1、What festival is it about?When is it celebrated?How is it celebrated?Christmas Day is a holiday in many,but not all,countries.It is celebrated （celebrate）on December 25.Many homes have Christmas trees and other decorations(decoration)before Christmas Day.Festive activities include exchanging（exchang
2、e）presents,singing（sing）Christmas songs and going (go)to parties.Its a special time when children get presents from families,friends and Santa Claus,or Father Christmas.Christmas cards are given (give)or sent (send)out.For some,Christmas is an family affair,while others invite friends to a Christmas
3、 dinner.Video To read and talk about memories of Christmas.To read for general understanding.To read for specific information and understanding words in context.To understand and practise sequencing events.To use subjects,verbs or verb phrases and adverbial phrase to write sentences.To express festi
4、val memories.What is the writers main purpose in writing the story?A.To describe the Christmas traditions.B.To tell what happened on Christmas Day.C.To be in memory of her grandmother.Fast ReadingRead the text and find out how the whole text is organised.The text is organised in the order of time.Cl
5、ues are as follows:in the middle of November in December On christmas Eve on Christmas morning A few weeks after that Christmas.Get to know the structure of the text and the main ideas of each paragraph.Careful reading Read the first two paragraphs and the last one.Why was it such a memorable Christ
6、mas to her?She had such a memorable Christmas because it was the last Christmas that she spent with her granny before her granny passed away.Find the witers memories of her grandma.MEMORIES OF CHRISTMASTimeGrannys&The writers activitiesIn November(L2)InDecember(L12)On Christmas Eve(L20）On Christmas
7、Day(L33)Weeks after thatChristmas(L51)MEMORIES OF CHRISTMASTimeGrannys&The writers activitiesIn November(L2)Granny moved in.Granny made an effort tohelp the writer write a letter to Father Christmas.(L10）InDecember(L12)Granny and the writer made sugar biscuits and stuffed the turkey.(L12）The writer
8、sat on her grannys lap and sang Christmas songs.Granny had the patience to sing it over and over.(L15）MEMORIES OF CHRISTMASTimeGrannys&The writers activitiesOn Christmas Eve(L20）Granny and the writer left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas,and put a stocking at the end of bed.(L30）Gr
9、anny sat on the writers bed and sang softly.(L30）On Christmas Day(L33)Granny gave the writer a music box with a ballet dancer inside.(L36）Granny laughed so much that her paper hat fell off.(L50）Weeks after that Christmas(L51)Granny passed awayThe writer made a sugar biscuitin in a G-shape.Read the l
10、ast 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.Inference:Granny knew she was very sick and that she probab
11、ly 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 effects to spend a happy Christmas with her family.What can you infer about Gran
12、ny after reading the story?Below is a summary of the text with some contents missing.Choose the right item from the box and make the summary complete.Change the form when necessary.enjoy,decorate,happy,give,meal,memory,sing,week,windThat day when Granny moved in was 1._.She always sat on the brown s
13、ofa by the fire quietly but 2._.windy happilyWith Christmas Day coming,she helped me to write to Father Christmas,telling him what I wanted.We 3._ our house and prepared food together.On Christmas Eve,I remember Granny sitting on my bed and 4._ softly until I fell asleep.The next morning,besides the
14、 gifts 5._ by Father Christmas,I received a music box with a ballet dancer inside from Granny.enjoy,decorate,happy,give,meal,memory,sing,week,winddecoratedsinginggiven We all 6._ Christmas Day,rolling a big snowball,making a lovely snowman and having a heavy 7._.Sadly,that was the last Christmas Granny spent with us.It was after several 8._ that Granny passed away.From then on,for me,Christmas is not only about gifts and Father Christmas but also in 9._ of Granny.enjoy,decorate,happy,give,meal,memory,sing,week,windenjoyedmeal weeksmemory
