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Unit5
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
SB 2a-2e
Words and expressions
dead
lie
punish
adj. 死的;失去生命的
v. 平躺;存在;位于
v. 处罚;前夜
warn
present
spread
v. 警告;告诫
n. 现在;礼物
adj. 现在的
v. 传播;展开
n. 蔓延;传播
Christmas
eve
n. 圣诞节
n. 前夕;前夜
Words and expressions
end up
warmth
Christmas Carol
最终成为;最后处于
n. 温暖;暖和
《圣诞欢歌》(小说名)
Santa Claus
Charles Dickens
Scrooge
Jacob
圣诞老人
查尔斯•狄更斯
斯克鲁奇 n. (非正式)吝啬鬼
雅各布•马利
Lead-in
I am fat.
I have a red hat and coat
and a white beard.
I give you presents.
Who am I?
Santa Claus
Discussion
Christmas
Activities
stories
Dates
Symbols
What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map.
Santa Claus
Christmas trees
stocks
gifts
decorate the Christmas tree
sing carols
have a party
have a big meal
Little Match Girl
A Christmas Carol
Background
❊A Christmas Carol, probably the most popular short novel, was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) . It was published in 1843.
❊ Charles Dickens, through the voice of Scrooge, continues to remind us of the true spirit of Christmas.
❊ Others:
Oliver Twist 《雾都孤儿》,
A Tale of Two Cities 《双城记》,
Great Expectations 《远大前程》,
A Christmas Carol (《圣诞颂歌》.
Inferring(推断)
It means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meaning that are not clearly stated in a text.
所谓推断,就是根据阅读材料中所提供的信息,推断出未知的信息。即把有关的文字作为已知部分,从中推断出未知部分。据以推断的有关文字可能是词或句子,也可能是若干句子,甚至是全文。问题的答案一般针对文章内容和读者应有的常识,文章中虽然没有明确的答案,但读者在理解全文的基础上可以进行推理和判断其答案。
Reading strategy (阅读策略)
Which of the statements are TRUE?
❏ Scrooge always laughs or smiles. ❏ He is mean and only thinks about himself.
❏ He just cares about whether he can make more money
❏ He likes Christmas.
Watch and Answer
Fast Reading
Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.
1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
2. What is the true meaning of Christmas?
3. How does the author tell us?
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.
By telling a story of A Christmas Carol.
But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. (Para1)
Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably
think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. (Para1)
The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.
(Para1)
When fast reading, paying more attention to the first paragraph will help you find the main idea of the passage.
Structure
A Christmas Carol
Fast reading
1.
2.
3.
①
②
③
④
①
②
③
④
①
②
③
④
④
③
②
①
Story Elements
Plot
Beginning
Middle
Ending
Characters
Setting
Careful Reading
Read the passage carefully and fill the story map below.
Beginning
Middle
Ending
Characters
Setting
When and where does the story take place?
Who are the main characters?
What happened at the beginning of the story?
What happened at the beginning of the story?
What happened at the end of the story
Characters
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
the Ghost of Christmas Past
the Ghost of Christmas Present
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Story Elements
Plot
Beginning
Middle
Ending
Characters
Setting
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
the Ghost of Christmas Past
the Ghost of Christmas Present
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
One Christmas Eve
That night
Plot
Beginning
Middle
Ending
Let’s know more details and inferring information of the story of A Christmas Carol,
1.What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
同义转述
common things & many would agree 语义相近
People usually think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus(圣诞老人).
Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
A Christmas Carol
Read para.1 and answer questions
1.When we think of Christmas, what will we think of?
We think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2.What’s the true meaning of Christmas?
The true meaning of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
A Christmas Carol
Skimming(略读)
Read the key words and sentences to get the specific information
spirit
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
阅读策略
英语书名实词首字母必须大写, 虚词不必。
书名用斜体,找到书名可以确定作者。
Read paragraph 2 and answer the question.
Charles Dickens
Novel
Characters:
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
three ghosts
Kind: ________
Writer: ________________
mean
dead business partner
Scrooge (吝啬鬼) has been a common word in today’s dictionary.
Read paragraph 2 carefully and finish the card.
__________
____________
_____________
A Christmas Carol
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?
