Unit 2 Let's Celebrate Understanding Ideas The Real Father Christmas课件(共19张PPT)外研版（2019）必修第二册

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Unit 2 Let's celebrate!
Understanding ideas
What festival it is
This is a festival which
is a chance for people reunite with families,
was originally to celebrate the birth of Jesus,
is about expressing love and giving ,
falls on the 25th December.
Father Christmas
1. Review and lead in
1. What’s the name of the book
2. What should be written in “A Book Review”
2. Look at the title and predict.
What can be found in a book review
A book review is a critical evaluation of a book that provides an introduction of the book and its author, a summary of its content, an overall opinion(comments/evaluation)of the book.
It aims to provide readers with an idea of what the book is about and whether it is worth reading.
Background information about the topic
Background information about the author
The summary of the book
The evaluation of the book
3. Skim and divide.
4.Fast reading. Match the main idea of each para.
Para 1.
Para 2.
Para 3.
Para 4.
Para 5.
The stories in the letters
The basic information about these letters
The magic of Father Christmas
The theme/value of the book
The book of Letters from Father Christmas
Para 1: The magic of Father Christmas
Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.
Brings gifts to children on Christmas Eve.
Let kids be full of expectation and imagination.
Symbolizes joy and the bright side of the world.
5.Read for details.
To arouse readers’ interest.
Para 2: The book of Letters from Father Christmas
1.Name of the book
2.Target readers
3.The Author
4.Writing background
That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature—J.R.R.Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. The letters were Tolkien’s way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children, over a period of more than twenty years.
Name of the book
Target readers
The author
Writing background
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973)
Who is J.R.R.Tolkien
The father of fantasy literature
奇幻文学之父
Fantasy films
Based on high-fantasy novels
What kind of father
J.R.R.Tolkien was
He was a father full of imagination.
Para 3. The basic information about these letters
Every Christmas, an envelop with a North Pole stamp arrived. It was addressed to Tolkien’s children. Who could it be from The children must have been very excited as they open it.
Inside, they could find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also beautifully illustrated—each must have taken its true author, Tolkien, a long time to complete.
a handwritten letter
The letters were also beautifully illustrated.
Para 4:The stories in the letters
Father Christmas life and
adventures at the North Pole
who once climbed the North Pole
fell through the roof
how he couldn't stop his
helpers playing games
The letter told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear, who once climbed the North Pole (an actual pole in this case) and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house. In another letter, Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up.
Impressive story examples
Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good. The letters did, however, change as Tolkien’s children got older:
…but if you find that not many of the things you asked for have come, and not perhaps quite as many as sometimes, remember that this Christmas all over the world there are a terrible number of poor and starving people.
Real Quotation
…但是，如果你发现自己并没有得到很多你想要的东西，有时甚至所获无几，请你记住，在这个圣诞节，世界上还有很多贫穷而饥饿的人。
What kind of father J.R.R.Tolkien was
He was a father full of love and care.
He used his own way to teach his kids to be kind and compassionate(富有同情心的).
Para 5. The theme/value of the book
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. By expressing love for his children in such a special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas.
The book is about ___________________________.
Father’s love and guidance
The Real Father Christmas
Talk about your understanding of the title.
1.Because he wrote letters using the name "Father Christmas".
2.Tolkien's love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas.
writing letters over twenty years
beautifully illustrated handwritten letters
letters change as his children got older
That's why Tolkien is the real Father Christmas.
After reading this book review:
How much do you know about the book
Name of the book
Author
Main characters
Main content
Theme
…
2. Would you want to read this book or not and why
Summary
Think and share
Love is
sharing & giving.
Every culture has its own traditions,
but love is the same.