Unit 2 Section B 2a-2e课件 2023-2024学年人教版英语九年级全册

Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Section B 2a-2e Western Festivals Easter Valentine’s Day Fool’s Day Halloween Thanksgiving Day Christmas Warming-up National Day Try to match each festival with the correct date. Christmas April Fool’s Day Halloween St. Valentine’s Day Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November February 14th April 1st October 31st December 25th Warming-up What is Santa Claus doing? Why does he do that? chimney n[C]. 烟囱 He’s climbing into the chimney. He wants to hide surprises in poor people’s stockings. stockings n. 长筒袜 What do you usually think of when it comes to Christmas ? Free Talk gifts Santa Claus Christmas stockings Christmas trees Christmas cards Christmas Eve 圣诞节快乐？ Date December 25th Christmas Symbols Activities Christmas trees, Santa Claus, gifts, stockings， Christmas card What do you know about Christmas? get a lot of presents， sing Christmas songs, make Christmas trees, family gathering， go to the church， say “Merry Christmas” to each other Families would have Christmas trees, and there may be lots of small lights on them. Dressed in red, Santa Claus will come and give gifts. Families will stay together and sing Christmas carols. When people meet, they will say 'Merry Christmas' to each other. People will send Christmas cards to their friends and relatives. There are many famous books and stories about Christmas and Santa Claus. What do you know about Christmas? 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》). A Christmas Carol ·Fast reading strategy 快速阅读策略 Read for the main ideas, not for the details. Pre-reading Christmas Christmas Eve Santa Claus the spirit o