1、Lesson 3Memories of Christmas 1.Activate and share What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas?to make Christmas pudding to put up a Christmas tree to decorate the house to give/open gifts to sing Christmas songs to hang a stocking Activate and share Look at the title and predict what was t
2、alked about in the text.2.Read and explore Read the story and find out why it was such a memorable Christmas to her.She had such a memorable Christmas because it was the last Christmas she spent with her granny before her granny passed away.3.Careful reading 3.Underline the writers memories of her g
3、randma 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 the patience to sing it over and over.Granny and the writer
4、left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas,and put a stocking at the end of 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 off4.Careful reading 4 Read the story again.When di
5、d these activities happen?Complete the timeline.Then talk about what happened based on the time line.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 wrote a
6、letter to Father Christmas Answers November:b h December:a g Christmas Eve:d f Christmas Day:e c November:Granny moved in wrote a letter to Father Christmas December:made sugar biscuits sang Christmas songs Christmas Eve:left sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas put a stocking at the end of the b
7、ed Christmas Day:opened presents had Christmas lunch 5.Use the following subjects,verbs or verb phrases and adverbial phrases to make sentences about the writers memories of the Christmas.The subjects:The writer,Granny,Cousin David Verbs or verb phrases:race,swallow,put pudding ,roll a snowball,give
8、 the writer a music box,catch Grannys eye,open the presents,hang decorations,stuff the turkey,take a seat Adverbial phrases:in the mouth around the garden on best behavior with a ballet dancer inside through the window on the branches by the fire Example:Cousin David put so much pudding in his mouth
9、 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 caught Grannys eye through the window.The writer opened the presents on her best behav
10、ior.The writer hung decorations on the branches.Granny and the writer stuffed the turkey.Granny took a seat by the fire.6.Group work:Think and share 1.Can you find any hints in the story that suggest Grandma was in poor health condition?Did the writer notice it at that time?How did she feel after Gr
11、andma passed away?2.Why does the writer think of her grandma every Christmas?What can you infer after reading the story?3.Read the last paragraph.Why does the writer think Christmas is“magical”?1.Can you find any hints In the story that suggest Grandma was in poor health condition?Did the writer not
12、ice 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 and she stayed in by the fire and didnt go outside.The writer didnt notice it at that time.The writer thinks of her often and misses her very much.2.Why do
13、es 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 was very sick and that she probably did not have much time,so she cherished every minute with the writer.Granny lo
14、ved 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 her family.3.Read the last paragraph.Why does the writer think Christmas is“magical”?The writer thinks Christmas is“magical”because of the memories of her granny.Whenever Christmas comes,she thinks of her granny and the happy time they spent during that Christmas.Homework Suppose you are the author,and your grannys anniversary is coming soon,write a letter to her to memorize her.
