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Unit3 Celebration
Memories of Christmas
Learning objectives
5. Compare the two important festivals- Spring Festival and Christmas;
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4. Appreciate and infer from the scene descriptions;
3. Analyze the hidden feeling changes of the author;
2. Conlcude the structure of the text to learn about the activities in Christmas happened in different time periods;
1. discuss how westerners celebrate Christmas;
At the end of this section, you will be able to:
Lead in
What’s the meaning of celebrating Spring Festival?
For Tom, Spring Festival means _________ and a lot of ____.
For Xu Gang, coming home and _______________________ is the most important part of the Spring Festival.
For Li Yan, Spring Festival is __________
excitement
fun
being with his entire family
family time.
What’s the meaning of celebrating Christmas?
01
Pre-reading
What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas?
make pudding
decorate the house
hang a stocking
bake biscuits
enjoy a Christmas dinner
In the west, people celebrate Christmas by putting up a Christmas tree.
Example
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Predict the main idea.
1. What’s the literary genres(文学体裁) of the passage?
A:Narrative(记叙文)
B:Expository(说明文)
C:Argumentative(议论文)
D:Practical(应用文)
2. What’s the passage talking about?
Read fast to find out the main idea.
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The passage is about the _______ of the writer spending____________with_________.
the last Christmas her Granny
memories
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3.What is the writing order of this article?
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3.What is the writing order of this article?
The author organize the text in ________
order/sequence.
time
4.What’s the structure?
Tips:
According the underlining specific dates, time words or time linkers in the text and make use of those time clues to find out the structure.
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November
December
4.What’s the structure of the passage?
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Few weeks after christmas
November
December
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Few weeks after christmas
Part 1:Before Christmas
( P1-P7)
Part 2:During Christmas
(P8-P16)
Part 3:After Christmas
( P17)
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November
December
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Granny's activities
My activities
1. ________in.
2. helped me
___________
moved
write a letter
Underline the key events or actions in the story
____________
to Father
Christmas
wrote a letter
1. made________ and stuffed the _______.
2.______ granny’s lap and sang ___________
1.made ________
and stuff the _________.
2.sang ____________.
biscuits
turkeys
sat on
biscuits
turkeys
Christmas song
Christmas song
1.sit by _______.
2.left ___________
and put stocking.
3.sit _________ and sang
1.put up the _______________
2.left __________
for Santa and put a stocking at the end of my bed.
the fire
Christmas tree.
sugar biscuits
sugar biscuits
on my bed
1. gave me _______
________________
2.____________
3.put on _________, and __________
1.Opened _________
_________________
2.played _________
3.put on _________ and __________ with family
the
christmas gifts
stayed inside
silly paper hat
had lunch
outside
the
christmas gifts
silly paper
had lunch
A few weeks after
Christmas
What led to granny’s passing away? How can you know that?
Had Granny herself known that before passing away? What about the writer? Any clues?
Why Granny hid her real condition from the writer?
Climax
passed away
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November
Read the story carefully and complete the timeline.
December
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
made sugar biscuits
Granny moved in
had Christmas lunch
left sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas
opened presents
put a stocking at the end of the bed
sang Christmas songs
wrote a letter to Father Christmas
-b
-h
-a
-g
-d
-f
-e
-c
Hopeful
Expectant
Eager
Excited
After Christmas
Sad
Regretful
Pleased
Cheerful
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Underline the writer’s memories of her grandma.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Why it was such a memorable Christmas to her.
She had such a memorable Christmas because it was the last Christmas she spent with her granny before her granny passed away.
Any hints(暗示)in the story suggests Granny was in poor health condition.
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Can you find any hints(暗示)in the story that suggest Granny was in poor health condition.
Suggested Answers
Granny spent most of her time on the sofa by the fire.
Her hand was slightly shaky.
she stayed inside by the fire and didn't go outside.
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Post-reading
Review and think!
Draw a mind-map to retell the story including the following factors :
(festival, characters, activities, time words, emotion, thoughts)
Here is an example:
characters
activities
emotion
thoughts
festival
Memories of Christmas
time words
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Think and Share-Celebrate Christmas with foreign students
What is your memory of Spring Festival?
Before Spring Festival, we would ...
On Spring Festival Eve, we would...
On Spring Festival day, we would....
