九年级英语全册 Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious（第4课时） 人教新目标版

1、I think that mooncakes are delicious!第四课时第四课时Unit 2Step 1 Reading1.Warming up:give students some pictures about Christmas and finish 2a.2.Reading tasks:1)Introduce Charles Dickens.2)Finish 2b:Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.Step 1 Presentationa.What are the mon things that

2、people think of for Christmas?b.Who wrote A Christmas Carol?c.What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.The true meaning of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.3)Finish

3、 2c:Read the passage again and plete the chart.Learn some new words:present, dead4)Finish 2d:Answer the questions.Some answers need to be inferred.a.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?b.Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?He is mean and only thinks about himself.He doesnt treat others ni

4、cely.He just cares about whether he can make more money.No, he doesnt.Because he isnt nice to people and never laughs or smiles.He is mean and only thinks about himself.c.Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?d.Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?He was punished because he

5、used to be like Scrooge, he wasnt nice to others and only cared about money.Yes, he does.Because Marleys ghost tried to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.e.How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?f.What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?He feel

6、s relieved because he was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life, because it is only the next morning.He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person.He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives.He also gives gifts to people in ne

7、ed.He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.Step 2 Summarydress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb.to do sthStep 3 Revision根据给出的单词首字母填空。根据给出的单词首字母填空。 A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w by Charles Dickens.It t us the true m of Chr

8、istmas:the I of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.The story is about an old man n Scrooge who never laughs or smiles.He is mean and only t about himself, and doesnt treat others n .He just cares about w he can make more money.And he hates Christmas.One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees M

9、arley was p after he died.That night, three ghosts v Scrooge.They t him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f .Scrooge is so scared t he wakes up in his bed and f out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d to change his life and p to be a better p

10、erson.He now treats everyone with kindness and w , spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.And that is the true s of Christmas!Step 4 Role-playIn groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge about Christmas.Example:Scrooge:Why do you visit me?Ghost A:Because you look so

11、 sad.I want to take you back to your childhood.Scrooge:Im so happy as a child.Ghost B:Yes.Do you know how other people spend Christmas? Everyone is happy, even poor people.Ghost C:Hey, I want to take you to the future.Scrooge:I know the spirit of Christmas.I decide to change my life and to be a bett

12、er person.Step 5 Free talkTalk about your favorite festival, use the following questions. When is it celebrated? What do you like best about? How do people celebrate? Why do they do that?Step 6 Writing3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival.Make some notes

13、 about the festival.3b Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival.Use your notes in 3a.Sample: The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often celebrated in September or October.During the festival, family members get together and eat mooncakes.There are various kinds of delicious moo