Unit Six Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Christmas spirit ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio x More than twenty percent of all goods sold during the year are sold during the weeks before Christmas. This is good for stores English Songs and for the American economy. Some people object to all this spending. They say it is not the real meaning of Christmas. So Video Clip they celebrate in other ways. For example, they make Christmas presents, instead of buying them. Or they volunteer Background Information to help serve meals to people who have no homes. Or they give money to organizations that help poor people in the United Discussion States and around the world Home and family are the center of the christmas holiday For many people, the most enjoyable tradition is buying a Christmas tree and decorating it with lights and beautiful objects. On Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, people gather around the tree to open their presents. Another important Christmas tradition involves food. Families prepare many kinds of holiday foods, especially sweets. They eat these foods on the night before Christmas and on Christmas Day 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子①Discussion English Songs Background Information Video Clip More than twenty percent of all goods sold during the year are sold during the weeks before Christmas. This is good for stores and for the American economy. Some people object to all this spending. They say it is not the real meaning of Christmas. So, they celebrate in other ways. For example, they make Christmas presents, instead of buying them. Or they volunteer to help serve meals to people who have no homes. Or they give money to organizations that help poor people in the United States and around the world. Home and family are the center of the Christmas holiday. For many people, the most enjoyable tradition is buying a Christmas tree and decorating it with lights and beautiful objects. On Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, people gather around the tree to open their presents. Another important Christmas tradition involves food. Families prepare many kinds of holiday foods, especially sweets. They eat these foods on the night before Christmas and on Christmas Day