1、2022-4-191UNIT 2 Lets celebrate!Starting out & Understanding ideasStarting outWatch the video(next page) and answer the questions. 1What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2Why do people celebrate these festivals? The festivals mentioned in the video are “hanami”，the Rose Festival，Mid-Autumn Day，
2、the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival，and the New Year. Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. 视频资源视频资源Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. is to celebrate the harvest. is to celebrate a season. is to honour an e
3、vent. is to honour a person. ThanksgivingMay DayFreedom DayDragon Boat FestivalWork in groups. Talk about： other festivals of each type other reasons to celebrate a festival Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu
4、 Yuan，a poet and statesman in Ancient China. It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCOs List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America，in October or November. Traditionally，it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now，it is also
5、 a time for families to get together for a big dinner.May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer，with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles.Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate S
6、outh Africas first fully-participated elections in 1994，in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour. It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country.Other festivals of each type include Pongal，Spring Festival，Independence Day and Valentines Day，etc. Other festivals of e
7、ach type include Pongal，Spring Festival，Independence Day and Valentines Day，etc. Understanding ideasPrereadingRead the title and look at the pictures in the passage, then answer the following questions.(1) Whats the type of this passage?(2) What other information can you get from the pictures?BOOK R
8、EVIEWBOOK REVIEWTitleRead the introduction to Tolkien and answer the questions. J. R. R. Tolkien（1892-1973）was an English writer， poet and university professor，best known as the author of some of the worlds most popular high-fantasy novels. With his limitless imagination，he created new worlds for hi
9、s readers to explore. His novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been made into films.1Have you ever read any of Tolkiens books or seen any of the films based on them? What do you think of them?2 What else do you know about Tolkien? Find out more about him and share your research with the
10、class. Yes，I have. They are fantastic and full of imagination. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings is strongly influenced by his personal World War experience in 1916，which had an impact on the novels1. Read the passage and find out what Letters from Father Christmas is about and why Tolkien wrote these
11、letters. 2. Go through the passage and answer the questions(1)Who did Tolkien write the letters to?(2)Why may Tolkien indeed be the real Father Christmas?3. Match the main idea with each paragraph.Fast reading1. Read the passage and find out what Letters from Father Christmas is about and why Tolkie
12、n wrote these letters. Letters from Father Christmas is a collection of Tolkiens letters to his four children at Christmas. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmass life and adventures at the North Pole. Tolkien wrote these letters because he wanted to keep Father Christmas alive f
13、or his four children. Fast reading2. Go through the passage and answer the questions(1)Who did Tolkien write the letters to?(2)Why may Tolkien indeed be the real Father Christmas?To his four children.Because he was the real person who expressed love for his children in such a special way.3. Match th
14、e main idea with each paragraph.Para. 1A. The stories in the letters.Para. 2B. The basic information about those letters.Para. 3C. The magic of Father Christmas.Para. 4D. The true spirit of giving at Christmas time.Para. 5E. Letters from Father Christmas and its writer.Read the first and the second
15、paragraphs and answer the questions.(1)What another perfect book did Tolkien write?_(2)What did Tolkien use the letters to do?_Careful readingThe Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.To keep Father Christmas alive for his four children.Read the third and fourth paragraphs and fill in the form.Letters fr
16、om Father ChristmasFromJ. R. R. TolkienToTolkiens four childrenWays of writing_; illustrated beautifullyStories about Father Christmass life and _Polar Bear once climbed and actual pole in this case and fell through the _ of Father Christmas.MeaningRemind the children of many poor and _ people.handw
17、rittenadventuresroofstarvingRead the last paragraph and answer the questions.(1)What does Letters from Father Christmas tell us?(2)How did Tolkien express love for his children?Besides enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole, we can all share th
18、e true spirit of giving at Christmas time.By pretending to be Father Christmas to write letters to his children at Christmas time.Think & Share 1 Would you like to read the book Letters from Father Christmas? Give your reasons. 2What is the most special gift you have received from your family? 3Why is it special to you? THE END
