教學(xué)目標(biāo)：
1語(yǔ)言目標(biāo)：掌握本單元詞匯，聽(tīng)懂、掌握談?wù)撝型獠煌瑖?guó)家文化的語(yǔ)言材料。
2 技能目標(biāo)：能聽(tīng)懂語(yǔ)言材料，掌握聽(tīng)的技巧；能讀懂介紹中外不同文化的文章。
3 情感目標(biāo)：通過(guò)開(kāi)展角色表演等活動(dòng)，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生閱讀興趣。通過(guò)本單元的閱讀，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的文化意識(shí)，陶冶思想情操。
教學(xué)重點(diǎn)：
(1) 短語(yǔ):
Section A 1
the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, watch the races, a little crowded, like best, go…for one’s vacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, from…to…, be similar to, throw water at each other, wash away, have good luck, in the new year
Section A 2
celebrate Middle-Autumn Festival, the shape of, carry …to…, shoot down, plan to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, so…that…,call out, lay out, start the tradition of
Section A 3
one…, the other…, give…to…,take out, more and more popular
Section B 1
dress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb. to do sth., expect sb. to do sth., wake up, find out, decide to do sth., promise to do sth., in need,
Section B 2
introduce sb., make sb. do sth., give birth to life, not only…but also…
(2) 句子:
Section A 1
Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.
Bill wonders whether they’ll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year.
What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?
What did you do on your vacation?
But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.
I wonder if it’s similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province.
Section A 2
Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.
They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.
However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching.
Whoever drank this could live forever.
Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night.
How he wished that Chang’e could come back!
Section A 3
Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America?
I believe that there are many ways to show our love.
It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead.
Section B 1
Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens.
He just cares about whether he can make more money.
Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died.
He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
Section B 2
Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts.
教學(xué)難點(diǎn)：
1. 學(xué)會(huì)運(yùn)用賓語(yǔ)從句來(lái)表達(dá)句子。
2. 學(xué)會(huì)運(yùn)用what和how表達(dá)對(duì)某事物的感嘆。
課時(shí)劃分
Period 1 Section A1 1a – 2d
Period 2 Section A2 3a-3c
Period 3 Grammar Focus - 4c
Period 4 Section B1 1a-2e
Period 5 Section B2 3a-3b self check Summary
Section A 1 (1a – 2d)
Step 1: Warming-up
What festivals do you like best?
What do you like best about your favourite festival?
Step 2: Presentation
1 .1a Look at the pictures and guess what festivals they are. Match the pictures with the descriptions.
1. ___ The Water Festival in Thailand
2. ___ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong
3. ___ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing
4. ___ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi
Step 3 Listening
1b Listen and tell true or false.
1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F
2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F
3. Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year. T F
4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races. T F
Step 4 Speaking
1c Talk about the pictures in 1a.
Make conversations.
Examples
A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?
B: I love the races. I think they’re fun to watch.
Step 5 Pair Work
A: What do you like best about the …?
B: I love the ... I think that they’re...
Step 6 Listening
2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences.
1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/ strangers / friends.
2. Wu Ming went to Singapore/ Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.
3. Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates.
4. Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.
2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.
Fun activities Downsides
Eating out
Shopping
Dragon Boat Festival in June
Step 7 Speaking
2c Role play the conversations between Wu Ming and Harry.
A: What did you do on your vacation?
B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals a day! I’ve put on five pounds.
A: I guess the food was delicious, right?
Step 8 Role –play
Watch the video and learn Water Festival.
Read the conversation and tell “True” or “False”.
