We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year.
Glad tidings( 消息 ) we bring
To you and your kin( 家属 );
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!
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decoration
Father Christmas
Santa Claus
sleigh
雪橇reindeer
驯鹿
balloons
Christmas stockings
Christmas pudding Christmas
cake
Christmas turkey
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calendarcalendar
snowmanmake a snowball fightshave
sing Christmas carols
attend carol service
( 唱颂歌 )
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Christmas Christmas cakecake
Christmas Christmas turkeyturkey
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Christmas Christmas treetree
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Lesson 4
Memories of Christmas
Match the main ideas with paragraphs.
Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4Para. 5
A. Writing a letter to Father Christmas
C. Christmas decorations outside
E. Activities on Christmas Eve
G. Activities on Christmas morning
D. Activities on Christmas afternoon
A. Writing a letter to Father Christmas
C. Christmas decorations outside
E. Activities on Christmas Eve
G. Activities on Christmas morning
D. Activities on Christmas afternoon
B. Activities before Christmas Eve
F. Activities before Christmas day
In what order is the passage developed?
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
the middle of November
in December
on Christmas Eve
on Christmas morningafter Christmas lunch
Wrote a letter to Father Christmas.
What did they do in the middle of November?
the middle of November
in December What did people do with the coming of December?
1. _____ the new year calendar.2. _____ Christmas cards.3. _______ streets with Christmas lights.4. _______ the town carol service.5. _____ snowmen & ____ snowball fights.
OpenedSent
DecoratedAttendedMade had
On Christmas Eve
What did they do on Christmas Eve?1.Decorated the house.2.Put up the Christmas tree, the
decorations and the balloons.3.Left some wine and biscuits for
Father Christmas.4.Put stockings at the end of the
beds.
on Christmas morningWhat did they do on Christmas morning?
• ___ to church.• _________ our new presents in the
garden.• _____ a big lunch.• ____ Christmas carols, ________
jokes, _______ silly paper hats.
Went
Played with
HadSang laughed at
put on
after Christmas lunchWhat did they do after Christmas lunch?
1.The adults slept on the sofas in front of the Queen’s speech.
2.Children played cards.
3.Had tea and cake.
Origin of Christmas The name Christmas is short for 'Christ's Mass'. A Mass is a kind of Church service. Christmas is religious festival. It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus. But Christmas now has become popular after Christmas cards was appeared in 1846.
Correcting mistakesThere are 10 mistakes in the following passage about Christmas.
since
a
• Christmas Day is in December 25th. People in the USA do many things to celebrate. Usual, people have a Christmas tree in their house and decorate them with ornaments(装饰物 ) and lights, and put a star or angel(天使 ) on the top. They have a big holiday dinner that day. There are gifts everywhere but Christmas songs come from every speakers(扬声器 ). In many places of the United States, the weather is cold. It is usually snow and icy. There was even snowstorms(暴风雪 ) in some places. So people make snowmen, and play interesting winter sports.
onUsually
it
speaker
snowy
are
and
Suppose we are in the
studio.
Suppose we are in the
studio.You are divided into two groups. Each group cho
ose a host ( 主持人 ) and two or three represent
ors( 代表 ) . The other group will ask you que
stions (at least 3 questions) about Christmas
and the representors need to answer the que
stions.
Let’s see which group can do better.
You are divided into two groups. Each group cho
ose a host ( 主持人 ) and two or three represent
ors( 代表 ) . The other group will ask you que
stions (at least 3 questions) about Christmas
and the representors need to answer the que
stions.
Let’s see which group can do better.
Activity– Talk show
Homework:
1.Read the passage again and do the exercises on P85.
2.Get ready to write about your memories of the Spring Festival.
Dashing through the snowon a one-horse open sleigh,over the fields we go,laughing all the way;bells on bob-tail ring,making spirits bright,what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonightjingle bells, jingle bells,jingle all the way!o what fun it is to ridein a one-horse open sleighjingle bells, jingle bells,jingle all the way!o what fun it is to ridein a one-horse open sleigh