Here is an example:
visit relatives
have New Year’s Eve meal
let off firework
put up Spring Festival couplets
Post-reading
Discuss and share
What are the differences between Christmas and Spring Festival?
Christmas
Spring Festival
religion
listen to Queen’s speech;
attend thee carol service;
cards, chocolates
Christmas tree, ballons...
pudding, turkey, Christmas cakes.
ancestor worship
watch the Spring Festival Gala;
go tothe temple fair;
red envelopes
spring couplet, paper cuts;
Chinese character “Fu”
fish, meatballs, dumplings,
rice pudding
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Discuss and share
What are the similar activities between Christmas and Spring Festival?
Christmas
Spring Festival
1. People go shopping to purchase something for the festivals.
2. People decorate their houses with something beautiful and do house cleaning.
3. People have a big reunion dinner to express their good wishes and pray for good luck.
4. People give presents to children, making them happy.
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What are the common meanings behind these similar activities?
Spring
Festival
show love
family reunion
expectations and hopes
inherit(传承)traditional culture
Christmas Day
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Assessment
It was a 1. (wind) November day when Granny came. Somehow, I didn't know she was sick. She spent most of her time on the sofa 2. the fire. when I 3. (write) a letter to Father Christmas, Granny tried to help me.
In December, 4. (we) excitement grew each day. We made sugar biscuits and sang Christmas songs. 5. Christmas Eve, we put a stocking at the end of my bed. I remember Granny 6. (sit) on my bed and singing softly until I fell asleep. The next morning, my stocking was full of gifts and there were 7. (present) under the tree. I was on my best 8. (behave) as we opened the presents.
I think of her often , 9. (especial) at Christmas. Now I'm the one 10. _____makes sugar biscuits in a Gshape — G for Granny.
windy
wrote
our
On
sitting
presents
behavior
especially
who
by
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Words and Expressions
1 memory n. [C]记忆,回忆;[C, U]记忆力,记性
from memory 凭记忆
in memory of(=in one’s memory)为了纪念
have a good / bad memory(for sth)(对某事)记忆力好 / 差
She set up an education fund in memory of her mother
(=in her mother’s memory).
她为了纪念她母亲而设立了一个教育基金。
I have a bad memory for names. 我不善于记名字。
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【词语积累】
patient adj. 有耐心的 n. 病人 patiently adv. 耐心地
impatient adj. 不耐烦的 impatience n. 不耐烦
be patient with 对……有耐心 be impatient with 对……不耐烦
2 patience n. [U]耐心;耐力
with patience(=patiently)耐心地
lose/run out of patience(with)(对……)失去耐心
have no/little patience with 不能容忍……,对……没有耐心
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(1)vi. & vt. 低声说,低语,耳语;私下里说,暗中传播
whisper sth to sb 把某事悄悄告诉某人
whisper sth in one’s ear 在某人耳旁小声说某事
It is whispered that... 有人私下里说……
(2)n. 耳语;低语
搭配:in a whisper 低声地
“What do we intend to do next ?” he asked in a whisper.
“我们下一步打算做什么?”他低声问道。
3 whisper v. & n.
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搭配:one’s behaviour towards... 某人对……的行为
Make sure that good behaviour is rewarded. 确保良好的行为得到嘉奖。
(1)behave v. 表现;表现得体
behave well / badly 表现好 / 不好 behave oneself 守规矩,举止得体
(2)well-behaved adj. 表现好的 badly-behaved adj. 表现差的
4 behaviour n. [U]行为,举止
pass...on to... 把……传递给…… pass by 路过,经过
pass down 把……流传下去 pass sb off as... 把某人改变或冒充为……
5 pass away 去世,亡故
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keep an eye on 照看,照料 keep one’s eyes on 注视;关注
keep an eye open / out(for)密切注意,提防
have an eye for 对……有鉴赏力 in one’s eyes 在某人眼里,依某人看close / shut one’s eyes to 对……视而不见 look sb in the eye 直视某人
6 catch sb’s eye 遇到某人的目光;吸引某人的注意
(1)vi. & vt. 吞下,咽下 (2)n. 吞,咽;燕子
7 swallow v. &n.
(1)vi. & vt. 挥手;招手
wave to/at sb 向某人挥手
wave goodbye to sb/wave sb goodbye 向某人挥手告别
(2)n. 波浪,波涛;挥手
8 wave v. & n.
