Unit 8 Merry Christmas
Lecturer: Li Jinming
Title: Lesson 29(the 1st period)
Teaching aims:
1. Learn to talk about how to prepare Christmas orally.
2. Read the whole lesson fluently and try to understand it.
3. Master the following materials:
Words: decorate, circle, angel, merry
Phrases: put up, circle them around the tree, decorate the tree with…
Sentences: Merry Christmas!
Me too.
To be here at Christmas time is a dream that has come true.
What do you mean by “decorate”?
That sounds like fun.
Emphasis and difficult points
1. The main points --- (1) and (2) in the teaching aims
2. The difficult points: 1. the infinitives used as subjects.
2. put up 挂起，贴上， 建起
circle sth. round …把…绕在…的周围
Teaching imaginations:
1. Ask and answer each other to find out some problems.
2. Rewrite the dialogue to consolidate the content learned in class
Teaching aids: A tape recorder; the Bb.
Slide contents:
Slide1: Teaching aims
Slide 2: Some pictures of Christmas trees, presents and Father Christmas
Slide 3: A passage about how to decorate the Christmas tree.
Slide4: Some key phrases of the dialogue.
Slide 5: Exercises
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
1. Revise the infinitive by asking ,
2. What does your family plan to do for the Spring Festival?
Step 2 Presentation
Let the Ss guess the meaning of the topic then talk about Christmas and mention Christmas Day\ tree\ presents\dinner and Father Christmas.
Show the pictures of Christmas trees, present andFather Christmas with Slide 2
Show a passage about how to decorate the Christmas trees with Slid 3.
Step 3 Read, act, ask and answer
Part 1 of P36.
Listen and answer:
1. Where is Lin Tao?
2. What are they doing?
3. What do they put on the tree?
Repeat after the tape then ask and answer the questions of Part 2 of P36 each other.
Explain some new words by some sentences.
*Me too.
*To be here at Christmas time is a dream that has come true. 动词不定式作主语。
*decorate the tree; decorate …with…
*What do you mean by…?= What does …mean?
*put up put up a poster; put up a building
*circle them around the tree
Let the Ss try to act the dialogue.
Try to rewrite the dialogue.
Exercises: use the right word forms to fill in the blanks. (Slide5)
Step 4 Workbook
Finish Exx1-3
Homework
Do Ex 4 in the exercise books
Lecturer: Li Jinming
Title: Lesson 30 (Two lessons) (the 2nd period)
Teaching aims:
1. Read the whole passage and answer all the questions in the workbook.
2. Try to understand the whole lesson and read it fluently, the intonation and pronunciation should be right.
3. Master the new language materials
Words: eve, stocking, pet, kind-hearted, chimney, single, base, real, Turkey, shy, hang, fireplace, dry, though, generosity, relative, greet, hug
Phrases: as well, kind-hearted, base on, even though, live on
Sentences: 1. During the Christmas season friends get together and go from house to house singing Christmas songs.
2. It went into a stocking that a little girl had hung by the fireplace to dry.
Emphasis and difficult points:
1. The main points---(1)&(2) in the teaching objectives
2. The difficult points:
(1) singing Christmas songs伴随动作
(2) is based on a real person in history 以历史上的真人为依据的
base …on …把…依据在…的基础上
(3) It went into a stocking that a little girl had hung by the fireplace to dry.
Teaching imaginations:
1. Act out the passage to develop the Ss’ ablitily.
2. Describe the pictures to develop the Ss’ observation ability and spoken English.
3. Ask and answer each other to familiarize the content of the text.
Teaching aids: A tape recorder; the Bb.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
1. Act out the dialogue in SB Page 36, Part 1.
(Workbook Ex3 of Lesson 29)
2. Talk about the Chinese festival
Step 2 Presentation
T: We have the Spring Festival.
What about England? What festivals do they have?
( Thanksgiving, Hallowmas, Easter and Christmas and so on.)
Which is the most important?
( Christmas)
How do they celebrate it?
