make pumpkin lanterns dress up and wear

make pumpkin lanterns

dress up and wear masks

have a special party paint the faces

Play a game called ‘trick or treat’ ask for candies and treats “If you do not give us a treat, we can play a trick on you. ” knock on the door

1 a Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you think this festival is about? adj. 有鬼魂出没的; 闹鬼的 scary dress up haunted house black cat candy ghost n. 鬼; 鬼魂 trick or treat October spider n. 花招; 把戏 n. 款待; 招待 v. 招待; 请(客) n. 蜘蛛

1 b Listen and answer the questions. 1. Where is Halloween popular? It’s popular in North America. 2. When do people celebrate Halloween? They celebrate Halloween on October 31 th. 3. What does Wu Yu think of this festival? Wu Yu thinks it is a fun festival.

1 c Listen again and fill in the blanks. 1. Many people make their ______ look houses turn off scary. They may _______ the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and ____. windows dress up 2. Little kids and even parents ____ as ghosts or black cats. They can also cartoon dress up as fun things like _______ characters.

3. Parents take their children around candies the neighborhood to ask for _______ and treats. 4. “Trick or treat” means kids will play ______ a trick on you if you don’t give ____ them a treat. Listen and read the sentences in 1 c.

1 d What have you learned about Halloween? Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learned with a partner. Oh, I know it’s a popular festival in North America and it’s on October 31 st.

What do you like most about this festival? What do people do on that day? I think it’s fun to dress up as cartoon characters! Many people make their houses look scary. They turn off the lights and light candles.

What do little kids dress up? Do you know a game called “trick or treat”? They dress up as ghosts or black cats. Yes. Children ask their neighbours for candies and treats. If you don’t give them a treat, they will play a trick on you.

2 a What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and create a mind map. n. 圣诞节

December 25 th Symbols: Christmas tree, Santa Claus, gifts, stockings Activities: sing Christmas songs, make Christmas trees, family gathering, get a lot of presents Stories: There are many famous books and stories about Christmas and Santa Claus. Date:

2 b Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions. 1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? People usually think about gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. 2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol? Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.

3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? The true spirit of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.

2 c Read the passage again and complete the chart. What does Scrooge see when he’s with… the Ghost of Christmas his happier days as a Past? child the Ghost of Christmas how others are spending Present? Christmas that year. the Ghost of Christmas He is dead, but nobody Yet to Come? cares. n. 现在; 礼物 adj. 现在的 adj. 死的; 失去生命的

The Spirit of Christmas Scrooge In the past laughs or smiles He never ________. He is mean. He only thinks about himself. badly He treats others ______. He just cares about making money. He hates Christmas.

Scrooge Now He celebrates Christmas with his relatives happily. He gives gifts to people in need. kindness and He treats everyone with ________. warmth The spirit of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people __________________ around us _______.

2 d Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. 1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? Because Scrooge is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely, and he only cares about whether he can make more money.

2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not? No, he doesn’t have a lot of friends. Because he wasn’t nice to people, and never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself.

3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died? v. 处罚; 惩罚 He was punished because like Scrooge, he wasn’t nice to others and he only cared about money. 4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know? Yes, he does. Because Marley’s ghost tried to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.

5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day? He feels relieved because he was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life, because it is only the next morning.

6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits? He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. n. 温暖; 暖和

1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas… lay, lain, lying lie v. (_______) 存在; 平躺; 处于 lied, lying lie v. (_______) 撒谎 注意与lay的区别： lay v. (________)下蛋; 放置 laid, laying

e. g. The boy lied to his teacher yesterday. Lying in bed all the time is bad for your health. The hen lays an egg every day. Last night I laid my mobile phone on the sofa.

根据句意，用lie或lay的适当形式填空。 lies 1) The village _______ near the river. It’s so beautiful. lay 2) My mother _____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning. laying 3) Look! They are ____ the boy down on the bed. lay 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. warn v. 警告; 告诫 warn sb. ______ sth. (not) to do 警告某人(不要)干某事 e. g. The police warned us not to go out at night. 警察警告我们晚上不要出去。

warn sb. of/about sth. 提醒 / 警告某人注意某事 warn sb. (that). . . 警告某人…… e. g. They warned him of the danger. She warned her son about the fire. I have warned him that it is not allowed to park the car here. end up 最终成为; 最后处于

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 作。 was warned that Amy ________ if she did it again she would lose her job. 2) 妈妈警告我不要去摸那条狗。 warned not to My mother _______ me _______ touch that dog. 3) 标牌提醒我们注意湿滑的地面。 warns of / about The sign ______ us ____ the wet floor.

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 adj. 吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的 e. g. Mr. Smith is a mean old man. 小气的老头 史密斯先生是一个______。 He was mean to those who worked for him. 他对那些为他 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. …so he was punished after he died. punish v. 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。 punishes me My father hardly _______. 他们因为杰克迟到而惩罚了他。 They ____ Jack for _______ punished being late.

6. 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

e. g. 大火迅速在整个林区蔓延。 spread quickly 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 the spread of the disease ____________.

Do you know something about Charles Dickens?

Charles Dickens (1812 -1870), a famous British novelist. He is a key representative (主要代表) of 19 th century British literary realism (批判现实主义文学). He created many novels (n. 小说), such as The Pickwick Papers (《匹克威克外传》), Oliver Twist (《雾都孤儿》), Hard Times (《艰难时世》), A Tale of Two Cities (《双城记》), Expectations (《远大前程》), A Christmas Carol (《圣诞颂歌》).

dress up care about make money used to end up warn sb. to do sth. 打扮 关心 挣钱 过去常常 结束 警告某人做某事

1. Finish 2 e 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.