The Real Father Christmas
Book 2 Unit 2 Understanding ideas
PART I: Pre-reading
Christmas vocabulary guessing game
Predict: What do you think the passage will talk about
(According to the details in the picture of the textbook on page 15)
PART II: While-reading
Fast reading to match the main idea of each paragraph.
Read again for detailed information and complete the chart.
Introduction: Title of the book: _____________________________ Author: ___________________________ Purpose: keep __________________________ alive for his four kids. Background: Every Christmas, Tolkien’s kids would get an envelope with _______________. Inside it, they would find a ______________ letter, beautifully ______________. Contents: They tell wonderful stories about____________________________________. ①a regular character _______________who climbed North Pole. and________________________________________________ ②Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers ____________________________ instead of ____________________. ③If you might not receive the gifts, remember all over the world there are many_________________________. Meaning: 1. enjoy _____________of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole 2. share ____________________________ at Christmas time.
Group discussion:
Find evidence to show Tolkien’s love and care for his children in group.
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PART III: Post-reading
Think and share
Share something unforgettable your parents did for you.
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PART Ⅳ: Homework
Write a letter to your parents to show your gratitude. (around 100 words)
Try your best to show your love for your parents as much as possible in your daily life.
Self-assessment (tick how well you have achieved the learning objectives):
I have learned ... Definitely Not quite Not at all
to get the structure of a book review
To search for the details and explore the evidence of Tolkien’s love for his children
to understand the true spirit of festivals
To be able to understand and cherish the love from parents