成都电子机械高等专科学校：《大学英语》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Book 1 Unit 5 A Miserable, Merry Christmas

College english, Book I Unit 5 A Miserable, Merry Christmas

College English, Book I A Miserable, Merry Christmas Unit 5

Background Information Organization of the Text Introductory Questions Text New Word Reading Intensive Study Exercise Check-up Assignment

• Background Information • Organization of the Text • Introductory Questions • Text & New Word Reading • Intensive Study • Exercise Check-up • Assignment

Background Information · Christmas · Symbols of christmas · Santa claus Fireplace

• Christmas • Symbols of Christmas • Santa Claus • Fireplace Background Information

Background Information Christmas Day, December 25, is the most important festival in the Christian world. Originally Christmas was a religious rite and it did not become a fixed holiday until 440 A. D. Today, Christmas is still observed as an anniversary of the birthday of Christ, but its religious aspect is almost lost to the lay world amidst all the commercialization and human excitement of it. The celebration usually includes an exchange of cards and presents among relatives and friends, decorating the sitting room with a Christmas tree, and a feast featuring a turkey or a goose

Background Information Christmas Day, December 25, is the most important festival in the Christian world. Originally Christmas was a religious rite and it did not become a fixed holiday until 440 A. D. Today, Christmas is still observed as an anniversary of the birthday of Christ, but its religious aspect is almost lost to the lay world amidst all the commercialization and human excitement of it. The celebration usually includes an exchange of cards and presents among relatives and friends, decorating the sitting room with a Christmas tree, and a feast featuring a turkey or a goose

Background Information 1. The Christmas star ★ 2. The christmas Tree 3. Evergreens

Background Information 1. The Christmas Star 2. The Christmas Tree 3. Evergreens

Background Information To most Christians the Christmas star is symbolic of Jesus, who is often called"the bright and morning star Ancient people looked upon stars as gods and created myths about them. ☆

Background Information To most Christians the Christmas star is symbolic of Jesus, who is often called”the bright and morning star”. Ancient people looked upon stars as gods and created myths about them

Background Information why do we have a decorated christmas Tree? In the 7th century a monk from Crediton, Devonshire, went to germany to teach the Word of god. he did many good works there, and spent much time in Thuringia, an area which was to become the cradle of the christmas Decoration Industry Legend has it that he used the triangular shape of the Fir tree to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The converted people began to revere the fir tree as god's Tree, as they had previously revered the Oak. by the 12th century it was being hung, upside-down, from ceilings at Christmastime in Central Europe, as a symbol of Christianity The first decorated tree was at Riga in latvia, in 1510. In the early 16th century, martin Luther is said to have decorated a small Christmas Tree with candles. to show his children how the stars twinkled through the dark night

Background Information Why do we have a decorated Christmas Tree? In the 7th century a monk from Crediton, Devonshire, went to Germany to teach the Word of God. He did many good works there, and spent much time in Thuringia, an area which was to become the cradle of the Christmas Decoration Industry. Legend has it that he used the triangular shape of the Fir Tree to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The converted people began to revere the Fir tree as God's Tree, as they had previously revered the Oak. By the 12th century it was being hung, upside-down, from ceilings at Christmastime in Central Europe, as a symbol of Christianity. The first decorated tree was at Riga in Latvia, in 1510. In the early 16th century, Martin Luther is said to have decorated a small Christmas Tree with candles, to show his children how the stars twinkled through the dark night

Background Information Evergreens have been a part of mid-winter festival long before Christ. They played a symbolic part because they stayed green and alive when other plants appeared dead and bare. They represented everlasting life and hope for the return of spring

Background Information Evergreens have been a part of mid-winter festival long before Christ. They played a symbolic part because they stayed green and alive when other plants appeared dead and bare. They represented everlasting life and hope for the return of spring

Background Information Santa claus. also called st. Nick. Saint Nicolas or Father Christmas, is usually represented as a jolly fat old man with a white beard and red suit. On Christmas Eve. the whole house is quiet, everyone is fast asleep and the stockings hang empty as receptacles for presents waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. It is commonly assumed that Santa wont come to a house where the children are up. This myth is, in fact, used to get the excited children into bed so that the real-life "Santas" can fill the stockings with presents and put them under the tree

Background Information Santa Claus, also called St. Nick, Saint Nicolas, or Father Christmas, is usually represented as a jolly fat old man with a white beard and red suit. On Christmas Eve, the whole house is quiet, everyone is fast asleep and the stockings hang empty as receptacles for presents waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. It is commonly assumed that Santa won’t come to a house where the children are up. This myth is, in fact, used to get the excited children into bed so that the real-life “Santas” can fill the stockings with presents and put them under the tree

Background Information Fireplace is the opening for a fire in the wall of a room, with a chimney above it

Background Information Fireplace is the opening for a fire in the wall of a room, with a chimney above it