1、Unit 2 Lets celebrate!Starting out&Understanding ideasRead and guess:what festival is it?1.On which day,the people should eat turkey and say thanks to your parents?Thanksgiving Day2.What is the day an old man who comes from Finland and brings the gifts to children?Christmas3.Whats the festival for c
2、hildren knocking at someone s door and say:“trick or treat”?Halloween4.When is the moon the biggest and fullest？Mid-autumn Festival5.On which day,Chinese people like to set off fireworks,have delicious food and wear new clothes?Spring FestivalFebruary _Dec._January _FESTIVALSNational DayChristmasDra
3、gon BoatFestivalMid-Autumn FestivalSpring FestivalWhat festivals do you know?New YearMarch _April _May _June _Sep._Oct._Nov._Thanksgiving DayWomens DayTomb-Sweeping DayLabour DayAfter-viewing2.Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences._ is to celebrate the harvest._ is to celebrate a
4、 season._ is to honour an event._ is to honour a person.ThanksgivingMay DayFreedom DayDragon Boat FestivalThis festival is to honour the dead.Its also for dress-up and fun.Halloween(31th.October/1st November)(All Saints Day)J.R.R Tolkien and his worksStep 2.Pre-ReadingStep 2.Pre-Readingbe Known as 作
5、为作为.而出名而出名be known/famous for 因因而出名而出名be known/famous to 为为所知所知fantacy n.幻想、想象幻想、想象fantastic adj.奇异的；古怪的；空想的；异想天开的，极好的，奇异的；古怪的；空想的；异想天开的，极好的，极出色的；不可思议的，不切实际的。极出色的；不可思议的，不切实际的。limitless 无限的无限的be made into 被制成、被做成（这里指被拍成电影）被制成、被做成（这里指被拍成电影）J.R.R Tolkien and his woksStep 2.Pre-Reading Paragraph 1：Paren
6、ts try to keep the magic of Christmas 1._ for their children.Paragraph 2：J.R.R.Tolkien kept writing letters to his four children for more than 2._ years.Paragraph 3：The children were 3._ when they opened the letters.Paragraph 4：The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmass life and 4._
7、at the North Pole.Paragraph 5：We can all share the true spirit of 5._ at Christmas time.Read and fill.adventuresgivingalivetwentyexcitedStep 3.While-ReadingRead and choose the best answers.1Who may be most interested in the book Letters from Father Christmas?APeople who like reading novels.BPeople w
8、ho like playing games.CPeople who like reading books about festivals.DPeople who consider Christmas a special time of year.2Which of the following statements about JR.R.Tolkien is NOT true according to Paragraph 2?AJ.R.R.Tolkien has four children.BJ.R.R.Tolkien is very famous in French literature.CJ
9、.R.R.Tolkien is the author of The Lord of the Rings.DJ.R.R.Tolkien kept writing letters to his children for over twenty years.3What kind of true spirit can we learn from the book Letters from Father Christmas?AGiving.BBeing happy.CBeing with family members.DExpressing love for family members.4What k
10、ind of father do you think JR.R.Tolkien is?AHumorous.BStrict.CSerious.DCaring.Choose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage.1 The real Father Christmas was actually Tolkien himself.2 Tolkien is the real Father Christmas,because he wrote letters using the name Father Christmas.3 Tol
11、kiens love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas.Step 3.While-ReadingComplete 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 cou
12、rse,the letters were written by Tolkien.Contents of the letters:They tell wonderful stories about 5 _ _.In one letter,Polar Bear 6 _ and _ of Father Christmass house.In another letter,Father Christmas complained about _ with the toys.Letters from Father ChristmasJ.R.R.Tolkiena North Pole stampa hand
13、written letter from Father ChristmasFather Christmass life and adventures at theNorth Poleclimbed the North Polefell through the roofhow he could not stop his helpers playing gamesStep 4.Post-Reading1 Would you like to read the book Letters from Father Christmas?Give your reasons.2 What is the most
14、special gift you have received from your family?Why is it special to you?3 What gift would you like to give to someone for the coming festival?Why?Choose one to discuss in groups.harvestregardless novel regardhonourdecoration freedomparticipate inequality Step 4.Post-ReadingI Wordslimitless regular
15、complain warning take placein memory of add.to.get togetherregardless ofbe known asbe made into regard.as.stop.(from)doing.wrap upas well asin a.wayII PhrasesIII Language points1.honour v v向表示敬意；尊敬n尊敬，荣誉(1)honour sb.for.因而尊敬某人(2)have the honour to do/of doing.有幸做 in honour of 为了纪念 Its an/ones honour
16、 to do.做是一种/某人的荣幸(3)be honoured for.因而受到尊敬或获得荣誉be honoured as.被尊为be/feel honoured to do/of doing.做而感到荣幸for asin honour ofI feel honoured to be invited toIt is my honour/an honour to be invited to2.in memory of纪念；追念(教材P13)They are held in memory of Qu Yuan,a poet and statesman in Ancient China.它们是为纪念
17、中国古代诗人和政治家屈原而举行的。in praise of 赞美，歌颂in honour of 纪念；向表示敬意in search of 寻找in charge of 负责；掌管 in memory of in charge of3.regardless advadv.不管，不顾(教材P13)Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africas first fully participated elections in 1994,in which everyone was allowed to vote re
18、gardless of skin colour.自由日在每年4月27日举行，以庆祝1994年南非第一次全面参与的选举，在这次选举中，每个人都可以不分肤色进行投票。regardless of不管，不顾despitein spite of 尽管Despite InAlthough/Though the weather was baddespite/in spite of the bad weather4.regard.as.把视作(教材P14)That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those
19、who regard Christmas as a special time of year.那就是为什么圣诞老人的来信这本书对于那些把圣诞节视作一年中特殊时刻的人来说是一本完美的书。Never regard study as a duty.绝对不要把学习视作一项任务。(2019全国卷)Mountains are regarded _ spiritual places by many cultures.山被许多文化视为心灵之地。asRplain v v抱怨，不满，发牢骚(教材P15)In another letter,Father Christmas complained about how
20、he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up.在另一封信中，圣诞老人抱怨说，他怎样也无法阻止他的助手们玩玩具游戏，而不是把它们包装起来。(1)complain to sb.of/about sth.向某人抱怨某事complain(to sb.)that.(向某人)抱怨(2)complaint n.抱怨；牢骚；投诉(江西卷)Mother always complains that children wear out their shoes very quickly.母亲总
21、是抱怨孩子们很快就把鞋子穿烂了。complained to us that complainingcomplaint6.warning n n警告，警示，告诫(教材P15)Interestingly,the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good.有趣的是，这些信并没有像往常一样警告孩子们：如果他们(表现)不好的话，他们可能不会收到礼物。warn v警告；提醒warn sb.against doi
22、ng sth.warn sb.not to do sth.警告某人不要做某事warn sb.of sth.提醒某人某事warn sb.that.警告/提醒某人of against warned me not to swimwarned me against swimming7.keep宾语宾补(教材P14)As parents,they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.作为父母，他们尽量让这种魔法在孩子身上永存。句中的keep that magic alive为“keep宾语宾补”结构。意为“使继续处于某种状态”，keep为使役动词。(1)keep宾语名词/形容词/副词/介词短语(2)keep宾语现在分词(3)keep宾语过去分词 closed runningfastened 8.because thatbecausewhythat Thank You
