人教版九年級英語上冊《I think that mooncakes are delicious!》SectionB PPT課件(第2課時)，共54頁。
Objectives
To learn to read a passage about Chrismas.
To learn the new words: Christmas, lie, novel, dead, business, punish, warn, present, warmth,spread...
Before reading
What do you know about Christmas?
While reading
Read Paragraph 1 ,2 and answer the questions.
1.What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2.Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens.
3.What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
Answer the questions.
Some answers need to be inferred.
1.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
Because he is mean and only thinks about himself.
2.Does Scrooge have a lot of friends?
Why or why not?
No, he doesn’t. because he doesn’t treat others nicely.
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
Because he used to be just like Scrooge.
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
Language Points
But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
但是在這一切背后存在著圣誕節(jié)的真諦: 分享與給予我們周圍的人愛與歡樂的重要性。
（1）lie v. 意為“存在；在于”，主要指思想、特征問題等。
► The problem lies in their method. 問題在于他們的方式。
（2）share v. 意為“分享；分擔”，常與with, among,between, in 連用。
►I share my lunch with him. 我與他分享我的午餐。
►We share a small room between us. 我們倆合用一個小房間。
►They share (in) the joy and sorrows . 他們將同甘共苦。
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens.
《圣誕頌歌》是查爾斯•狄更斯的著名短篇小說。
（1）famous形容詞，意為“著名的；出名的”，既可以作表語，也可以作定語。其同義詞是 well-known，反義詞為 unknown。
►Thomas Edison is a famous scientist.
托馬斯•愛迪生是一位著名的科學家。
① be famous for…“因……而著名/出名”。
►China is famous for the Great Wall. 中國因長城而聞名。
② be famous as…“作為……而出名”。
►Liu Huan is famous as a singer. 劉歡作為一名歌手而出名。
(2) written是write的過去分詞，此處writte 是過去分詞作后置定語，修飾名詞nove1。
►I like the novels written by Mo Yan.我喜歡莫言寫的小說。
He is mean and only thinks about himself.
他吝嗇，只考慮自己。
mean 作形容詞，意為“吝嗇的，刻薄的”。
Don’t be so mean to your little brother.
別對你弟弟那么刻薄。
mean作動詞，意為“意味著；作……解釋……”的意思”。
其名詞形式是meaning (意思；含義)常構成短語the meaning of…，意為“……的意思”。
►It means that your answer is right.
那意味著你的答案是正確的。
►What does this word mean?
=What’s the meaning of this word? 這個單詞是什么意思？
He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas.
他只關心能否掙到更多的錢, 且厭惡圣誕節(jié)。
（1） care about意為“擔心；關心；在乎；對……感興趣”。
►Don’t you care about losing your job?
你難道不擔心失去工作嗎？
►I really care about the students in my class.
我真的很關心我班的學生。
►I don’t care about your opinion. 我對你的觀點不感興趣。
care about & care for
care about: 意為“關心；在乎；介意”，強調出于責任感而“關心；在乎”。
care for: 意為“照料；照顧”，與take care of 同義；另一個意思為“喜歡”，多用于疑問句和否定句，其同義短語為 be fond of。
►My parents care about my health. 我父母關心我的健康。
►Would you care for a cup of tea? 你想喝杯茶嗎？
（2） hate作動詞，意為“憎恨；討厭；厭惡”，不能用于進行時，其反義詞是love。常用短短語：
hate sb/ sth; hate to do sth 或 hate doing sth.
► I like swimming but I hate to swim today.
► I enjoy cooking but hate doing the dishes.
Homework
Search more information about Christmas and other foreign festivals.
Then play a game to speak them out.
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