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Is Christmas coming, or already here? 鄄城十二中 冯庆华 Free Talk 1 Do you like Christmas? Why or why not? 2 What do you usually do on Christmas? While reading 1. When is Christmas? January 1st. B. November 26th. C. December 25th. 2. Why do people think Christmas is too commercialized ? A. Shops start selling Christmas presents as early as November. B. They listen to Christmas songs and decorate their houses in the weeks before Christmas Day. C. Some people regard Christmas as a time to sell more stuff, and make more money. D. All of the above. While reading 3. What should we not do on Christmas Day? A. Sell Christmas presents as early as possible. B. Care much about the spirit of Christmas. C. Be friendly to other people and help others. While reading 4. According to the story, what is the spirit of Christmas? Being happy and comfortable. Making more money. Being friendly and helping others. Enjoying a fun holiday. While reading 5. According to Daily Mail, what does Andy page do? He never celebrates Christmas. He celebrates Christmas every day. He dresses up as Father Christmas and sends gifts to others. None of the above. Grammar Focus 非限定性定语从句： 定语从句是由关系代词或关系副词引导的从句，其 作用是作定语修饰主句的某个名词性成分，相当于 形容词，所以又称为形容词性从句，一般紧跟在它 所修饰的先行词后面。定语从句分为限定性定语从 句和非限定性定语从句。非限定性定语从句的作用 是对所修饰的成分作进一步说明，通常是引导词和 先行词之间用逗号隔开，将从句拿掉后其他部分仍 可成立 Post-reading 1. which引导的非限定性定语从句来说明前面整个句子的情况或主句的某一部分. 例如： We are still more than two months away from Christmas Day, which is on December 25 each year. 　　 　　 Post-reading 2.当先行词是专有名词或物主代词和指示代词所修饰时，其后的定语从句通常是非限制性的，例如： ⑴Charles Smith, who was my former teacher, retired last year. 查理·史密斯去年退休了，他曾经是我的老师。 ⑵My house, which I bought last year, has a lovely garden.　我去年买的的那幢房子带着个漂亮的花园。 ⑶This novel, which I have read three times, is very touching. 这本小说很动人，我已经读了三遍。 Post-reading 3.非限制性定语从句还能将整个主句作为先行词, 对其进行修饰, 这时从句谓语动词要用第三人称单数，例如： ⑴He seems not to have grasped what I meant, which greatly upsets me. 他似乎没抓住我的意思，这使我心烦。 ⑵Liquid water changes to vapor, which is called