Do you know the name of this song?Do you know the name of this song?

Jingle bellsJingle bells

On what special occasion do we sing On what special occasion do we sing this song?this song?

Learning Objectives( 目标 )

• To read a text and learn more about Christmas.

• To build up an area of vocabulary( 词汇 ) related to Christmas.

• To develop reading strategies to answer multiple-choice questions( 选择题 )

• To discuss Christmas and the Spring Festival.

Find the things or people related to Christmas in the short film . Which of the things do you think western peoplehave at Christmas?

Christmas

weather

food

people

activities

objects

More about Christmas

1. More words about Christmas.

2. More background about

Christmas

Father ChristmasFather Christmas Christmas Christmas

treetree

presentspresents

Christmas cakeChristmas cake

Christmas Christmas puddingpudding

balloonsballoons

snowmensnowmen

Christmas Christmas hathat

turkeyturkey

ChristmaChristmas s

stockingsstockings

Christmas Christmas carolscarols

candiescandies

• 1.Christmas falls on December 25th.• 2. Christmas is the celebration of the

birth of Jesus Christ.• 3.It is said that Father Christmas comes

on a sleigh ( 雪橇 ) driven by dogs from the North Pole.

How much do you know about Christmas ?

test yourselftest yourself

Dec.24thDec.24th

by reindeer( 驯鹿 )

by reindeer( 驯鹿 )

• 4. Father Christmas comes to the children’s home through the window to put presents by the beds of children or to fill their stockings.

• 5.It’s the custom of the westerners to put up the Christmas tree and the decorations on Christmas Day.

• 6. For Christmas dinner, ,roast turkey, ham and Christmas pudding are served.

test yourselftest yourself

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On Christmas Eve

• 1. What’s the order of time in the text? 2. What’s the main idea of each paragraph? Match the topics with the paragraphs of the article.

• Para.1 activities on Christmas Eve• Para.2 decorations outside• Para.3 activities after lunch • Para.4 activities on Christmas

morning• Para.5 the beginning of Christmas

Fast-reading

Careful Reading

Read the text again and try to get some detailed information

Answer the multiple-choice

questions ,following the reading strategies.

Task 1

Reading Strategies: Multiple-choice questions

• Read the questions and answers.• Try to get the correct answer.• Find the place in the text where you think

the answer is (e.g. question 1= paragraph 1)

• Read the text and check your answers.• Make sure the other two answers are not

possible.

1. What did people do in front of the fire?

• wrote a letter to Father Christmas • looked at the fire• thought about something2. If there was snow everywhere, what

could people do?A. eat the snowB. make snowmen and have exciting

snowball fightsC. do nothing

3.What happened on Christmas Eve? A.The writer stayed awake all night B.Someone put presents in his

stocking C.The writer saw Father Christmas4.After lunch: A.the adults watched the Queen’s speech. B. the children made a snowman. c. everybody had more to eat.5.Who do you think give the presents to the children?

A. Father Christmas B. The children’s friends C. The children’s parents

Let’s get a thorough understanding of the story

Read the text again and try to finish the table bellow.

• Task 2

Time Activities Persons

November

(para1)

1. write ______a letter

2. ____Father Christmas about their presentsTime

3. give them to their mother to post

the writer and his sister

seriously

tell

Time Activities Persons

December(para2)

open new calendar

______cards

put up lights

attend ____ service

have snowball fights

people

students

the writer

receive

carol

Time Activities Persons

Para. 3Christmas Eve

_________the house____ up the Christmas treeblow up the balloons

put _____ at the end of the bedsstay awake to see Father Christmas

THE WHOLE FAMILY

decorateput

stockings

Time Activities Persons

Para. 4Christmas Day Sing the song

stockings are_____ with…play new presents

have lunch

laugh at jokes

put on silly hats

the writer /

his ________ /

the whole family

filled

cousin

Time Activities Persons

Para. 5After lunch

the _____sleep on the sofa and watch TVChildren play cardshave tea, eat cake

go to bed

the adults /

children /

the family

adults

Discuss in groups and compare the differences between Christmas and the Spring Festival.

Discussion

Some materials for you to refer to

blessing

Spring Festival couplets firecrackers

舞龙： dragon dance

setting off fireworks

making dumplings

春节 The Spring Festival 正月 lunar January, the first month by lunar

calendar 除夕 New Year’s Eve 初一 the beginning of New Year

• 红包：• red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper ， symbolize

fortune and wealth in the coming year)• 压岁钱：• gift money, (money given to children as a lunar New Year

gift)• 团圆饭 • family reunion dinner • 年夜饭 • the dinner on New Year’s Eve • 饺子 • dumplings• 过年 • Guo-nian, have the Spring Festival

Christmas VS Spring Festival

Type Christmas Spring Festival

Time

Food

Activities

decorations

Similarities

Christmas VS Spring FestivalType Christmas Spring FestivalTime Dec.25th The first day of the

first lunar month

Food turkey, pudding,Cake…

Dumpling, sweet dumpling

Activities sending Christmas cardsdecorating the house, going to the church…

dragon dance, setting off fireworks, making dumplings…

decorations

Christmas tree, colorful lights, presents, candles, stockings…

Blessing, Spring Festival couplets…

Similarities

People celebrate the festival in order to welcome the new year

Summary

The time sequence order of the storyThe beginning of Christmas (in the middle of

November) Decorations outside (In December) Christmas Eve Christmas morning After lunch

Summary( 总结 )

• We go further to learn more about an important western festival — Christmas.

• Compare Christmas with the Spring Festival.

• We can feel the atmosphere of Christmas in advance.

In this lesson:

1: Make notes

2: linking

3: Useful vocabulary

1: Make notes

2: linking

3: Useful vocabulary

Make notes about your childhood memories of an important festival.People: family? Good friends?Preparations: decorations? Invitations?

Writing and Speaking

Presents: what? Who for? Make/buy?Food: meals? Special food/drink?Activities: music? Dancing? A long walk?

Linking (sequence)

• The Spring Festival falls on the first the first day of the first lunar month. day of the first lunar month. Before Before the New Year comesthe New Year comes,, we completely clean ... AlsoAlso,,…

• On On Spring Festival EveSpring Festival Eve ,…ThenThen, in the in the afternoonafternoon,…After the dinner,After the dinner, …BeforeBefore we went to bed,…

• Waking up on New YearWaking up on New Year,, everybody dresses up. FirstFirst,… ,… ThenThen … … AlsoAlso,…,…

• We wish you a merry Christmas• We wish you a merry Christmas• We wish you a merry Christmas• And happy New Year• Good tidings we bring• To you and your kin• Good tidings for Christmas and

Happy New Year

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