九年级unit2SectionB第二课时

Unit2SectionBPeriod1(2a—2e)Halloweenisayearlycelebrationobservedinanumberofcountrieson31October.Canyounameanyotherforeignfestivals?ChristmasThanksgivingAprilFool’sDaySt.Valentine'sDayFreeTalkThanksgivingDayThanksgivingDayisanAmericantraditionalholiday,fallingon

thefourthThursdayinNovember,tocelebratetheharvest.

Thetraditionalfoodareroasting

turkey,corn

and

pumpkin

pies

withice-cream.AprilFool’sDayisanoldcustomcelebratedeveryyearonthefirstdayofApril.Popularsincethe19thcentury.Onthatdaypeopleplaypracticaljokesandhoaxesoneachother.SaintValentine'sDay(orValentine'sDay)isaholidayobservedonFebruary14eachyear.Itiscelebratedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld,althoughitisnotaholidayinmostofthem.ChristmasisanannualcommemorationofthebirthofJesusChristandawidelyobservedculturalholiday,celebratedgenerallyonDecember25bymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.ChristmasAprilFool’sDayHalloweenSt.Valentine’sDayThanksgivingFourthThursdayinNovember

2aTrytomatcheachdaywiththecorrectdate.February14thApril1stOctober31stDecember25thSpeakingofChristmas,whatdoyouknowaboutit?FreeTalkChristmas圣诞节时为纪念基督耶稣诞生而在12月25日举行庆祝活动的节日。12月24日晚上被成为圣诞夜，是家庭团聚、共进晚餐、互赠礼品的时间。圣诞树多为节日的必需之物，一般是小枞树或者松树，树枝上挂满了各种装饰物和彩灯，树顶上通常有一颗明亮的星星。SantaClaus(圣诞老人)传说每到12月24日晚上，有个神秘人会驾乘由9只驯鹿拉的雪橇，挨家挨户地从烟囱进入屋里，然后偷偷把礼物放在好孩子床头的袜子里，或者堆在壁炉旁的圣诞树下。虽然没有人真的见过神秘人的样子，但是人们通常装扮成头戴红色圣诞帽子，大大的白色胡子，一身红色棉衣，脚穿红色靴子的样子，因为总在圣诞节前夜出现派发礼物，所以习惯地称他为"圣诞老人"。Wordsandexpressionsdeadliepunishadj.死的；失去生命的v.平躺；存在；位于v.处罚；前夜warnpresentspreadv.警告；告诫n.现在；礼物adj.现在的v.传播；展开n.蔓延；传播Christmasnoveleven.圣诞节n.（长篇）小说n.前夕；前夜WordsandexpressionsbusinessendupwarmthChristmasCaroln.生意；商业最终成为；最后处于n.温暖；暖和《圣诞欢歌》（小说名）SantaClausCharlesDickensScroogeJacob圣诞老人查尔斯•狄更斯斯克鲁奇n.（非正式）吝啬鬼雅各布•马利SantaClausChristmastreegiftsreindeerChristmascardWhatarethecommonthingsthatpeoplethinkofforChristmas?WhowroteAChristmasCarol?WhatisthetruemeaningorspiritofChristmas?2bReadandanswerthequestions.

WhatarethecommonthingsthatpeoplethinkofforChristmas?WhowroteAChristmasCarol?Theyaregifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.2bReadandanswerthequestions.3.WhatisthetruemeaningorspiritofChristmas?Itistheimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.Christmas

WhatarethecommonthingsthatpeoplethinkofforChristmas?WhowroteAChristmasCarol?Theyaregifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.2bReadandanswerthequestions.

ItwaswrittenbyCharlesDickens.3.WhatisthetruemeaningorspiritofChristmas?Itistheimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.AChristmasCarolisanovelbyEnglishauthorCharlesDickens,firstpublishedon19December1843.IttellsthestoryofbitteroldmiserEbenezerScroogeandhistransformationresultingfromsupernaturalvisitsbyJacobMarleyandtheGhostsofChristmasesPast,PresentandYettoCome.Thenovelmetwithinstantsuccessandcriticalacclaim.WhileAChristmasCarolbringstoreadersimagesoflight,joy,warmthandlife,italsobringsstrongandunforgettableimagesofdarkness,despair,coldness,sadnessanddeath.Scroogehimselfistheembodiment(体现)ofwinter,and,justaswinterisfollowedbyspringandtherenewaloflife,sotooisScrooge’scold,pinchedheartrestoredtotheinnocentgoodwillhehadknowninhischildhoodandyouth.Scroogeisunfriendlytoothers.JacobMarleyusedtoworkedtogetherwithScrooge.JacobMarleyandScroogearedifferentincharacter.JacobMarleywantstohelpScrooge.TReadanddecidethesentencesaretrueorfalse.TFT2d

WhydoesScroogehateChristmas?DoesScroogehavealotoffriends?Whyorwhynot?

