Step 1. Revision

1. 他打扮成圣誕老人。

2. 我們舉行了慶祝活動來慶祝他的成功。

3. 在大多數人看來，男孩做的是不對的。

4. 他邀請我吃飯。

5. 我不想上這些銷售人員的當。

Step 2. Language Points

1.a seven-day festival 2.get together 3.give thanks to sb. for sth.

4.follow /act on one’s principle 5.support 6.keep sth. alive

Step 3. Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases below.

1.These measures were by all parties.

2.Many Chinese families to greet the new year and think about the past.

3.I’ve just his illness.

4.They their customs by speaking their own language.

5.My father is acting on .

6.He didn’t write to his parents.

7.We held a party Mr Smith.

8.You can him. He will never let you down.

9.--You’ve torn a page out of my book!

-- I’m sorry . I didn’t do it .

10. Kwanzaa is celebrating the culture and history of frican Americans.

Step4. Complete the sentences with the sentence structures below.

1． 這對雙胞胎有很多共同之處。

The twins

2.這些節日不但是慶祝新年的一種方法，也是慶祝歷史和文化的一種方法。

The festivals

3每次我去看他時總是給他買禮物。

, I always buy him a present.

4.我們必須全力以赴改善社區條件。

We must make our community better.

5． 我為他的好意向他表示感謝。

I kindness.

6.在我看來，他似乎在說謊。

that he is lying.

7.為了慶祝自己的歷史和文化，人們創立了這個節日。

8.春天是出游的好時機。

Spring traveling.

9.他如此喜歡這本書以至于他吃飯時也看。

He liked the book

Step 5.Cloze

This coming Saturday is Christmas, the biggest holiday in America and many other countries. Christmas is the day on which Christians(基督徒) celebrate the b of Jesus Christ. It is a the day that celebrate a universal spiritual(神圣的)message: Peace and good will to all people.

N expresses the spirit of the holiday more than music. More than any o holiday in America, Christmas moves people to write, play and sing music. There are religious(宗教的)songs, e joy or a sense of spiritual mystery(奧秘). People sing Christmas songs in churches and at schools. They hear them on the radio, in stores, and e on street corners. More groups of people get t to sing at Christmas than at any other time of the year.

Christmas is a holiday w special meaning for children. Many families enjoy the tradition of Santa Claus. S tell us that Santa Claus is an old man with a white bread, w wears red clothing. On the night before Christmas, he flies through the air in sleigh(雪橇)p by eight deer. He brings gifts of candy and toys to girls and boys. But, the stories say, you must be g all through the year, or Santa Claus might not s

at your house.

Step 6. Homework : Correction

1. The lit candle is giving poor light.

2. We had a party to congratulate Mother’s silver wedding.

3. During my stay in Beijing,she did as much as could to help me.

4. I was used to be quite afraid to live in that city.

5. John plays football as well, if not better than, David.

6. The next time you come, please bring my dictionary.

7. Tom has much difficulty in Chinese.

8. I’ll get my brother help you with your work.

9. This is the house that he lived in 1980.

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