英语阅读 (Ⅰ)-副本

目录

  • 1 Course Introduction
    • 1.1 Course Introduction
    • 1.2 Classwork Activities
    • 1.3 Short Stories: The Empty Pot
    • 1.4 Homework
  • 2 Unit 1 - University Life
    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Word Pretest
    • 2.3 Reading Skill 1
    • 2.4 Text 2
    • 2.5 Conclusion
  • 3 Unit 2 - Culture Shock
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Word Pretest
    • 3.3 Text 1: Making a Cultural Change
    • 3.4 Review: Reading Skill 1
    • 3.5 Short Story 2
  • 4 Unit 3 - Movies
    • 4.1 Unit Introduction
    • 4.2 Word Pretest
    • 4.3 Vocabulary Building
    • 4.4 Text 2: How to Watch a Movie
    • 4.5 Short Films
    • 4.6 Homework
  • 5 Unit 5 - Food
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Word Pretest
    • 5.3 Vocabulary
    • 5.4 Text 1: A Food Tour of the United States
    • 5.5 Reading Skill 2
    • 5.6 Conclusion
  • 6 Textbook
    • 6.1 PDF
  • 7 Unit 6 - Shyness
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 Word Pretest
    • 7.3 Text 1: Overcoming Shyness
    • 7.4 Conclusion
  • 8 Unit 7 - Physical Fitness
    • 8.1 Introduction
    • 8.2 Word Pretest
    • 8.3 Text 1: Eight Myths About Physical Fitness
    • 8.4 Conclusion
  • 9 Midterm Review
    • 9.1 Review
    • 9.2 Word Pretest
    • 9.3 Reading Skills
    • 9.4 Exam Information and Rules
  • 10 Unit 8 - Sports
    • 10.1 Introduction
    • 10.2 Word Pretest
    • 10.3 Text
    • 10.4 Conclusion
  • 11 Unit 10 - Psychology
    • 11.1 Introduction
    • 11.2 Word Pretest
    • 11.3 Reading Skill 3
    • 11.4 Text 1: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
    • 11.5 Conclusion
  • 12 Unit 9 - Festivals & Holidays
    • 12.1 Introduction
    • 12.2 Word Pretest
    • 12.3 Reading Skill 3 More Practice
    • 12.4 Text
    • 12.5 Conclusion
  • 13 Final Review
    • 13.1 Review
    • 13.2 Word Pretest
    • 13.3 Reading Skills
    • 13.4 Practice 1
    • 13.5 Practice 2
    • 13.6 Textbook
    • 13.7 Final Words
  • 14 FINAL EXAM
    • 14.1 Information
  • 15 Holiday English
    • 15.1 Introduction
    • 15.2 Books
    • 15.3 Documents
    • 15.4 Websites
    • 15.5 Movies / TV
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  • 4 Let's Watch
  • 5 RS3
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Christmas time is coming.  As winter sets in, and December rolls on the Christmas season approaches.  As most of you know, this is a very important holiday in many countries and to many people around the world.


Today we are going to read an article introducing some history and tradition surrounding Christmas.  This is just an introduction, but it has lots of interesting information.


First, you will read the article called "Christmas" that begins on page 155 in your textbook.  Then, you will answer the reading comprehension questions.  After that, we will explain or illustrate the meaning of some key points in the article.  Finally, we end with some activities.


So go ahead and turn to page 155 in your textbook and read the article now.  If you do not have your textbook, you can find the full text of the article on the next page.