1、Unit 2 Lets Celebrate!Starting out&Understanding ideasStarting outActivity 1:Watch the video and answer the questions.1.What festivals are mentioned in the video?2.Why do people celebrate these festivals?Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences._ is to celebrate the harvest._ is to
2、celebrate a season._ is to honour an event._ is to honour a person.Thanksgiving May Day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival Activity 2Activity 3Work in groups and talk about other festivals of each type and think about the reasons to celebrate these festivals.Understanding ideasActivity 1.1.Have you ev
3、er 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 class.Activity 2.Read the passage and find out what Letters from Father Christmas is about and why Tolkien wro
4、te these letters.文本整体理解:理清文章架构I.文本细节理解:探寻语篇细节信息1.Who may be most interested in the book Letters from Father Christmas?A.People who like reading novels.B.People who like playing games.C.People who like reading books about festivals.D.People who consider Christmas a special time of year.2.Which of the
5、 following statements about J.R.R.Tolkien is NOT true according to Paragraph 2?A.J.R.R.Tolkien has four children.B.J.R.R.Tolkien is very famous in French literature.C.J.R.R.Tolkien is the author of The Lord of the Rings.D.J.R.R.Tolkien kept writing letters to his children for over twenty years.3.Wha
6、t topic might be talked about in the letters?Father Christmass life at the North Pole.J.R.R.Tolkiens daily life at the North Pole.Father Christmass warning to the children.Father Christmass complaints about his helpers.A.B.C.D.4.What kind of true spirit can we learn from the book Letters from Father
7、 Christmas?A.Giving.B.Being Happy.C.Being with family members.D.Expressing love for family members.5.What kind of father do you think J.R.R.Tolkien is?A.Humorous.B.Strict.C.Serious.D.Caring.【答案】15.DBCADII.文本素养提升:阅读技能综合运用。根据课文语境与语句知识细致解构语句。(1)That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the per
8、fect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature-j R.R.Tolkien,author of The Lord of the Rings.II.文本素养提升:阅读技能综合运用。根据课文语境与语句知识细致解构语句。That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect b
9、ook.=That is why Letters from Father Christmas is possibly the perfect book.情态动词 could在此句中表示可能性，在时间上指的是现在或将来。Q:could也可以作can的过去式来使用吗?A:是的,could作为can的过去式意为“能，会”。例如:Ten years ago I could run as fast as you.Q:could也可以表示对过去的推测吗?A:could后加“have+过去分词”才能表示对过去的推测，意为“可能已经”。例如:The present is not in my bag.I cou
10、ld have left it in the classroom.而“could not+have过去分词”则表示对过去否定的推测。例如:She couldnt have joined the party yesterday,She went abroad last week.regard as:to think of someone or something in a particular way Eg:Mid-autumn Festival is regarded as a time for families to get together in China Background info
11、rmationThe Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel written by J.R.R.Tolkien,the sequel to his earlier work,The Hobbit.The Lord of the Rings was published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955,and has become one of the worlds best-selling novels.(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)Activity 1:Which of the sentences
12、 best explains the tile 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.Tolkiens love and care for his children make him very like Father Christmas.Activity 2 Complete the notes
13、 with expressions from the passage.Letters from Father ChristmasJ.R.R.Tolkiena North Pole stampa handwritten letter from Father ChristmasFather Christmass life and adventures at the North Poleclimbed the North Polefell through the roofhow he could not stop his helpers playing gamesActivity 3:Think&Share1.Would you like to read the book Letters from Father Christmas?Give your reasons.2.What is the most special gift you have received from your family?Why is it special to you?Please finish Activity 4 on Page 16 in the textbook.
