1、Unit 2 Lets celebrate!Starting outAfter reading the topic Lets celebrate!Do you think what we are going to celebrate?FestivalsLets watch a video.You need to pay attention to these questions.1.What festivals are mentioned in the video?2.Why do people celebrate these festivals?1.What festivals are men
2、tioned in the video?2.Why do people celebrate these festivals?The festivals mentioned in the video are“hanami”,the Rose Festival,the Mid-Autumn Day,the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival,and the New Year.Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of
3、nature.Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences._ is to celebrate the harvest._ is to celebrate a season._ is to honour an event._ is to honour a person.Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.They are held in memory of Qu Yuan
4、,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 a time f
5、or 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 South Afric
6、as 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.Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences._ is to celebrate the harvest._ is to celebrate a season._ is to honour an
7、 event._ is to honour a person.Thanksgiving May Day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival Unit 2 Lets celebrate!Understanding ideasThe Real Father ChristmasAfter reading the title,is there really a Santa Claus in the world?If you become parents,will you make your children believe in the magic of Father C
8、hristmas as long as they can?1.Have 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 class.J.R.R.托尔金（J.R.R.Tolkien）英国文豪，当代奇幻小说鼻祖。他不仅是牛津大学睿智的教授、四个孩子温情的老爸。
9、最重要的身份，托尔金是全球顶礼膜拜的魔幻文学经典魔戒（奥斯卡大赢家指环王三部曲原著小说）霍比特人（20122015全球大电影霍比特人三部曲原著小说）的原著作者。除霍比特人以外，托尔金为自己的孩子创作了罗弗兰登（为了安慰失去了心爱玩具的二儿子迈克尔），还将孩子们的玩具熊写进了图文并茂的幸福先生。每年圣诞，托尔金为孩子准备礼物之余，更化身圣诞老人寄信给孩子们，勾画北极生活的种种趣事。Before we reading the passage,lets know more about the author.Letters from Father ChristmasRead the passage a
10、nd answer the questions.Who wrote the letters in fact?A.Father Christmas.B.Tolkiens friends.C.Tolkien.D.The helpers.Which of the following is not true?A.The stories in the letter was made up by Tolkien.B.Tolkiens children knew the letters were written by their father.C.Inside the envelop,there would
11、 be a handwritten letter.D.Tolkien spent a long time writing the letters._ is not included in the stories.A.Polar Bear B.Father Christmas C.The helpers D.Poor and starving people Whats real purpose of Tolkien writing letters from Father Christmas?A.Just to express his love for his children.B.To ente
12、rtain his children.C.Let the readers share the spirit of giving.D.To make himself a successful writer.Which of the sentences 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“F
13、ather Christmas”.3.Tolkiens love and care for his children make him very like Father Christmas.What Letters from Father Christmas is about and why Tolkien 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 for his four children.Thank you
