《牛津高中英语》（模块九·高三上学期）Unit4TaskTellingastoryaboutFatherChristmas一、Teachinggoals1.Targetlanguage:newwordsandsentencestructure2.Abilitygoals:Practicethestudents’listening,speaking,readingandwriting.二、TeachingimportantanddifficultpointsListeningandwriting.三、TeachingaidsAtaperecorderandacomputer.四、TeachingproceduresandwaysLead-inShowpicturestostudentstointroducethetopicofthispartAlegendarypersonisapersonwhoisveryfamousandwhoistalkedbyalotofpeople.Often,legendarypeoplearerealpeoplewholivedalongtimeago,sotheinformationyoufindaboutthemmightbetruebutsomeofitmightbeimpossibleordonotexist.Skillbuilding1:findinginformationaboutalegendarypersonInordertofindwhichinformationisrealandwhichisnot,youcanlistenoutforthefollowingexpressionswhichpeopleoftenusewhendiscussingsomethingwhichmightnotbereal:He/Sheissaid/supposedto…He/Sheisknown/described/picturedas…Peoplebelievethat…Accordingtothestories,he/she…Apparently,he/she…Ihaveheardthathe/she…Step1:takingnotesaboutFatherChristmasA.ListentoaTVprogrammeraboutFatherChristmasandfillinasmuchofthenotesheetaspossible.B.Nowlistentothesecondhalfoftheprogrammerandfinishthenotesabove.Answers:1)fat2)white3)redsuit4)black5)North6)toys7)128)deliver9)presents10)tree11)bed12)pies13)green14)1931TapescriptHost:Goodmorning.Today,IamgoingtointerviewsomeonewhoknowsalotaboutFatherChristmas.SteveSmithistheownerofatoyshop.Now,Steve,IwonderifyoucouldquicklysummarizewhoFatherChristmasisandwhathedoes.Steve:Well,thecharacterFatherChristmashasbeenaroundforhundredsofyears,andheisknowntomanychildrenaroundtheworldasthepersonwhobringsthemChristmaspresents.Heisoftendescribedasahappy,fatmanwithlongwhitehairandalongwhitebeardandmoustache,dressedinaredsuitwithablackbeltandblackboots.However,hehasn’talwaysdressedlikethat.Afamousadvertisementusedapictureofhimwearingredinnineteenthirty-one,butbeforethat,hewasusuallydrawnwearinggreen.Host:FatherChristmascomestovisitusatChristmastime,butwheredoeshespendtherestoftheyears?Steve:Well,heissaidtoliveneartheNorthPolewithhiswifeandlotsoflittlecreaturescalledelves.Theelvesarehisfriends.Theyhelpmaketoys.HealsohastwelvereindeerthathelphimdeliverthepresentsonChristmasEve.Host:WhenIwasachild,IusedtowritetoFatherChristmas,sothathewouldknowwhatIwanted.Steve:ManychildrendothatseveralmonthsbeforeChristmas.TheywritetotellwhatpresentstheywouldlikeforChristmas.OneofthetraditionsintheUKisforchildrentotakethelistofpresentstheywantandputitinthechimney.Host:Whathappensafterthat,onChristmasEve?Steve:Accordingtostories,onChristmasEve,FatherChristmasputsallofthepresentsontohissledandfliesacrosstheskywithhistwelvereindeer.OnceFatherChristmasarrivesatahouse,hegoesdownthechimneyandplacespresentsforthechildreninstockingsorinfrontofthefamilyChristmastree.Somepeoplehangthestockingsbytheirbeds,butmostpeoplehangthembythefireplace.ManypeoplesaythatFatherChristmaslikestoeatmincepies,sotheyalwaysleavesomeoutforhimtoeat.Manypeoplealsoleaveacarrotoutforthereindeer.Host:Ididn’tknowthat!I’llhavetorememberthatinthefuture.Nowwehavetimeforonemorequestion.DoyouknowwheretheideaforFatherChristmascamefrom?Steve:ThereisaconnectionbetweenFatherChristmasandSTNicholas,whowasasaintfromhundredsofyearsago.YoucanfindmoreaboutSTNicholasontheInternet.Host:Steve,thanksfortalkingtoustoday.IsuggestthatanyonewhowantstofindoutmoreaboutFatherChristmasshouldloo...
