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Unit2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section B (2a-2d) Reading
A Christmas Carol
Free talk
What do you know about Christmas?
Pre-reading
What common things can you think of for Christmas?
symbols
activities
date
stocking
Santa
Claus
card
stories
24
24
24
24
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
A Christmas Carol
Prediction
What does the passage talk about?
It talks about A Christmas Carol.
While-reading
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
c. The true meaning of Christmas.
d. Main characters of A Christmas Carol.
b.Three ghosts visit Scrooge.
a. Scrooge‘s great changes.
略读
Skimming
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
While-reading
What is the true meaning of Christmas?
The true meaning of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
Tips: pay attention to the key words and phrases
A Christmas Carol
Para. 1
Charles Dickens
Novel
Characters:
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
three ghosts
A Christmas Carol
Kind:
Writer:
mean
dead business partner
Scrooge/ scrooge( 吝啬鬼) has been a common word in today’s dictionary.
Read para.2 and finish the card.
Does Scrooge have many friends? Why (not)?
No
How do you know?
Para 2
Careful reading
Reading Strategy
推断
Inferring
This means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in a text.
从文章的字里行间思考和推断作者所透露出的信息和意图。
推断
Inferring
Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
Jacob Marley
Because he used to be like Scrooge.
He didn’t treat others nicely and he just cared about money.
Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge?
How do you know?
Yes
Because he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
Careful reading
查读
Scanning
Para 3
Reading Strategy
What does Scrooge see when he’s with…
the Ghost of Christmas Past
the Ghost of Christmas Present
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
He sees
He sees
He sees
his happier days as a child.
how others are spending Christmas this year.
that he is dead,
but