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Unit 3 Celebrations
Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas
【Reading】
As Chinese, we all know that Spring Festival is highly valued by Chinese families.
Which festival is highly valued in Western families?
Something about Christmas:
Date
December 25th
—— An important Christian festival
in memory of
the birth of Jesus Christ】
What do you know about Christmas?
Father Christmas
Santa Claus
Christmas hat
North pole
Christmas pudding
Roast turkey
Christmas candy
What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas?
Putting up a Christmas tree
Decorating the house
Giving / opening gifts
What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas?
Singing Christmas songs
Hanging a stocking
Look at the photos.
★ The passage is a memory of
a woman about Christmas.
Learning objectives
1. Find the writer`s memories of her grandma correctly.
2. Develop reading skills through the tasks from the outline paper.
Key and difficult points
1. To obtain the main idea of the article.
2. To master reading skills of skimming and scanning.
3. To understand the cultures and customs behind the Christmas.
Paragraph 1 Granny spent a merry Christmas day together with us.
Paragraph 2 In December, our excitement grew.
Paragraph 3 Granny passed away and I miss her very much.
Paragraph 4-6 Granny arrived on a cold windy day in November.
Paragraph 7-15 Granny helped me write a letter to Father Christmas.
Paragraph 16 Granny spent Christmas Eve with me.
Task 1 【Match the meanings to the paragraphs of this passage.】
Granny made an effort to help the writer write a letter to Father Christmas.
Task 2 Underline the writer's memories of her grandma.
❶ Granny and the writer made sugar
biscuits and stuffed the turkey.
❷ The writer sat on her granny's lap and
sang Christmas songs.
Para. 2
Para. 3
Granny and the writer left a plate of Sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas, and put a stocking at the end of the bed.
Granny sat on the writer’s bed and sang softly.
Task 2 Underline the writer's memories of her grandma.
Para. 4-6
Granny gave the writer a music box with a ballet dancer inside.
Task 2 Underline the writer's memories of her grandma.
They put on silly paper hats and had a big turkey with potatoes, followed by Christmas pudding.
Para. 9-10
Para. 13-15
a made sugar biscuits b Granny moved in
c had Christmas lunch d left sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas
e opened presents f put a stocking at the end of the bed
g sang Christmas songs h wrote a letter to Father Christmas
Task 3 Read the story again. When did these activities happen ?
November
December
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
b
a g
d f
e c
h
(1) Can you find any hints in the story that suggest
Grandma was in poor health condition?
Task 4
Granny spent most of her time on the sofa by the fire.
Her hand was slightly shaky.
(2) How did the writer feel after Grandma passed away?
Task 4
The writer thought of her often, especially at Christmas and missed her very much.
Have a nice day !
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Jolly Old St. Nick Singers
Santa Claus Christmas for Kids, track 24, disc 1
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