课    题 国外礼仪介绍（一）　圣诞庆祝活动 
课    时 一课时 
教学目的 通过介绍西方国家圣诞节的种种庆祝活动，联系中国春节展开讨论，从而达到开阔眼界，操练口语的目的。 
教学方法 讨论式、启发式 
教    具 录音机、图片、自制投影片、圣诞小礼物 

  
教学步骤：

Step 1   Free talk

Talk about the weather, the conversation may begin like this :
A : What a lovely day, isn't it ?
B : Yes. But the radio says it'll get cloudy soon.
A : Well, I really don't like cloudy meather, what about you ?
B : Not at all.
A : ……

Step 2   Presentation

Ask one of the students the following question :
⑴ What day is it today ?
⑵ Which month is it ?
⑶ Which is the last month of the year ?
⑷ Do you know which is the most popular festival in this month in most western countries ?

Step 3   Brief Introduction

Tell the students something about Christmas Day.
Christmas Day, which comes on December 25th, is usually said to be the birthday of Jeans Christ. (耶稣基督) A lot of children like this festival, because Father Christmas will come on Christmas Eve. He is a kind-hearted man, and often dress up in a red coat. He lands on top of the house and climbs down the chimney into the house, he likes giving children many gifts. Usually he put these good things in a stocking, so every child puts their stocking on the end of the bed before they go to sleep on Christmas Eve.

Step 4   Look and Say

Look at the flashcards and say something about them.

Step 5   Discussion

Discuss what people in western countries do on Christmas Day.
The answers may be like the following:
⑴ Children wake up early , they can't wait to open their presents.
⑵ They say "Merry Christmas " to each other on that day.
⑶ They give each other presents.

Step 6   Ask and Answer

⑴ When is Christmas Day?
   (On Dec.25)
⑵ People in which country celebrate Christmas Day ? Give some examples.
   (People in England, Canada , the U.S.A. ,France , ...)
⑶ What's Father Christmas Like?
   (  He dresses up in a red coat, sitting in the sleigh drawing by a deer, ...)

Step 7   Sing and play

Listen to some beautiful Christmas songs and music, if they like , sing with them , hand out some Christmas gift.

Step 8   Discussion

Discuss what do Chinese people do on Spring Festival?
They may find these important points:
⑴ Chinese people usually have a big family dinner.
⑵ They play crakers, fireworks.
⑶ Children may receive red bags with money.
⑷ They visit their friends.
⑸ Watch Spring Festival TV programmers. (On New Year's Evening )
(6) They often have a thorough clean, which means driving away the evils.