学练优九英上Unit 2 Section B 第二课时讲述

1、Unit 2 Section B 2a-3b 学习目标 Key words 礼物礼物 adj. 现在的现在的 adj. 死的死的; 失去生命的失去生命的 Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. 2d 1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesnt treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. 2.

2、Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not? No, he doesnt. He is mean and only thinks about himself. 3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died? He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesnt treat others nicely. 4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know? Yes, he d

3、oes. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. v. 处罚处罚; 惩罚惩罚 5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day? He feels scared. 6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits? He decides to

4、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. 温暖温暖; 暖和暖和 1. But behind all these things lies the true meanin

5、g of Christmas lie v. (lay, lain) 存在存在; 平躺平躺; 处于处于 注意与注意与lay的区别：的区别： lay v. (laid, laid)下蛋下蛋; 产卵产卵 【运用】用【运用】用lie或或lay的适当形式填空。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 la

6、st week. laid Lying lays lay 2. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. warn v. 警告警告; 告诫告诫 常用于以下固定短语常用于以下固定短语: warn sb. (not) to do sth. 表示表示“警告某人警告某人(不要不要)干干 某事某事”；warn sb. of/about sth. 表示表示 “提醒提醒 / 警告某人注意某事警告某人注意某事”。如如: The police warned us not to go out at night

7、. They warned him of the danger. She warned her son about the fire. end up 最终成为最终成为; 最后处于最后处于 3. The Spirit of Christmas 圣诞精神圣诞精神(圣诞节圣诞节 的意义的意义) 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他还告诉斯克鲁奇准备好等待三个幽灵 的造访。的造访。 第一个短语中第一个短语中spirit指与肉体相对而言的指与肉体相对而言的 “精神精神; 心灵心灵”解解

8、; 第二个句子中第二个句子中spirit是是 “灵魂灵魂; 鬼怪鬼怪; 幽灵幽灵”之意。之意。 试比较试比较: I shall be with you in spirit. 我在精神上也你们同在。我在精神上也你们同在。 In the story, it is said that the area is haunted by evil spirits. 在故事里在故事里, 据说那片地区闹鬼。据说那片地区闹鬼。 4. He is mean and only thinks about himself. mean在句中作形容词在句中作形容词, 意思是意思是“吝啬的吝啬的; 小气的小气的; 自私的自私的

9、”。如如: Mr. Smith is a mean old man. 史密斯先生是一个小气的老头。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。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。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

10、he goes. 他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到处传到处传 播爱与快乐。播爱与快乐。 spread v. (spread, spread) 传播传播; 展开展开 n. 蔓延蔓延; 传播传播 dress up care about make money used to end up warn sb. to do sth. 打扮打扮 关心关心 挣钱挣钱 过去常常过去常常 结束结束 警告某人做某事警告某人做某事 Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festiva

11、l. Make some notes about the festival. What is the name of the festival? When is it? 3a Middle-Autumn Festival on August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar What do people eat? What do people do? Why do you like it so much? mooncakes People can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. Because it makes me hap

12、py. Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a. 3b 帮你构思：帮你构思： In your letter: First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated. Then talk about what people do and eat. Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you fe

13、el. My favorite Chinese festival is It is celebrated in / on During this festival, people Its my favorite festival because It makes me feel Use the following expressions to help you: The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often celebrated in September or Octobe

14、r. During the festival, family members get together and eat mooncakes. There are various kind of delicious mooncakes. On the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy. Many Western countries celebrate E

15、aster. This holiday is always on a Sunday _ March 22nd _ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. spreadaround between and give out business lay relatives 1. Complete the passage with the words in the box. betweenand Hens _ eggs, giving birth to life, so an egg is a symbol of new life. A

16、 popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or _ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. relatives lay spreadaround between and give out business lay relatives Not only do people _ them _ in different hiding places for an eg

17、g hunt, but they also _ these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good _ for supermarkets and chocolate stores. spread business around spreadaround between and give out business lay relatives give out 2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations. 1. The mooncakes are delicious. How _! 2. The festival will be fun. What _! 3. This concert is boring. How _! delicious the mooncakes are fun the festival will be