北师大必修一unit3_lesson4Christmas.pptVIP

☆ Do you remember three Chinese traditional festivals that we have learnt in Lesson 1 in this Unit? The Dragon Boat Festival The Lantern Festival sweet dumplings The Mid-Autumn Festival moon cakes ☆Do you know what “Spring Festival” in western countries is? Christmas 　　　　 Lesson 4 Christmas ☆Do you know what’s the origin(起源) of Christmas? ◆That day was the day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.(纪念耶稣诞生的日子) ☆When you talk about Christmas, what can you imagine? balloons, Christmas carols, Christmas pudding, Christmas tree, snow, snowmen, Christmas stockings, presents, Father Christmas, snowball fights, turkey, Christmas cake Key words: balloons presents snowmen Christmas tree Christmas stockings Christmas carols Father Christmas Christmas pudding Christmas cake roasted turkey Christmas hat Christmas candies Paragraph 1 people’s activities(活动) after lunch Paragraph 2 writing a letter to Father Christmas Paragraph 3 atmosphere(气氛) during Christmas Paragraph 4 people’s activities on Christmas Eve Paragraph 5 people’s activities on Christmas morning and having lunch ☆look through the text and choose the main idea of each paragraph. Reading strategies: When you answer the multiple-choice question， ◆Read the question and answers. ◆Try to guess the correct answer. ◆Find the place in the text where you think 　　　　　　　　the answer is. ◆Read the text and check your answer. ☆Answer the multiple-choice questions. Before Christmas: 1. When did Christmas always begin? in the middle of the warm month of September in the middle of the hot month of June in the middle of the cold and windy month of November 2. What did people do in front of the fire? wrote a letter to Father Christmas looked at the fire thought about something (C) (A) 3. At the end of each year ,what did people always do? had a party went to the park opened the new year calendar 4. What do you think people do in a carol service? sing songs give prese