Unit 2
Let’s celebrate!
Starting out & Understanding ideas
BOOK2
Step 1 Review new words
向……表示敬意 v.
龙 n.
月球的 adj.
诗人 n.
收成 n.
装饰物 n.
自由，自由权利 n.
参加，参与 v.
投票，表决 v.
不管，不顾 adv.
（社会上的）不平等 n.
幻想，想象 n.
（长篇）小说 n.
honour
dragon
lunar
poet
harvest
decoration
freedom
participate
vote
regardless
inequality
fantasy
novel
无限的 adj.
认为，看作 v.
把……视作…
文学 n.
信封 n.
（行星的）地极，（尤指地球的）北极或南极 n.
手写的 adj.
频繁的，经常的 adj.
地极的 adj.
（建筑物、汽车、帐篷等的）顶，顶部 n.
抱怨，不满，发牢骚 v.
警告，警示，告诚 n.
挨饿的，即将饿死的 adj.
limitless
regard
regard...as...
literature
envelope
pole
handwritten
regular
polar
roof
complain
warning
starving
Step 2 Starting out
1. What festivals are mentioned in the video?
2. Why do people celebrate these festivals?
Activity1 Watch and Answer
Step 2 Starting out
Activity 1
Q1. What festivals are mentioned in the video?
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.
Activity 1
Q2. Why do people celebrate these festivals?
Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature.
seasonal festivals
Activity 2
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.
Activity 2
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.
Thanksgiving
May Day
Freedom Day
Dragon Boat Festival
Holi
This is a festival of color, which marks the beginning of spring in India.
（胡里节）
a festival to celebrate________.
a season
Easter (March 23 to April 25)
This is a Christian holiday in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life.
Easter Bunny
Easter eggs
a festival to honour _______.
an event
Activity 3
Work in pairs. Talk about:
Other festivals of each type
Other reasons to celebrate a festival
It’s a night time festival for children, when they’ll frighten the adults by their disguised masks . It’s also for dress-up and fun.
Halloween
(All Saints' Day) (31th. October/ 1st November)
a festival to honour _______.
the dead
Trick
or
treat
festivals
Festivals in other countries
Christmas
April Fool’s?Day
Valentine’s?Day
Carnival
Easter
Thanksgiving Day
Mother’s?Day
Father’s?Day
Halloween
festivals
Festivals in China
Children’s Day
The Double
Ninth Festival
The Spring Festival
The QingmingFestival
(Tomb-sweeping Day)
The Lantern Festival
The Moon Festival
The Double Seventh Festival
Ghost Festival
International Working Women' s Day
international Labor Day
Army Day
New Year's Day
National Day
Other festivals of each kind&
other reasons to celebrate a festival
Chinese Harvest day is to celebrate___________.
The Youth Day is to honour ___________.
a harvest
an event
Other festivals & Other reasons
Person
Harvest
Event
Season
Other reasons to celebrate a festival
Brainstorm
Other reasons to celebrate a festival include:
celebrating the beginning of a year,
celebrating the freedom of slaves,
spending a time with families to get together;
showing respect for some occupations;
showing care for a special group of people;
showing care and love for the environment;
worshipping the ancestors; etc.
Step 3
Understanding ideas
Reading
1. Why do people celebrate Christmas?
2. What do you know about Santa Claus?
Christmas
traditionally a festival
(Christmas Day) (25 December)
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual christian holiday celebrating
the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s also widely celebrated by many non-christians.
to honour an event
Santa Claus,also known as Saint Nicholas , Father Christmas ,or simply “Santa” , is a legendary figure who,
Christmas figure
in many Western cultures, brings gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve.
Activity 1 Read the introduction to Tolkien .
J.R.R Tolkien
(1892-1973)
奇幻小说
Activity 1 Answer the questions
1. Have you ever read any of Tolkien's books or seen any of the films based on them? What do you think of them?
J.R.R Tolkien and his books
2. What else do you know about Tolkien? If you’re intereasted , you can
find out more about him after class and share your research with the class.
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate
And though I often have passed them by
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.
