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A Festival
Before Reading
Look at the picture. What do you know about the festival? Answer these questions. (Four People in a group)
1.What did you see in this picture?
2.Which festival are you going to celebrate?
3.What are you doing during this festival?
4.What kind of present do you want to receive?
5.Discuss with your members about your answers. Are your answers the same?
During Reading
Traditionally, XXXXX is portrayed as a kindly, round-bellied, merry, bespectacled man in a red suit trimmed with white fur, with a long white beard. On Christmas eve, he rides in his flying sleigh, pulled by XXXXX from house to house to give presents to children. During the rest of the year he lives at the North Pole, in Finnish Lapland, or Dalecarlia in Sweden together with his wife. The names of his reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. Rudolph, 'the red-nosed reindeer', has featured in many modern aspects of the Santa Claus myth.
Everyone loves receiving gifts on Christmas. Children, with their innocence wait eagerly for Santa Claus to bring them gifts. In many countries children hang a XXXXX believing that it will be filled with small toys, candy, fruit, coins, or other small gifts by Santa Claus when he arrives. These small items are often referred to as stocking stuffers or stocking fillers. Tradition says that a child who behaves badly during the year will receive only a piece of coal.
Exercise1
Use the context of the passage to figure out the part of speech and the general meaning of the missing word.
A.Traditionally, XXXXX is portrayed as a kindly, round-bellied, merry, bespectacled man in a red suit trimmed with white fur, with a long white beard.
a)Part of speech:______________________
b)Possible word or meaning:_______________
Santa Claus (noun)
B.On Christmas eve, he rides in his flying sleigh, pulled by XXXXX from house to house to give presents to children.
a)Part of speech:_____________________
b)Possible word or meaning:______________
Reindeer (noun)
C. In many countries children hang a XXXXX believing that it will be filled with small toys, candy, fruit, coins, or other small gifts by Santa Claus when he arrives.
a)Part of speech:_____________________
b)Possible word or meaning:______________
Christmas stocking (noun)
Exercise2
Use the context of the passage to figure out the part of speech and the general meaning of the underlined words and phrases.
A.Santa Claus is portrayed(1) as a kindly, round-bellied, merry, bespectacled(2) man in a red suit trimmed with white fur, with a long white beard.
a)Part of speech:_____________________
b)Possible word or meaning:______________
Portray(verb)
Bespectacled(adjective)
B.On Christmas eve, he rides in his flying sleigh, pulled by reindeer from house to house to give presents to children.
a)Part of speech:_____________________
b)Possible word or meaning:______________
Sleigh(noun)
During the rest of the year he lives at the North Pole, in Finnish Lapland, or Dalecarlia in Sweden together with his wife.
a)Part of speech:_____________________
b)Possible word or meaning:______________
Finnish (adjective)
Sweden (noun)
D.Children, with their innocence wait eagerly for Santa Claus to bring them gifts.
a)Part of speech:_____________________
b)Possible word or meaning:______________
Innocence (noun)
E.Tradition says that a child who behaves badly during the year will receive only a piece of coal.
a)Part of speech:_____________________
b)Possible word or meaning:______________
Coal (noun)
After Reading
Check your understanding of the short article about Christmas by skimming it again as quickly as you can.
Christmas
Traditionally, Santa Claus is portrayed as a kindly, round-bellied, merry, bespectacled man in a red suit trimmed with white fur, with a long white beard. On Christmas eve, he rides in his flying sleigh, pulled by Reindeer from house to house to give presents to children. During the rest of the year he lives at the North Pole, in Finnish Lapland, or Dalecarlia in Sweden together with his wife. The names of his reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. Rudolph, 'the red-nosed reindeer', has featured in many modern aspects of the Santa Claus myth.
Exercise1
Discuss the questions with another student.
a)What characterizations of Santa Claus are mentioned in this article?
b)Why does Santa Claus ride his sleigh pulled by Reindeer from house to house?
c)Where does Santa Claus live with his wife?
Christmas
Read the short article first.
Everyone loves receiving gifts on Christmas. Children, with their innocence wait eagerly for
Santa Claus to bring them gifts. In many countries children hang a Christmas stocking believing
that it will be filled with small toys, candy, fruit, coins, or other small gifts by Santa Claus when
he arrives. These small items are often referred to as stocking stuffers or stocking fillers.
Tradition says that a child who behaves badly during the year will receive only a piece of coal.
Exercise2
Circle the best main idea.
Write too general or too specific after the other main ideas.
ØMani idea：
a)the Christmas stocking (Main Idea)
b)Christmas stocking will be filled with many things by Santa Claus (Too specific)
c) Everyone loves receiving gifts on Christmas. (Too general)
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