1. Ben is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. ( )
2. Clara believes that April is the hottest month of the year there. ( )
3. The Water Festival in Thailand is from April 13th to 15th. ( )
4. The Thai new year is a time for cleaning and washing bad things. ( )
Role –play the conversation
Step 8 Language points and summary
1. stranger n. 陌生人（可數(shù)名詞）
strange adj. 陌生的，奇怪的
e.g. Don’t talk to strangers. 不要和陌生人說(shuō)話。
There is nothing strange in the room. 房間里沒(méi)有奇怪的東西。
2. relative n. 親屬，親戚 （可數(shù)名詞）
e.g. They have a lot of relatives. 他們有許多親戚。
3. put on 增加（體重）；發(fā)胖；穿上
e.g. They’ve put on five pounds. 他們體重增加了5磅。
It’s cold outside. Please put on your coat. 外面冷，請(qǐng)穿上大衣。
4. pound n. 磅；英鎊（可數(shù)名詞）
e.g. The desk weighs 5 pounds. 這張課桌重5磅。
5. People go on the streets to throw water at each other.
throw at 拋向；潑向；灑向
動(dòng)詞throw后接所投擲的物體，用介詞at引入潑灑的對(duì)象。
e.g. On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car, but fortunately we were not hit.
在我們來(lái)的路上，有人向我們的車投擲石塊，所幸的是我們沒(méi)被砸中。
It’s the first snow of the year, and the children are happily throwing snowballs at each other.
這是今年的第一場(chǎng)雪，孩子們高興地拿雪球相互拋著。
短語(yǔ):
the Water Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, watch the races, a little, like…best, go…for one’s vacation, enjoy doing sth., eat out, five meals a day, put on, in two weeks, sound like, from…to…, be similar to, throw … at …, wash away, have good luck, in the new year
句子:
Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.
Bill wonders whether they’ll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year.
What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?
What did you do on your vacation?
But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.
I wonder if it’s similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province.
Step 9 Grammar
Grammar: 賓語(yǔ)從句
在復(fù)合句中，由一個(gè)句子充當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)，這個(gè)句子叫做賓語(yǔ)從句。賓語(yǔ)從句由“關(guān)聯(lián)詞+主語(yǔ)+謂語(yǔ)”構(gòu)成。引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句的常見(jiàn)關(guān)聯(lián)詞有that, if, whether, what, who, where, why和how等。
從句原形 關(guān)聯(lián)詞 例句
陳述句 that（在口語(yǔ)或非正式文體中常省略）
I think (that) Halloween is a fun festival.
Mary thinks (that) the teams were just fantastic.
Many think (that) sharks are too strong to be
endangered.
一般疑問(wèn)句
whether, if（在口語(yǔ)中
常用if）
I wonder if/whether they’ll have the races again next year.
Ben wonders if/whether April is a good time to visit Thailand.
特殊疑問(wèn)句
who, what, which,
when, where, how, why Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?
Do you know when the bookstore closes today?
Can you tell me who she is?
Step 10 Exercises
1. ( )-Do you know ____ Jane visits her grandparents?
-Once a week.
A. how soon B. how often C. how long D. how far
2. ( ) -I want to know .
-Sorry. I’ve no idea. But she was here just now.
A. where is Ann B. where Ann is
C. where was Ann D. where Ann was
3. ( ) -Hi, Bruce. Here is a letter for you.
- Thanks. I wonder .
A. who the letter was from B. who was from the letter
C. who was the letter from D. who from the letter was
4. ( ) -Do you know_____?
-He is a dentist.
A. where he is from B. where is he from
C. what does his father do D. what his father is
5. ( ) Could you tell me _____the cool T-shirt?
A. where you buy B. where do you buy
C. where did you buy D. where you bought
6. ( ) Please tell me _____ to improve my English.
A. how I can do B. what can I do
C. what I can do D. how can I do
根據(jù)所給漢語(yǔ)填空
1. Can you see the _________ (燈籠)over there? How beautiful they are!
2. Parents often tell their children not to speak to _________ (陌生人).
3. I got a lot of gifts from my _________ (親戚) on my birthday.
4. Don’t eat too much, or you’ll _______ (增加) your weight.
5. The car cost him 2000 ________ (英鎊).
Step 11 Homework.
1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.
2. Copy the sentences with the Objective Clause and learn them by heart.
Section A2 (3a – 3c)
Step1 Warming up
Look at the picture. What festival do you think of? What do you know about the festival?
Step 2 Reading
3a Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions.
How do people celebrate the Middle-Autumn Festival?
What story is the reading about?
3b Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order.
