Unit2Letscelebrate！StartingoutUnderstandingideas課件-高中英語

Unit2Let’scelebrate!

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UnderstandingideasStartingoutWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Whatfestivalsarementionedinthevideo?Whydopeoplecelebratethesefestivals?Thefestivalsmentionedinthevideoare“hanami”，theRoseFestival，Mid-AutumnDay，theHarbinInternationalIceandSnowFestival，andtheNewYear.

Becausepeoplewanttocelebratethechangingseasonsandexpresstheirappreciationofnature.1ThanksgivingMayDayFreedomDayDragonBoatFestival2Workingroups.Talkabout：otherfestivalsofeachtypeotherreasonstocelebrateafestival OtherfestivalsofeachtypeincludePongal,SpringFestival,IndependenceDayandValentine’sDay,etc.OtherfestivalsofeachtypeincludePongal,SpringFestival,IndependenceDayandValentine’sDay,etc.3DragonBoatFestivalcelebrationstakeplaceinChinaonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.TheyareheldinmemoryofQuYuan,apoetandstatesmaninAncientChina.ItwasthefirsttraditionalChinesefestivaladdedtoUNESCO’sListofIntangibleCulturalHeritage.

ThanksgivingiscelebratedmainlyinNorthAmerica，inOctoberorNovember.Traditionally，itwasachancetogivethanksforagoodharvest.Now，itisalsoatimeforfamiliestogettogetherforabigdinner.MayDayisafestivaltocelebratethestartofsummer，withcelebrationsheldacrossEuropeandinpartsofNorthAmerica.Peoplepreparedecorationswithflowersanddancearoundmaypoles.FreedomDayisheldeveryyearon27ApriltocelebrateSouthAfrica’sfirstfully-participatedelectionsin1994，inwhicheveryonewasallowedtovoteregardlessofskincolour.Itcelebratestheendofracialinequalityinthecountry.UnderstandingideasReadtheintroductiontoTolkienandanswerthequestions.J.R.R.Tolkien（1892-1973）wasanEnglishwriter,poetanduniversityprofessor,bestknownastheauthorofsomeoftheworld’smostpopularhigh-fantasynovels.Withhislimitlessimagination,hecreatednewworldsforhisreaderstoexplore.HisnovelsTheHobbitandTheLordoftheRingshavebeenmadeintofilms.1HaveyoueverreadanyofTolkien’sbooksorseenanyofthefilmsbasedonthem?Whatdoyouthinkofthem?WhatelsedoyouknowaboutTolkien?Findoutmoreabout

himandshareyourresearchwiththeclass. Yes,Ihave.Theyarefantasticandfullofimagination.Tolkien’sTheLordoftheRingsisstronglyinfluencedbyhispersonalWorldWarexperiencein1916,whichhadanimpactonthenovel’sManypeoplestillrememberthemagicofFatherChristmasfromwhentheywerechildren.Asparents,theytrytokeepthatmagicalivefortheirchildrenforaslongastheycan.ThatiswhyLettersfromFatherChristmascouldbetheperfectbookforthosewhoregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyear.ThemanwhowrotetheselettersisoneofthemostfamousnamesinEnglish.Tolkien,authorofTheLordoftheRings.TheletterswereTolkien'swayofkeepingFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren,overaperiodofmorethantwentyyears.however,

changeasTolkien'schildrengotolder:LettersfromFatherChristmastellsusthataswellasenjoyingtheadventuresofFatherChristmas,PolarBearandothercharactersattheNorthPole,wecanallsharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime.Byexpressingloveforhischildreninsuchaspecialway,TolkienmayindeedhavebeentherealFatherChristmas.ReadthepassageandfindoutwhatLettersfromFatherChristmasisaboutandwhyTolkienwrotetheseletters.

GothroughthepassageandanswerthequestionsWhodidTolkienwritethelettersto?WhymayTolkienindeedbetherealFatherChristmas?Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.2ReadthepassageandfindoutwhatLettersfromFatherChristmasisaboutandwhyTolkienwrotetheseletters.

LettersfromFatherChristmasisacollectionofTolkien’sletterstohisfourchildrenatChristmas.TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.TolkienwrotetheselettersbecausehewantedtokeepFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren.GothroughthepassageandanswerthequestionsWhodidTolkienwritethelettersto?WhymayTolkienindeedbetherealFatherChristmas?Tohisfourchildren.Becausehewastherealpersonwhoexpressedloveforhischildreninsuchaspecialway.Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1 A.Thestoriesintheletters.Para.2 B.Thebasicinformationaboutthoseletters.Para.3 C.ThemagicofFatherChristmas.Para.4 D.ThetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime.Para.5 E.LettersfromFatherChristmasanditswriter.Choosethesentencethatbestexplainsthetitleofthepassage.1TherealFatherChristmaswasactuallyTolkienhimself.2TolkienistherealFatherChristmas,becausehewrotelettersusingthename“FatherChristmas”.3Tolkien'sloveandcareforhischildrenmadehimverylikeFatherChristmas.3√Readthefirstandthesecondparagraphsandanswerthequestions.WhatanotherperfectbookdidTolkienwrite?_________________________________________________________WhatdidTolkienusetheletterstodo?_________________________________________________________TheHobbitandTheLordoftheRings.TokeepFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren.Readthethirdandfourthparagraphsandfillintheform.LettersfromFatherChristmasFromJ.R.R.TolkienToTolkien’sfourchildrenWaysofwriting______________;illustratedbeautifullyStoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeand______________PolarBearonceclimbedandactualpoleinthiscaseandfellthroughthe________ofFatherChristmas.MeaningRemindthechildrenofmanypoorand__________people.handwrittenadventuresroofstarvingReadthelastparagraphandanswerthequestions.WhatdoesLettersfromFatherChristmastellus?HowdidTolkienexpressloveforhischildren?BesidesenjoyingtheadventuresofFatherChristmas,PolarBearandothercharactersattheNo