1、Unit 3 Celebrations Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas 1. mess (be) in a mess杂乱，混乱；陷入困境杂乱，混乱；陷入困境 make a mess of 弄乱弄乱；把；把弄糟弄糟 mess up 把把弄糟；使心情恶劣弄糟；使心情恶劣 messy adj. 肮脏的，凌乱的；混乱的，难肮脏的，凌乱的；混乱的，难 以处理的以处理的 练习：练习：I feel I have made a _ of things. mess 2. patience with patience耐心地耐心地 be/ run out of patience wit
2、h. 对对失去耐失去耐 心心 lose patience with.对对失去耐心失去耐心 patient adj. 有耐心的；有耐心的； n. 病人病人 be patient with sb/ sth 对某人对某人/ 某事有耐心某事有耐心 impatient adj. 没耐心的没耐心的 be impatient with sb/ sth 对某人对某人/ 某事无某事无 耐心耐心 impatience n. 不耐烦，无耐心不耐烦，无耐心 patiently adv. 耐心地耐心地 impatiently adv. 无耐心地无耐心地 练习：练习：You need a lot of _ when yo
3、u work here. patience 4. whisper whisper sth to sb 小声对某人说某事小声对某人说某事 It is whispered that 有人私下说有人私下说（有人（有人 暗中说）暗中说） in a whisper = in whispers = in a low voice 耳耳 语地；低声地语地；低声地 练习：练习：He talked to me in a _. 5. pass away pass by 经过经过 pass through 穿过穿过 pass around 传开传开 pass sth on to sb 把某物传递给某人把某物传递给某人
4、 练习：练习：His father _ last month. whisper passed away 6. no longer (1) 相当于相当于not.any longer，强调时间上，强调时间上“不不 再再”，表示状态不再延续。，表示状态不再延续。 (2) 可修饰延续性动词，如可修饰延续性动词，如wait，live， work等，强调今昔对比。等，强调今昔对比。 (3) no longer 通常位于行为动词之前，通常位于行为动词之前，be动动 词、助动词或情态动词之后。词、助动词或情态动词之后。 练习：练习：He _ lives here. no longer 7. on the wa
5、y by the way 顺便提一下顺便提一下 in the/ ones way 挡着挡着的路，妨碍的路，妨碍 under way 在进行中，已经开始在进行中，已经开始 in no way 决不（位于句首时，句子要部分倒决不（位于句首时，句子要部分倒 装）装） in a way/ in one way/in some ways 在某种程在某种程 度上，不完全地度上，不完全地 by way of 经由；路经经由；路经 out of the way 不再碍事，不再挡路不再碍事，不再挡路 all the way 一路上，自始至终一路上，自始至终 练习：练习：You are _ to recovery
6、. on the way What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas? Use the pictures and phrases to help you. Activate and Share to make Christmas pudding to decorate the house to sing Christmas songs to put up a Christmas tree to give/open gifts to hang a stocking Predict what you will learn in the
7、text Look at the titles and the pictures Why was it such a memorable Christmas to her? Suggested answer: She had such a memorable Christmas because it was the last Christmas she spent with her granny before her granny passed away. Read the text and answer the question Underline the writers memories
8、of her grandma and tell your partner Granny made an effort to help the writer write a letter to Father Christmas. Granny and the writer made sugar biscuits and stuffed the turkey. The writer sat on her grannys lap and sang Christmas songs. Granny had patience to sing it over and over again. Granny a
9、nd the writer left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas, and put a stocking at the end of the writers bed. Granny sat on the writers bed and sang softly. Granny gave the writer a music box with a ballet dancer inside. Granny laughed so much that her paper hat fell off. Read the story a
10、gain. When did these activities happen? Complete the timeline and talk about what happened based on it 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
11、. wrote a letter to Father Christmas Read the story again. When did these activities happen? Complete the timeline and talk about what happened based on it h a g d f e c Use the subjects, verbs or verb phrases and adverbial phrases in the circles to make sentences about the writers memories of the C
12、hristmas. Example Cousin David put so much pudding in his mouth. Suggested answers: The writer and Cousin David raced around the garden. Cousin David couldnt swallow the pudding. The writer and Cousin David rolled a snowball. Granny gave the writer a music box with a ballet dancer inside. The writer
13、 caught Grannys eye through the window. The writer opened the presents on her best behaviour. The writer hung decorations on the branches. Granny and the writer stuffed the turkey. Granny took a seat by the fire. Work in groups to discuss the questions. 1. Can you find any hints in the story that su
