StepI.Leading in the subject.

1.T:There are more people in Linhai at this time of year.

Do you know why?

S:It's just because of the Great Wall Festival.

T:Do you like the Great Wall Festival?Why or why not?

Ss: ….

T: I like the Great Wall Festival just because I can have a holiday ,even though it is really a very short holiday.

2.T: Do you think The Great Wall Festival is the most important festival in Linhai all the year round?

S: No.

T:What is the most important festival in Linhai?

Ss:The Spring Festival.

T:Even though the Great Wall Festival is an important festival in Lin hai, the spring festival is the most important of all the festivals here.

T: Which festival do you like better , the spring festival or the Great wall festival? Why?

S: I can get some money from my parents or my relatives .

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3.T: Who do you think like the Spring Festival better, you or your parents?

Why do you think so?

S: We

T:We know people especially our parents are usually very busy before the spring festival. They are busy getting ready for the new year.

What do they usually do to greet the new year?

Ss:….

4. T:How do people greet each other during the spring festival?

What do people say to each other when they meet during the spring festival?

S:Happy New Year.

StepII.Presentation

1.T:The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.

What do you think is the most important festival in western countries such as the USA , England, Canada , France and so on?

S:Christmas Day.

T: When is Christmas Day?

S: December 25th.

T: But why do people in western countries celebrate Christmas Day?

Who was born on that day?

S: Jesus Christ

T: December the 25th is the birthday of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ was born nearly 2000 years ago. Many people gave presents to him to celebrate his birthday. That’s why people nowadays still give presents to each other on Christmas Day .

2.T: What do people in western countries usually do when Christmas is coming?

How do people get ready for Christmas Day?

S: Cut down trees to make Christmas trees

Decorate their houses

Send Christmas cards to their friends or relatives

Do some shopping

…..

3.T:Children usually help their parents get ready for Christmas .and they are very excited on the night before Christmas Day. .But they will never forget to do one thing before they go to bed on Christmas Eve.

What do they always do before they go to bed?

S: Put stockings at the end of their beds.

T: What can they find in their stockings the next day?

S: Presents

T: Who do they think will put some presents into their stockings?

Who do they think will fill their stockings with presents?

S: Father Christmas

T: Who is Father Christmas?

What does he look like?

S: in red ,kind-hearted

T:What can you find on his back?

S: A large bag.

T: Can you guess what is in the bag?

S: Presents.

T:When does he come to fill children’s stockings with presents?

S:On Christmas Eve.

T:How can he get into each house?

Does he get into each house through the door or through the window ?

S:Neither.Through the chimney.

T:But why does he get into each house through the chimney instead of through the window or the door?

S:Maybe he doesn’t want to wake up the owner of the house.

Maybe ….

StepIII.Presentation

1.T: Some people believe there is Father Christmas in the world ,while others don’t think so? What do you think ? Do you believe it or not?Why?

S:I don’t think so.

T:Do you think it is possible for Father Christmas to climb down the chimney of every house in the world in one night?

S: Of course not.

2.T: But in fact Father Christmas is based on a real person in history.

What was his name ?

What kind of person was he?(generous)

What did he do to help people?

There is a story about him in Lesson 30 .Now please read the second and the third paragraph in Lesson 30 and then answer my questions.

What was the person’s name ?

What did he come from?

Why did he climb to the top of a house one day?

What did he do there?

Where did the money go into?(a stocking)

Where was the stocking?

Why did the girl in the house hang the stocking by the fireplace?

(He wanted to dry it)

What kind of person do you think he was?( shy, kind-hearted, generous, helpful)

3.T: Father Christmas was so kind that people wrote many Christmas songs to speak highly of him. Jingle bells is one of the most famous Christmas songs.

Have you ever heard of the song?

Shall we listen to the song?If you can sing the song ,please sing with the Video.

( Play the song Jingle bells )

4.T: We have just listened to a famous Christmas song Jingle bells.There are many other

Christmas songs that people like to sing during the Christmas season .But do you know how they sing Christmas songs during the Christmas season?

Why do they sing Christmas songs?

Please read the first paragraph and answer my questions?

How do people sing Christmas songs during the Christmas season?

(like to get together from house to house)

What do they do that for?

( do it for fun and bring the spirit of Christmas to the people in each house)

5.T:We know children put stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed on Christmas Eve. They think Father Christmas will come during the night and will fill their stockings with presents .If you are a child from England .What will you do first when you wake up the next day?

S:I will open the presents first .

T: So will I .Children can always find presents in their stockings .But they can also find presents in other places.

Where else can they find presents except in their stockings? And how do people spend Christmas Day?

Please read the last paragraph.

Where else can children find presents except in their stockings?

What do they usually do after they open all the presents ?

What do they do after they have a delicious breakfast?

How do they greet each other?

StepIII. Go through the text

T: Now let’s go through the text , I will explain some language points for you.

StepIV. Discussion

1.T:We know all the children in western countries can get presents from Father Christmas .If you come from England and you can get presents from him ,too.

What presents would you most like to get from Father Christmas?

2.T:Do you like to be Father Christmas to give presents to children or to be a child to get presents from Father Christmas? Why do you think so?

( It’s better to give than to receive.)

3.T:Father Christmas has given a lot of presents to children, I think children should give him some presents too.

What presents will you give Father Christmas in return? Why ?

4.T:When children are young , their parents always tell them that Father Christmas gives presents to them while they are sleeping during the night before Christmas Day. But we all know that it is not possible for Father Christmas to climb down the chimney of every house in the world in a single night.When children grow up, they will gradually understand who Father Christmas really is .

Who do you think Father Christmas really is?

S: Children’s Father or mother .

Lesson 30 Christmas Day

1. Talk about the Great Wall Festival.

2. Talk about the Spring Festival.

3. Talk about Christmas Day.

a. why do people celebrate Christmas Day?

b. How do people greet Christmas?

c. How does Father Christmas get into each house?

d. Why does he get into each house through the chimey?

4. The story about Father Christmas.

5. Listen to the songs Jingle Bells.

6. What do people do during the Christmas season?

7. How do people spend Christmas Day?

8. Go through the text.

9. Have a discussion

a. What presents would you most like to get from Father Christmas?

b. Do you like to be Father Christmas to give presents to children or to be a child to get presents from Father Chritstmas?

c. What presents will you give Father Christmas ? Why?

d. Who is really Father Christmas?

The diffferences between the Spring Festival and Christmas Day?

The differences between the spring Festival and

Christmas

The Spring

Festival Christmas

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the way people

greet

on the Eve s

4.T: How do we Chinese celebrate the spring festival?

S: Have a new year party( show a picture)

Set off ( show a picture )

5.T:What do we do on the night before the spring festival?

I mean what we usually do on New Year's Eve.

S: Family members get together and have a good dinner.

T: What do people usually have for dinner that night?

S: Jiaozi

6.T:How long does the Spring Festival usually last?(half a month)

T:What do we Chinese usually do during the Spring Festival ?

Ss: We visit our relatives or friends.

We play cards or watch TV for relaxing.

We invite some friends to our houses to play.