Unit2LetscelebrateStartingoutUnderstandingideas课件高一英语

Unit2Let’scelebrateUnderstandingideasStartingout1.Whatfestivalsarementionedinthevideo?2.Whydopeoplecelebratethesefestivals?Activity1WatchandAnswer

Q1.Whatfestivalsarementionedinthevideo?Thefestivalsmentionedinthevideoare"hanami",theRoseFestival,theMid-AutumnDay,theHarbinInternationalIceandSnowFestival,and

theNewYear.Activity1Q2.Whydopeoplecelebratethesefestivals?Becausepeoplewanttocelebratethechangingseasonsandexpresstheirappreciationofnature.seasonalfestivalsDragonBoatFestivalcelebrationstakeplaceinChinaonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.TheyareheldinmemoryofQuYuan,apoetandstatesmaninAncientChina.ItwasthefirsttraditionalChinesefestivaladdedtoUNESCO’sListofIntangibleCulturalHeritage.为了纪念holdv.抓住，握住；持有；容纳，包含，认为，相信举行阴历月份政治家联合国教科文组织UnitedNationsEducationalScientificAndCulturalOrganization非物质文化遗产ThanksgivingiscelebratedmainlyinNorthAmerica，inOctoberorNovember.Traditionally，itwasachancetogivethanksforagoodharvest.Now，itisalsoatimeforfamiliestogettogetherforabigdinner.P17MayDayisafestivaltocelebratethestartofsummer，withcelebrationsheldacrossEuropeandinpartsofNorthAmerica.Peoplepreparedecorationswithflowersanddancearoundmaypoles.P17With复合结构为什么用held遍及，在……各处五朔节花柱FreedomDayisheldeveryyearon27ApriltocelebrateSouthAfrica’sfirstfully-participatedelectionsin1994，inwhicheveryonewasallowedtovote

regardlessofskincolour.Itcelebratestheendofracialinequalityinthecountry.P17Participatein=takepartin参加participationn.参加，参与participatorn.参与者，参加人员不管，不顾votefor投票赞成voteagainst投票反对voteon就……表决votetodosth.投票去做某事Readthefestivaldescriptionsandcompletethesentences.

istocelebratetheharvest.

istocelebrateaseason.

istohonouranevent.

istohonouraperson.ThanksgivingMayDayFreedomDayDragonBoatFestivalv.对……表示敬意，表扬某人，给某人荣誉n.荣幸，荣誉，敬意inhonourof为了纪念，表示敬意itismygreathonourtodosth.做某事是我的荣幸havethehonourofdoingsth.havethehonourtodosth.有幸做某事feelhonouredtodosth.做某事感到荣幸Activity3Workinpairs.Talkabout:OtherfestivalsofeachtypeOtherreasonstocelebrateafestivalHoliThisisafestivalofcolor,whichmarksthebeginningofspringinIndia.（胡里节）afestivaltocelebrate________.aseasonEaster(March23toApril25)ThisisaChristianholidayinMarchorAprilwhenChristiansrememberthedeathofChristandhisreturntolife.EasterBunnyEastereggsafestivaltohonour_______.

It’sanighttimefestivalforchildren,whenthey’llfrightentheadultsbytheirdisguisedmasks.It’salsofordress-upandfun.Halloween(AllSaints'Day)(31th.October/1stNovember)afestivaltohonour_______.thedeadTrickortreatQingmingFestival/Tomb-sweepingDay(April4-6)RebirthofnatureCelebrateitwithpicnics,andkiteflyingSweepandweedgravesHonourancestorsGoldenWeek:The7-dayholidayfromOct.1stto7thGotravelingaroundtheworld.CommemoratethefoundingofPeople’sRepublicofChina.TheNationalDay（October1st）

ChristmascardChristmastree

Whatdoyouknowaboutthisfestival?

ChristmasgiftChristmasstocking

Whatdoyouknowaboutthisfestival?

FatherChristmas/SantaClaus

Whatdoyouknowaboutthisfestival?WhoistheFatherChristmas?

Background

LettersfromFatherChristmas

isacollectionofletterswrittenandillustratedbyJ.R.R.Tolkien.Thebookwaswarmlyreceivedbycritics.ThestoriesareabouttheadventuresandmisadventuresofFatherChristmasandhishelpers,includingtheNorthPolarBearandhistwocubs.

