Unit 2 Let's Celebrate 一轮词汇复习 课件(共17张PPT)-外研版必修第二册

(共17张PPT)
2026 高三一轮复习
词汇复习
Unit2 let’s celebrate
话题： 人与社会
The Real Father Christmas
Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try to keep that magic ________ (live) for their children for as long as they can.
That is _______ Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas _________ a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous _________ (name) 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.
alive
why
as
names
Every Christmas, an envelope _________ a North Pole stamp arrived. It _________ (address) to Tolkien’s children. Who could it be from The children must _________ (be) very excited as they opened it. Inside, they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also _________ (beautiful) illustrated — each must have taken its true author, Tolkien, a long time _________ (complete).
with
was addressed
have been
beautifully
to complete
The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear, _________ once climbed the North Pole (an actual pole in this case) and _________ (fall) through the roof of Father Christmas’s house. In another letter, Father Christmas complained _________ how he could not stop his helpers _________ (play) games with the toys instead of _________ (wrap) them up. _________ (interesting), 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, ________, change as Tolkien’s children got older:
fell
who
about / of
playing
wrapping
Interestingly
however
... 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 _________ (starve) people.
Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as _________ (enjoy) 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 _________ (express) love for his children in such _________ special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas.
starving
enjoying
expressing
a
词汇
fantasy n.幻想，想象；期望 v.→ fantastic adj.奇异的；空想的；极好的；不可思议的
honour v. 向…… 表示敬意→honourable adj. 可敬的；光荣的 →honour n. 荣誉；荣幸
poet n. 诗人→poetry（n. 诗歌；诗集 ） →poetic（adj. 诗歌的；富有诗意的 ）
harvest n. 收成v. 收割；收获
decoration n. 装饰物→decorate（v. 装饰；布置 ）
freedom n. 自由，自由权利→free（adj. 自由的；v. 释放 ）
participate v. 参加，参与→participation（n. 参与；参加 ）→participant（n. 参与者 ）participate in（参加；参与 ）
vote v. 投票，表决→voter（n. 投票者；选民 ）
9. regardless of（不管；不顾 ）
10. inequality n. 不平等→equal（adj. 平等的 ） → equally（adv. 平等地） →equality（n. 平等 ）
be equal to 与···平等；相等；与···同样出色；比得上；能胜任
11. novel n. 小说 adj.新的；新颖的→ novelist（n. 小说家 ）
12. limitless adj. 无限的→limit n. 限度，极限；（常作复数）界限，边界　v. 限制，限定→limited adj. 有限的
13. regard v. 认为，看作
regard... as...（把…… 视作…… ）；in regard to（关于 ）
14. literature n. 文学→literary（adj. 文学的；文学上的 ）
15. envelope n. 信封
16. regular adj. 频繁的，经常的 →regularly（adv. 定期地；经常地 ）→irregular（不规律的 ）
17. roof n. 顶，顶部
under one's roof（在某人家里 ）
plain v. 抱怨，不满，发牢骚→complaint（n. 抱怨；投诉 ）
complain about（抱怨某事 ）；complain to sb.（向某人抱怨 ）
19. warning n. 警告，警示，告诫→warn（v. 警告；告诫 ）
20. starving adj. 挨饿的，即将饿死的→ starve（v. 挨饿；饿死 ） →starvation n.饥饿
21. indicate v. 表明，显示→ indication（n. 表明；暗示 ）
22. request v. 请求，要求n.
request sth. from/of sb.（向某人请求某物 ）；at sb.'s request（应某人的请求 ）
23. fancy adj. 花哨的，别致的；v. 想要；喜欢；认为···会成功；n. 幻想
fancy oneself as sth 自以为是某种人
catch/take sb’s fancy引起某人的兴趣
24. attract v. 吸引，引起…… 的兴趣→attraction（n. 吸引；吸引力；景点 ）→attractive（adj. 有吸引力的 ）
25. riddle n. 谜，谜语
petition n. 比赛，竞赛→compete（v. 竞争；比赛 ）→competitor（n. 竞争者；参赛者 ）
27. formal adj. 正式的→informal（非正式的 ）
28. host n. 东道主，主人v. 主办；主持 →hostess（n. 女主人 ）
Time for a Change
Social Insights
A family dinner is an important tradition to celebrate the Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose _________ (have) the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen _________ this idea. What do our readers think
Dear Editor,
We _________ (eat) out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home. I don’t understand why some people refuse _________ (embrace) the change.
