九年级英语unit2-Section-B-2a-2e课件.pptVIP

April Fool’s Day is an old custom celebrated every year on the first day of April. Popular since the 19th century. On that day people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31st. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world. Lead-in 1 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 《红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫》 Christmas Song Speaking of Christmas, what do you think of? Christmas 圣诞节时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，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。 Christmas What do you know about Christmas? Christmas stocking Christmas hat Christmas tree Santa Claus a big meal Christmas card reindeer …… gift Lead-in Santa Claus Christmas tree gifts reindeer Christmas card Let ‘s create a mind map of Christmas . Christmas activities date symbols stories Santa Claus Reindeer Christmas tree … December 25th Christmas party gift giving church celebrations … The Gingerbread man 姜饼人儿 The Little Drummer Boy 小鼓手的故事 … Words: lie; punish; warn; present; spread; Christmas; spirit Phrases: end up; think of Patterns: so…that… used to do warn sb. (not) to do sth. Look at the photo, the questions in 2b and the title to the story on page 14. Then answer the questions below. Before you read… 1. What does the passage talk about? It talks about the spirit of Christmas. 2. What do you think A Christmas Carol is ? It is a book about Christmas, and I guess this book has a happy ending. Read the first and last sentence in each paragraph and answer the questions. When you finish reading, what information have you got? I know that this story want to tell us the spirit of Christmas by telling a story in A Christmas Carol. The hero Scrooge who used to be mean and selfish become kind at last, and maybe this is the point where we can find the spirit of Christmas. i