___ Feng Meng tried to steal the medicine.
___ A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him magic medicine.
___ Chang’e refused to give Feng Meng the medicine and drank it all.
1 Hou Yi shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth.
___ Hou Yi was very sad and watched the moon at night, and wished his wife could come back.
___ As a result, Chang’e became light and flew up to the sky.
___ Hou Yi planned to drink the medicine with his wife.
Answers: 4251763
3c Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct
words.
1. People like to a_____ the full moon on Mid-Autumn night.
2. The story of Chang’e is one of many t_________ folk stories.
3. Hou Yi got m____ medicine for shooting down the nine suns.
4. Feng Meng wanted to s____ the medicine.
5. Hou Yi l___ out fruits and desserts in the garden.
Answers: admire, traditional, magic, steal, laid
Step 3 Languages points
1. Chinese people have been celebrating Middle-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.
for centuries 幾百年
2. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.
它們把人們的祝愿帶給他們熱愛(ài)和想念的家人。
they love and miss是定語(yǔ)從句，修飾the families。
3. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching.
(1) the story of Chang’e is the most touching是賓語(yǔ)從句，關(guān)聯(lián)詞是that。
(2) 第一個(gè)most是“大多數(shù)”之意，第二個(gè)most在touching前面構(gòu)成最高級(jí)。
4. Whoever drank this could live forever.
無(wú)論誰(shuí)喝了這個(gè)都會(huì)長(zhǎng)生不老。
whoever意為“無(wú)論誰(shuí)，不管什么人”。類似的詞有：whatever意為“無(wú)論什么”，whenever意為“無(wú)論何時(shí)”，wherever意為“無(wú)論在哪里”，
however意為“無(wú)論怎樣”。它們等同于“no matter + wh”結(jié)構(gòu)。
Whoever drank this是主語(yǔ)從句，在句中作主語(yǔ)。
5. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night.
后羿那么傷心以至于他每天晚上對(duì)著月亮大喊她的名字。
1) so …that …“如此 ……以至于 ……”，so是副詞，其后跟形容詞或副詞，that后跟句子。如：
He was so happy that he jumped up.
他那么高興以至于跳了起來(lái)。
2) call out … to… 對(duì)著……大喊……
6. He quickly laid out her favourite fruits and desserts in the garden.
Lay的用法：
單詞 意義 (原形→單數(shù)第三人稱形式→現(xiàn)在分詞→過(guò)去式→過(guò)去分詞)
lay 下(蛋)；產(chǎn)(卵) lay→lays→laying→laid→laid
lay out 鋪開(kāi)，擺開(kāi)
e.g. He laid the map out on the table.
7. How he wished that Chang’e could come back！他多么希望嫦娥能回來(lái)呀！
這是一個(gè)感嘆句，其中Chang’e could come back是賓語(yǔ)從句。
Step 4 短語(yǔ)歸納
celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, the shape of, carry …to…,shoot down, plan to do sth., try to do sth., refuse to do sth., fly up, so…that…,call out, lay out, start the tradition of
Step 5 Homework
1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.
2. Retell the story of Chang’e.
Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)
Step 1 Revision
賓語(yǔ)從句和感嘆句
Step 2 Grammar focus
1. Pay attention to these objective clauses.
1. I know that the Water Festival is really fun.
2. I wonder if they’ll have the races again next year.
3. I wonder whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong.
4. I believe that April is the hottest month in Thailand.
2. Pay attention to these exclamatory statements.
1. What fun the Water Festival is!
2. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were!
3. How pretty the dragon boats were!
4. How delicious the food is in Hong Kong!
Step 3 Grammar
（一）賓語(yǔ)從句
用作賓語(yǔ)的從句叫做賓語(yǔ)從句。掌握賓語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞、時(shí)態(tài)及語(yǔ)序是學(xué)習(xí)賓語(yǔ)從句的關(guān)鍵。仔細(xì)觀察下面的例句，然后補(bǔ)全結(jié)論部分所缺的內(nèi)容。
