Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleighJingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh,Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleighOver the fields we go Laughing all the wayBells on bobtails ring Making spirits brightWhat fun it is to laugh and sing A sleighing song tonight,Reading,The spirit of Christmas,2014.12.23,Let s create a mind map of Christmas .,date,symbols,activities,stories,24,Santa Claus Reindeer Christmas tree,Christmas party gift giving church celebrations ,The Gingerbread man 姜饼人儿 The Little Drummer Boy 小鼓手的故事 ,1. What does the passage talk about?,It talks about the spirit of Christmas.,2. How does it tell us ?,By telling a story.,The spirit of Christmas,true meaning,ghost,Para 1,1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?2. Whats the topic sentence of this paragragh ?,When we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.,The spirit of Christmas,Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.,behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.,Para 2,example,Name:_,Writer:_,Characters:,A Christmas Carol,Charles Dickens,_,_,Scrooge,Jacob Marley,Kind:_,Novel,Scrooge,Jacob Marley,used to be business partner,used to be alike in character,What would Marley warn him?,punished change end up,The spirit of Christmas,What is Scroogelike?,What did Scroogeuse to be like?,Para 2,Para 4,The spirit of Christmas,A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is aboutan old man named Scrooge who,never laughs or smiles.,never laughs or smiles.,(serious),He is,mean,mean,and,only thinks about himself,only thinks about himself,(selfish),and,doesnt treat others nicely.,doesnt treat others nicely.,(unfriendly),He just cares about,whether he can make more money.,He just cares about,whether he can make more money.,(selfish),And he hates Christmas.,And he hates Christmas.,(mean),Scrooge in the past:,Para 2,The spirit of Christmas,He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person.,He,happily celebrates Christmas with his,relatives.,He,happily celebrates Christmas with his,relatives.,（friendly）,He also gives gifts,He also gives gifts,to people in need.,to people in need.,(generous),He now,warmth, spreading love and joy,everywhere he goes.,He now,warmth, spreading love and joy,everywhere he goes.,treats everyone with kindness and,treats everyone with kindness and,(kindhearted),And that is the true spirit of Christmas!,Scrooge at present:,Para 4,The spirit of Christmas,serious,mean,sefish,unfriendly,kindhearted,friendly,generous,Scrooge in the past:,Scrooge at present:,used to be .,How?,his happier days as a child,how others are spending Christmas this year,he is dead but nobody cares,future,Para 3,a dream,The spirit of Christmas,mean,selfish,serious,unfriendly,kindhearted,friendly,generous,Scrooge in the past:,Scrooge at present:,Its sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.,He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning Christmas day!,Whats the true spirit of Christmas ?,Conclusion,What we have leant today ?,Help Tom write a letter,有个叫Tom的小男孩，他以前又自私又吝啬，只关心自己，对待父母不友好。今天他和我们一块学习了Dickens写的一篇小说，这让他想起了自己的父母。他不想最终像Mayley一样，所以下定决心改变自己。他想和父母分享他的爱和快乐，并且承诺要努力变得友好，善良，慷慨大方。,Dear,mom and dad.Today we have learned a story written by Dickens, which reminds me of you. I know I used to be selfish and mean. I only care about myself and didnt treat you nicely. But now I dont want to end up like Marley, so I decide to change myself. I want to share my love and joy with you, and I promise to work hard to become friendly, kindhearted and generous.Yours,Tom,1. Review the story and share it with other students. 2. Write a letter to your parents. 3. Treat everyone with kindness and warmth.Share and give love and joy to people around us.,Homework,Maybe you are Tom !,