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课件网) Unit 3 Celebrations Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas What do people in the West do to celebrate Christmas 01 to make Christmas pudding to derocate the house to sing Christmas songs to put up a Christmas tree to give/open gifts to hang a stocking Group Discussion: Christmas v.s. Spring Festival Look at the title and pictures to predict the content of this text. The following is a memory of a woman about Christmas. Read the story and find out why it was such a memorable Christmas to her. 02 Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions. 1. What is the writing style of the text 2. How does the passage mainly develop 3. Why was it such a memorable Christmas to her narrative Time order It was the last Christmas she spent with her granny before her granny passed away. Underline the writer’s memories of her grandma and tell your partner. 03 Granny made an effort to help the writer write a letter to Father Christmas. Granny and the writer made sugar biscuits and stuffed the turkey. The writer sat on her granny’s lap and sang Christmas songs. Granny had the patience to sing the writer’s favourite song over and over. Granny and the writer left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas, and put a stocking at the end of bed. Granny sat on the writer’s bed and sang softly. Granny gave the writer a music box with a ballet dancer inside. Granny laughed so much that her paper hat fell off. Read the story again. When did these activities happen Complete the timeline. Then talk about what happened based on the timeline. 04 November December Christmas Eve Christmas Day Few weeks after christmas a made sugar biscuits b Granny moved in c had Christmas lunch d left sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas e opened presents f put a stocking at the end of the bed g sang Christmas songs h wrote a letter to Father Christmas Understanding Sequencing Sequencing is the order in which things happen. Underline the key events or actions in the story, e.g. opened presents, had a snowball fight. Look for specific dates or time words, e.g. November, Christmas Eve, a few weeks after. Pay attention to time linking words, e.g. first, then, later, after that, at the end. Skill Builder November December Christmas Eve Christmas Day b Granny moved in h wrote a letter to Father Christmas a made sugar biscuits g sang Christmas songs d left sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas f put a stocking at the end of the bed e opened presents c had Christmas lunch Use the subjects, verbs or verb phrases and adverbial phrases in the circles to make sentences about the writer’s memories of the Christmas. 05 race swallow put pudding roll a snowball give the writer a music box catch Granny’s eye open the presents hang decorations stuff the turkey take a seat The writer Granny Cousin David in the mouth around the garden on best behaviour with a ballet dancer inside through the window on the branches by ... ...
