1. Unit 9 Reading My Merry Christmas! Unit 9 Reading My Merry Christmas!

2. Christmas tree Christmas lights Christmas stocking Christmas songs

3. Santa Claus lives in the North Pole( 北极 ). Sleigh 雪橇 Father Christmas /Santa Claus reindeer 驯鹿

4. Father Christmas comes into the house from the chimney on Christmas Eve( 圣诞前夜 ). Santa Claus gets out of the fireplace( 壁炉 ). He gives the presents to the children.

5. The traditional( 传统 ) food is a turkey at Christmas dinner.

6. Learning goals: To learn something about Christmas. To understand the whole passage and be able to finish related exercises. To improve reading abilities. To learn something about Christmas. To understand the whole passage and be able to finish related exercises. To improve reading abilities. Unit 9 Reading My Merry Christmas! Unit 9 Reading My Merry Christmas!

7. 1.major 2.express 3.scene 4.memory 5.promise 6.temperature 7.shocked 8.sand 9.slightly 10.wake up to 11.a bunch of 12.be supposed to do sth Pre-reading Read the words and write down the Chinese meaning.

8. Go through the text and find the key words of each paragraph. Para. 1: __________________ Para. 2: __________________ Para. 3: __________________ Skimming Christmas Gift White Christmas Christmas in Summer

9. Listen to the tape and find what each person does on Christmas. Scanning Rose Eric Kate Got her stocking,ate some candy and found her promised watch. Had his first white Christmas and took many pictures. Enjoyed his holiday on the beach.

10. Careful reading Para 1: Rearrange the sentences. _____My dad was shocked when he saw me wearing it. _____I woke up early, got my stocking, ate some candy. _____I slightly opened it and found the watch. _____I looked under the Christmas tree and saw a gift. _____I looked at my presents, but I didn’t find my watch. ① ② ④ ⑤ ③

11. Careful reading Para 2: True(T) or false(F). ( )1.All roads were closed because of the heavy snow, so we had to stay home for Christmas. ( )2.Joe, Uncle Royce and I all ran around taking a few pictures. ( )3.The TV said it was the second time in 100 years. F F F

12. Careful reading Para 3: Answer the following questions. 1.Does Kate have a different Christmas? Why? 2.What’s the weather like there ? 3.When do the summer holidays start? And Where are most people ? 4. What about Kate’s earliest memories of Christmas? Yes. Because Christmas falls in summer in Australia. Most of the time, it is blue skies, bright sunshine and temperatures over 25 ℃. A week before Christmas. On the beach. Sand. Sand in her hair, in her shoes and in her tomato sandwiches.

13. 1.No snow or log fires for us; it’s never a white Christmas. _______ 2. Candy, fruit… but where’s my watch? Dad said Father Christmas would bring it overnight. _______ 3.Snow is still in the air. We might have to change our travel plan. _______ 4. It’s so hot at Christmas. Many people have cold meat or seafood with salads for Christmas dinner. _______ Consolidation Read the passage again and decide who may say the following words, Rose, Eric or Kate. Kate Rose Eric Kate

14. Consolidation Match the phrases with the right Chinese meaning. 1. be shocked 2. be supposed to 3. wake up to 4. because of 5. run around doing 6. a bunch of 7. seem to be 8. my promised watch 9. all major roads 10.Merry Christmas! A. 醒来时发现 B. 对 … 感到震惊 C. 答应给我的手表 D. 圣诞快乐！ E. 似乎、好像 F. 短时间内做了 … G. 应该做某事 H. 所有主干道 I. 大量的 … J. 因为

15. Repeat each paragraph with the help of some key words. Summary Help to answer the questions Ss asked.

16. Homework 1. Read the text loudly after class. 2. Copy the phrases for three times. 3. Retell the text to your partner.