1、candlepresentsturkeyChristmas cakeChristmas stockingsDo you want to know more about Christmas?Now letNow lets open our books.s open our books.Before you start Please look at the two pictures on your Please look at the two pictures on your books to find out some key words in exbooks to find out some
2、key words in exercise 1.ercise 1.Christmas stockingspresentssnowmensnowChristmas treeballoonsChristmas puddingalcoholWhile reading 1.Fast-reading 1.Fast-reading Read the story quickly to match the Read the story quickly to match the paragraphs with the headings.paragraphs with the headings.Para 2Par
3、a 3 Para 4 a）Activities on Christmas Eve b）Decorations outsidec)The beginning of Christmasd)Activities after lunchPara 5e)Activities on Christmas morning Para 1Para 12.Careful Reading Read the text again and try to get some detailed information Task 4:Task 4:Answer the multiple-choice questions in E
4、x.4 on page 43,following the reading strategies.Reading Strategies:Multiple-choice questions Read the questions and answers.Try to get the correct answer.Find the place in the text where you think the answer is(e.g.question 1=paragraph 1)Read the text and check your answers.Make sure the other two a
5、nswers are not possible.Lets get a thorough understanding of the story Read the text again and try to finish the table bellow.Para.1 The beginning of Christmas TimeIn the middle of _Activities Wrote a _ to Father Christmas Feeling Eager to tell Father Christmas all the _ we wanted November.letterpre
6、sentsPara 2 Decorations outside Time_ Activities Send and receive _,attend town _,have snowball fights Feeling Feel _ DecemberChristmas cardscarol serviceexcitedPara3,4,5 Activities FeelingChristmas Christmas Eve Eve Decorate the house,put _Decorate the house,put _ at _ at the end of the beds the en
7、d of the beds _ Christmas mChristmas morningorning Open the stockings to see the_ Open the stockings to see the_ _ Go to the _ Go to the _ Play in the garden Play in the garden Have lunch Have lunch Sang charismas carols Sang charismas carols Happy After lunchAfter lunch adults _ on the sofa _childr
8、enPlayed cardsPlayed cardsHad tea with a huge _Had tea with a huge _went to sleepwent to sleepTired but _stockingsstockings presentspresentschurchchurchsleptsleptcakecakecuriouscuriousTiredTiredhappyhappyPost-reading Group workGroup work:students work in group of 6 to compare Chinese Spring festival
9、 with Christmas in Britain.Then invite some groups to talk about Spring Festival.Some materials for you to refer toblessingSpring Festival coupletsfirecrackers舞龙：舞龙：dragon dancesetting off fireworksmaking dumplings 春节春节 The Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival 正月正月 lunar January,the first month by lun
10、ar calenda lunar January,the first month by lunar calendar r 除夕除夕 New Year New Years Eves Eve 初一初一 the beginning of New Yearthe beginning of New Year红包红包：red packets red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year)压岁钱压岁钱：gift money,gift money,money given to c
11、hildren as a lunar New Year gift团圆饭团圆饭 family reunion dinner family reunion dinner 年夜饭年夜饭 the dinner on New Yearthe dinner on New Years Eve s Eve 饺子饺子 dumplingdumpling过年过年 Guo-nian,have the Spring Festival Guo-nian,have the Spring Festival Christmas VS Spring FestivalTypeChristmasSpring FestivalTime
12、TimeFoodFoodActivitiesActivitiesdecorationsdecorationsSimilaritiesSimilaritiesChristmas VS Spring FestivalTypeChristmasSpring FestivalTimeTimeDec.25thDec.25thThe first day of the first lunThe first day of the first lunar monthar monthFoodFoodturkey,pudding,turkey,pudding,CakeCakeDumpling,sweet dumpl
13、ingDumpling,sweet dumplingActivitiesActivitiessending Christmas cardssending Christmas cardsdecorating the house,goidecorating the house,going to the churchng to the churchdragon dance,setting off fidragon dance,setting off fireworks,making dumplingreworks,making dumplings sdecorationsdecorationsChr
14、istmas tree,colorful liChristmas tree,colorful lights,presents,candles,sghts,presents,candles,stockingstockingsBlessing,Spring Festival cBlessing,Spring Festival coupletsoupletsSimilaritiesSimilaritiesPeople celebrate the festival in order to welcome the nPeople celebrate the festival in order to we
15、lcome the new yearew yearSummary The time sequence order of the storyThe time sequence order of the storyThe beginning of Christmas(in the middle of November)Decorations outside(In December)Christmas Eve Christmas morning After lunchLets sing a song We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas And happy New Year Good tidings we bring To you and your kin Good tidings for Christmas and Happy New Year