【例句】
1. She said (that) she would leave a note on the desk.
2. He wants to know if/ whether you are a doctor.
3. Do you know when he bought this pencil-box?
4. Teresa told her son that leaves turn yellow in autumn.
【結(jié)論】
A. 當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)從句具有陳述意義時(shí)，用____引導(dǎo)。它在句子中只起引導(dǎo)作用，在口語(yǔ)中�？墒÷浴．�(dāng)賓語(yǔ)從句具有疑問(wèn)意義時(shí)，可用____或whether引導(dǎo)。它們?cè)诰渥又械囊馑际莀___（如果 / 是否）�；蛘哂眠B接代詞（what, who, which等）或連接副詞（when, where, how, why等）引導(dǎo)。
B. 賓語(yǔ)從句的時(shí)態(tài)一般受主句時(shí)態(tài)的影響。當(dāng)主句是__________或一般將來(lái)時(shí)，賓語(yǔ)從句可以根據(jù)具體情況用適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)態(tài)；當(dāng)主句是一般過(guò)去時(shí)，從句要用相應(yīng)的________。但當(dāng)從句表示的是名言、客觀真理或自然現(xiàn)象等時(shí)，一般_____ (不受/ 受)主句時(shí)態(tài)的限制，均用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。
C. 賓語(yǔ)從句要用_____ (陳述 / 疑問(wèn)) 語(yǔ)序。
Answers: that，if，是否；一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)，不受；陳述
Exercises:
Ⅰ. 把下列句子改為賓語(yǔ)從句的復(fù)合句。
1. He said, “I have been to America”. He said _____ _____ _____ _____ to America.
2. Is there a hotel near here? Do you know?
Do you know _________ _____ ____ a hotel near here?
3. What sport do you like best? Could you please tell me?
Could you please tell me _____ _______ ____ _____ ____?
4. “The earth moves around the sun”, our English teacher told us.
Our English teacher told us that the earth ______ _______ the sun.
Answers: 1. that he had been; 2: if /whether there is; 3. what sport you like best; 4. moves around
Ⅱ. 根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)意思完成句子。
1. 我想知道你昨晚是怎么回家的。
I want to know __________________________.
2. 王紅告訴我昨天早上六點(diǎn)她正在做飯。
Wang Hong told me ___________________________________________.
3. 我想知道我能否從你那里得到一些建議。
I wonder ____________________________________.
4. 我們地理老師說(shuō)地球圍繞太陽(yáng)轉(zhuǎn)。
Our geography teacher said ____________________________.
Answers: 1. how you got home last night; 2. that she was cooking at 6:00 yesterday morning; 3. if/ whether I can get some advice from you; 4. that the earth goes around the sun
（二）感嘆句
用來(lái)表達(dá)喜、怒、哀、樂(lè)等強(qiáng)烈感情的句子叫感嘆句。感嘆句一般用what或how引導(dǎo)，句末用感嘆號(hào)。what修飾名詞，how修飾形容詞或副詞。
1. what引導(dǎo)的感嘆句:
1) What + a/ an + adj. + 可數(shù)單數(shù)(+主謂語(yǔ))!
e.g. What a brave boy (Tom is)!
What an excellent idea (it is)!
2) What + adj. + 可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)(+主謂語(yǔ))!
e.g. What beautiful pictures (they are)!
3) What + adj. + 不可數(shù)名詞(+主謂語(yǔ))!
e.g. What delicious food (it is)!
2. how引導(dǎo)的感嘆句：
How + adj. / adv. + 主語(yǔ) + 謂語(yǔ)!
e.g. How happy the children were!
How carefully he is reading!
注意：一般情況下，以what和how開(kāi)頭的感嘆句可以相互轉(zhuǎn)換，轉(zhuǎn)換后意義不變。
e.g. What a tall building it is! = How tall the building is!
Exercises:
Ⅰ. 根據(jù)句意選出恰當(dāng)?shù)囊豁?xiàng)填空。
1. ______ (What / What a) delicious chicken we are having!
2. ______ (What / How) warm it is in the classroom!
3. ______ (What / What a) nice shirt you bought!
4. _____ (What / How) fast the young man is walking!