Becausehedoesn’twanttoshareandgiveloveandjoytopeoplearoundhim.

No,hedoesn’t.Becauseheismeanandonlythinksabouthimself.Andhedoesn’ttreatothersnicely.3.WhywasJacobMarleypunishedafterhedies?4.DoesJacobMarleywanttohelpScrooge?Howdoyouknow?

BecauseheusedtobelikeScrooge.

Yes,hedoes.BecausehewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn’twanttoenduplikehim.WhatdoesScroogeseewhenhe’swith…2cReadandcompletethechart.

Heseeshischildhood.

HeseeshowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.

Heseesthatheisdead,butnobodycares.theGhostofChristmasPast?theGhostofChristmasPresent?theGhostofChristmasYettoCome?

Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.HehappilycelebratesChristmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessandwarmth,spreadingloveandjoyeverywherehegoes.6.WhatdoesScroogedoafterseeingthethreespirits?5.HowdoesScroogefeelwhenhewakesuponChristmasDay?

Hefeelsscared.Fillintheblanks1.Butbehindallthesethings_____(lie)thetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingand_______(give)loveandjoytopeoplearoundus.liesgiving2.Hejustcaresabout_______hecanmakemoremoneyandhehatesChristmas.whetherPasttakeshimbacktohischildhoodand________(remind)Scrooge______hishappierdaysasachild.remindsofTheGhostofChristmasYettoCometakeshimtothefuture.Scroogeseesthatheisdead,______nobodycares.butHenowtreatseveryone_________kindnessandwarmth,_________(spread)loveandjoyeverywherehegoes.withspreadingtranslation1.AChristmasCarolis________________________________________.(是一部由查尔斯•狄更斯写的著名短篇小说)writtenbyCharlesDickensafamousshortnovel2.这部小说是关于一个叫斯克鲁奇的老人，他从来也不笑。ThisnovelisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhoneverlaughsorsmiles.3.他决心要改变自己的生活，并且承诺做一个更好的人。Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.4.他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。Hewasmeantothosewhoworkedforhim.LanguagepointsButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.

这是一个倒装句。主语是thetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus，谓语是lies，介词短语behindallthesethings置于句首引起句子倒装，是为了保持句子平衡，避免头重脚轻。liebehind背后存在;是...的原因

Iwonderwhatliesbehindhisdecisiontoleave.

我不知道他决定离开的理由是什么。

TwothingsliebehindLatinAmerica'srenaissance.

两个原因导致了拉丁美洲的复兴。lievi.平躺；位于Ifyoufeelunwell,goandliedown.

如果你感到不舒服，就去躺下。Thenovelislyingonthetable.

小说平放在桌子上。Thevillageliesatthefootofahill.

这村庄坐落在一个小山脚下。辨析：lay,lielie的过去式与lay的现在式同形,故极易混淆。lay是及物动词,意为“把…置于”,而lie是不及物动词,意为“躺着,平放,位于”。前者表动作,后者表状态。如：Helaidhisdictionaryontheshelf.

他把词典放在书架上。Thedictionaryislyingontheshelf.

那本词典放在书架上。知识链接

巧记lie的lay的口诀躺lie,lay,lain,lyinglieinbedagain;撒谎lie,lied,lied,lyingdon'tbealiar;产蛋lay,laid,laid,layinghenlaidanegg;放置aboypickeditup,andlaiditinthebag.知识链接

用lay和lie的适当形式填空：1、Don't______theglassonthecornerofthetable.

别把玻璃杯放在台角上。2、Thecity______inthenorthofChina.

那座城市位于中国的北部。3、He'sstill______inbed.

他还躺在床上。laylieslyinglieahead展现在面前lieby躺在一边休息,搁置不用liedown躺下,躺下闲着lieagainst靠在…上lieintheway妨害,阻碍lieinthesun晒太阳2.Heismeanand…mean在这里是形容词，意思是“自私的；刻薄的；吝啬的”Heisameanman.

他是个自私的人。Don'tbesomeantoyourlittlebrother!

别对你弟弟那麽刻薄！Herhusbandisverymeanaboutmoney.

她的丈夫在金钱上很吝啬。She'stoomeantomakeadonation.

她很小气,不肯捐款。

meanv.意思是；打算；意味Whatdoesthiswordmean?

这个单词是什么意思？Imeanthat'shisowndecisiontoleave.