14、ggest Grandma was in poor health condition? Did the write notice it at that time? How did she feel after Grandma passed away? Granny spent most of her time on the sofa by the fire. Her hand was slightly shaky. She stayed inside by the fire and didnt go outside. The writer didnt notice it at that tim
15、e. The writer thinks of her often and misses her very much. Work in groups to discuss the questions. 2. Why does the writer think of her grandma every Christmas? What can you infer after reading the story? Because she had a happy Christmas with her Granny before Granny passed away. Granny knew she w
16、as very sick and that she probably did not have much time, so she cherished every minute with the writer. Granny loved her family very much and the family loved her. Granny was very happy, especially with the children, despite her illness. Granny made great efforts to spend a happy Christmas with he
17、r family. Look at the Word Builder. Match the words (1-8) with the endings (a-h) to form collocations. Look at the Word Builder. Match the words (1-8) with the endings (a-h) to form collocations. Answers: 1. fill ones heart 2. have patience 3. make an effort 4. take a seat 5. spend time 6. catch one
18、s eye 7. fall asleep 8. come to mind Complete the sentences using the correct form of the collocations 1. She _ her grandmas _ because she wanted her to come outside. 2. I remember Granny singing softly to me until I _ that Christmas. 3. The writers grandma always _ to sing Christmas songs over and
19、over for her. 4. Now, whenever the writer makes sugar biscuits, her grandma _. caughteye fell asleep had patience comes to mind Complete the sentences using the correct form of the collocations 5. Granny _ by the window and watched us playing with the snow. 6. Granny _ most of her _ on the brown sof
20、a by the fire. 7. Although Grannys hand was slightly shaky, she _ to help me with the writing. 8. Grannys singing _ with warmth. took a seat spenttime made an effort filled my heart 语法：动词词组语法：动词词组 1. v.adv. （1）一般不跟宾语）一般不跟宾语 go ahead 前进，继续前进，继续 fall behind 落后落后 get up 起床起床 lie down 躺下躺下 go up 上升上升 ru
21、n out 用完，耗尽用完，耗尽 give in让步，投降让步，投降 stay up 熬夜熬夜 语法：动词词组语法：动词词组 1. v.adv. （2）可以跟宾语）可以跟宾语 put out 扑灭扑灭 carry out 实施，执行实施，执行 give up 放弃放弃 wake up 叫醒，醒来叫醒，醒来 check in 登记；报到；记录登记；报到；记录 eat up 吃光，吃完吃光，吃完 find out 找出；查明找出；查明 hand in 上交上交 turn down将（音量）将（音量） 调小；拒绝调小；拒绝 语法：动词词组语法：动词词组 1. v.adv. 2. 注意：宾语是名词时，
22、放在副词前面或后面注意：宾语是名词时，放在副词前面或后面 都可以；若宾语是人称代词，只能放在动词都可以；若宾语是人称代词，只能放在动词 和副词之间。和副词之间。 3. Weve decided to put the meeting off ( = put off the meeting) . 4. 我们决定推迟会议。我们决定推迟会议。 5. Weve decided to put it off. 6. 我们决定推迟它。（不用我们决定推迟它。（不用 put off it) 语法：动词词组语法：动词词组 2. v.prep. ask for 索要；询问索要；询问 care for 喜爱；照顾喜爱；
23、照顾 deal with 处理，应付处理，应付 look for 寻找寻找 call on 号召；拜访；请求号召；拜访；请求 语法：动词词组语法：动词词组 3. v.adv.prep. look forward to 期待，盼望期待，盼望 put up with 容忍，忍受容忍，忍受 look up to 尊敬尊敬 get along with 与与相处相处 date back to 追溯到追溯到 look down on 轻视轻视 keep up with 跟上跟上 run out of 用完，花光用完，花光 语法：动词词组语法：动词词组 3. v.adv.prep. She soon ca
24、ught up with us. 她很快就赶上了我们。她很快就赶上了我们。 We should keep up with the times. 我们应该与时俱进。我们应该与时俱进。 Researchers say that they have come up with a low-cost device. 研究员们说他们已研发出一种低成本研究员们说他们已研发出一种低成本 装置。装置。 语法：动词词组语法：动词词组 4. v.n.prep. take care of 照顾照顾 pay attention to 注意注意 make use of 利用利用 make contributions to
25、 为为做贡献做贡献 语法：动词词组语法：动词词组 4. v.n.prep. Qian Xuesen made great contributions to our motherland. 钱学森为我们的祖国做出了重大贡献。钱学森为我们的祖国做出了重大贡献。 Take good care of my pet dog when I am away. 当我离开时，照顾好我的宠物狗。当我离开时，照顾好我的宠物狗。 1. Can you tell me how the things come _? 2. A helicopter is able to take _ and land straight u
26、p or down. 3. She came _ some old photographs in a drawer. 4. Nothing can make _ for what they have suffered. 5. We cant afford to fall _ our competitors. about off across up behind 6. You must make sure _ the time and place. 7. The question is bound to come _ at the meeting. 8. The farmers took _ the lost travelers for the night. 9. He really fell _ the new girl in school. 10. So many young men want to take _ writing. of up in for up
