2014年人教新版九年级英语第二单元section B

Ithinkthataredelicious!Unit2Canyounameanyforeignfestivals?ChristmasDay圣诞节December25thThanksgivingDayisanAmericantraditionalholiday,fallingonthefourthThursdayinNovember,tocelebratetheharvest.Thetraditionalfoodareroastingturkey,cornandpumpkinpieswithice-cream.AprilFool’sDayisonthefirstdayofApril.Onthatdaypeopleplayjokesoneachother.Valentine'sDayisonFebruary14eachyear.Itiscelebratedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld,althoughitisnotaholidayinmostofthem.EasterisalwaysaholidaybetweenMarch22ndandApril25th.复活节（Easter），是纪念耶稣基督复活的节日，西方信基督教的国家都过这个节。在西方教会传统里，春分之后第一次满月之后的第一个星期日即为复活节。东方教会则规定，如果满月恰逢星期日，则复活节再推迟一周。因此，节期大致在3月22日至4月25日之间。复活节是最古老最有意义的基督教节日之一，庆祝的是基督的复活，世界各地的基督徒每年都要举行庆祝。复活节还象征重生和希望.复活节中最具代表性的吉祥物就是彩蛋和兔子HalloweenisonOctober31st.jack-o-lantern(pumpkins)南瓜灯（万圣节的标志性象征，传说是一个名叫杰克的人发明的)n.南瓜灯HowmuchdoyouknowaboutHalloween?WhatarethecommonthingsthatyouthinkofforHalloween?trickortreatplayatrickonyouaskforcandiesandtreatsscarydressupasghostsdressupasfunthingslikecartooncharacters1.WhereisHalloweenpopular?2.WhendopeoplecelebrateHalloween?3.WhatdoesWuYuthinkofthisfestivals?ItispopularinNorthAmerica.1bListenandanswerthequestions.OnOctober31st,Hethinksit’sareallyfunfestival.1.Manypeoplemaketheir_______lookscary.Theymay_______thelightandlightcandles.Theysometimesalsoputthingslikespidersandghostsaroundthedoorsand_______.houses1cListenagainandfillintheblanks.turnoffwindows2.Littlekidsandevenparents_______asghostsorblackcats.Theycanalsodressupasfunthingslike_____characters.3.Parentstaketheirchildrenaroundtheneighborhoodtoaskfor______andtreats.4.“Trickortreat”meanskidswill_____atrickonyouifyoudon’t______thematreat.dressupcartooncandiesplaygivebetweenlaygardenrelativesspreadtreatsbusinessSantaClausChristmastreegiftsreindeerChristmascardWhatdoyouknowaboutChristmas?Christmas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。圣诞老人是不同传说和神秘人型的结合体。传说圣诞老人是在数千年前的斯堪的纳维亚半岛即出现。北欧神话中司智慧、艺术、诗词、战争的奥丁神，寒冬时节，骑上他那八脚马坐骑驰骋于天涯海角，惩恶扬善，分发礼物。与此同时，其子雷神穿红衣以闪电为武器与冰雪诸神昏天黑地恶战一场，最终战胜寒冷。据异教传说，圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。在德国中部和北部地区，尼古拉斯被称为“圣诞老人”，在英国被称为“圣诞父亲”，被美国的荷兰移民称为后来的“SantaClaus”。SantaClaus(圣诞老人)Let‘screateamindmapofChristmas.ChristmasactivitiesdatesymbolsstoriesSantaClausReindeerChristmastree…December25thChristmaspartygiftgivingchurchcelebrations…TheGingerbreadman姜饼人儿TheLittleDrummerBoy小鼓手的故事…1.WhatarethecommonthingsthatpeoplethinkofforChristmas?2.WhowroteAChristmasCarol?Theyaregifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.2bReadandanswerthequestions.ItwaswrittenbyCharlesDickens.3.WhatisthetruemeaningorspiritofChristmas?Itistheimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.1.Scroogeisunfriendlytoothers.2.JacobMarleyusedtoworkedtogetherwithScrooge.3.JacobMarleyandScroogearedifferentincharacter.4.JacobMarleywantstohelpScrooge.TReadanddecidethesentencesaretrueorfalse.TFTWhatdoesScroogeseewhenhe’swith…2cReadandcompletethechart.Heseeshischildhood.HeseeshowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Heseesthatheisdead,butnobodycares.theGhostofChristmasPast?theGhostofChristmasPresent?theGhostofChristmasYettoCome?inferringItmeansyouhaveto“readbetweenthelines”togetthemeaningthatarenotclearlystatedinatext.所谓推断，就是根据阅读材料中所提供的信息，推断出未知的信息。即把有关的文字作为已知部分，从中推断出未知部分。据以推断的有关文字可能是词或句子，也可能是若干句子，甚至是全文。问题的答案一般针对文章内容和读者应有的常识，文章中虽然没有明确的答案，但读者在理解全文的基础上可以进行推理和判断其答案。2d1.WhydoesScroogehateChristmas?2.DoesScroogehavealotoffriends?Whyorwhynot?Becausehedoesn’twanttoshareandgiveloveandjoytopeoplearoundhim.No,hedoesn’t.Becauseheismeanandonlythinksabouthimself.Andhedoesn’ttreatothersnicely.3.WhywasJacobMarleypunishedafterhedies?4.DoesJacobMarleywanttohelpScrooge?Howdoyouknow?BecauseheusedtobelikeScrooge.Yes,hedoes.BecausehewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn’twanttoenduplikehim.Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.HehappilycelebratesChristmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessandwarmth,spreadingloveandjoyeverywherehegoes.6.WhatdoesScroogedoafterseeingthethreespirits?5.HowdoesScroogefeelwhenhewakesuponChristmasDay?Hefeelsscared.Afteryouread…NowwehaveknownthetruemeaningofChristmas,doyouknowthetruemeaningofMid-AutumnFestival?Thinkaboutitandthendiscussitwithyourpartner.Chinesepeoplevaluethisfestivalforitsimportantmeaningof“reunion”.Andthemooncakeisthesymbolof“reunion”,justlikethefullnoon.查尔斯•狄更斯1812年2月7日－1870年6月9日，维多利亚时代英国最伟大的作家，也是一位以反映现实生活见长的作家。他在自己的作品中，以高超的艺术手法，描绘了包罗万象的社会图景，作品一贯表现出揭露和批判的锋芒，贯彻惩恶扬善的人道主义精神，塑造出众多令人难忘的人物形象。一百多年来他的代表作《双城记》在全世界盛行不衰，深受广大读者的欢迎。知识补充ChristmasCarol圣诞欢歌剧照LanguagepointsManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.主语谓语宾语从句many代词，意思是“许多人”，在句中作主语thinkof想到，考虑，想起来ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas.该句为倒装句，陈述句语序为ThetruemeaningofChristmasliesbehindallthesethings.作状语的介词短语放于句首,句子要倒装。Underthebigtreewassittinganoldfarmer.大树下坐着