1、Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious.B(2a_2e),What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map.,2a,2a What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map.,Christmas,Symbols,Date,Activities,Stories,Christmas tress, Santa Claus, gifts, stockings,De
2、cember 25th,sing Christmas songs, make Christmas trees, family gathering, get a lot of presents,The Gingerbread man 姜饼人儿 The Little Drummer Boy 小鼓手的故事,2b Read the passage about Christmas.,INFERRING This means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in a t
3、ext.这个意思是你必须“读出字里行间”来弄明白课文里有没有 陈述清楚的意思。,2b. Answer the questions.,What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?,Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.,Charles Dickens.,The true spirit of Chirstmas is
4、treating everyone with kindness and warmth and spreading love and joy everywhere we go.,Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving
5、love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.,The Spirit of Christmas,圣诞节的意义许多人会赞同（这个看法），每当我们想起圣诞及，极有可能想到是的礼物、圣诞树和圣诞老人。但在所有这些事物的背后隐藏着圣诞节的真正含义重要的是把爱和欢乐带给我们周边的人们，并和它们一同分享。圣诞欢歌这个故事可能就是一个最好的例子。,A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles
6、 Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesnt 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 busines
7、s partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.,圣诞欢歌是查尔斯狄更斯所写的一本著名的短片小说，它讲的是一个名叫斯克鲁齐的老头的故事。斯克鲁齐从无笑容，他十分吝啬，只想着自己。他对待其他人也不友善。他只关心自己能否赚
8、到更多的钱财，而且他还厌恶圣诞节。在一个圣诞节前夜，他见到了已经逝去的生意伙伴雅克布马利的亡灵，马力过去就像斯克鲁齐一样，所以他死后收到了惩罚。马力告诫斯克鲁齐，若不是想和他落得同样的下场，就应该改变他的行事方式。他还告诉斯克鲁齐要做好准备，会有三个精灵拜访。,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 s
9、econd 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. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so scared that he wakes up
10、 in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning - Christmas Day!,那天夜里，三个圣诞精灵造访了斯克鲁齐。首先，“圣诞过去之灵”将他带回到他的童年时代，让他回顾了自己儿时的快乐时光；接着，第二个精灵，“圣诞现在之灵”，领他去看着一年其他人如何欢度圣诞，即便是穷人，他们每个人都很快乐；最后一个精灵，“圣诞未来之灵”领他进入未来，他看到自己死了，但人们毫不在意。斯克鲁齐害怕至极，从睡梦中惊醒，发现此时竟是第二天早晨了圣诞节！,He decides to change his life and promises to be a
11、 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!,他决心改变自己的人生，承诺去做一个善人。他高兴地与自己的亲戚们一起庆祝圣诞，还把礼物送给需要的人们。现在的他对待每个人都
12、充满善意和温暖，走到哪里便把爱与欢乐带到哪里。这便是圣诞的真正含义！,2c Read the passage again and complete the chart.,his happier days as a childhood.,How others are spending Christmas this year.,nobody cares when he dies,2d Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.,1.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?Does Scrooge have
13、a lot of friends? Why or why not?,Because he is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesnt treat others nicely, and he only cares about whether he can make more money.),No, he has no friends /No, he doesnt have a lot of friends. Because he isnt nice to people , and never laughs or smiles. He is m
14、ean and only thinks about himself.,3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?,Because he used to be just like Scrooge.,Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?,Yes,
15、Jacob Marley wants to help Scrooge. Because Marleys ghost tries to warn Scroogeto change his ways so as not to end up like him.,Scrooge change his ways and becomes a better person.,He feels relieved because he was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life, because it is only the next morning.,SummaryThe spirit of Christmas:We treat everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere we go. 对待每个人都充满善意和温暖，走到哪里便把爱与欢乐带到哪里。,
