Unit 2

Lesson4

周惠华2006年 11月

Lesson 4

Christmas

Objectives To read a narrative text and

understand the story.

To build up an area of vocabulary

associated with Christmas.

To develop reading strategies to ans

wer multiple-choice questions.

To practise collocations with have, d

o and play.

To talk about childhood memories.

Find the Key Words in the

pictures.

Find the Key Words in the

pictures.

Which of the things do you

think western people have at

Christmas?

Which of the things do you

think western people have at

Christmas?

Pre-Reading

Key WordsKey Words

balloons, Christmas carols,

Christmas pudding,

Christmas tree, snow,

snowmen, Christmas

stockings, presents

balloons, Christmas carols,

Christmas pudding,

Christmas tree, snow,

snowmen, Christmas

stockings, presents

Reading

☆ Read the text. Which Key Words

are mentioned? Circle them out.

Which other Christmas things are

mentioned? Make a list.

Answers:

Father Christmas calendar

Christmas cards Christmas lights

carol service Christmas tree

decorations balloons stockings

presents sweets turkey Christmas

pudding paper hats

Queen’s speech Christmas cake

Christmas tree

Father

Christmas

carol service

candle snowman

presents

decorations

turkey

Christmas

cake

sweets

Christmas stockings

☆What’s the main idea of each paragra

ph?

Para. 1

Para. 2

Para. 3

Para. 4

Para.5

the beginning of Christmas

decorations outside

activities on Christmas Eve

activities on Christmas morning

activities after lunch

Post- Reading

☆ In what order did the children do

these things?

Example 1 d

a) open the new year calendar

b) put their stockings at the end of the

bed

2

5

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

3

4

6 7

1

☆ 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

3. What happened on Christmas Eve?

a) The writer stayed awake all night.

b) Someone put presents in his stocking.

c) The writer saw Father Christmas.

4. Why did they laugh?

a) The Christmas carols were happy

songs.

b) The songs and hats were funny.

c) The jokes and hats were funny.

5. After lunch:

a) the adults watched the Queen’s

speech.

b) the children made a snowman.

c) everybody had more to eat.

In English, some verbs and nouns

often go together. Complete the table

with these words:

tea, the piano, your homework, a

shower, cards, a (snowball) fight, a

party, the washing-up, lunch, the

shopping

Vocabulary

have do play

tea,

a shower

a

(snowball)

fight,

a party,

lunch

your

homework,

the washing-

up,

the shopping

The piano,

cards

☆ Complete the sentences with these

verbs in the correct form.

blow up, sing, go to, put up, have(x2),

make, put on

On Christmas Eve, my grandparents

arrived. We(1) a snowman in the made

garden and later we (2) the

decoration. I (3) lots of

balloons. On Christmas morning, I

(4) some warm clothes and

(5) a snowball fight with my

cousins and then we(6) church.

put up

blew up

put on

had

went to

After that, we(7) lunch and

(8) Christmas carols.

had

sang

Writing and Speaking

Make notes about your childhood

memories of an important festival.

People: family? Good friends?

Preparations: decorations?

Invitations?

Presents: what? Who for? Make/buy?

Food: meals? Special food/drink?

Activities: music? Dancing? A long

walk?

Your feelings: happy? Sad?