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1、 Chinese Spring Festival 春节春节The Lantern Festival 元宵节元宵节 Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节中秋节The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节端午节 The Water Festival 泼水节泼水节 Christmas Day 圣诞节圣诞节 April Fools Day 愚人节愚人节Valentines DayIn FebruaryCarnival (狂欢节狂欢节)Easter 复活节复活节The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21Mother
2、s DayThe second Sunday in MayThanksgiving DayThe fourth Thursday in NovemberOctober 31stHalloween 万圣节万圣节Christmas2a What do you know about Christmas?Discuss in groups and create a mind map.Christmasactivitiesdate symbols storiesSanta ClausReindeerChristmas treeDecember 25thChristmas partygift giving
3、church celebrationsThe Gingerbread man 姜饼人儿姜饼人儿The Little Drummer Boy小鼓手的故事小鼓手的故事Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love an
4、d joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this. The Spirit of ChristmasA Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesnt
5、treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he does
6、nt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of hishappier days as a child. Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present,
7、 takes him to see how others are spending Christmas thisyear. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next
8、morning - Christmas Day!He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need.He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit
9、of Christmas!2b. Answer the questions.1.What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.Charles Dickens.The importance of sharing and giving loveand joy to people ar
10、ound us.What does Scrooge see when hes with .the Ghost of Christmas Past?the Ghost of Christmas Present?the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?His childhood.How others are spending Christmas this year.He is dead, but nobody cares.Read Para. 2&3 and complete the chart.2d Answer the questions. Some answer
11、s need to be inferred.1.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?2.Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?Because he is mean and only thinks about himself.No, he doesnt. because he doesnt treatothers nicely.3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?Because he used to be just like Scrooge.4.D
12、oes Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change hisways if he doesnt want to end up like him.He changes his life and becomes a better person. He is so scared.