1、Period 2 Understanding ideas 学案设计 学习目标 1.To have a preliminary understanding of different types of festivals and understand different festival cultures. 2.To master the application of some key words and sentence patterns. 3.To share the information about Tolkien. 4.To train the reading skills in glo
2、bal comprehension. 5.To discuss about the most special gifts and share the ideas to train the ability to use language in your real lives and express your ideas in a logical way. 课堂探究 Step 1:Leading in Activity 1:Lead-in Watch the pictures and share information with others. Step 2:Global reading Acti
3、vity 2: Summarize the main idea of the passage. 1.Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Para.1:Parents try to keep the magic of Father Christmas for their children. Para.2:J.R.R.Tolkien kept writing letters to his four children for more than years. Para.3:The children were when they opened the le
4、tters. Para.4:The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmass life and at the North Pole. Para.5:We can all share the true spirit of at Christmas time. 2.Summarize the passage. Step 3:Careful reading Activity 3:Choose the best explanation. Go through the three sentences below and then cho
5、ose the best one that can explain the title of the passage properly.And consider your reasons for the answer. A.The real Father Christmas was actually Tolkien himself. B.Tolkien is the real Father Christmas,because he wrote letters using the name of “Father Christmas”. C.Tolkiens love and care for h
6、is children made him very like Father Christmas. Activity 4:Complete the notes with expressions from the passage. Title of the book:1. Author:2. Background information: Every Christmas,Tolkiens children would get an envelope with 3. .Inside it,they would find 4.Of course,the letters were written by
7、Tolkien. Contents of the letters: They tell wonderful stories about 5. . In one letter,Polar Bear 6. and 7. of Father Christmass house. In another letter,Father Christmas complained about 8. with the toys. Step 4:Think and Share 1.Would you like to read the book Letters from Father Christmas? Give y
8、our reasons. 2.What is the most special gift you have received from your family? Why is it special to you? Step 5:Language in use. 1.That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year. 翻译: This/That is why. ,why 引导的从句表示结果。 Thi
9、s/That is because. ,because 引导的从句表示原因。 The reason why.is/was that.中 that 引导的表语从句表示原因,that 不可换成 because。 (1)Almost everyone can enjoy music.That is why music is so popular. 翻译: (2)That is you drank too much at the party. 那是因为在晚会上你喝得太多了。 (3)The reason he didnt pass the exam was he had never studied ha
10、rd. 他没有通过考试的原因是他从来没有努力学习过。 2.The letters were Tolkiens way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children,over a period of more than twenty years. 翻译: more than: more than one: more.than. (1)Within six months,more than 25,000 people were using it every day. (2)He is more than a friend to me
11、.He is also my teacher. (3)He is lucky clever. 与其说他聪明,不如说他幸运。 (4)More than one question (be) raised at the meeting yesterday. 3.It was addressed to Tolkiens children. 翻译: 翻译下列句子: (1)He is going to address the meeting. (2)He addressed the audience in an eloquent speech. (3)Please address all enquirie
12、s to this office. 4.In another letter,Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up. 翻译: complain (to sb.)about/of plain that(向某人)抱怨某事 (1)She complained me his rudeness. (2)He will complain to the police I struck him. (3)T
13、he patient is complaining acute earache. 5.Interestingly,the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good. 翻译: 6.The letters did,however,change as Tolkiens children got older:. 翻译: 翻译下列句子: (1)Please do come to my birthday par
14、ty next Sunday. (2)He does like the film 12 Citizens in all the movies. (3)She me about her address,but I forgot all about it. 她确实告诉过我她的地址,但我全忘了。 7.Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas,Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole,we
15、can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time. as well as sth./doing sth. (1)He is a friend in word in deed. 他是个言行如一的朋友。 (2)He shared in my sorrows in my joys. 他和我分享快乐,也分担我的悲伤。 课后练习 Review the main idea of the passage and the language points. 参考答案 课堂探究 Step 1:略 Step 2:1.alive;twenty;exci
16、ted;adventures;giving 2.J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the parents who tried to keep the magic of Christmas alive for their children. He kept writing letters to his four children for more than twenty years. The children were really excited when they opened the letters. The letters told wonderful stories
17、about Father Christmass life and adventures at the North Pole, which was of great attraction to the children. We can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time. Step 3: Activity 3:C Activity 4:1.Letters from Father Christmas;2.J.R.R. Tolkien;3.a North Pole stamp;4.a handwritten letter fro
18、m Father Christmas;5.Father Christmass life and adventures at the North Pole;6.climbed the North Pole;7.fell through the roof;8.how he could not stop his helpers playing games Step 4:略 Step 5:1.翻译:那就是为什么对于那些认为圣诞节是一年中一个特殊时刻的人来说,圣诞 老人的信是一本完美的书。 这/那就是的原因 这/那是因为 (1)几乎人人都能欣赏音乐。这就是音乐如此流行的原因。 (2)because (3
19、)why;that 2.翻译:这些信是托尔金让他四个孩子的圣诞节老人活了二十多年的方法。 多于;超出 不止一个 比更,与其说倒不如说 (1)在六个月之内,两万五千多人每天在使用它。 (2)他不仅是我的朋友。他还是我的老师。 (3)more;than (4)was;在昨天的会议上,提出了不止一个问题。 3.翻译:信是写给托尔金的孩子们的。 (1)他将在大会上发表演说。 (2)他向听众发表了雄辩的演说。 (3)如有疑问,请向本办公室提出。 4.翻译:在另一封信中,圣诞老人抱怨说,他那些助手们非但没有把玩具包起来,反而拿起玩 具玩起了游戏。 (1)to;about (2)that (3)of 5.有趣的是,信中并没有那些常见的对孩子们的警告,比如表现不好就可能收不到礼物之 类的话。 6.然而,随着托尔金的孩子们年龄的增长,这些信确实发生了变化: (1)下个星期天请一定要来参加我的生日聚会。 (2)在所有的电影中,他的确喜欢电影十二公民。 (3)did tell 7.也,并且,和一样,不但而且; (1)as well as (2)as well as
