01（九年级）Unit 2 Section B（2a-2e）（教案1）

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Section B（2a-2e）

Teaching Aims	Language goals   Ss can know the spirit of Christmas.    Key words and phrases    Santa Claus, scrooge, spirit, punish, mean, scare, promise Key sentences 1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the   importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. 2. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love   and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
Teaching Difficulties	T needs to help Ss find out the true spirit of Christmas.
Teaching Aids	multimedia courseware or other realia that the T needs for teaching

Teaching Procedures	Tips
Step 1 Warming up
Show Ss pictures about Christmas. Ask them to answer the questions: What do you see in these pictures? Which festival do these pictures remind you of? T can teach these expressions to Ss: go shopping and buy Christmas decorations, put ornaments on Christmas tree, hang up Christmas stockings on the fireplace, see Christmas lights on the street.
Step 2 Presentation & Reading	此部分为2a活动的参考答案。老师不必点学生一一回答。多数学生都知道圣诞节，但未必十分了解，此部分给出参考答案是给学生做一个背景知识的补充。PPT P9-P13中出现了P14视频里的部分表达， 可以帮助学生在观看视频时缓解部分听力压力。 因为在2a的活动中学生已经了解了圣诞节的一些基本知识，故此处不再对文化的部分深究。相反，老师可以提出2个与2b部分类似且有关联的问题，帮助学生思考圣诞节的意义。 本文存在一些可能会妨碍学生理解的知识点。此处的设计旨在训练学生的略读和寻读能力，帮助学生在了解文章大意的同时定位关键信息，为后面的背景知识介绍做铺垫。
Pre-reading 2a Divide Ss into groups of four. Ask Ss to discuss what they know about Christmas. T can show Ss the mind map in 2a and ask them to create their own mind map during the discussion. More elements are encouraged to be added to the mind map. (Tip: T can ask Ss to share what they have discussed before giving them the answers. Answers can be varied.) T introduces some basic knowledge to Ss based on the mind map in 2a. (PPT P9-P13) E.g. Christmas is on December 25th. In western countries, the Christmas season usually lasts about one month. Christmas tree, Santa Claus, reindeer and Christmas wreath are the symbols of Christmas. Before the Christmas, people go shopping and buy gifts for their families and friends; decorate Christmas trees and their houses; place the wrapped gifts under the tree waiting until Christmas day to open; send Christmas cards or emails to each other. Many families get together, sing Christmas carols（圣诞颂歌）and read the Christmas story from the Bible. Churches and schools will perform special Christmas performances. There are also many stories about Christmas, e.g. The Little Drummer Boy and the Gingerbread Man. T shows a video and asks Ss to learn more about Christmas from the video. T can make a simple conclusion of the video and ask Ss to answer the questions: What are the common things that you may think of for Christmas? What do you think Christmas is about? (Tip: T can use the above questions to help Ss think about the meaning of Christmas. Then T can tell Ss that they are going to learn a story which was written by a famous writer — Charles Dickens about Christmas.) While-reading Ask Ss to read the passage quickly and find out the following nouns: A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens., Scrooge, Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come T introduces the novel A Christmas Carol and Charles Dickens to Ss. T briefly introduces the main characters in the novel to Ss. (Scrooge, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come) 2b Ask Ss to read the passage and answer the questions: 1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? 2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol? 3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? Remind Ss to focus on the 1st and 2nd paragraphs while reading. Ask Ss to share their answers with their partners after reading. Answers: 1. People usually think about gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. 2. Charles Dickens. 