掌握词汇：dress up, care about, make money, used to, end up, warn sb. to do sth., expect sb. to do sth., wake up, find out, decide to do sth., promise to do sth., in need

掌握句子：Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. He just cares about whether he can make more money.

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

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

2、过程与方法目标：

培养学生提出问题，主动探究、与他人合作的意识，能够收集利用信息的能力。

3、情感、态度与价值观目标：了解中、西方节丰富的文化内涵；感受传统节日的习俗，拓宽知识面。

【自主梳理】

Finish 1a: Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you

think this festival is about?

scary dress up haunted house black cat

candy ghost trick or treat October spider

Learn the new words: haunted, ghost, trick, treat, spider

【重点领悟】

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

lie v. (lay, lain) 存在; 平躺; 处于

注意与lay的区别：

lay v. (laid, laid)下蛋; 产卵

【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。

1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.

2) The hen _____ an egg every day.

3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.

4) The duck _____ three eggs last week.

Keys: Lying, lays, lay, laid

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

warn v. 警告; 告诫

常用于以下固定短语: warn sb. (not) to do sth. 表示“警告某人(不要)干某事”；warn sb. of/about sth. 表示“提醒 / 警告某人注意某事”。如:

The police warned us not to go out at night.

They warned him of the danger.

She warned her son about the fire.

end up 最终成为; 最后处于

3. The Spirit of Christmas 圣诞精神(圣诞节的意义)

He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.

他还告诉斯克鲁奇准备好等待三个幽灵的造访。

第一个短语中spirit指与肉体相对而言的“精神; 心灵”解; 第二个句子中spirit是“灵魂; 鬼怪; 幽灵”之意。

试比较:

I shall be with you in spirit.

我在精神上也你们同在。

In the story, it is said that the area is haunted by evil spirits.

在故事里, 据说那片地区闹鬼。

4. He is mean and only thinks about himself.

mean在句中作形容词, 意思是“吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的”。如:

Mr. Smith is a mean old man.

史密斯先生是一个小气的老头。

He was mean to those who worked for him.

他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。

Some people around us are mean with money.

我们周围有些人在金钱方面十分吝啬。

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

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

【探究提升】

1. Finish 2e on page 15: What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation next time.

2. Remember the new words and expressions.

【巩固训练】

【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。

1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.

2) The hen _____ an egg every day.

3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.

4) The duck _____ three eggs last week.

Keys: Lying, lays, lay, laid

【学法引导】

采用合作式学习方式，有目的的让学生学会预习，在完成任务的活动中主动地学习语言，养成学习英语的良好习惯。学生学会如何推测，在做推测性阅读题时也会有良好的方法。

【学习反思】

本节课你的收获是什么？你还有哪些疑惑？