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9 hang
(1)vt. & vi. 悬挂;使(低垂)(hung, hung)
(2)vt. & vi. (被)绞死,施以绞刑(hanged, hanged)
hang on 等一下;抓紧;(在逆境中)坚持,不放弃
hang about / around 闲荡,逗留 hang out 常去某处
hang up (on sb.) (突然)挂断(某人的)电话
下面是几组拼写形式不同但容易混淆的动词,请注意牢记:
hang → hanged → hanged (绞死)
hang → hung → hung (悬挂)
lay → laid → laid (放置)
lie → lied → lied (说谎)
lie → lay → lain (平躺)
find → found → found (发现)
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Grammar
Verb Phrases
动词可以和名词、介词、副词等构成词组,表达一个完整的动作含义。在实际使用中,通常会把短语动词当成一个整体。有些短语动词相当于及物动词,有些则相当于不及物动词。
动词的常见搭配组合 例子
动词+名词 have the patience, take a seat, make an effort
动词+形容词 get married, fall asleep, keep awake, go wild
动词+副词 leave out, pass away, back up, settle down
动词+介词 come across, look after, lead to
动词+介词+名词 come to mind, come into being, come to an end
动词+名词+介词 take charge of, make fun of, make room for
动词+副词+介词 look forward to, catch up with, run out of
注意:动词短语并不总是放在一起。
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Sentences
一: I remember Granny sitting on my bed and singing softly until I fell asleep.
我记得奶奶坐在我的床上,轻声唱歌直到我睡着。
注意:
(1)till 和until一般情况下可以互换,但till不可以放在句首,而until可以。
Until you told me I knew nothing of it.
直到你告诉我,我才知道这件事。
(2)对于“not ... until ...”结构,当“not until ...”放在句首时,主句要用部分倒装结构(即把be动词、助动词或情态动词等置于主语之前),且用肯定形式,注意从句不倒装。
Not until he retired from teaching three years ago did he consider having a holiday abroad.
直到三年前从教学岗位上退休,他才考虑去国外度假。
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二、David put so much pudding in his mouth that he couldn’t swallow.
大卫在嘴里塞了太多布丁,以至于都吞不下去了。
句式剖析
本句是一个主从复合句,“so much pudding in his mouth that he couldn’t swallow”为“so ... that ...”引导的结果状语从句。
考点提炼 “so ... that ...”引导的结果状语从句
so ... that ...意为“如此……以至于……”,引导结果状语从句;so后通常跟形容词或副词。该结构的具体形式如下:
so + + that ...
形容词 / 副词
形容词 + a(n) + 可数名词单数
many / few + 可数名词复数
much / little (少的) + 不可数名词
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考点提炼 “so ... that ...”引导的结果状语从句
Daisy works so hard that we all respect her.
戴西工作这么努力,我们都很敬佩她。
拓展
“such ... that ...”也表示“如此……以至于……”,但such修饰名词,其具体形式如下:
such + + that ...
It is such good weather that we all want to go out for a walk.
天气很好,以至于我们都想去散步。
a(n) + 形容词 + 可数名词单数
形容词 + 不可数名词
形容词+ 可数名词复数
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三、When I think about what makes Christmas so magical, it’s not just gifts and Father Christmas that come to mind.
当我想到是什么让圣诞节如此神奇时,我想到的不仅仅是礼物和圣诞老人。
句式剖析
“When I think about what makes Christmas so magical”为when引导的时间状语从句;其中“what makes Christmas so magical”为what引导的宾语从句,作about的宾语;“it’s not just gifts and Father Christmas that come to mind”为强调句型。
考点提炼 强调句型
基本结构:It+is/was+被强调部分+that+其他.
注意事项:(1)可强调句子的主语、宾语、表语或状语等,不能强调谓语;(2)强调句型中的it本身没有意义,但不能用其他词代替;(3)被强调部分指人时用that或who均可,其他情况下通常用that;(4)被强调部分无论是单数还是复数,it后的be动词均用单数形式。be动词根据时态选用is或was。
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Homework
After you spend the Christmas festival with your grandparents based on your schedule,write down the whole process.
The title is---My Memories of Christmas
(Better attach some photos)
2. Read Literature Spot in P71 to learn more about the Christmas meanings.
Thanks
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