3. The meaning of Christmas is treating everyone with kindness and warmth and spreading love and joy everywhere we go. 2c Ask Ss to read the passage again and complete the chart. Tell Ss that they can focus on the 3rd paragraph while reading. Answers: his happier days as a child         how others are spending Christmas this year         nobody cares when he dies 2d Reading Strategy Ask Ss to look at the box at the start of the passage. Explain them what “inferring” means and give them examples that they can relate. Ask Ss to read between the lines and answer the questions. Some of the answers need to be inferred. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not? Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died? Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know? How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day? What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits? Answers: 1. 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. No, he has no friends. Because he isn’t nice to people, and never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself. 3. He was punished because like Scrooge, he wasn’t nice to others and he only cared about money. 4. Yes, Jacob Marley wants to help Scrooge. Because Marley’s ghost tries to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him. 5. 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. He changes his ways and becomes a better person.
Step 3Language points learning
lie的含义及用法：lie 作不及物动词，意为“存在”。lie作动词还可表示“平躺；处于”；“说谎”。lie to sb.意为“对某人说谎”。lie还可作名词，意为“谎言”，tell a lie意为“说谎”。 mean的含义及用法：mean作形容词，意为“吝啬的，刻薄的”。mean作动词意思是“意味着；意思是”。其名词形式是meaning (意思；含义)常构成短语the meaning of ..., 意为“......的意思”。 care about与care for的区别：care about意为“关心；在乎；介意”，强调出于责任感而“关心；在乎”。care for意为“照料；照顾”， 与take care of同义；另一个意思为“喜欢”， 多用于疑问句和否定句，其同义短语为be fond of。 dead, die, death与dying的区别：dead强调的是“死”的状态，意为“死的、无生命的”，是形容词，作表语或定语。如果表达“死了多长时间”，则用“have been dead ＋  for ＋ 时间段”或“died ＋ 时间段 ＋ ago”。die强调的是“死”的动作，是个短暂性动词，强调“死”的一瞬间动作，不能和时间段连用。death是名词，意为“死；死亡”。dying是die的现在分词，也可用作形容词，表示“垂死”、“要死”的意思，常用作定语或表语。 punish的含义及用法:punish v.  “处罚；惩罚”，作及物动词，punish sb. for ( doing) sth. “因（做）某事而处罚某人”。 warn的用法：warn作及物动词，常用结构有： warn sb. (not) to do sth.  告诫某人（不要）做某事 warn sb. of / about sth.  警告某人注意某事 warn sb. against doing sth.  告诫某人不要做某事 end up的含义及用法：end up的意思是“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“以.....结束”。 present的含义及用法：present作名词，意为“现在”。at present意为“目前；现在”。present作名词, 还可表示“礼物”，相当于gift。 present还可作形容词，意为“现在的” 。 promise的用法： promise sth.  许诺某事 promise sb. sth. = promise sth. to sb.  承诺某人某事 promise (not) to do sth.  承诺（不）做某事 promise + that从句  承诺/答应...... promise还可以作可数名词,意为“承诺；诺言”。 spread的含义：spread  v. (spread; spread) 传播；展开 /  n. 蔓延；传播
Step 4 Summary & Homework	Post-reading的任务是建立在对全文理解的基础之上的，亦是对全文的总结与回顾，故放在语言点讲解之后。如果老师有不同的教学设计也可以放在语言点讲解之前。
Post-reading Divide Ss into groups of four, get Ss to discuss what the ghosts and Scrooge would say and then write out their conversation. Remind them that when they act out the conversation, they each have to play their parts as each ghost is different and so is Scrooge. Summary Ask Ss to do the exercises from PPT P49-50. Homework Preview the passage in 3a to Self Check. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Teaching Reflection	In this period, the most important thing is reading. It is a good time to train the students’ ability of reading quickly and efficiently. Usually we design tasks and get the students to gain skills while finishing these tasks.We deal with the new words and expressions from the Chinese festivals to Western festivals before reading the passage. While reading, students should learn to read between the lines to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in the passage. Students are supposed to be able to finish the tasks in each paragraph and then learn the whole passage and read aloud. They should sum up the important language items. So the teacher will help them to make a summary of the key points in this class. After reading, we can do some oral practice according to this passage. They have an activity to role－play the conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge. This will also help the students to learn the passage.I think the students should recite some paragraphs in order to remember the new language items.