Lesson 4 Christmas

Which of the things do you think western people have at Christmas? Pre-Reading

Christmas tree

Father Christmas

carol service

candlesnowman

presents/ gifts

decorations

turkey

Christmas cake

sweets Christmas stockings

Key Words: 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

☆ Match the main idea with each paragraph? 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 Reading

Post- Reading ☆ In what order did the children do these things? 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

☆ 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.

Comparison: find out the similarities between the Chinese Spring Festival and Britain Christmas Voice your opinion— Make a group discussion

购年货 do New Year’s shopping 大扫除 make a thorough cleaning 守岁 stay up 剪纸 put up paper-cuts 红包 receive red packets 压岁钱 gift money 烟花 send off fireworks / 爆竹 play firecrackers 过年 celebrate the Spring Festival 贴春联 paste spring festival couplets 挂灯笼 put up lanterns 拜年 pay new year’s call 春晚 watch the Spring Festival Evening Gala Step 1 related expressions

Step 2 Speaking & comparison (P47 BB) Find out some useful expressions: The Spring Festival is the most important holiday for the Chinese people. There are many traditional activities to celebrate the festival, such as to do a thorough cleaning to have a new look for the new year, to paste handwritten couplets on front doors to bring good luck, to conduct Yangge dance and lion dance to increase the festival atmosphere, to prepare a variety of food to treat family, friends and relatives. The festival lasts for 15 days. It is usually the biggest family gathering for most families, so everyone is supposed to go home to jion the celebration. Train and airplane tickets are very difficult to get before the festival.

… is the most important holiday for … There are many traditional activities to celebrate the festival, such as to do a thorough cleaning to have a new look for the new year, to paste handwritten couplets on front doors to bring good luck, to conduct Yangge dance and lion dance to increase the festival atmosphere, to prepare a variety of food to treat family, friends and relatives It is usually the biggest family gathering for most families,…

Parts Britain Christmas the Chinese Spring Festival Family members Preparations presents Food family, relatives, and friends decorate the house, put up the Christmas tree… paste spring festival couplets, put up lanterns … stockings, full of all kinds of small presents and sweets red packets, or gift money turkey, pudding, Christmas cake, wine, biscuits… New year cake, jiaozi, fish, meat, beancurd…

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