Answers: What, How, What a, How
Ⅱ. 將下列句子改為感嘆句。
1. The girl is very clever. _____ ______ the girl is!
2. It is a wonderful experience. _____ ______ wonderful experience it is!
3. The wind is blowing strongly. _____ _______ the wind is blowing!
4. The news is exciting. _____ _______ news it is!
5. The sweaters are very nice. _____ ______ sweaters they are!
Answers: 1. How clever; 2. What a; 3. How strongly; 4. What exiting; 5. What nice
Step 4 Practice
4a Write sentences using the words given.
1. think/ Lantern Festival/ beautiful
I think that the Lantern Festival is beautiful.
2. don’t know/ whether/ he/ come home/ for the festival
3. believe/ Water Festival/ most/ fun
4. wonder/ if/ mooncakes/ delicious
5. how/ exciting/ races
6. what/ interesting/ city
Answers: 2. I don’t know whether he will come home for the festival.
3. I believe that the Water Festival is the most fun.
4. I wonder if mooncakes are delicious.
5. How exciting the races are!
6. What an interesting city!
Step 5 Reading
4b Read the passage below and underline the objective clauses. If possible, write your own sentences about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day using objective clause.
Answers: 1. Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America?
2. I heard that it is becoming more and more popular to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in China.
3. I wonder if children over there also give similar gifts to their parents.
4. I believe that there are many ways to show our love.
Learn the new words: tie.
Step 6 Speaking
4c Which festival do you like best? Ask your group and report to the class.
e.g. In our group, David’s favorite festival is …He thinks that….
Step 7 Pairwork
Make a conversation.
A: There are many festivals in China. Which festival do you like best?
B: I think I like Mid-Autumn Festival best.
A: Why do you like it best?
B: I think I can enjoy delicious mooncakes.
Step 8 Languages points and exercises
1. It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead.
It是形式主語(yǔ)， to help parents to do something 是真正主語(yǔ)。類似句型有：
It is + n. + to do sth.
It is + adj. (for sb.) to do sth.
It takes (sb.) sometime + to do sth.
e.g. It is not a good habit to get up late. 賴床不是一個(gè)好習(xí)慣。
It is very important for young people to learn English well.
對(duì)于年輕人來(lái)說(shuō)，學(xué)好英語(yǔ)是很重要的。
It took the workers almost two years to finish the building.
工人們花了幾乎三年的時(shí)間完成這一建筑。
2. One is Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May, and the other is Father’s Day…
辨析another, the other, others & the others
another和the other都有“另一個(gè)”的意思。another指多個(gè)中的“另一個(gè)”；the other則指兩個(gè)中的“另一個(gè)”，常與one構(gòu)成固定one ... the other ...，“一個(gè)……另一個(gè)……”。
e.g. The shoes don’t fit me. Would you please show me another pair?
鞋不適合我，你能給我看看另外一雙嗎？
My sister has two skirts. One is yellow, the other is black.
我姐姐有兩條裙子。一條是黃色的， 另外一條是黑色的。
others (=other+復(fù)數(shù)名詞)與the others (=the other+復(fù)數(shù)名詞)均含有“其他一些”的意思。others泛指多部分中的一部分，可與some構(gòu)成固定結(jié)構(gòu)some ... others ...，“一些……一些……”；the others則特指剩余的一部分。
e.g. Some like fruit and vegetables, others like junk food.
一些人喜歡吃水果和蔬菜，還有一些人喜歡吃垃圾食品。
Two of you can go to the lab with me, and the others will have to stay in the
classroom.
你們當(dāng)中的兩人可以跟我去實(shí)驗(yàn)室，剩下的人將呆在教室。
Exercises
選擇another, the other, others 或 the others填空。
1. There are two rulers on the table. One is long, ________ is short.
2. This schoolbag is the worst of all. Can you show me _______ one?
3. You should learn from _______.
4. There are 40 students in the class. 70% of them are from towns and cities, _________ are from the countryside.
Answers: the other, another, others, the others
Step 9 Homework
Father’s Day /Mother’s Day is coming. Think what you are going to buy or do for your father or mother.
