人教版新目标九年级unit2-I-think-that-mooncakes-are-delicious!教学课件【200页】.ppt

warn … against 告诫…提防, 警告…不要 He warned me against going there at night. 他警告我晚上不要到那去。 warn about 告诫…提防… The Weather Bureau warned about hurricanes. 气象局发出了飓风警报。 知识链接 Santa Claus Christmas tree gifts reindeer Christmas card A Christmas Carol is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, first published on 19 December 1843. It tells the story of bitter old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from supernatural visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. The novel met with instant success and critical acclaim. While A Christmas Carol brings to readers images of light, joy, warmth and life, it also brings strong and unforgettable images of darkness, despair, coldness, sadness and death. Scrooge himself is the embodiment (体现) of winter, and, just as winter is followed by spring and the renewal of life, so too is Scrooge’s cold, pinched heart restored to the innocent goodwill he had known in his childhood and youth. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? Who wrote A Christmas Carol? They are gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. 2b Read and answer the questions. It was written by Charles Dickens. 3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? It is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. Scrooge is unfriendly to others. Jacob Marley used to worked together with Scrooge. Jacob Marley and Scrooge are different in character. Jacob Marley wants to help Scrooge. T Read and decide the sentences are true or false. T F T What does Scrooge see when he’s with … 2c Read and complete the chart. He sees his childhood. He sees how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. He sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. the Ghost of Christmas Past? the Ghost of Christmas Present? the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come? 2d Why does Scrooge hate Christmas? Does Scrooge have a lot of friends?