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Unit 2
Lesson4
周惠华2006年 11月
Lesson 4
Christmas
Objectives To read a narrative text and
understand the story.
To build up an area of vocabulary
associated with Christmas.
To develop reading strategies to ans
wer multiple-choice questions.
To practise collocations with have, d
o and play.
To talk about childhood memories.
Find the Key Words in the
pictures.
Find the Key Words in the
pictures.
Which of the things do you
think western people have at
Christmas?
Which of the things do you
think western people have at
Christmas?
Pre-Reading
Key WordsKey Words
balloons, Christmas carols,
Christmas pudding,
Christmas tree, snow,
snowmen, Christmas
stockings, presents
balloons, Christmas carols,
Christmas pudding,
Christmas tree, snow,
snowmen, Christmas
stockings, presents
Reading
☆ Read the text. Which Key Words
are mentioned? Circle them out.
Which other Christmas things are
mentioned? Make a list.
Answers:
Father Christmas calendar
Christmas cards Christmas lights
carol service Christmas tree
decorations balloons stockings
presents sweets turkey Christmas
pudding paper hats
Queen’s speech Christmas cake
Christmas tree
Father
Christmas
carol service
candle snowman
presents
decorations
Christmas
cake
sweets
Christmas stockings
☆What’s the main idea of each paragra
ph?
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para.5
the beginning of Christmas
decorations outside
activities on Christmas Eve
activities on Christmas morning
activities after lunch
Post- Reading
☆ In what order did the children do
these things?
Example 1 d
a) open the new year calendar
b) put their stockings at the end of the
bed
2
5
c) sing Christmas carols
d) write a letter to Father Christmas
e)put up the Christmas tree
f) go to church
g) have Christmas cake
3
4
6 7
1
☆ Answer the multiple-choice questions.
1.Who do you think reads the
children’s letters?
a) Father Christmas b) their parents
c) nobody
2. What do you think people do in a
carol service?
a) sing songs b) give presents
c) watch a play
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 Christmas.
4. Why did they laugh?
a) The Christmas carols were happy
songs.
b) The songs and hats were funny.
c) The jokes and hats were funny.
5. After lunch:
a) the adults watched the Queen’s
speech.
b) the children made a snowman.
c) everybody had more to eat.
In English, some verbs and nouns
often go together. Complete the table
with these words:
tea, the piano, your homework, a
shower, cards, a (snowball) fight, a
party, the washing-up, lunch, the
shopping
Vocabulary
have do play
tea,
a shower
a
(snowball)
fight,
a party,
lunch
your
homework,
the washing-
up,
the shopping
The piano,
cards
☆ Complete the sentences with these
verbs in the correct form.
blow up, sing, go to, put up, have(x2),
make, put on
On Christmas Eve, my grandparents
arrived. We(1) a snowman in the made
garden and later we (2) the
decoration. I (3) lots of
balloons. On Christmas morning, I
(4) some warm clothes and
(5) a snowball fight with my
cousins and then we(6) church.
put up
blew up
put on
had
went to
After that, we(7) lunch and
(8) Christmas carols.
had
sang
Writing and Speaking
Make notes about your childhood
memories of an important festival.
People: family? Good friends?
Preparations: decorations?
Invitations?
Presents: what? Who for? Make/buy?
Food: meals? Special food/drink?
Activities: music? Dancing? A long
walk?
Your feelings: happy? Sad?