Write an short passage about it. (at least three objective clauses)
Begin with:
I think that …
Section B 1 (1a-2e)
Step 1 Presentation
Show some pictures and words related to Halloween.
Let students say something about Halloween.
Step 2 Listening
1. Finish 1a: Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you
think this festival is about?
scary dress up haunted house black cat
candy ghost trick or treat October spider
Learn the new words: haunted, ghost, trick, treat, spider
2. Finish 1b: Listen and answer the questions.
1) Where is Halloween popular?
It’s popular in North America.
2) When do people celebrate Halloween?
They celebrate Halloween on October 31th.
3) What does Wu Yu think of this festival?
Wu Yu thinks it is a fun festival.
3. Finish 1c: Listen again and fill in the blanks.
1) Many people make their ______ look scary. They may _______ the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and ________.
2) Little kids and even parents ________ as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like _______ characters.
3) Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for _______ and treats.
4) “Trick or treat” means kids will ______ a trick on you if you don’t ____ them a treat.
Answers: houses, turn off, windows, dress up, cartoon, candies, play, give
Step 3 Pairwork
1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learned with a partner.
Step 4 Reading
1. Warming up: give students some pictures about Christmas and finish 2a .
2. Reading tasks:
1) Introduce Charles Dickens.
2) Finish 2b: Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.
a. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
b. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
c. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
The true spirit of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
3) Finish2c: Read the passage again and complete the chart.
the Ghost of Christmas Past? His happier days as a child.
the Ghost of Christmas Present? How others are spending
Christmas that year.
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come? He is dead, but nobody cares.
Learn some new words: present, dead
4) Finish 2d: Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
a. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money.
b. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
No, he doesn’t. Because he wasn’t nice to people and never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
c. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
He was punished because like Scrooge, he wasn’t nice to others and only cared about money.
d. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
Yes, he does. Because Marley’s ghost tried to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.
e. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?
He feels relieved because he was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life, because it is only the next morning.
f. What does Scrooge do after seeing three spirits?
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
Learn some new words: punish, warmth
Step 5 Language points
1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…
lie v. (lay, lain) 存在; 平躺; 處于
注意與lay的區(qū)別：
lay v. (laid, laid)下蛋; 產(chǎn)卵
【運(yùn)用】用lie或lay的適當(dāng)形式填空。
1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.
2) The hen _____ an egg every day.
3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.
4) The duck _____ three eggs last week.
Keys: Lying, lays, lay, laid
2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
warn v. 警告; 告誡
常用于以下固定短語(yǔ): warn sb. (not) to do sth. 表示“警告某人(不要)干某事”；warn sb. of/about sth. 表示“提醒 / 警告某人注意某事”。如:
The police warned us not to go out at night.
They warned him of the danger.
She warned her son about the fire.
end up 最終成為; 最后處于
3. The Spirit of Christmas 圣誕精神(圣誕節(jié)的意義)
He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
他還告訴斯克魯奇準(zhǔn)備好等待三個(gè)幽靈的造訪。
第一個(gè)短語(yǔ)中spirit指與肉體相對(duì)而言的“精神; 心靈”解; 第二個(gè)句子中spirit是“靈魂; 鬼怪; 幽靈”之意。
試比較:
I shall be with you in spirit.
我在精神上也你們同在。
In the story, it is said that the area is haunted by evil spirits.
在故事里, 據(jù)說(shuō)那片地區(qū)鬧鬼。
4. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
mean在句中作形容詞, 意思是“吝嗇的; 小氣的; 自私的”。如:
Mr. Smith is a mean old man.
史密斯先生是一個(gè)小氣的老頭。
He was mean to those who worked for him.
他對(duì)那些為他工作的人刻薄小氣。
Some people around us are mean with money.
我們周圍有些人在金錢(qián)方面十分吝嗇。
5. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
他現(xiàn)在用善良和溫暖對(duì)待任何人, 到處傳播愛(ài)與快樂(lè)。
spread v. (spread, spread) 傳播; 展開(kāi)
n. 蔓延; 傳播
Step 6 Summary
dress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb. to do ath.,
Step 7 Homework
1. Finish 2e on page 15: What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation next time.
2. Remember the new words and expressions.
Section B 2 (3a-Self check)
Step 1 Revision
Get the students to read the things about Christmas.
