Unit 2 Lets celebrate Understanding ideas 课件高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册VIP

Unit2Let'scelebrate!TheRealFatherChristmasTherearethreestagesofman:hebelievesinSantaClaus;hedoesnotbelieveinSantaClause;heisSantaClause.Step1StartingoutActivity11.Whatfestivalsarementionedinthevideo?2.Whydopeoplecelebratethesefestivals?1Thefestivalsmentionedinthevideoare"hanami",theRoseFestival,theMid-Autumn

Day,theHarbinInternationalIceandSnow

Festival,andtheNewYear.

2Becausepeoplewanttocelebratethechanging

seasonsandexpresstheirappreciationofnature.Activity2Readthefestivaldescriptionsandcompletethesentences.___________istocelebratetheharvest.___________istocelebrateaseason.___________istohonouranevent.__________________istohonouraperson.ThanksgivingMayDayFreedomDayDragonBoatFestivalActivity1ReadtheintroductiontoTolkienandanswerthequestions.J.R.R.Tolkien(1892-1973)was

anEnglishwriter,

poetanduniversityprofesor,

bestknownastheauthorofsomeoftheworld'smostpopularhigh-fantasy

novels.Withhislimitlessimagination,hecreatednewworldsforhisreaderstoexplore.

HisnovelsTheHobbitandTheLordof

theRings

havebeenmadeinto

films.①HaveyoueverreadanyofTolkien’sbooksorseenanyofthefilmsbasedonthem?Whatdoyouthinkofthem?②WhatelsedoyouknowaboutTolkien?Findoutmoreabouthimandshareyourresearchwiththeclass.Step2Reading霍比特人指环王Choosethesentencethatbestexplainsthetitleofthepassage.1TherealFatherChristmaswasactuallyTolikenhimself.2TolikenistherealFatherChristmas,becausehewrotelettersusingthename“FatherChristmas”.3Toliken'sloveandcareforhischildrenmadehimverylikeFatherChristmas.Activity2Readthepassageandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Para.1B

Para.2A

Para.3E

Para.4C

Para.5D

ATheauthorofLetters

from

Father

Christmas.BFatherChristmashasbeeninchildren’sheartsincetheywereyoung.CThecontentsofthelettersanditseffectonchildren.DTolkienmaybetherealFatherChristmasinhisspecialwaytoeducatehischildren.ETolkien’schildrendidn’tknowthattheenvelopewasfromhisfather.Activity3ReadthepassageandfindoutwhatlettersfromFatherChristmasisaboutandwhyTolkienwrotetheseletters.Activity4WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutJ.R.R.TolkienisNOTtrueaccordingtoParagraph2?A.J.R.R.Tolkienhasfourchildren.B.J.R.R.TolkienisveryfamousinFrenchliterature.C.J.R.R.TolkienistheauthorofTheLordoftheRings.D.J.R.R.Tolkienkeptwritingletterstohischildrenforovertwentyyears.WhatkindoffatherdoyouthinkJ.R.R.Tolkienis?A.Humorous. B.Strict.C.Serious. D.Caring.Completethenoteswithexpressionsfromthepassage.Whatisthebackgroundinformation?Whatisthecontentsoftheletters?Completethenoteswithexpressionsfromthepassage.LettersfromFatherChristmasJ.R.R.TolkienaNorthPolestampahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmasFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPoleclimbedtheNor