Unit2Let'sCelebrate!Understandingideas课件高一英语

TheRealFatherChristmasUNIT2Let'sCelebrate!______________istocelebratetheharvest.______________istocelebrateaseason.______________istohonouranevent.____________________istohonouraperson.DragonBoatFestivalFreedomDayMayDayThanksgivingtheSpringFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalChingMingFestival/Tomb-sweepingDayLanternFestivalfestivalsFestivalsinothercountriesChristmasFool’s

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ChristmasDayisaholidaycelebratingthebirthofJesus.ItistraditionallycelebratedonDecember25bymostWesternChristianchurches.Althoughdatingtoprobablyasearlyasa.d.200,thefeastofChristmasdidnotbecomewidespreaduntiltheMiddleAges.Aspectsofcelebrationmayincludegift-giving,Christmastrees,displayofNativitysets,churchattendance,theFatherChristmas/SantaClausmyth,andfamilygatherings.赠送礼物、圣诞树、摆耶稣系列雕像、参加教堂活动、圣诞老人传说、家庭聚会等FatherChritmasFatherChritmasorSantaClaus—otherwiseknownasSaintNicholasorKrisKringle—hasalonghistorysteepedinChristmastraditions.Today,heisthoughtofmainlyasthejollymaninredwhobringstoystogoodgirlsandboysonChristmasEve,buthisstorystretchesallthewaybacktothe3rdcentury,whenSaintNicholaswalkedtheearthandbecamethepatronsaintofchildren.FindoutmoreaboutthehistoryofSantaClausfromhisearliestoriginsto

theshoppingmallSantasoftoday,millionsofchildrenwaitforeachChristmasEve.儿童的守护神圣尼古拉斯或克里斯克林格尔

PreviewQuizWhatkindofwritingformdoesthepassagebelongto?A.DiaryB.fantsynovelC.newsreport

D.bookreviewTheRealFatherChristmas书评Whichbookdoesthepassagetalkabout？

LettersfromFatherChristmasLettersfromFatherChristmasItisacollectionofletterswrittenandillustratedbyJ.R.R.Tolkien.Afterthebirthofhisfirstbornson,TolkienbegantowritehischildrenlettersfromFatherChristmas.EditedbyBaillieTolkien,thesecondwifeofhisyoungestson,theletterswerereleasedon2Sept.1976,thethirdanniversaryofTolkien’sdeath.Thebookwaswarmlyreceivedbycritics.ThestoriesareabouttheadventuresandmisadventuresofFatherChristmasandhishelpers,includingtheNorthPolarBearandhistwocubs.WhatdoyouknowabouttheEnglishnovelistofthisbook?Whatabouthisworks?ReadtheintroductiontoTolkien.J.R.R.Tolkien(1892-1973)wasanEnglishwriter,poetanduniversityprofessor,bestknownastheauthorofsomeoftheworld’smostpopularhigh-fantasynovels.Withhislimitlessimagination,hecreatednewworldsforhisreaderstoexplore.Hisnovels

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幻想，想象Whatdoyouthinkofthetitle?whyitcallsTheRealFatherChristmas?TheRealFatherChristmasPara1ParentstrytokeepFatherChristmasalivefortheirchildren.Tolkiendidkeepthemagicforhischildren.Tolkien’schildrencouldgotahandwrittenletterwithaNorthPolestampeachChristmas.TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slife,butchangedashischildrengotolder.TolkienmaybetherealFatherChristmas.Para2Para3Para4Para5thereasontowritetheselettersautheroftheselettersletterstoTolkin'schildrenthecontentofthelettersthevalueofthebookMatchthemainideasofeachparagraph,andconcludaeachparawithseveralword..Readparagraph1&2:1.HowdidTolkiendotokeepthemagic?A.Bybookingthemalotofbooks.B.Bylettingthemseemovies.C.Bywritingthemletters.D.Bytellingthemstories.2.WhyisLettersfromFatherChristmastheperfectbookforthosewhoregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyear?BecausehesucceededinkeepingFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildrenoveraperiodofmorethantwentyyears.Readparagraph3:WhydidTolkienuseenvelopeswithNorthPolestamps?BecausehewantedtomakehischildrenbelievethelettersarefromFatherChristmas.writeT(true)orF(false)1.There'saNorthPolestamponeachletter.()2.TherealauthoroftheselettersisTolkien'sfriends.()3.Tolkientookashorttimetofinishthehandwritingletters.()

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FCanyouimaginewhattheletterlookedlike?Contentsoftheletters:Theytellwonderfulstoriesabout________________________________________________________.Inoneletter,PolarBear______________________and___________________ofFatherChristmas’shouse.Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabout_______________________________________________withthetoys.

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climbedtheNorthPoleReadparagraph4andanswer:WhatdidTolkienwanttomakehischildrenknowastheygotolder?Sometimes,youcan’tgetallyouwant.Remembertherearesomepoorandstarvingpeople.ReadParagraph5andanswer:WhatcanwelearnfromLettersfromFatherChristmas?Thetruespiritofgiving.WhyisTolkientherealFatherChristmas?BecausehecallsonustosharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime,andex