Read

theintroductionto

Tolkien.J.R.RTolkien(1892-1973)奇幻小说作为……而出名霍比特人指环王

AnswerthequestionsHaveyoueverreadanyofTolkien'sbooks

orseenanyofthefilms

basedonthem?Whatdoyouthinkofthem?ThefirstletterThelastlettermorethantwentyyearsaNorthPolestampeveryChristmas

1.WhatisLettersfromFatherChristmasabout?ReadquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestionsLettersfromFatherChristmasisacollectionofTolkien’sletterstohisfourchildrenatChristmas.TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.

Readquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions2.WhydidTolkienwritetheseletters?TolkienwrotetheselettersbecausehewantedtokeepFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren.

ReadcarefullyandfindsomedetailedinformationTitleofthebook:1.___________________________Author:2.______________Backgroundinformation:EveryChristmas,Tolkien’schildrenwouldgetanenvelopewith3._________________.Insideit,theywouldfind4._________________________________________.Ofcourse,theletterswerewrittenbyTolkien.LettersfromFatherChristmasJ.R.R.TolkienaNorthPolestampahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas

ReadcarefullyandfindsomedetailedinformationFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPoleclimbedtheNorthPolehowhecouldnotfellthroughtheroofstophishelpersplayinggamesContentsoftheletters:Theytellwonderfulstoriesabout5._________________________________________________.Inoneletter,PolarBear6.____________________and7.___________________ofFatherChristmas’shouse.Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabout8.___________________________________________withthetoys.ManypeoplestillrememberthemagicofFatherChristmasfromwhentheywerechildren.Asparents,theytrytokeepthatmagicalivefortheirchildrenforaslongastheycan.para.1keep...alive使……继续存在，使……活着，维持……的生命Eg：Doctorskeptthebabyaliveforsixweeks.医生使婴儿活了六周。ThatiswhyLettersfromFatherChristmascouldbetheperfectbookforthosewhoregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyear.ThemanwhowrotetheselettersisoneofthemostfamousnamesinEnglishliterature—J.R.R.Tolkien,authorofTheLordoftheRings.TheletterswereTolkien’swayofkeepingFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren，overaperiodofmorethantwentyyears.Heiswidelyregardedasthefatherofinternationallaw.他被广泛认为是国际法之父。Herworkisveryhighlyregarded.她的工作受到高度评价。那就是……的原因Thatisbecause那是因为para.2with/inregardto关于EveryChristmas，anenvelopewithaNorthPolestamparrived.ItwasaddressedtoTolkien’schildren.Whocoulditbefrom?Thechildrenmusthavebeenveryexcitedastheyopenedit.Inside，theywouldfindahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas.Theletterswerealsobeautifullyillustrated—eachmusthavetakenitstrueauthor，Tolkien，alongtimetocomplete.para.3addressv.写收信人的地址，演讲，处理，解决musthavedone一定做过某事，表示对过去行为的肯定推测花费当……时TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.AregularcharacterintheletterswasPolarBear，whoonceclimbedtheNorthPole（anactualpoleinthiscase）andfellthroughtheroofofFatherChristmas’shouse.regularadj.频繁的，经常的；定期的，有规律的aregularvisitor/customer常客

regularmeetings例行会议Doyoutakeregularexercise?你经常锻炼吗？【单词积累】regularly

adv.经常；定期地irregular

adj.无规律的；不定时的para.4在这种情况下Inanotherletter，FatherChristmascomplainedabouthowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggameswiththetoysinsteadofwrappingthemup.Interestingly，thelettersdidnotcontaintheusualwarningstochildrenthattheymightnotreceivetheirpresentsiftheywerenotgood.Thelettersdid，however，changeasTolkien’schildrengotolder：para.4complain

v.抱怨，不满，发牢骚

complaintn.抱怨stopsb.(from)doingsth.阻止某人做某事打包complain后不能直接跟sb.作宾语，要加介词to。n.警告warnv.警告，提醒强调谓语动词change强调动词，不能用强调句型，而要在动词原形前加do,does或did,表示“的确，确实，真的”。warnsb.of/aboutsth.提醒某人某事warnsb.（not）todosth.提醒某人（不）要做某事warnsb.againstdoingsth.提醒某人不要做某事warnsb.that...提醒某人……当……时...butifyoufindthatnotmanyofthethingsyouaskedforhavecome

，andnotperhapsquiteasmanyassometimes，rememberthatthisChristmasallovertheworldthereareaterriblenumberofpoorandstarving

people.省略了that或which的定语从句starvingadj.挨饿的，即将饿死的starve

v.（使）挨饿；（使）饿死starvetodeath饿死starvefor...渴望……starvationn.饿死；挨饿dieof/fromstarvation饿死para.4LettersfromFatherChristmastellsustha