Unit2Let'sCelebrateStartingoutUnderstandingideas课件高一英语

Unit2 Let’scelebrate！

Startingout&Understandingideas

年级：高一年级学科：英语（外研社版）Bytheendoftheclass,youwillbeableto：getkeyinformationanddetailsaboutthepassagebyskimmingandscanning;listthebasicelementsofabookreviewbyananlyzingthestructure;presentyourunderstandingofthetitleandthetruespiritofcelebratingfestivalsbydiscussingandthinkingdeeply.LearningobjectivesFestivalsandreasonstocelebrateafestivalFestivalsandreasonstocelebrateafestival

J.R.RTolkien(1892-1973)wasanEnglishwriter,poetanduniversityprofessor,bestknownastheauthorofsomeoftheworld’smostpopularhigh-fantasynovels.Withhislimitlessimagination,hecreatednewworldsforhisreaderstoexplore.HisnovelsTheHobbitandTheLordoftheRingshavebeenmadeintofilms.PredictionsbasedonthetitleandpicturesAcollectionofTolkien’slettersTohischildren?Toreaders?

Whatmakesabookreview?WhydidTolkienwritetheseletters?

Whatisthebookabout?What

doesrealmean?Checkyourpredicitons1.WhydidTolkienwritetheseletters?

2.Whatisthebookabout?Asafather,hewantedtokeepthatmagicaliveforhis

childrenforaslongastheycan.TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas'slifeandadventuresattheNorth

Pole.CompletethenotesTitleofthebook:1_____________________Author:2________________Backgroundinformation:EveryChristmas,Tolkien’schildrenwouldgetanenvelopewith3_________________.Insideit,theywouldfind4______________.Ofcourse,theletterswerewrittenbyTolkien.Contentsoftheletters:Theytellwonderfulstoriesabout5_________________________.Inoneletter,PolarBear6________and7___________ofFatherChristmas’shouse.Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabout8__________withthetoys.Completethenotes1.LettersfromFatherChristmas2.J.R.R.Tolkien3.aNorthPolestamp4.ahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas5.FatherChristmas'slifeandadventuresatthe

NorthPole6.climbedtheNorthPole7.fellthroughtheroof8.howhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggamesTitleofthebook:1_____________________Author:2________________Backgroundinformation:EveryChristmas,Tolkien’schildrenwouldgetanenvelopewith3_________________.Insideit,theywouldfind4______________.Ofcourse,theletterswerewrittenbyTolkien.Contentsoftheletters:Theytellwonderfulstoriesabout5_________________________.Inoneletter,PolarBear6________and7___________ofFatherChristmas’shouse.Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabout8__________withthetoys.theme/comments

Theme/Comments...wecanallsharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime.Byexpressingloveforhischildreninsuchaspecialway,

TolkienmayindeedhavebeentherealfatherChristmas.(1)WhatisthetruespiritofcelebratingChristmas?(2)Whatarethespecialways?Theme/Comments2...TheletterswereTolkien’swayofkeepingFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren,overaperiodofmorethantwentyyears.3EveryChristmas,anenvelopewithaNorthPolestamparrived.ItwasaddressedtoTolkien’schildren.Whocoulditbefrom?Thechildrenmusthavebeenveryexcitedastheyopenedit.Inside,theywouldfindahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas.Theletterswerealsobeautifullyillustrated—eachmusthavetakenitstrueauthor,Tolkien,alongtimetocomplete.Thefatherkeptthemagicaliveforsuchalongtime.Thefathertriedtomakethelettersreal.Thefatherdevotedalottotheseletters.Theme/CommentsTheme/Comments

asTolkien’schildrengotolder:...butifyoufindthatnotmanyofthethingsyouaskedforhavecome,andnotperhapsquiteasmanyassometimes,rememberthatthisChristmasallovertheworldthereareterriblenumberofpoorandstarvingpeople.Theme/CommentsagelettersolderyoungstorieshiddenmeaningsgivingreceivingTheme/CommentsWhenwegrowup,ifwereceivelessorevennogifts,pleaseremember:alotofhungrypeopleareingreatneed.TheyaresufferingalotduringthisChristmas.Ifyoucan,don’tjustwanttoreceivelikeachild,buttrytogivethemahandlikeaFatherChristmas.Givingandsharingloveandjoywithpeoplearoundusisthetruespiritofcelebratingthefestival.UnderstandingofthetitleChoosethesentencethatbestexplainsthetitleofthepassage.TherealFatherChristmaswasactuallyTolkienhimself.TolkienistherealFatherChristmas,becausehewrotelettersusingthename“FatherChristmas”.Tolkien’sloveandcareforhischildrenmakehimverylikeFatherChristmas.

TranslatethetitleNamesimilarChinesetraditionalfestivals乞巧节DoubleSeventhFestivalOnthisday,couplesgivegiftstoeachotherandexpresstheirlove,whichmakestheholidayverywarm.Preparingtheluckymoneyisalong-standingtradition

foradultsandtheelderly,astheybelievethatthemoneycanprotectchildrenfromevilspirits,keepthemhealthyandbringthemgoodluckthewholeyear.thespiritofChinesetraditionalfestivals重阳节DoubleNinthFestival端午节DragonBoatFestival国庆节NationalDayAssignmentsOption1:Writeashortpassagein80wordstoexpressyourunderstandingofthespiritofcelebratingChristmas.Option2:Areallthefestivalscreatedtocelebrate?Writeashortpassagetoshareyouropinion.AninitiativeReflectionAftercompletingthisclass,Ican