UNIT 8

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Lesson 29

1. I hope __________ (find) a good job in Shanghai.

2. I want _____________ (have) a cup of tea.

3.He asked Tom’s mother __________ (take) the boy home.

4.He turned on the light ____________ (read) the letter.

to find

to have

to take

to read

5.The girl is too young ___________ (carry) the box.

6.His mother made him __________ (sweep) the floor.

7.Will you please ________ (give) me a cup of tea?

8.We would rather _________ (wait) till tomorrow.

sweep

give

wait

to carry

Answer the questions

• What’s the name of the song?

• When is Christmas?

• Do you celebrate Christmas? If so ,what do you do ?

• Which countries have Christmas Day? Say three or four of them.

节日问候语 (Festival greetings)

用语：

-- Happy New Year!

-- Merry Christmas!

-- Happy Easter!-- Merry Christmas and Happy New Y

ear!

节日问候语 (Festival greetings)答语：--Thanks, the same to you.--Thanks and I wish you the same.--Thank you and the same to you.--A Merry Christmas to you, too.--Thank you for your kind wishes.

圣诞 / 新年贺卡用语：

Hope you have the merriest Christmas ever.

All good wishes for Christmas and may the coming year bring you health and happiness.

May the New Year bring you joy, love and peace.

July 4

July 4

December 25

Father ChristmasSanta Clause

Christmas tree

Christmas stockings

Christmas lights

Christmas presents

turkey

How do people How do people celebrate celebrate Christmas?Christmas?

Decorate the Christmas tree

Friends get together and go from house to house singing Christmas songs.

Put up the lights and Christmas balls.

Put an angel or a star at the top of the tree.

How do people decorate the Christmas tree?

star

bellslights

Christmas presents Christmas tree

1 Read and act

2 Ask and answer 1. In England.

2. With Jim’s family.

3. Christmas.

4. From a farm.

5. They put up lights, Christmas balls and an angel.

6. Angel.

7. He passes the lights.

8. Beautiful.

To be here at Christmas time is a dream that has come true.在这里过圣诞节使我梦想成真。

Cutting down the Christmas tree at the farm was a lot of fun.在农场砍圣诞树真有趣。

不定式（ to do ）做主语

动名词 (doing) 做主语

It smells so nice in the house now.现在房子里到处都散发着清香的味道。

That sounds like fun.听起来很有意思。

The tree looks beautiful now!圣诞树现在看起来美极了。

系动词： be, look, seem, sound, smell, taste, feel , get, turn等。

What do you mean by …

Mean V. 表示… 指…而言Christmas means to save.

I mean we have to put up the lights.

挂起 , 建造 , 举起Put up a tent/a notice/your hands

A: I’m so happy that you could _______ ______ England with us _______ the _________.B: _____ too. I’ve never ______ ______ _____ China before. A: Now let’s help __________ the tree.B: What ______ you mean _______ “decorate the tree”?A: I mean we have to ______ ______ the lights and Christmas ______.

come to for holidayMe been out

ofdecorate

do by

put upballs

A: We also ______ an angel or star

_____ _____ _____ _____ the tree.

B: That ________ like ______!

A: Let’s _______ the lights ________

the tree.

B: Wow! The tree _______ beautiful

now!

put at the top of

sounds fun circle around

looks

The Chinese Festival — the Spring FestivalWhen is Spring Festival?How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival?

Clean the room.Decorate the room.

Wear new clothes.

The families get together and have a big dinner.Go to visit relatives ( 亲戚 ) .Children can get red bags from the adults ( 大人 ) .