根據(jù)給出的單詞首字母填空。
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w______ by Charles Dickens. It t_____ us the true m_________ of Christmas: the i___________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
The story is about an old man n_______ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only t______ about himself, and doesn’t treat others n_______. He just cares about w_______ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley was p_______ after he died. That night, three ghosts v____ Scrooge. They t_____ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f______. Scrooge is so scared t____ he wakes up in his bed and f_____ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d______ to change his life and p_______ to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_______, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s_____ of Christmas!
Step 2 Role-play
In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge about Christmas.
Scrooge: Why do you visit me?
Ghost A: Because you look so sad. I want to take you back to your childhood.
Scrooge: I’m so happy as a child.
Ghost B: Yes. Do you know other people how to spend Christmas? Everyone is happy, even poor people.
Ghost C: Hey, I want to take you to the future.
Scrooge: I know the spirit of Christmas. I decide to change my life and to be a better person.
Step 3 Free talk
Talk about your favorite festival, use the following questions.
When is it celebrated in/on…?
What do you like best about…?
How do people celebrate…?
Why do they do that?
Step 4 3a-3b(writing)
3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.
What is the name of the festival? Middle-Autumn Festival
When is it? on August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar
What do people eat? mooncakes
What do people do? People can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky.
Why do you like it so much? Because it makes me happy.
3b Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.
幫你構(gòu)思：
In your letter:
First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated.
Then talk about what people do and eat.
Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.
Use the following expressions to help you:
My favorite Chinese festival is…
It is celebrated in / on …
During this festival, people…
It’s my favorite festival because…
It makes me feel…
Sample
The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often
celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get
together and eat mooncakes. There are various kind of delicious mooncakes. On
the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the
dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy.
Step 5 Self-check
1. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
spread…around, between… and, give out, business, lay, relatives
Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday ____ March 22nd ____ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens _____ eggs, giving birth to life. So an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or _________ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people _______ them ________ in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also ______ these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good ________ for supermarkets and chocolate stores.
Keys: between, and, lay, relatives, spread, around, give out, business
2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.
1.The mooncakes are delicious.
How ____________________________!
How delicious the mooncakes are！
2. The festival will be fun.
What ________________________!
What fun will the festival be!
3.This concert is boring.
How _______________________!
How boring this concert is!
4.I’m really excited.
How ________________________!
How excited am I!
5.The band played really loud music.
What ________________________!
What loud music the band played!
3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+
that/whether/if.
I think ____________________________.
I know____________________________.
I believe __________________________.
I wonder __________________________.
Step 6 Language points
Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg
hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts.
句中的not only ... but (also) ... 意為“不但……而且……”。當(dāng)not only位于句首時(shí)，其后的主謂要部分倒裝。此外，當(dāng)not only ... but (also) ... 連接兩個(gè)代詞或名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要與but (also)后的代詞或名詞在數(shù)上保持一致。如：
Not only he but also I am wrong.
Not only books but also water is needed.
Step 7 Exercises
單選題。
1. _____ good advice! It’s so helpful to us.
A. How B. What C. What a
2. -____ excellent work you have done!
-It’s very kind of you to say so.
A. What an B. How C. What
3. -____ interesting the storybook is!
-Yes. I have read it twice.
A. What B. What an C. How D. How an
4. ____ great picture! Who painted it?
A. How B. What C. How a D. What a
5.-How long does it take to get to the airport?
-Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure ___ the highway will closes
soon. Let’s set off earlier.
A. whether B. when C. how D. why
6. Could you say it again? I can’t understand ____ you are talking about.
A. how B. when C. what D. which
7. What a nice paper fish! Can you show us ________ you make it?
A. whether B. how C. why D. what
8. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared, people didn’t know ________ doctors
could cure it.
A. if B. that C. what D. why
Keys: 1-5 BCCDA 6-8 CBA
Step 8 Homework
Write an article about your favorite festival.