unit2-B新人教初三英语unit2 I think that mooncakes are delicious.ppt

. Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious. Section B Western Culture scary dress up haunted house black cat candy ghost trick or treat October spider Look at the following words. What do you think this festival is about? Halloween It is a popular festival in North America. People celebrate it on October 31st. Many people make their houses look scary. They may turn off the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and windows. Little kids and even parents dress up as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like cartoon characters. Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for candies and treats. “Trick or treat” means kids will play a trick on you if you don’t give them a treat. How do you like it? What do you know about Christmas? Date? Symbols? Activities? Stories? What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? →Read the passage about Christmas and answer the question The Spirit of Christmas Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas tree 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 example of this. agree to do sth 同意做某事 agree with sb 赞同某人的观点 agree that从句 A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like h