Step 3 Pre-reading
Discuss the following questions
1. When is Christmas?
2. Do you celebrate Christmas? If so, what do you?
3. What holiday is your favourite? Why?
Step 4 Reading
Page 37, Part 1
1. Read through the text quickly
Ask: 1. What day is Christmas Day?
2. What do people call the night before Christmas Day? (Christmas Eve)
Draw some pictures to help express the meaning.
In that night, children all over England put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep, because their parents tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night. Father Christmas is very kind-hearted. Because he gives people presents. How? He lands on top of the house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. Then he walks quietly to the bedrooms and fill the stockings with presents.
(Teach: eve, stocking, kind-hearted, chimney, fireplace.)
2. Listen to the tape and then answer the questions of Ex 1 of SB Workbook.
(use the questions with Slide 4-5)
3. Learn paragraphs
Get the students to ask and answer the questions.
Explain the main words and sentences.
1. During the Christmas season friends get together and go from house to house singing Christmas songs.
① get together意思是"相聚在一起"。
When can we get together? 我们何时能聚会？
还有一个词是get-together，它是一个名词，意思是"聚会、联欢会"
We'll have a get-together on that day.在那天，我们将举行一个联欢会。
② from house to house意思是"挨家挨户"。
On Halloween, children ask for sweets from house to house.
2. Some people even put up stockings for their pets as well.
as well意思是"也"。
He is interested in math and physics as well. 他喜欢数学，也喜欢物理。
3. He then fills the stockings with Christmas presents.
fill…with意思是"用…装满";be filled with意思是"被…装满"
Mary is filling the bag with some fruit. 玛丽正在往袋子里装满水果。
Her eyes are filled with tears. 她的眼眶充满了泪水。
4. Can a man really climb down the chimney of every house in the world in a single night? climb down：爬下 climb up：爬上
5. Father Christmas is based on a real person in history.
base on：以…为依据、基于
They made a new rule based on the former principles.
6. It is said that one day he climbed to the top of a house and dropped some money down a chimney.
It is said that的意思是"据说…"。类似的结构还有
It is guessed that … 据猜测…
It is reported that… 据报道…
7. Even though Father Christmas is no longer living, his spirit of generosity lives on today.
① no longer= not … any longer意思是"不再"
He can no longer stand up. = He can't stand up any longer.
② even though意思是"即使"，引导让步状语从句，常用于句首。
Even though a team is good, there is always another team which is even better.
③ live on意思是"继续活着"。on表示"继续"。
8. Children wake up very early, and can't wait to open the presents in their stocking and under the tree.
can't wait to do sth：意思为"迫不及待地做某事"
The girl couldn't wait to put on her new dress. 女孩迫不及待地穿上了她的新裙子。
9. They spend the day playing with the new toys and visiting their relatives and friends.
① spend在该句中的意思是"度过"。
② play with"跟…玩"
10. They greet each other with a hug and say, "Merry Christmas!”
Act the paragraph to see who is good at acting.
Practise reading.
Explain the main points.
Step 5 Workbook
Do Ex 2
Homework
Do Ex 3 in the exercise books.
Lecturer: Li Jinming
Title: Lesson 31(the 3rd period )
Teaching aims:
1. Master the use of the infinitives.
2. Try to understand the whole lesson and read it fluently.
3. Master the new words and phrases.
Words: western, traditional
Phrases: How to celebrate Christmas
When to go to the Christmas play
Grammar: the use of the infinitives: 疑问词+动词不定式
Has been to与 has gone to的区别
Emphasis and difficult points:
1. The main points---(1)&(2) in the teaching objectives
2. The difficult points:
(1) the use of the infinitives: 疑问词+动词不定式
(2) how to celebrate Christmas=how sb. shall celebrate Christmas
Teaching imaginations:
1. Ask and answer each other to drill the infinitive.
2. Discuss two festivals to develop the Ss’ migrative ability.
3. Practice writing.
Teaching aids: A tape recorder; the Bb.
Slide contents:
Slide 1: Teaching aims
Slide2: Some words and phrases of Lesson 30
Slide3: Some questions
Slide4: Some key words of Part 2 of Lesson 31.
