英语人教版九年级全册Unit 2 Reading .doc

Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious. ( Reading -The Spirit of Christmas ) 西宁市第二十五中学 石 霞Teaching Goals:(1)Knowledge Goals:Key words：Christmas Eve, punish, mean, business, agree that, think of, care about, used to, end up , remind of , find out , treat withKey structures: Objective Clause with that, if and whether (2) Ability Goals: To improve the students reading skill. To train students ability of speaking fluently.(3) Sensibility and Value: Let the students know the true meaning of Christmas: Learn to share and give love to people around us! Learn to treat everyone with kindness and warmth!Teaching Important Points： (1)Enable the students to understand the text better.(2)Improve the students reading skill.Teaching Difficult Points：(1) How to help the students express their opinions correctly and fluently.(2) How to help the students improve their reading ability.Teaching Methods:(1) Fast reading to get the general idea of the passage.(2) Careful reading to understand the passage better.(3) Individual, pair or group work to make every student join in the class activities.(4) Discussion and role play to get the students express their opinions freely.Teaching Aids:(1) a multimedia (2) the blackboardTeaching Steps：Step 1 Warming up by playing a short video about Christmas.Ask the students to watch the video carefully and try to find more symbols about Christmas.Step 2 Presentation By creating a mind map of Christmas. DateSymbolsStoriesActivitiesChristmasStep 3 Before ReadingAsk the students to look at the photo, the questions in 2b and the title to the story on page 14. Then answer the questions below. Q1.What does the passage talk about? It talks about the spirit of Christmas. Q2. What do you think A Christmas Carol is? It is a book about Christmas, and I guess this story has a happy ending.Step 4 Reading ( 1 ) Fast readingRead the first and last sentence in each paragraph and answer the following questions. Q1.What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. Q2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol? Charles Dickens. Q3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.( 2 ) Careful reading Read Para. 2&3 and complete the chart. What does Scrooge see when hes with .the Ghost of Christmas Past?His childhood.the Ghost of Christmas Present?How others are spending Christmas this year.the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?He is dead, but nobody cares.Step 5 After ReadingAsk the students to answer the following questions. Some answers need to be inferred. Q1: Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? Because he is mean and only thinks about himself. Q2: Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not? No, he doesnt. Because he doesnt treat others nicely. Q3: Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died? Because he used to be just like Scrooge. Q4: Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know? Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. Q5: How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day? He is so scared. Q6: What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits? He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives and gives gifts to people in need.Step 6 DiscussionAsk the students to have a discussion in groups of four:What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? Make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Step 7 Role-play (1) Work in groups of four. Role-play the conversations between the three ghosts and Scrooge. (2) Let some students make a model for the students. Step 8 SummaryGet some students to say what they have learned in this class.Step 9 Homework(1) Remember the new words and expressions in this section.(2) Search more information about Christmas and other foreign festivals. Then try to speak them out.(3) Make a survey about your classmatesfavorite festivals.What is the name of the festival?When is it?What do people eat?What do people do?Why do you like itso much?Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious. ( Reading-The Spirit of Christmas ) Useful words and phrases: mean, business, agree that, think of, care about, used to, end up , remind of , find out , treat withUseful sentences: ( Objective Clauses )(1)Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably t