the-spirit-of-Christmas

1、The spirit of Christmas !,Unit 2,Section B ( 2a 2e ),Christmas,2a:What do you know about Christmas?,Christmas stocking,Christmas hat,Christmas tree,Santa Claus,a big meal,Christmas card,reindeer,。,gift,Christmas 圣诞节,圣诞节为纪念基督耶稣诞生而在12月25日举行庆祝活动的节日。12月24日晚上被成为圣诞夜/平安夜，是家庭团聚、共进晚餐、互赠礼品的时间。圣诞树多为节日的必需之物，一般是

2、小枞树或者松树，树枝上挂满了各种装饰物和彩灯，树顶上通常有一颗明亮的星星。,Santa Claus(圣诞老人),传说每到12月24日晚上，有个神秘人会驾乘由9只驯鹿拉的雪橇，挨家挨户地从烟囱进入屋里，然后偷偷把礼物放在好孩子床头的袜子里，或者堆在壁炉旁的圣诞树下。虽然没有人真的见过神秘人的样子，但是人们通常装扮成头戴红色圣诞帽子，大大的白色胡子，一身红色棉衣，脚穿红色靴子的样子，因为总在圣诞节前夜出现派发礼物，所以习惯地称他为圣诞老人。,查尔斯狄更斯 Charles Dickens,查尔斯狄更斯是维多利亚时代英国最伟大的作家，也是一位以反映现实生活见长的作家。他在自己的作品中，以高超的艺术手法

3、，描绘了包罗万象的社会图景，作品一贯表现出揭露和批判的锋芒，贯彻惩恶扬善的人道主义精神，塑造出众多令人难忘的人物形象。圣诞颂歌(A Christmas Carol )是狄更斯的三部圣诞小说之一，主要讲的是一个吝啬鬼的故事。 一个吝啬鬼积攒了很多钱，然而他却不舍得为职员的炉火加一块儿煤，他的侄子好意的邀请他参加圣诞夜的晚会，他却认为侄子是为了沾他的便宜而推辞，社会活动者请他为穷人施舍一点圣诞的饭菜，也被他无情地断然拒绝。他晚上回到了家，夜幕里他看见了一张鬼脸，这真的是鬼？还是他的幻像？然而，鬼的出现却使他发生了翻天覆地的变化。,知识补充,What are the common things th

4、at people think of for Christmas? Who wrote A Christmas Carol?,-We probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.,2b: Read Para. 1 and answer the questions.,-Charles Dickens.,3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?,-The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people a

5、round us.,Read Para. 3 and complete the chart.,What does Scrooge see when hes with,his happier days as a child,how others are spending Christmas that year.,He is dead, but nobody cares.,2c,n. 现在; 礼物 adj. 现在的,adj. 死的; 失去生命的,2d: Read Para. 2&4 Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. 1.

6、 Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?,-Because he is mean and only thinks about himself and cares about whether he can make more money.,2.Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?,-No.Because he doesnt treat others nicely.,重点:(1)mean此处用作adj：“吝啬的；小气的；刻薄的”,如：Tom对我如此刻薄！,Tom is so mean to me !,(2)

7、care about 关心，在意，在乎,如：他们不在乎我们。,They dont care about us.,3.Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?,-Because Marley used to be just like Scrooge,so he was punished after he died.,重点:used to do sth. / be used to doing sth. / be used to do sth. 区别:,（1）used to do sth.意为“曾经/过去常常/过去.”, 其后跟动词原形, 表示过去的习

8、惯、经常发生的动作或状态。,如：Tom曾经是我的同桌。,Tom used to be my partner.,（2）be used to doing sth.表示“习惯于做某事”, 其中to是介词, 后接名词或动名词。,如：我习惯于从错误中学习。,I am used to learning from mistakes.,（3）be used to do sth.表示“被用来做某事”.,如：我想知道是否这台电脑是（被）用来学习的。,I wonder if this computer is used to study.,4.Does Jacob Marley want to help Scroog

9、e? How do you know?,-Yes. Because he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him.,相关句型: warn sb. (not) to do sth.警告/告诫某人（不要）做某事 warn sb. about sth.警告某人某事 warn sb. against (doing)sth.提醒、警告某人注意某事,如：我们的英语老师告诫我们不要浪费时间。,Our English teacher warns us not to waste time.,5.How does

10、Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?,6.What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?-最后一段。,-He is so scared.,（1）decide to do sth.决定做某事 =make a decision to do sth.,如：我决定认真学习.,I decide to study hard.,（2）change ones life改变某人的人生/生活,如：我认为我应该尽我最大的努力改变我的人生。,I think I should try my best to

11、 change my life.,( 3 ) promise (sb.)(not) to do sth.承诺/答应(某人)(不)做某事。,如：我承诺不再迟到。,I promise not to be late again.,（4）in need处于困境中；需要帮助,如： A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情.,* the spirit of 的精神 * the best example 最好的例子 * a novel written by 由写的小说 * treat sb. nicely/well/badly对某人好/好/坏 * used to d

12、o sth.意为“曾经/过去常常/过去.” * warn sb. (not) to do sth.警告某人（不要）干某事 * change ones life改变某人的人生/生活 * in need处于困境中；需要帮助,本课重点短语回顾,* care about 关心，在乎 * make money 挣钱 * Christmas Eve 圣诞前夕 * end up 结束；告终 * take sb. back to 带某人回到 * decide to do sth.决定做某事 * the next morning 第二天早上 * kindness and warmth 善良和热情 * remind sb.of sb./sth.使某人想起某人/某物,课堂练习1：辨析,一.用 die dead 或 death 完成下列句子。 His grandfather _ last year. 2. The dog has been _ for a week. 3. The _ of Michael Jackson made so many people sad.,died,dead,death,课堂练习2：辨析,二. 用lay和lie的适当形式填空： 1、Dont _ the glass on the table.