1、Section B(2a-2c),Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!,When we talk about Christmas what do you probably think of?,Let s create a mind map of Christmas .,date,symbols,activities,stories,24,The spirit of Christmas,What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?What wrote A Chris
2、tmas Carol?What is the true meaning of Christmas?,Look through the passage and find the answers.,true meaning,The spirit of Christmas,Charles Dickens查尔斯?狄更斯（1812-1870）英国作家，批判现实主义文学的主要代表人物，小说作品主要有 Oliver Twist雾都孤儿 A Tale of Two Cities双城记 Expectations 远大前程其中A Christmas Carol 圣诞颂歌中成功塑造的主人公Scrooge，已成为西方
3、文学作品中“吝啬鬼”的经典形象。,The spirit of Christmas,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 love and joy to people around us. The story in
4、A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.,Beginning：,The spirit of Christmas,The spirit of Christmas,A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who,never laughs or smiles.,never laughs or smiles.,(serious),He is,mean,mean,and,onl
5、y thinks about himself,only thinks about himself,(selfish),and,doesnt treat others nicely.,doesnt treat others nicely.,(unfriendly),He just cares about,whether he can make more money.,He just cares about,whether he can make more money.,(selfish),And he hates Christmas.,And he hates Christmas.,(mean)
6、,The spirit of 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 doesnt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirit
7、s to visit him.,The spirit of Christmas,He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person.,He,happily celebrates Christmas with his,relatives.,He,happily celebrates Christmas with his,relatives.,（friendly）,He also gives gifts,He also gives gifts,to people in need.,to people in need.,(
8、generous),He now,warmth, spreading love and joy,everywhere he goes.,He now,warmth, spreading love and joy,everywhere he goes.,treats everyone with kindness and,treats everyone with kindness and,(kindhearted),And that is the true spirit of Christmas!,The spirit of Christmas,mean,selfish,serious,unfri
9、endly,kindhearted,friendly,generous,Scrooge in the past:,Scrooge at present:,The spirit of Christmas,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 oth
10、ers are spending Christmas thisyear. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to,That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge.,That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge.,The spirit of Christmas,the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead,but nobody cares.,
11、He is so scared,that,he wakes up in his bed and finds out,it is only the next morning -Christmas Day!,He is so scared,that,he wakes up in his bed and finds out,it is only the next morning -Christmas Day!,a dream,The spirit of Christmas,mean,selfish,serious,unfriendly,kindhearted,friendly,generous,Sc
12、rooge in the past:,Scrooge at present:,Do you know the s_ of Christmas?If you dont know, a short novel A Christmas Carol w_ by Charles Dickens will tell you. Its about a man named Scrooge. He used to be m_,selfish and only cares about money. However, he changes himself after three ghosts visit him w
13、hile he is sleeping. He b_ kindhearted and friendly. At last, he gets the true meaning of Christmas.,阅读短文，根据短文内容和首字母提示写出文中所缺单词。,pirit,ritten,ean,ecomes,Homework,1.Answer the questions in 2d.2.Self-check.3.Try to retell the story in the novel.,Thank you Goodbye,U盘、电脑坏了？教学资料不见了？以前的资料没保存？每一届重复劳动？找不到精品课件、试题、教案反思？各大文库价格昂贵？来【163文库】吧，你可以：上传分享资料赚取零用钱；创建教学空间，分类收藏存储资料；方便下届使用；百万教学资源供你下载；【平台地址：】,
