1. Christmas Day

2. Something about Christmas Day Christmas Day-December 25-which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of the Christian religion, is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the United States. During Christmas season, friends get together and go from house to house singing Christmas songs.On Christmas Eve,children will put stocking at the end of their bed before they go to sleep. They think Father Christmas will come during the night. Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. Children wake up early, and can ’ t wait to open the presents.The family members say “ Merry Christmas ” to each other, then they have a delicious breakfast.After it,they enjoy the day playing with the toys or visiting their relatives and friends.

3. Father Christmas is a kind- hearted man. He is based on a real man named Saint Nicholas. He was a kind but shy person. He wanted to give money to the poor,but he didn’t want them to know that the money came from him. So he climbed to the top of a house and dropped some money down a chimney. They money went into a stocking that a little had hung by the fireplace to dry. Even though Father Christmas is no longer living, his sprite of generosity lives on today.

4. New words 1. Eve - New Year’s Eve/ Christmas Eve 2. Stocking - a pair of stockings 3. as well - also, too 注意位置 eg. He can speak English. He can speak Chinese as well./ He can speak English. He can speak Chinese, too./ He can speak English. He can also speak Japanese. 4. kind - hearted white-haired blue-eyed 复合形容词 5.chimney - chimneys come through the chimney 6. single = a, one / double/triple/ 7. base on - 以 … 为根据 8. real - really adv.

5. New words 9. shy - adj be shy, Don’t be shy. shyness ( n ) 10. hang – hung - hung = put up 11. dry - to dry sth 12. though = although 虽然，但是 13. live on = be alive/ last long 14. greet - to greet sb / to say “hello” to sb 15. hug - to give sb a hug /to greet sb with a hug 16. generosity 慷慨 17. relative 亲戚

6. Read the text, then answer the following questions. 1. Do friends sing Christmas songs only on Christmas Eve or during the whole Christmas season? 2. What do friends bring to the people in each house on Christmas? 3. What do children do on Christmas Eve? 4. Why do children put stocking at the end of their beds? 5. Do only children put stocking at the end of their beds? Why?

7. Read the text, then answer the following questions. 6. What kind of person is Father Christmas? 7. How does Father Christmas come into the house? What does he do there? 8. Who is Father Christmas based on? 9. What does children first do when they wake up on Christmas Day?

8. Language points 1. He then fill the stocking with Christmas presents. 用 … 盛 ( 装、灌 ) 满 be filled with=be full of eg. She filled the basin with hot water. 2. Be based on 基于 …, 以 … 作为依据 eg. The TV play was based on a real story. 3. It is said that one day he climbed to the top of a house… 据说 … It is reported/guessed that…

9. Language points 4. Even though Father Christmas is no longer living, his sprite of generosity lives on today. eg. 1) -The dress was last year style. – I think it still looks perfect even though it has gone out this year. 2) The boy no longer had the full use of his arms and legs, _______ ? 5.Children wake up very early,and can’t wait to open the presents… 等不及 … did he

10. 1.Copy the new words (one word twice) and learn them by heart. 2.Make sentences with be based on /even though/no longer/ put up /It’s said that. 3. Retell the text orally