― J.R.R. Tolkien
这是J.R.R.托尔金在《魔戒》里写的关于人生之路甚至时代之路的诗句：
在下一个拐角，
或许有一条新路，
或是一个秘密通道；
虽然我过去常常错过，
终有一天我将踏上这隐秘小路，
走在月亮以西，
太阳以东。
It’s a book written by J.R.R.
Tolkien.
Guess
what the text is about.
A. Introduce the author J.R.R. Tolkien and his book.
B. Introduce the book Letters from Father Christmas.
C. A book review of Letters from Father Christmas.
Tips: Refer to the title, topic sentences and the pictures.
Read for main idea
Activity 2
Read the passage and find out what Letters from Father Christmas is about and
why Tolkien wrote these letters.
Read for main idea
Activity 2
Q1. What is Letters from Father Christmas about ?
Q2. Why did Tolkien write these letters?
Read the passage and answer questions.
1. What is Letters from Father Christmas about ?
Letter from Father Christmas is a collection of Tolkien's letters to his four children at Christmas. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas's life and adventures at the North Pole.
2. Why did Tolkien write these letters?
Tolkien wrote these letters because he wanted to keep Father Christmas alive for his four children.(or,it’s his way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children, over a period of more than twenty years.)
Read for the structure
Activity 3
alive
twenty
excited
adventures
giving
Complete the notes with expressions from the passage.
Letters from Father Christmas
J.R.R. Tolkien
Read for details
Activity 3
Background information (para.3)
Background information
Letters from Father Christmas
J.R.R. Tolkien
a North Pole stamp
a handwritten letter from
Father Christmas
Read for details
Activity 3
Complete the notes with expressions from the passage.
Contents of the letters (para. 4)
Contents of the letters
Letters from Father Christmas
J.R.R. Tolkien
a North Pole stamp
a handwritten letter from
Father Christmas
Father Christmas’s life and
adventures at the North Pole
climbed the North Pole
fell through the roof
how he could not stop his
helpers playing games
Read for details
Activity 3
Complete the notes with expressions from the passage.
Choose the best answer according to the text.
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.
Read for details
Activity 4
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 4?
A.Tolkien complained his helpers played games instead of wrapping up the pre-
sents.
B.Tolkien warned the children that they might not receive their presents if they
behaved badly.
C.Tolkien wrote the letters according to children’s age.
D.The children received a lot of presents every year.
3.What is not the thing that Letters from Father Christmas tell us to do in Para-
graph 5?
A.Enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas.
B.Sharing the true spirit of giving at Christmas time.
C.Expressing love for the children.
D.Saving other characters at the North Pole.
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 “Father Christmas”.
3. Tolkien’s love and care for his children make him very like Father Christmas.
Read for evidence of LOVE
Activity 5
Background information (para.3)
What children ___________
got
What Tolkien ___________
gave
The first letter
The last letter
more than twenty years
a North Pole stamp
every Christmas
shaky handwriting and beautiful illustrations(插图)
*handwritten letters
*changed as children got older
Contents of the letters (para.4)
Children got
_____________
happiness
Tolkien gave_____
love
Love is giving!
Choose the best answer .
1.What is the true spirit of Christmas according to the book
Letters from Father Christmas?
A.Being happy. B.Being with family members.
C.Giving. D.Expressing love for family members.
2.What kind of father do you think J.R.R.Tolkien is ?
A.Humorous. B.Strict.
C.Serious. D.Caring.
Would you like to read the book Letters from Father Christmas? Give your reasons.
Activity 6
Think & Share:
We get to know the spirit of festivals
We can share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time.
……
2. What is the most special gift you have received from your family? Why is it special to you?
Think & Share:
Summary A book review
The Real
Father Christmas
1.Title of the book:
2.Author:
3.Contents of the book:
4.Reviews of the book:
Letters from Father Christmas
J.R.R. Tolkien
Father Christmas's life and adventures
the giving spirit; the real Father Christmas
Summary What we’ve learned today
1.the meaning of the title;
2.the structure of a book review;
3.the spirit of festivals.
完成《新课程学习与测评》P25---P37
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