学生姓名		班级	序号
课题内容	Unit2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Section B 2a---2e
学习目标与核心素养	1. 掌握下列词汇lie, novel, eve, dead, business, punish, warn, end up, present, warmth,spread等。 2. 通过阅读The Spirit of Christmas，理解圣诞节真正的意义。 3. 能运用阅读任务理解文章内容，并能复述故事大意。
学习重点	掌握文中出现的重点单词,词组和句型。
学习难点	复述故事大意并理解圣诞节真正的意义。

Task 1：完成下列单词

小说__________ 温暖______________ 惩罚__________ 死的__________

生意_____________ 警告_________ 礼物_________ 传播____________

Task 2: 翻译下列短语

________________________________圣诞节的真正含义

________________ 关心；在意________________ 赚更多的钱

________________ 平安夜business partner _____________

________________ 警告某人做某事________________ 最终成为；最后处于

_________________ 期待某人做某事

take him back to his childhood _______________________

___________________ 使某人想起某事___________________ 叫醒

___________________ 决定做某事___________________ 承诺做某事

celebrate Christmas with his relatives ______________________________

探究一：篇章理解

1.Prediction: What does the passage talk about?

How does it tell us ? .

2. Fast Reading:Listen and find the characters mentioned in the novel

__________________________________________________________

What happens between them?

__________________________________________________________

3.Scanning:Read the article quickly and match the main idea.

Para. 1 a. Scrooge changes his life.

Para. 2 b.Three ghosts visit Scrooge.

Para. 3 c.The true meaning of Christmas.

Para. 4 d. A Christmas Carol is a famous novel.

3.Detail Reading

Read Para.1 and finish the tasks below.

We think of ______ _____________, and ____________ when we talk about Christmas.

The true meaning of Christmas is the importance of _____ _____ ____ and ___ to people.

Q:1).Which story is mentioned?

2).Why did the writer choose the story?

Read Para.2 and fill what they did.

1). __________________wrote the short novel A Christmas carol.

2). How’s scrooge, is he funny or serious?

3). “He’s mean.” What does mean mean?

A.吝啬 B. 精明 C. 自负 D. 稳重

4). Do you like Scrooge and want to be his friends? Why?

5).What is Scrooge like?

6).Who is Jacob Marley?

7).What did Jacob Marley do?

Read Para.3 and fill in the chart.

Three ghosts visit Scrooge.

What does Scrooge see when he's with ...
the Ghost of Christmas Past?
the Ghost of Christmas Present?
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?

How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?

________________________________________________________________________

4. Read Para.4 and answer.

1) What does Scrooge do after seeing the three ghosts in the dream?

2)How does Scrooge change?

celebrate

give

treat

spread

4:After reading:

1)Retell the story. A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol is ______________ by Charles Dickens.

Scrooge is lonely because he _________ and only ________________.

His dead business partner, ______________ his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.

Three ghosts visit Scrooge and take him to see _____, how others are _____________this year and the ________.

At last, he knows ________________ Christmas.

He treats everyone _______________ and spreads love and joy everywhere he goes.

2) The spirit of Christmas

It is important to share and give love and joy to people around us.

Please treat everyone with kindness and warmth.

Please spread love and joy everywhere you go.

探究二：知识点解读

1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…

【解读】 lie v. (_____________) 存在; 平躺; 处于

lie v. (______________) 撒谎 n.谎言。tell a lie“说谎”

注意与lay的区别：lay v. (_______________)下蛋; 放置

【活学活用】根据句意，用lie或lay的适当形式填空。

1) The village _______ near the river. It’s so beautiful.

2) My mother _____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.

3) Look! They are ________ the boy down on the bed.

4) The ducks don’t ________ during this cold weather.

2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him.

【解读1】 warn v. 警告; 告诫

warn sb. ___________ sth. 警告某人(不要)干某事

warn sb. ___________ sth. 警告某人注意某事

warn sb. ___________ sth. 告诫某人不要做某事

warn sb. (that)... 警告某人……

【活学活用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子。

1) 艾米被警告如果再这样做就会丢掉工作。

Amy _______________ if she did it again she would lose her job.

2) 妈妈警告我不要去摸那条狗。My mother _______ me _______ touch that dog.

3) 标牌提醒我们注意湿滑的地面。The sign ______ us ________ the wet floor.

【解读2】 end up 最终成为; 最后处于

end up为动词短语，后面常跟介词短语或动词-ing形式。end up with意为“.....结束“。end up后跟名词时，其后要接介词，具体根据该名词而定，表示“最后到达什么状态/情况/地方等”。

e.g. We always end up speaking Chinese every time we are told to practice spoken English.

The story ends up with a happy ending.

They took the wrong train and ended up at a small station.

4.Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died.

【解读1】used to do sth. “过去常常”, 其后跟动词原形, 表示过去的习惯、经常发生的动作或状态。e.g. I used to go to the cinema, but I never have time now.

辨析： be used to doing sth. / be used to do sth.

be used to doing sth. “习惯于做某事”, 其中to是介词, 后接名词或动名词。如：The old man and his wife have been used to living a simple life.

be used to do sth. “被用来做某事”。如：This computer is used to control all the machines.

【解读2】 punish作及物动词，惩罚；惩处

punish sb. (for sth. / for doing sth.)因为……惩罚某人

e.g.我爸爸很少惩罚我。My father hardly ______________.

他们因为杰克迟到而惩罚了他。They ________ Jack for _______ late.

5.He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.

【解读】他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到处传播爱与快乐。

spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开 n. 蔓延; 传播

e.g. 大火迅速在整个林区蔓延。The fire ______________ through the forest.

我们必须做点什么来防止疾病的传播。

We must do something to prevent _______________________.

文化背景知识： Charles Dickens (1812-1870), a famous British novelist. He is a key representative(主要代表) of 19th century British literary realism(批判现实主义文学). He created many novels (n. 小说), such as Oliver Twist (《雾都孤儿》), Hard Times (《艰难时世》), A Tale of Two Cities (《双城记》), A Christmas Carol (《圣诞颂歌》). 他在自己的作品中，以高超的艺术手法，描绘了包罗万象的社会图景，作品一贯表现出揭露和批判的锋芒，贯彻惩恶扬善的人道主义精神，塑造出众多令人难忘的人物形象。一百多年来他的代表作《双城记》在全世界盛行不衰，深受广大读者的欢迎。

A Christmas Carol 《圣诞欢歌》创作于1843年，是狄更斯以圣诞题材创作的一部著名的小说。作品讲述了一个名叫斯克鲁奇的商人，他为人吝啬，待人刻薄。三个幽灵在圣诞夜前登门造访了他，让他看到了自己的过去、现在和未来。翌日，斯克鲁奇洗心革面，痛改前非，转变成一个慷慨大方、富有爱心的人。这部作品奠定了现代圣诞节的寓意和内涵，同时告诫人们要拥有一颗善良、仁慈、怜悯、包容之心。善良仁慈、乐善好施才是幸福的源泉。