(共23张PPT)
Unit 2
Let's celebrate!
What do you know about this English novelist
What about his works
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
约翰·罗纳德·瑞尔·托尔金
The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
What is the true spirit of Christmas according to the text
company
love
语篇类型属于书评book review,是对一本书的评价,作者就某本书给出自己的评价,并简单介绍书中内容。
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,写作风格等。
书评需对作品有简单介绍,注意介绍清楚主要人物、情节和思想。
可能整部作品太大,所以挑出主要人物与情节介绍即可。可以在书评中加入自己的看法,给出对作品主题的意见。
书评的主要目的是对作品做出评价,所以要注意介绍作品和评价作品二者兼顾。
Presentation
What is the most special gift you have received from your family
Why is it special to you
P1 The beginning
P2 author’s
information
P3-4 summary
of the book with main characters
P5 comments
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 Tolkien’s love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas.
Match the main ideas of each paragraph.
Parents try to keep Father Christmas alive for their children.
Tolkien did keep the magic for his children.
Tolkien’s children could got a handwritten letter with a North Pole stamp each Christmas.
The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life, but changed as his children got older.
Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas.
Fill in the blanks in the chart according to the text.
The Lord of the Rings
alive
North Pole
children
illustrated
roof
climbing
helpers
toys
starving
giving
1. With his limitless imagination, he created new worlds for his readers to explore.
limitless adj. 无限的
limit n. 限制;界线
vt. 限制
n.+ less =adj. 与n.+ful=adj.意思相反。
eg help helpful helpless
care careful careless
The opportunities are limitless.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
There is a limit to my patience.
2. That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.
That/ This / It is why + 结果 那/ 这就是为什么……
He was caught in the storm. That was why he was late.
regard…as… 把……视为……
treat…as… consider…as…
3. The children must have been very excited as they opened it.
must have done 一定做了某事
否定句:
can’t / couldn’t have done
不可能做了某事
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) Harry is feeling uncomfortable. He must _____________ (drink) too much at the party last night.
2) George can’t _____________ (go) too far. His coffee is still warm.
have drunk
have gone
4. A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear…
regular adj. ① 经常的
② 定期的,有规律的
regularly adv. 经常;定期地
irregular adj. 无规律的;不定时的
regular meetings 例行会议
5. In another letter, Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up.
complain v. 抱怨 complaint n. 投诉;不满的事
complain about sth 抱怨某事
complain that… 抱怨说…
eg He complained that he had too much work.
【注意】
complain后不能直接跟sb作宾语,要加介词to。有类似用法的词还有explain(解释).
complain (to sb) about sth (向某人)抱怨某事
stop … (from) doing sth 阻止……做某事
eg You can’t stop people from saying what they think.
阻止……做某事还有:
prevent … (from) doing sth
keep … from doing sth
protect… from…保护……不受……(危害)
【注意】
keep… from doing sth中的from不能省略,因为省略后keep… doing sth 表示“让……一直做某事”。
6. Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good.
interestingly是常用表达,用副词(常置于句首)修饰整个句子。其他常用副词还有 luckily, thankfully, generally speaking等。
eg Thankfully, you are back safe.
warn sb of / about sth 提醒某人某事
warn sb (not) to do sth 提醒某人(不)要做某事
warning n. ①警告② 告诫
eg The bridge collapsed without any warning.
7. Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole, we can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time.
as well as: ① 除……之外(还),后常接名词或动名词.
eg The organization gives help and support to people in need, as well as raising money for local charities.
【用法辨析】
A as well as B 强调A,作主语时,谓语动词的数与A保持一致。Not only A but also B强调B,作主语时,谓语动词的数与B保持一致。
② 和,不但……而且……
连接并列成分
eg My parents as well as I are sitting around chatting at the moment.
【语境应用】欣赏句子。
2) 老师和他的学生都被邀请去参加聚会。
The teacher, as well as his students, is invited to the party.
3) 不仅学生,老师也喜欢这幅画。
The teacher as well as the students likes this painting.