Lesson 4Lesson 4ChristmasChristmas

In today’s class, you are going In today’s class, you are going toto

• 1. build up an area of vocabulary associated with Christmas.

• 2. list activities western people do during Christmas.

• 3.develop reading strategiesto answer multiple-choice questions.

• 4.talk about how western people spend their Christmas.

• 1. build up an area of vocabulary associated with Christmas.

• 2. list activities western people do during Christmas.

• 3.develop reading strategiesto answer multiple-choice questions.

• 4.talk about how western people spend their Christmas.

Do you know the name of the English song ?”

In which festival do you think people often sing this song ?”

　　　　

Christmas tree

balloons

Christmas stockings

stockings

Christmas pudding

presents

candle

Father Christmas

Carol service

snowman

decorations 装饰品

turkey

Christmas cakes

sweets

Prediction:

What do you think the text will talk about ?

Can you match the headings with paragraphs ?

Activities after lunch

Activities on Christmas Eve

Preparation for Christmas

The beginning of Christmas

Activities on Christmas morning

Paragraph 5

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 4

Reading Strategies:Multiple-choice questions

1. Read the question and answers.

2. Try to guess the correct answer.

3. Find the place in the text where you think the answer is .

4. Read the text and check your answer.

5. Make sure the other two answers are not possible.

Answer the multiple-choice questions.

( ) 1 Who do you think reads the children’s letters?

A. Father Christmas B. their parents C. nobody

( ) 2 What do you think people do in a carol service?

A. sing songs B. give presents C. watch a play

B

A

( ) 3 What happened on Christmas eve?

A. the writer stayed awake all night.B. someone put presents in his stockin

g.C. the writer saw Father Christmas

( ) 4 Why did they laugh?A. the Christmas carols were happy son

gs.B. the song and hats were funnyC. the jokes and hats were funny

B

C

( ) 5. After lunch

A. the adults watched the Queen’s speech

B. The children made a snowman

C. Everybody had more to eat

C

Now read the text again and talk about Christmas.

Can you tell us what activities the children did before Christmas Eve?

wrote a letter to____________, telling about the_______ we wanted, gave it to mother to_____;

Father Christmaspresents

post

What preparations are made for Christmas? _______________ arrived in the post, ________________ appeared in the

streets, attended the town _____________; e

nough snow to make ________.

Christmas cards

Christmas lights

Carol service

snowmen

Activities on Christmas Eve

________ the house, ______ the Christmas tree, the decoration and the balloons, relatives arrived, left ____ and_______for Christmas, put __________ at the end of the bed, tried to stay awake.

decorated put up

wine biscuits

stockings

Activities on Christmas morning went to______, went out into th

e______, played with new________, had a big lunch with a big ______ followed by Christmas _______, sang Christmas_____, laughed at jokes, put on silly paper hats, laughed again.

church

garden

presents

turkey

pudding

carol

Activities after lunch:

listened to the Queen’s______, (kids) played cards, had tea with Christmas ______covered with snowmen, carried on ______, felt tired, turned off _________, fell into a deep happy _____.

speech

cake

eating

the light

sleep

Listen to the tape carefully and give the correct order of the following things.

a) open the new year calendar

b) put their stockings at the end of the bed

c) sing Christmas carols

d) write a letter to Father Christmas

e)put up the Christmas tree

f) go to church

g) have Christmas cake

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2

3

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Discussion

• Talk about the differences and similarities between Christmas and the Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival Christmas

Time

Food

Activities

Decoration

presents

Similarities

lunar January; the first

month by lunarcalendar

family reunion dinner

dumping

staying-up Write Spring Festival couplets make dumplings , etc

December 25

Turkey, cakes, pudding

Sing Christmas carol,

stay awake to see Father Christmas, etcChristmas tree , balloons,

lights

All kinds of gifts

The most important festival in the country, people get together at their homes.

paper-cutsNew Year paintingslantern： a portable light

Gift money

Discussion

Homework

Write a letter to your friend describing Christmas.

Thank you!