外研版（2019）必修 第二册Unit 2 Let's celebrate Understanding ideas 阅读课课件(共14张PPT)

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外研必修第二册
Unit 2
Let’s celebrate
Understanding ideas
Christmas gift
Christmas stocking
What will you think of when talking about Christmas
Christmas tree
教学目
Lead-in
What will you think of when talking about Christmas
Christmas Father / the Santa Claus
sleigh, reindeer, jingle bells…
Christmas Day is the biggest festival in the Western countries. It is usually celebrated on December 25th in honour of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Traditionally, people would like to exchange gifts and decorate their homes with Christmas trees.
What do you know about this festival
Introduction to
J. R. R. Tolkien
an ________writer, poet, and professor;
best known for his ___________novels;
a master to create new worlds for his
readers with his __________________;
the author of_____________________
and_____________
English
high-fantasy
limitless imagination
The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
《指环王》
《霍比特人》
Pre-reading
1.Look at the pictures and the title to predict what Letters from Father Christmas is about and why Tolkien wrote these letters.
2.What does the word “real” in the title mean
J.R.R.
TOLKIEN
LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS
Edited by BAILLIE TOLKIEN
Pre-reading
Activity 3: Read 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 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.
1. What is Letters from Father Christmas about
2. Why did Tolkien write these letters
Tolkien wrote these letters because he wanted to keep Father Christmas alive for his four children.
What is the genre of the passage
A book review
B. A biography
C. A narrative
D.An exposition
How do you know
Part 1 : Brief introduction to the author and the book
Part 2 : Content of the book
Part 3:Author’s opinion on the book
书评
人物传记
记叙文
说明文
While-reading
The author of Letters from Father Christmas.
B. Father Christmas has been in children’s heart since they were young.
C. The contents（内容） of the letters and their effect on children.
D. Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas to educate his children in his special way.
E. Tolkien's children didn't know that the envelope was from their father.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Fast- reading for main ideas
Skim the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea.
While-reading
Choose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage.
The real Father Christmas was actually Tolkien himself.
B. Tolkien is the real Father Christmas，because he wrote letters using the name “Father Christmas”．
C. Tolkien's love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas.
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Complete the notes with expressions from the passage.
Title of the book: 1___________________________
Author: 2________________
Background information:
Every Christmas, Tolkien’s children would get an envelope with 3____________________. Inside it, they would find
4_______________________________________. Of course, the letters were written by Tolkien.
Letters from Father Christmas
J.R.R. Tolkien
a North Pole stamp
a handwritten letter from Father Christmas
Contents of the letters:
They tell wonderful stories about 5__________________________
_____________________________________. In one letter, Polar Bear 6______________________ and 7___________________ of Father Christmas’s house. In another letter, Father Christmas complained about 8____________________________________________with the toys.
and adventures at the North Pole
fell through the roof
how he could not stop his helpers playing games
climbed the North Pole
Father Christmas’s life
How to introduce a book
Title of the book
Author’s information
Background information
Summary of the book
Comments