我的意思是离开是他自己的决定。Imeantocallonyoutomorrow.

我打算明天看望你。Toraisewagemeansincreasingpurchasingpower.

涨工资意味着增加购买力。知识链接3.deadadj.死的；失去生命力的Hehasbeendeadformanyyears.

他已死去多年。Marythrewawaythedeadflowers.

玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。Thebabywasborndead.

婴儿生下时就已死了。Theyfoundhimdead.

他们发现他死了。

diev.死亡

deathn.死；死亡Nowadaysmanypeopledieofcancer.

现在有很多人死于癌症。Mygrandfatherdiedattheageof86.

我爷爷在86岁时去世了。Thesickmanisindangerofdeath.

这位病人有死亡的危险。知识链接

用diedead或death完成下列句子。

Hisgrandfather______lastyear.2.Thedoghasbeen______foraweek.3.The__________ofMichaelJacksonmadesomanypeoplesad.dieddeaddeath4.MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,…usedtodosth.曾经…；过去常常…Iusedtogotothecinema,butIneverhavetimenow.我过去经常去看电影，但现在没有时间了。Didyouusetogoswimmingintheriverwhenyouwereyoung?

你小时候经常在河里游泳吗?usedtodosth./beusedtodoingsth./beusedtodosth.的区别usedtodosth.意为“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。beusedtodoingsth.表示“习惯于做某事”,其中to是介词,后接名词或动名词。如：

Theoldmanandhiswifehavebeenusedtolivingasimplelife.beusedtodosth.表示“被用来做某事”。Thiscomputerisusedtocontrolallthemachines.知识链接1).Thisbuildingisadepartmentstorenow.It______acinema.

A.isusedtobeB.usedtobe

C.isusedtodoing2).Childrenatthebeginningoflastcentury______alotand______themselvesgreatlyevenwithouttelevision.

A.usedtoread,enjoying

B.usedtoread,enjoyed

C.wereusedtoreading,enjoy

D.wereusedtoread,enjoyingBB5.punishv.处罚；惩罚Theirteacherpunishedthemfortheirrudeness.

老师因为他们态度粗鲁而责罚他们。Shewouldpunishthekidswholaughedatme.

她会处罚嘲笑我的孩子。punishfor因…受罚

punishwith用…来惩罚Thepolicepunishedhimfordangerousdriving.

警察因危险驾驶而惩罚他。Hisfathermetedoutpunishmentwithaslipper.

他的老爸用拖鞋来给他颜色看。

punishmentn.惩罚知识链接6.warnv.警告；告诫Theywarnherthatifshedoesitagain,theywillpunishher.

他们警告她说,她再这么干就处罚她。Iwarnedthemthattheremightbesnakesinthewoods.

我提醒他们树林里可能有蛇。Wewarnedhimnottogoskatingonsuchthinice. 我们警告他不要在这样薄的冰上溜冰。warn…against告诫…提防,警告…不要Hewarnedmeagainstgoingthereatnight.

他警告我晚上不要到那去。

warnabout告诫…提防…TheWeatherBureauwarnedabouthurricanes.

气象局发出了飓风警报。知识链接

根据汉语意思完成句子1)Theteachers______thestudents______thestairs.

老师提醒学生当心楼梯。2)Theteacher________thestudents___________themountaininsuchbadweather.

老师提醒学生们在这么坏的天气里不要爬山。warnaboutwarnednottoclimb7.presentn.礼物；现在Heboughtmeascarfasabirthdaypresent.

他给我买了一条围巾作生日礼物。Thechildrenweredelightedwiththepresents.

孩子们得到礼物都很高兴。Thiswatchisabirthdaypresentfrommyparents.

这块表是我父母送我的生日礼物。Idon’thaveanydictionaryatpresent.

目前我一本词典也没有。present,gift这两个词的共同意思是“礼物”。其区别是：1.gift常指贵重的礼品,可以是具体的,也可以是抽象的东西;present则往往指一般的具体的礼物,价值可高可低。2.赠送gift往往被看作慷慨的行为;而赠送present则往往出于好心、礼貌、尊敬等。3.gift多指送给团体、机构或个人的礼品,一般没有回赠;present则多指送给亲友的礼品,往往有回赠。知识链接【2012江苏扬州】—Wishyouapleasantjourney!—Thanks!I’llgiveyoua______assoonasIarriveinParis.

A.ringB.hand

C.rideD.presentA---Whatdoyouthinkofyourvacation?---______presentourvacationsaretooshort．

A.AtB.OnC.FromD.For---______presentyou’veboughtforme!---I’mgladyoulikeit.

A.HowaB.Whata

C.Ho