Unit 3 Festivals and customs Grammar and usage The Gift of the Magi 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语译林版(2020)必修第二册

Festivals and Customs The Gift of the Magi：The Future in the Past 2025/5/28 1 The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and also the most important one of the whole year，which is also called as the Chinese New Year. In China, it is called Chun Jie or Guo Nian. Christmas, also known as "Christ Mass", which originated from the Lunar New Year celebration in ancient Rome. Christmas has its root in Christianity, one of the largest religions in the world. For Christians, this is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, who is believed to be the son of God. WARM UP 2 Background and History of Christmas WARM UP ‘Christmas’ is an English term for ‘mass on Christ’s day’. Mass means celebration or memorial. It was around 3rd century A.D. that Christmas began to be celebrated as a Christian festival. Before then the midwinter solstice was celebrated in Europe as a folk festival ‘Yule’. In A.D. 336 when the Empire split between east and west, the church in the east recognized January 6th as the celebration date. The time between December 25th and January 6th forms what has become known as the "12 Days of Christmas." 01 Lead-in Christmas & Christmas story 4 Christmas is sharing, celebrating, giving, caring, love and believing. The most valuable Christmas gifts are sharing what you have and caring for whom you have. A Heartwarming Christmas Story The short story, written by O. Henry in 1905, tells of a young couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. The Gift of the Magi The couple Jim and Della represent the Magi, the three kings that visited the Christ child and gave the ultimate gifts. Jim and Della are considered the Magi because they gave each other the ultimate gift. Lead-in 5 Lead-in Chapter 1 Jim was to be back home from work and he hoped he’d Be Home On Christmas Day. Lead-in On the hills of Georgia Across the plains of Tennessee I've seen and I've done most everything That a man can do or see But if I could only borrow one dream from yesterday I'd be on that train tomorrow I'd be home on Christmas day And so many times before She left that candle burning Oh, too many tears have fell My soul filled with yearning If I had any sense at all I'd just be on my way I'd be on that train tomorrow Be home on Christmas day Every time I think about her All the love I left behind Memories still linger in my troubled mind I could set aside my pride And I'd be on my way I'd catch that train tomorrow And be home on Christmas day If I had any sense at all I'd just be on my way I'd catch that train tomorrow I'd be home on Christmas day I said I'd catch that train tomorrow I'd be home on Christmas day 「I'd Be Home On Christmas Day」 Present Future in the past Past Future 02 Exploring the rules Della’s gift for Jim Below is Chapter 2 of the story about how Della prepared a gift for her husband Jim during the Christmas season. 8 Della’s gift for Jim Find the sentences that use future in the past usage of future in the past And the next day would be Christmas. If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim, she would need more money. … she was going to sell her hair. … she would buy Jim a perfect gift. Would Jim still think she was pretty? She was about to find out. would do was/were to do was/were going to do was/were about to do prediction plan promise 03 Applying the rules Jim’s gift for Della Complete Chapter 3 of the story about Jim’s gift for Della with the correct verbs in the box, using future in the past. 12 Jim’s gift for Della Fill the blanks with the verbs, using future in the past would be was going to make/would make would sell/was going to sell would be/were going to be was going to think/would think 04 Consolidating the rules The Gift of the Magi Use your imagination and rewrite the ending Chapter for the story with future in the past. 15 The Gift of the Magi Rewrite the ending Chapter Della arrived home and admired Jim’s watch chain. She could not wait to see how Jim would react when he saw it the next morning. What was she going to say about her hair, though? She had to think of something. Just then, Jim opened the front door. “Oh!” said Della in surprise, trying to hide the chain. “I didn’t think you were going to be back so soon. I was about to take a shower.” She tried to get away to the bathroom. “What’s that?” asked Jim. He came closer. “My word! And what on earth have you done to your hair?” “I was going to wait until tomorrow to give this to you, but you’ve seen it now,” Della said. “I sold my hair to buy you a new chain for your watch.” Jim looked at her with a loving smile, but there was also sadness in his eyes. “What’s wrong?” asked Della. “I thought I would surprise you for Christmas too,” said Jim. “So I sold my watch to get you these.” He held out the combs. Della was speechless. She smiled back at Jim, and they held each other for a long time. Although their gifts had not worked out as planned, they were to be together happily for Christmas, and that was all that mattered. 05 Summary & Assignment The future in the past Let’s review future in the past. 18 The Future in the Past 作业 Polish your writing after class and exchange your writing with your partner. 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