TellingastoryaboutFatherChristmasSkillsbuilding1:findinginformationaboutalegendarypersonWhatdoesthewordlegendmean?Legendreferstothetraditionalstoryofafamouspersonoranevent.Someofthestoriescanbetrue.However,mostofthestoriesareunreal,mythicalorevensupernatural.Canyougiveanexampleofalegend?TherearealotoftraditionalChineselegendarystories,suchasPangucuttingopenheavenandearthorNuwapatchingtheskywithfive-colourstones.Whodoyouthinkarelegendarypersons?Thepeopleinlegendarystories,suchasPangu,Nuwa,FatherChristmas,arelegendarypersons.Step1takingnotesaboutFatherChristmasYouwillfirstlistentoaTVprogrammeaboutFatherChristmasandtakesomenotesaboutthislegendaryperson.ThenyouwillreadawebpageaboutStNicholastolearnmoreaboutFatherChristmas.FinishPartAafteryoulistentothefirstandsecondrecordings.FatherChristmasWhathelookslikeahappy,(1)__________manwithlong__________hairandalongwhitebeard,dressedina(3)__________witha(4)__________beltandthesamecolourbootsfatwhiteredsuitblackWherehelivesnearthe(5)__________PoleNorthWhohisfriendsareelves:helpmake(6)__________reindeer:(7)__________innumberhelp(8)__________thepresentstoys12deliverWhathedoesgoesdownchimneysandplaces(9)__________instockings,infrontoftheChristmas(10)__________bychildren’s(11)__________orbythefireplacepresentstreebedThefoodhelikessweetmince(12)__________piesInterestingfactswasusuallydrawnwearing(13)__________beforeafamousadvertisementusedapictureofhimwearingredin(14)__________green1931ReadthepassageinPartBandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WheredidStNicholascomefrom?StNicholascamefromavillagecalledMyrainTurkey.2.WhyisFatherChristmasmodelledafterhim?Becausehewasverykindandgenerousespeciallytoyoungpeople.3.WhatistheoriginofFatherChristmascomingdownthechimney?StNicholasthrewsmallbagsofgolddownthechimneytohelpthethreedaughtersinapoorfamilygetmarried.4.WhatdoesStNicholaslooklike?Oneofhisbagsofgoldfellintoastockinghanginguptodryoverthefireplace.Skillsbuilding2:askingquestionsaboutculturaldifferencesIsFatherChristmasthesameineveryWesterncountry?WhatisFatherChristmascalledineachcountry?WhichcustomaboutChristmasisdifferentineachcountry?HowisFatherChristmasdifferentineachcountry?DopeopleinWesterncountriesallsendpresentstootherbeforeoronChristmasDay?Whatpresentsdotheyusuallysendtoeachother?WhatdopeopleusuallyeatonChristmas?Step2:findingoutaboutdifferentChristmastraditionsWorkinpairstotalkaboutdifferentChristmastraditionsindifferentcountriesbyusingsomepicturesofdifferentFatherChristmasfromdifferentcountries.GermanyChristmasManRussiaFatherFrostorGrandfatherFrostFranceFatherChristmasSwedenChristmasBrownieNetherlandsSantaClausUKFatherChristmasUSASantaClausSkillsbuilding3:writingastoryaboutalegendaryfigureMakesomesentencestobeginastorybyusingthesentencestructuresgivenhere.Thefollowingquestionsmayhelpyou.Whatcanwesayifwewanttodescribetheidentityofalegendaryfigure?HeisFatherChristmas,whotravelsfromhousetohouseandsendsgiftstochildrenonChristmasEve.Whatdoeshelooklike?Heisanoldmanwithwhitehairandalong,whitebeardandmoustache.Whatarethedifferentaspectsofhischaracter?Heisverykindandhappy.Heloveschildrenandhelpstheirdreamscometrue.Whatdoeshedo?OnChristmasEve,heputsallthepresentsontohissledandfliesacrossthesky.Hegoesdownthechimneyandplacespresentsinstockingsforchildren.WhoisFatherChristmasbasedon?ItissaidthatheisbasedonStNicholas,thebishopofavillagecalledMyrainTurkeyover1,600yearsago.IsthereanythingelsethatisinterestingaboutFatherChristmas?Yes.InGermany,peoplecallhimChristmasMan,whileinSweden,peoplecallhimChristmasBrownie,andintheNetherlandsandtheUSA,peoplecallhimSantaClaus.1.name:noun<1>[C]thewordorwordsthataperson,thingorplaceisknownby:What'sthenameofthatmountaininthedistance?远处那座山的山名是什么?<2>[Cusuallysingular]theopinionorreputationthatsomeoneorsomethinghas:They'retryingtorestorethegoodnameofthemanufacturer.他们正在尽力恢复生产厂家的好名声。verb[T]<1>togivesomeoneorsomethinganame:AmannamedDennisansweredthedoor.一个名叫丹尼斯的男子应声开门。<2>tosaywhatsomethingorsomeone'snameis:Inthefirstquestionyouhadtonamethreetypesofmonkey.在第一个问题里,你必须说出三类猴子的名称。2.provide:verb[T]togivesomeonesomethingthattheyneed:Thisbookletprovidesusefulinformationaboutlocalservices.这本小册子提供关于当地服务的有用的信息。Thegovernmentprovidedfoodforpoorfamilies.政府为贫穷的家庭提供了食物。
