d. The story of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.
阅读策略: We can get the main idea of each Para. from the first sentence of each Para.
What’s the structure of the passage?
Para.1
Introducing the topic
总写
Para.2-4
The content of the story
分写
1.
2.
①
②
③
④
①
②
③
④
Read para.1 and answer questions
1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
2.What’s the true meaning of Christmas?
同义转换
common things & many would agree
We think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
The true meaning of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
spirit
_______
____________
__________
Characters:
Kind: ______
Writer: ______________
Charles Dickens
Novel
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
three ghosts
Read paragraph 2 carefully and finish the card.
A Christmas Carol
They used to be _____________.
business partners
Scrooge (吝啬鬼) has been a common word in today’s dictionary.
Never laughs or smiles
Mean and only thinks about himself
doesn't treat others nicely
just cares about whether he can make money
hates Christmas
unhappy
selfish
unkind
greedy
From the book, what’s Scrooge like?
What happened to Jacob Marley?
Why did he visit Scrooge?
He was punished after he died.
He warns Scrooge to change his ways.
There will be three spirits to visit you.
From para 3 ,what are the names of these three ghosts?
the Ghost of Christmas Present
现在之灵
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
未来之灵
the Ghost of Christmas Past
过去之灵
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2c
Read the passage again and complete the chart.
Wha