1、To know some famous novelists.To learn something about British great author J.R.R.Tolkien.To read for the main idea of the passage.To read carefully for some detailed information.To learn some key words and expressions.Do you know the man?Liu CixinHe is one of the most famous science-fiction novelis
2、ts all over the world.His Three Body Problem has become such an international cultural phenomenon(现象现象)that business and government leaders have read the books and drawn lessons from it.Three Body Problem won the Hugo Award,the first for an Asian authorBarack Obama:“wildly imaginative,really interes
3、ting”.Lei Jun,CEO of Xiaomi,said the book gave him ideas about marketing competition.Mark Zuckerberg,Facebook founder,recommends it.These are two most recently films based on his novels.After viewing,can you use several words to describe the movies?What do you know about this English novelist?What a
4、bout his works?Read 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 his readers to
5、 explore.His novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have made into films.adj.无限制的，无限制的，无止境的无止境的n.幻想，想象幻想，想象1.Have you ever read any of Tolkiens books or seen any of the films based on them?What do you think of them?The HobbitA Hobbits name is Bilbo Baggins.One morning,a mysterious visitor,Ganda
6、lf who is a wizard(巫巫师师)met him.He let Bilbo join in the dwarf(矮人矮人)and take a risk.The thirteen dwarves also met Bilbo.Then they start the journey.Their purpose is simple.They want to recover their occupied hometownthe lonely mountain.Along the way,they walk on the side to avoid the attack of the o
7、rcas(兽人兽人).Finally,with the help of human and elves(精灵精灵)they recover the hometown.The Lord of the RingsAn ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found,and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo.When Gandalfdiscovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of
8、 the Dark Lord Sauron,Frodo must make an epic quest(史诗史诗任务任务)to destroy it!However,he does not go alone.He is joined by Gandalf,Legolas,the elf,Gimli,the Dwarf,Aragorn,Boromir and his three Hobbit friends.Through mountains,snow,darkness,forests,rivers and plains,facing evil and danger at every corne
9、r the Fellowship of the Ring must go.Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign!2.What else do you know about Tolkien?Find out more about him and share your research with the class.The Lord of the Rings(The Fellowship of the Ring&The Two Towers&The Retur
10、n of the King)The History of Middle-earthThe Letters of J.R.R.TolkienRead the passage and find out 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 wond
11、erful 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 children.BackgroundLetters from Father ChristmasIt is a collection of letters written and illustrated by J.R.R.Tolkien.After the birth of h
12、is firstborn son,Tolkien began to write his children letters from Father Christmas.Edited by Baillie Tolkien,the second wife of his youngest son,the letters were released on 2 Sept.1976,the third anniversary of Tolkiens death.The book was warmly received by critics.The stories are about the adventur
13、es and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers,including the North Polar Bear and his two cubs.语语篇类型属于书篇类型属于书评评book review，是对一本书的评是对一本书的评价，作价，作者就者就某本书给出自己的评价，并简某本书给出自己的评价，并简单介单介绍绍书书中内中内容。容。作者可以在书评中给出所评价的书的基本要素，作者可以在书评中给出所评价的书的基本要素，如：该书的作者，主要著作，获奖情况，写作风如：该书的作者，主要著作，获奖情况，写作风格等。格等。书评需书评需对作品对作
14、品有简单介有简单介绍绍，注，注意介绍清意介绍清楚主楚主要人要人物、情节物、情节和思和思想。想。可能整部作品太大，所以挑出主要人物与情节介可能整部作品太大，所以挑出主要人物与情节介绍即可绍即可。可。可以在书评中加入自以在书评中加入自己的己的看法，给看法，给出对出对作品主题的意见。作品主题的意见。书评的主要目的是对作品做出评价，所以要注意书评的主要目的是对作品做出评价，所以要注意介绍作品和评价作品二者兼顾。介绍作品和评价作品二者兼顾。A bookReview consists authors informationsummarycommentsbackground related to the c
15、ontent of the bookauthors lifeSummary should be self-contained,clear,easy to understand,and objective.writers own viewsmerits(优点优点)and demeritsdiscuss its relevance to the present timeMatch the main ideas of each paragraph.Parents try to keep Father Christmas alive for their children.Tolkien did kee
16、p the magic for his children.Tolkiens children could got a handwritten letter with a North Pole stamp each Christmas.The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmass life,but changed as his children got older.Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas.P1 The beginningP2 authors informationP3
17、-4 summary of the book with main charactersP5 commentsThe author tells us parents try to keep the image of Father Christmas for their children.Whats the main idea?What did Tolkien do to keep the magic?He wrote letters to his children.Why could Letters from Father Christmas be the perfect book for th
18、ose who regard Christmas as a special time of year?Because he succeeded in keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children over a period of more than twenty years.Why did Tolkien use envelopes with North Pole stamps?Because he wanted to make his children believe the letters are from Father Chri
19、stmas.Can you imagine what the letter looked like?Try to make a similar one with your partners.Step 1:prepare an envelopeStep 2:draw a North Pole stampStep 3:write down someones addressStep 4:write a letter (pretend that you are Father Christmas)What do you think of the stories?Exchange your idea wi
20、th your partners.These words may help you:naughty,vivid,naive,childlike,interesting,imaginative,reflectiveWhat did Tolkien want to make his children know as they got older?Sometimes,you cant get all you want.Remember there are some poor and starving people.What can we learn from Letters from Father
21、Christmas?The true spirit of giving.Why is Tolkien the real Father Christmas?Because he has expressed his love for his children in such a special way.1.Tolkien wrote letters to his children for more than twenty years.2.The children were very excited when they opened the letters.3.The handwritten let
22、ters were from Father Christmas at the North Pole.4.Children were warned that they might not receive their presents if they behaved badly.5.We cant learn about the life of Polar Bear from Letters from Father Christmas.TTFFFChoose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage.1 The real Fa
23、ther 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 made him very like Father Christmas.Complete the notes with expressions from the passage.Title of the book:_Author:_B
24、ackground information:Every Christmas,Tolkiens children would get an envelope with _.Inside it,they would find _ _.Of course,the letters were written by Tolkien.Letters from Father ChristmasJ.R.R.Tolkien a North Pole stamp a handwritten letter from Father Christmas climbed the North PoleContents of
25、the letters:They tell wonderful stories about _.In one letter,Polar Bear _ and _ of Father Christmass house.In another letter,Father Christmas complained about _ with the toys.Father Christmass life and adventures at the North Polefell through the roof how he could not stop his helpers playing games
26、 1 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?Make the summary complete.Letters from Father Christmas has been popular for a long time.Its 1._ J.R.R.Tolkien also wrote The
27、 Lord of the Rings.Every Christmas Tolkiens children received a(n)2._ letter from Father Christmas,which told stories about Father Christmass life and 3._ at the North Pole.People can share the true spirit of 4._ by reading the book,so Tolkien may have been the 5._ Father Christmas.handwritten,real,
28、adventures,author,givingauthorhandwrittenadventuresgivingrealLetters from Father Christmas Who wrote the letters?Why were the letters written?What makes the letters special?How do the letters affect us?Not Father Christmas but J.R.R.Tolkien,author of The Lord of the Rings.To keep Father Christmas al
29、ive for his four children.Handwritten;Beautifully illustrated;Wonderful stories;Not usual warnings to children;The letters changed as the children got older.We can learn to share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time.“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold,it would be
30、a merrier world.”Lets know more about J.R.R.Tolkien.“He who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”“Little by little,one travels far.”Write a short passage in 70 words based on the following questions:What is the most special gift you have received from your family?Why is it special to you?
