Christmas Customs ·Exchanging gifts Hanging a stocking near the chimney and receiving toys from Santa Claus Singing Christmas carol Decorating for Christma
Christmas Customs • Exchanging gifts • Hanging a stocking near the chimney and receiving toys from Santa Claus • Singing Christmas carols • Decorating for Christmas
A Comparison between Christmas and Spring Festival Christmas Spring Festival Date the 25th,December the first day of the new year (lunar calendar) Origin to celebrate the birth To frighten a monster of Jesus Christ named Nian Customs ·Exchanging gifts red packets:Spring .Hanging a Festival couplets ·Singing Christmas paper-cuts carols Firecrackers .Decorating for Christmas Food Cookies,cakes, jiao-zi or dumplings Tang-yuan New year cake (nian-gao) The dinner on New Year's
A Comparison between Christmas and Spring Festival Christmas Spring Festival Date the 25th,December the first day of the new year (lunar calendar) Origin to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ To frighten a monster named Nian Customs •Exchanging gifts •Hanging a •Singing Christmas carols •Decorating for Christmas red packets; Spring Festival couplets paper-cuts Firecrackers Food Cookies, cakes, jiao-zi or dumplings Tang-yuan New year cake (nian-gao) The dinner on New Year ’s Eve
4.Here is another story about Christmas.Read the story and and please briefly summarize the story. The meaning of“Magi”:the three wise man, The main character: The setting of the story: Plot of the story: Theme of the story:
4. Here is another story about Christmas. Read the story and and please briefly summarize the story. The meaning of “Magi”: the three wise man, The main character: The setting of the story: Plot of the story: Theme of the story:
The Gift of Magi The meaning of“Wagi”:the three wise men who brought the new-born Christ gifts:gold(黄金)， frankincense(乳香)，and myrrh(殁药).They started the gift-giving custom of Christmas. The main characters:Della and Jim The setting of the story:the day before Christmas Plot of the story:The day before Christmas, Della sold her beautiful hair to buy a platinum chain for her husband Jim.She gave the chain to Jim but Jim didn't have his watch any more because he had sold it to buy a set of combs for Della. Theme of the story:love and sacrifice
The meaning of “Magi”: the three wise men who brought the new-born Christ gifts: gold（黄金）, frankincense (乳 香 ), and myrrh（ 殁 药 ） . They started the gift-givingcustomofChristmas. The main characters: Della and Jim The setting of the story: the day before Christmas Plot of the story: The day before Christmas, Della sold her beautiful hair to buy a platinum chain for her husband Jim. She gave the chain to Jim but Jim didn’t have his watch any more because he had sold it to buy a set of combs for Della. Theme of the story: love and sacrifice The Gift of Magi
Part 2 Critical Reading Outlining ○Comprehension Check Exploring beyond the text
Part 2 Critical Reading Outlining Comprehension Check Exploring beyond the text