冀教版八年级英语上unit8lesson63ChristmasIsComin课件培训资料.pptVIP

Welcome to our class!;December 25th;Merry Christmas ; put up;In many countries, Christmas is an important winter holiday. Christmas is on December twenty-fifth. New Year’s Day is only one week later, on January first. In many countries, families put up Christmas trees in the living room. At the top of the tree, many families put a star. What goes under the tree? Presents! How did Christmas begin? They began in Germany in the 1600s. Germany is a country in Europe.;Now , let’s read!;Fill in the blanks:;The star goes at the top of the tree. I can reach the top of the tree without a chair. They began in Germany in the 1600s. By the way, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!;Merry Christmas. 怎样回答? The same to you! Happy birthday!呢? Thank you./ Thanks.;Exercises ;They decorate the trees ___ beautiful things. My hometown has changed since ___. 1980s the 1980 the 1980s in the 1980s ;Let’s sing together!; put up : to build, to set up ; decorate sth. with sth.; at the top of ; goes : be placed; without:; in the 1600s; by the way; 圣诞起源 12月25日的圣诞节是庆祝基督教创始人耶稣出生的日子，是美国最大、人们最喜爱的节日。　　据基督教徒的圣书《圣经》说，上帝决定让他的独生子耶稣基督投生人间，找个母亲，然后就在人间生活，以便人们能更好地了解上帝、学习热爱上帝和更好地相互热爱。“圣诞节”的意思是“庆祝基督”，庆祝一个年轻的犹太妇女玛丽娅生下耶稣的时刻。　　玛丽娅已和木匠约瑟夫订婚。可是，在他们结婚之前，约瑟夫发现玛丽娅已怀孕。因为约瑟夫是个正派的人，又不想把这件事说出去让她丢脸，所以他想悄悄地和她分手。他正在考虑这事时，上帝的天使出现在他的梦中，对他说，“不要嘀咕了，把玛丽娅娶回家。她怀的孩子来自圣灵。她将生下个男孩子，你们给孩子起名叫耶稣，因为他将从罪恶中拯救人们。”　　尽管耶稣的确切生日并不清楚，大约是在2000年前，但是日历按着假定日期把时间分为公元前（耶稣基督诞生前）和公元后（A. D. 是拉丁文缩写，意思是“有了我们主--耶稣的年代”）。在公元后的头三百年间，耶稣的生日是在不同的日子庆祝的。最后，在公元354年，教堂的领导人把12月25日定为耶稣基督的生日。