人教新版英语九年级Unit2SectionB2a-2d课件.pptVIP

* * 使我們不快樂的, 都是一些芝麻小事。 我們可以躲閃一頭大象, 卻躲不開一隻蒼蠅。 Section B 2a-2e Qingtang Middle School by Mr. Zhou. Can you name any foreign festivals? Christmas Halloween Thanksgiving April Fool’s Day St. Valentines Day Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. April Fool’s Day is an old custom celebrated every year on the first day of April. Popular since the 19th century. On that day people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. Saint Valentines Day (or Valentines Day) is a holiday observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them. Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world. Christmas April Fool’s Day Halloween St. Valentine’s Day Thanksgiving Fourth Thursday in November 2a Try to match each day with the correct date. February 14th April 1st October 31st December 25th Speaking of Christmas, what do you think of? Santa Claus Christmas tree gifts reindeer Christmas card What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? Who wrote A Christmas Carol? 2b Read and answer the questions. 3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? 2b Read the passage about Christmas. INFERRING This means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in a text. Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best exampl