to have
on
have eaten
to embrace
Can’t they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work I really don’t think it’s worth the effort of spending so much time _________ (prepare) for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it’s over. We work all year, so why can’t one day be about spending time with family and relaxing
Eating out _________ (be) a good choice and it has nothing to do _________ loss of traditions. We still have the dinner with the same people, just in a different place. The occasion is more enjoyable _________ all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste _________ (good)!
preparing
is
with
without
better
In my opinion, what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn’t matter. Eating out may change the form of this tradition, but the love between the family members _________ (sit) around the table together _________ (remain) the same.
Wang Peng, software engineer
Dear Editor,
For this year’s Spring Festival family dinner, my son has booked a table at the best restaurant in town, but I’m a bit _________ (happy) about it. For me, it just won’t feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out.
sitting
remains
unhappy
When I was a little boy, the dinner _________ the eve of Spring Festival was _________ I looked forward to most. It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat, _________ for the opportunity _________ (have) our whole family gathered together. I would run around the house, _________ (listen) to the adults chatting about their year. I’d get under my mother’s feet in the kitchen, watching her make dumplings. She’d put _________ (token) in some dumplings: candies for a sweet life and peanuts for a long and healthy one. In the evening, all of us would sit around the table, _________ (enjoy) the food and being together again.
on
what
but
to have
listening
tokens
enjoying
We toasted each other, we laughed, and the simple, homemade dishes tasted _________ (delicious) than anything _________ (cook) by a top chef.
Liu Yonghui, ________ (retire) teacher
more delicious
cooked
retired
occasion n. 场合，时刻→occasional（adj. 偶尔的；偶然的 ）→occasionally（adv. 偶尔地；偶然地 ）
on occasion（s）（有时；偶尔 ）；on this occasion（在这种场合 ）
2. editor n.主编，编辑→edit（v. 编辑；校订 ）→edition（n. 版本 ）
3. embrace v. 欣然接受，乐意采纳；拥抱
4. admit v. (不情愿地) 承认→admission（n. 承认；入场费 ）→admittedly adv. 诚然；不可否认的
admit to（承认 ）；admit doing sth.（承认做过某事
5. effort n. 力气，精力
make an effort to do（努力 ）；put in effort（付出努力 ）spare no effort to do(不遗余力地去做)
6. loss n. 失去，亏损→lose（v. 失去；丢失 ）→lost（adj. 迷路的；丢失的 ）be at a loss 感到迷惑；不知所措
7. token n. 象征，标志
a token of（…… 的象征 ）；as a token of（作为…… 的表示 ）
8. process n. 过程，进程 v. 加工；处理
in the process 同时
9. retired adj. 退休的→retire（v. 退休 ）→retirement（n. 退休 ）
10. exist v. 存在，实际上有→existence（n. 存在 ）
exist in（存在于 ）；come into existence（开始存在 ）
11. overseas adv. 在海外，在外国
12. global adj. 全球的，全世界的→globally（adv. 全球地 ）→globe n.球体
13. citizen n. 公民，市民
14. nationality n. 国籍；民族→national（adj. 国家的；民族的 ）
15. audience n. 听众，观众a large audience（大量观众 ）
16. interact v. 互动→interaction（n. 互动；相互作用 ）
17. joy n. 欢欣，愉快→joyful（adj. 高兴的；快乐的 ）→joyous（adj. 高兴的；快乐的 ）
18. phenomenon n. 现象→phenomenal adj. 现象的；显著的；非凡的
phenomena(phenomenon 的复数形式)
句型：This is a common phenomenon that...（这是一种常见的现象，即…… ）