(共23张PPT)
Teaching Objectives
1. To have a better understanding of festivals.
2. To learn something about the author J.R.R. Tolkien.
3. To learn the basic elements of a book review by analyzing the structure of the passage.
word quiz
regard
honour
regular
decoration
inequality
limitless
novel
participate
starving
envelope
handwritten
fantasy
warning
pole
freedom
honour
Let’s celebrate!
Book 2 Unit 2
Starting out
P17
Watch the video and answer:
1. What festivals are mentioned in the video
2. Why do people celebrate these festivals
3. Work in groups. Talk about:
Understanding ideas
THE REAL
FATHER CHRISTMAS
P18-19
Read the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
The author of Letters from Father Christmas.
Father Christmas has been in children’s heart since they were young.
The contents of the letters and its effect on children.
Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas in his special way to educate his children.
Tolkien’s children could got a handwritten letter with a North Pole stamp each Christmas.
2.Read the sentences carefully and tick T for true and F for false.
① J. R. R. Tolkien has four children. T / F
② J. R. R. Tolkien is very famous in French literature. T / F
③ J. R. R. Tolkien is the author of The Lord of the Rings. T / F
④ J. R. R. Tolkien kept writing letters to his children for over
twenty years. T / F
⑤ Tolkien's children knew the letters were written by their father.
T / F
Group work
Read para.3-4 and complete the notes with expressions from the passage.
(Page 21)
a North Pole stamp
a handwritten letter from Father Christmas
Father Christmas’s life and
adventures at the North Pole
climbed the North Pole
fell through the roof
how he could not stop his
helpers playing games
BOOK REVIEW
What is the type of this passage
Letters from Father Christmas
Who
wrote
this
letter
What can you learn from the letters and pictures
1. What kind of father do you think J. R. R. Tolkien is
A. Humorous. B. Strict. C. Serious. D. Caring.
2. Which of the sentences best explains the title of the passage
A. 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 make him very like Father
Christmas.
Summary
What we have learnt today
1. different kinds of festivals and why people celebrate them
2. some imformation of J.R.R. Tolkien
3. the main idea and structure of the passage
4. some basic elements of a book review
Exercise
Many people cherish the magic of Father Christmas.That is the reason 1. Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas 2. a special time of year.The man who wrote these letters is one of the 3. (famous) names in English literature — J.R.R.Tolkien.Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp 4. (address) to Tolkien's children.Each letter took Tolkien a long time 5. (complete).
why
as
most famous
addressed
to complete
Exercise
The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas's life and adventures at the North Pole.The letters did, however, change as Tolkien's children got 6. (old).The book tells us that as well as 7.
(enjoy) the adventures of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other 8. (character) at the North Pole, we can all share the true spirit of 9. (give) at Christmas time.By expressing love for his children in such 10. special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas.
older
enjoying
characters
giving
a
Thank you!