Middle
D4. Read paragraph 3 carefully, and complete the chart.(2c)
his happier days as a child.
How others are spending
Christmas this year.
He is dead, but nobody cares.
Details
Read paragraph 3 carefully, and complete the chart.
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?
圣诞节的过去之灵
圣诞节的现在之灵
圣诞节的未来之灵
He takes Scrooge to see how others are __________ Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even ______ people.
spending
poor
He takes Scrooge to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody ______.
cares
He takes Scrooge back to his childhood and reminds him of his _______ days as a ________.
happier
child
3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
The true spirit of Christmas is treating everyone with kindness and warmth and spreading love and joy everywhere we go.
同义转述
原词重现
Read paragraph 4 and answer the question.
Read the paragraph 2 and paragraph 4 and complete the chart.
What is Scrooge like…
Before he sees the three ghosts After he sees the three ghosts
1. He never laughs or smiles;
2. He is mean and only thinks of himself;
3. He doesn’t treat others nicely ;
4. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas.
3. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes;
1. He decides to change his life and
promises to be a better person;
2. He gives gifts to people in need;
4. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives.
v. give
adj. warm
want sth or must have sth
promise to do sth
decide to do sth
That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a child. Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. He sees that he is dead but nobody cares. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning — Christmas Day!
过去
take sb. back to ...把某人带回到...
童年
remind sb. of sth./sb.使某人想起某物/人
作为
精神,灵魂
n.现在;礼物 adj. 现在的,出席的
宾语从句
尚未到来
宾语从句
找出,查明
宾语从句
害怕的
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
decide to do sth. 决定做某事
change one’s life改变某人的生活
promise to do sth. 承诺做某事
庆祝
需要,处于困境
treat sb. with… 用…招待某人
善良
温暖
传播
V-ing:表示伴随情况
仿写:我回到家,感觉非常疲劳。
I got home,_________ very tired.
feeling
Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
1)Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
Inferring:
Because when Christmas comes, he has to buy gifts for families, relatives and friends. And he has to prepare for a big Christmas meal, then he has to spend a lot of money.
2). Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
He doesn’t treat others nicely. (Para 2)
The last one, the Ghost of Yet to Come, takes him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares about him. (para 3)
Inferring:
No. he doesn’t. Because if someone treats others nicely, he may have a lot of friends.
2d
3). Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
To make sb suffer in some way because they have done sth wrong
What was he /she like in the past.
Inferring: He was mean and only thought about himself. He didn’t treat others nicely. He just cared about whether he could make more money and he hated Christmas.
Because Jacob Marley used to be just like Scrooge.(para 2)
4). Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
To strongly advise sb not to do sth in order to avoid danger
to be sth/sb at last
A story map of story elements can help you better understand the story.
Details
Beginning
D1: What is Scrooge like?
▷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
I2: Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
Since Christmas is a holiday and his staff have the day off, he will not be able to make money on Christmas Day.
No, he has no friends. Because he isn’t nice to people, and never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
Inferring
I1: Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
D2: Who is Jacob Marley?
D3: What happened to Jacob Marley?
▷ Scrooge’s dead business partner
▷ used to be just like Scrooge
▷ was punished after he died
Details
I4: Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
He was punished because he like Scrooge, he wasn’t nice to others and he only cared about money.
Yes, Jacob Marley wants to help Scrooge. Because Marley’s ghost tried to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.
Inferring
I3: Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
What is the meaning of the word “spirit”?
A. Ghost.
B. The spirit of Christmas.
Inferring
I5: How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?
He thought he was dead.
It is only the next morning — Christmas Day.
He still has a chance to change his life.
scared
surprised
happy
He is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life.
Details
D5: What does Scrooge do after he wakes up?
▷ happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives.
▷ treats everyone with kindness and warmth,
▷ spread love and joy everywhere he goes
Ending
Inferring
I6: What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?
Scrooge changes his ways and becomes a better person.
friendly
generous
[慷慨的]
kind-hearted
[热心的]
Post-reading
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
a novel written by… …写的小说
定语从句
adj. 吝啬的
think about 考虑 think of 想起,认为
对待
其他人/物
关心
宾语从句
make money 挣钱
圣诞前夜(平安夜)
鬼,鬼魂
adj. 死亡的
生意,商业
伙伴
曾经是
used to do 过去常做,be used to doing 习惯于
处罚;惩罚
was/were+过去分词:被...