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Revision
Go over Lesson 30 by retelling the passage with the given words:
Go from house to house singing Christmas songs; do this for fun; on Christmas Eve; as well; kind-hearted; in a single night; is based on; hang by the fireplace to dry; his spirit of generosity lives on; can’t wait to do sth. ; visit their relatives; greet each other with a hug.
Step 2 Presentation
Ask several Ss:
1. What are you going to do tomorrow?
2. Where can you buy VCDs?
3. When will you go to school tomorrow? etc.
After the Ss answer the questions, the teacher says:
Just now, I asked (the student’s name) what to do tomorrow.
I asked (the student’s name)where to buy VCDs.
I asked (the student’s name) when to go to school tomorrow. etc.
Step 3 Ask and answer
Page 38, Part 1.
Read over the instruction.
And then show the following questions with Slide 3 and ask some Ss to answer them
How do you celebrate Christmas?
When do you go to the Christmas play?
How do you put up Christmas lights?
Where do you buy Christmas presents?
How do you sing Christmas songs?
What do you want to bring to England?
Then the teacher says:
I asked (the student’s name) how to celebrate Christmas.
when to go to the Christmas play.
……..
Go through the answers in Part 1. Then let the Ss practice in pairs.
Step 4 Practice
Page 38, Part 2
Listen to the tape and get the Ss to answer the following question:
What has Lin Tao done?
(He has helped to decorate a Christmas tree and send a Christmas play.)
Then read and learn.
Make out the differences between “been to” and “gone to ”
Try to act out the dialogue without the books.
Step 5 Talk and write
Page 38, Part 3
Ask a student to read the first part aloud to the class.
Read the questions and guess the new words, and then answer the questions.
Explain some key words with Slide 4.
Write a passage about the Spring Festival.
Step 6 Workbook
Do Ex1 and Ex 3
Homework
Do Ex 2 in the Ss’ exercise books.
Lecturer: Li Jinming
Title: Lesson 32 (Two lessons) (the 4th period)
Teaching aims:
1. Master the teaching materials
Words: special, owner, born, shepherd
Phrases: once upon a time, at last, give birth to, tell sb. of sth. have the special boy
Sentences: It is said that one night and angel came to Mary and told her she was to have this special boy.
2. Listening and writing drills.
3. Learn the text “Jesus Christ”.
Emphasis and difficult points:
1. Listening and writing drills.
2. Understand the text: Jesus Christ.
Teaching imaginations:
1. Let the Ss try to catch the key phrases and sentences when listening.
Try to write what the Ss listened to.
2. Analyze the several Ss’ compositions with the class.
3. Learn the text “Jesus Christ” by oneself then raise any questions.
Let the Ss ask and answer the questions in pairs.
Teaching aids: A tape recorder; the Bb.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
1. the infinitives ①疑问词+动词不定式 ②动词不定式做定语: something to eat.
2. Revision some words and make sentences with these words:
in western countries; in difference ways; traditional food etc.
Step 2 Listening
Page 39, Part 1
Read through the questions in Ex 1 and make sure the students understand them.
Listen to the tape and choose the best answers.
Listen again and try to write what they have listened.
Step 3 Look, ask and answer
Page 39, Part 2.
Get the Ss to look at the picture and then let them ask and answer the questions in pairs.
Show their questions and the answers to the whole class.
Step 4 Writing
Page 39 Part 3
Let the Ss try to write something about Santa Claus.
Then show several Ss’ compositions to the whole class and let the other Ss correct the wrong places.
Step 5 Reading
Page 40, Part 4
Ask the Ss listen to the tape and then answer the following questions
1. Why do people celebrate Christmas?
2. Who is Jesus Christ? (Sh them with Slid4)
Get several Ss to show their answers.
Read through the text and let the Ss ask and answer the questions and the answers in pairs.
Show the Ss’ any problems freely and settle the problems together.
Make a contest of reading.
Step 6 Checkpoint
Show the checkpoint with Slid 8 and let the Ss make sentences with the useful expressions
Ask the Ss to raise any questions.
Step 7 Workbook
Finish all the exercises.
Homework
1. Do Ex 6 in the Ss’ exercise books. 2. Try to retell the text “Jesus Christ”