1、Word power,What are the most popular religions in the world,Hinduism Buddhism Judaism Christianity Islam,Hindus,Buddhists,Judaist,Christian,Muslim,gods,The teachings of Buddha,God,God and Jesus,Allah,Hinduism,Buddhism,Religions,The Vedas,Buddhist,Torah,Bible,The Koran,temple,synagogue,church,mosque,

2、temple,Reading,The punishment is to be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand and a foot for a foot.,“OLD TESTAMENT,Biblical idioms in English,Fast reading Please divide the whole passage into several parts,Para 1,Para 2,Paras 3-6,Para 7,What is an idiom,Why doe

3、s the Bible have a lot of idioms,What are the features of Biblical idioms,How is learning idioms useful,Finish P52 C2 The features of Biblical idioms (Para3-6) : a. Biblical idioms often came from stories. b. Some idioms from the Bible use animals. c. Another focus of Biblical idioms is often things

4、 related to agricultural life or food,whole/complete,Examples,Meanings,result,Animal-related,origin,Types,benefits,Improving,appreciating,1 換句話說 2 underline the moral of a story 3 be reduced to doing sth 4 hire oneself out 5 in honor of,6 a handful of 7 develop a high level of competence in sth 8 ha

5、ve a thorough understanding of 9 a carrier of 10 不久；過一會兒,1 Many idioms have _ lost their original meanings or have only a vague or loose connection with them now. 2 “Kill the fatted calf” comes from a story _ a son left home to,either,where,The idiom comes from a story where a son left home to waste

6、 all of his time and money in amusing himself,3 這個習語來自一個故事，故事中的兒子離家 出走，虛度光陰，揮霍金錢，尋歡作樂,4 Idioms are used in everything _ Literature to films and newspapers,from,Task,What do you know about Christmas,Which is the most popular festival celebrated by Christians,Lead-in,Christmas,Christmas is the day whe

7、n Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, whom Christians believe to be the son of God. Children are excited about this holiday because they believe Father Christmas will bring them gifts,Lead-in,A brief introduction of Christmas,22,Father Christmas,Lead-in,Father Christmas is delivering gif

8、ts to people,Lead-in,Lead-in,But do you believe Father Christmas really exists,No. Although Father Christmas is very famous and people talk a lot about him, he is just a legendary person. The story of Father Christmas is just a legend,Then what is a legend and what kind of person is a legendary pers

9、on? Please read the top of page 58 in Skills building 1 and find out the answers,Skills Building 1,Finding information about a legendary person,Skills Building 1,What do you think is a legend,Legend refers to the traditional story of a famous person or an event. Some of the stories can be true. Howe

10、ver, most of the stories include things that are untrue, impossible or do not exist,Skills Building 1,Then what is a legendary person,A legendary person is often a real person who lived a long time ago, and the information about this person might be true but some of it might be untrue and just part

11、of a legend,Skills Building 1,Examples of traditional Chinese legends,Pangu cutting open heaven and earth,Skills Building 1,Nwa patching the sky with five-colour stones,Skills Building 1,Pangu and Nwa,So in the legends about Father Christmas, who is a legendary person,Father Christmas,In such legend

12、s, who are legendary people,Skills Building 1,Expressions used to describe a legendary person/figure,He/she is said/supposed to He/She is known/described as People believe that According to the stories, he/she Apparently, he/she I have heard that he/she,Skills Building 1,e.g,Skills Building 1,Practi

13、ce: Rewrite the following sentence with the expressions above,Father Christmas delivers/brings presents to people,Father Christmas is said/supposed to deliver/bring presents to people,He/she is said/supposed to He/She is known/described as People believe that According to the stories, he/she Apparen

14、tly, he/she I have heard that he/she,Father Christmas delivers/brings presents to people,Skills Building 1,Practice,Father Christmas is known as a person who delivers/brings presents to people. People believe that Father Christmas delivers/ brings presents to people. According to the stories, Father

15、 Christmas delivers/brings presents to people. Apparently, Father Christmas delivers/brings presents to people. I have heard that Father Christmas delivers/ brings presents to people,Skills Building 1,Examples,A,Reading,Read the web page about St Nicholas and work in pairs to ask and answer the ques

16、tions on the top of Page 59,Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,1. Where did St Nicholas come from? 2. Why is Father Christmas modelled after him? 3. What is the origin of Father Christmas coming down the chimney? 4. Why do many Europeans give gifts to their children on St Nicholas Day? 5. Wh

17、at does St Nicholas look like,Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,Pair workAsk and answer the questions below,1. Where did St Nicholas come from,St Nicholas came from a village called Myra in Turkey,2. Why is Father Christmas modelled after him,Because he was very kind, merciful and generous,

18、Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,39,3. What is the origin of Father Christmas coming down the chimney,St Nicholas threw small bags of gold down the chimney to help the three daughters in a poor family get married,4. Why do many Europeans give gifts to theirchildren on St Nicholas Day,To ho

19、nor St Nicholas, who gave aid to others,Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,He is tall and thin with no beard or moustache and wears the neat, traditional clothes of a religious leader,Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,5. What does St Nicholas look like,Step 1 Taking notes about Fath

20、er Christmas,B,Listen to a TV program about Father Christmas and fill in the table below according to what you have heard and the web page on Page 58,What he looks like,a happy, fat man with long (1) _hair and a long white beard and moustache, dressed in a (2) _with a black belt and the same colour

21、boots,white,red suit,Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,Where he lives,near the (3) _ Pole,North,Who his friends are,elves: help make (4) _ reindeer: twelve in number, help (5) _ the presents,toys,deliver,Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,What he does,goes down chimneys and places (

22、6) _ in stockings, in front of the Christmas tree, by childrens (7)_ or by the fireplace,presents,beds,Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,Interesting facts,was usually drawn wearing (8) _ before a famous advertisement used a picture of him wearing red in (9) _,green,1931,Step 1 Taking notes

23、about Father Christmas,Who is Father Christmas based on,10) _,St Nicholas,Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,Give a summary about St Nicholas about what you have learned today,Step 1 Taking notes about Father Christmas,Summary,The story of Father Christmas is _ _ St Nicholas, the bishop of a village called Myra in _ over 1,600 years ago. He is _ and _ with no _ and wears the neat, traditional clothes of a religious _. He is one of the most popular _ in Christianity and the saint of people because he is said to b