警告;告诫
如果
v.最终成为;最后像
expect to do 期待做
tell sb. (not) to do 告诉某人(不)做
Comparison
unhappy
selfish
unkind
greedy
friendly
generous
[慷慨的]
kind-hearted
[热心的]
Before
After
Roles on the wall
_________,
__________,
_________
_____ and _____ love and joy.
Never ______ and_______;
Mean and only _______ himself;
doesn't treat others ______;
only cares about________
hates _________.
_______ : childhood, happier day
_______ : how others are spending
_______ : dead, nobody cares
to be a _________;
celebrates Christmas with _________;
gives _______ to people in need;
treats others with ________and _______;
spreading ______ and ________
gifts
Santa Claus
Christmas trees
sharing
giving
laughs
smiles
thinks about
nicely
money
Christmas
Past
Present
Yet to Come
better person
relatives
gifts
kindness
warmth
love
joy
Summary
Changes
Three Ghosts of Christmas
Common things
true meaning
Let’s summarize
Check
mportance
ritten
eaning
amed
ells
Task:Fill the blank according to the first letter of each word.
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w______ by Charles Dickens. It t_____ us the true m_________ of Christmas: the i___________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
The story is about an old man n______ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles.
Check
hinks
icely
hether
unished
isit
ake
uture
He is mean and only t______ about himself, and doesn’t treat others n_____. He just cares about w_______ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley, who was p_______ after he died. That night, three ghosts v____ Scrooge. They t_____ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f_____.
Check
hat
inds
ecides
romises
armth
pirit
Scrooge is so scared t___ he wakes up in his bed and f____ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d______ to change his life and p_______ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s____ of Christmas!
Discussion
What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? Make a conversation in groups of five. Role-play the conversation in front of the class.
I'm the Ghost of Christmas Past, I will take you back to...
I'm the Ghost of Christmas Present,I will take you to see..
I'm the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come,I will take you to see..
1. think about
2. care about
3. used to do sth.
4. warn sb. to do sth.
5. end up
6. remind sb. of sth.
7. decide to do
8. promise to do
9. treat sb. with sth.
考虑;
关心;照顾
过去常常干某事
警告某人干某事
最终成为;最后处于
提醒某人某事
决定做某事
承诺做某事
用某物招待某人
Phrases
Language Points
But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…
lie v. (_____________) 存在; 平躺; 处于
lie v. (______________) 撒谎
注意与lay的区别:
lay v. (_______________)下蛋; 放置
lay, lain, lying
lied, lied, lying
laid, laid, laying
巧记lie的lay的口诀
躺 lie, lay, lain, lying
lie in bed again;
撒谎 lie, lied, lied, lying
don't be a liar;
产蛋 lay, laid, laid, laying
hen laid an egg;
放置 lay, laid, laid, laying
A boy picked it up, and laid it in the bag.
2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
warn v. 警告; 告诫
warn sb. (not) to do sth.
警告某人(不要)干某事
warn sb. of/about sth.
提醒 / 警告某人注意某事
warn sb. (that)... 警告某人……
end up 最终成为; 最后处于
end up with表示以……结束
end up doing sth. 以做…..结束
2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
eg: If you do that, you’ll end up with a mistake
The party ended up singing an English song.
4. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
mean adj. 吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的
e.g. Mr. Smith is a mean old man.
He was mean to those who worked for him.
mean作动词,"意味着; 作……解释......."
e.g. It means that your answer is right.
He doesn’t treat others nicely.
treat n. 款待;乐事
v.以……态度/方式对待
treat…as/like: 把……当作……来对待
e.g. We took the kids to the zoo as a special treat.
My parents treat me like a child.
I decided to treat his remark as a joke.
6. …so he was punished after he died.
punish v. 惩罚;惩处
punish sb. (for sth. / for doing sth.) 因为……惩罚某人
be punished for因为……被惩罚
e.g. My father hardly punishes me.
Jack was punished for being late
7. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner.
dead /ded/ adj. 死的;失去生命的(表示状态)
die /daɪ/ v.死;去世(表示动作)
death /deθ/ n.死;死亡
dying /daɪng/ adj. 垂死的;要死的
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