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(共33张PPT)
UNIT 2
Let’s celebrate!
Christmas Day
What do you know about this festival
is the biggest festival in the Western countries.
Traditionally, people would like to exchange gifts ，Write a greeting card and decorate their homes with Christmas trees.
It is usually celebrated on December 25th in honour of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Pay attention to illustrations (插图)
What information can you get
Before -reading
A book’s cover
Author:J.R.R. Tolkien
Title of the book
Editor:Baillie Tolkien
Baillie Tolkien was the second wife of
J.R.R. Tolkien’s youngest son.
Before -reading
A questionnaire (问卷) about this man1
1.What's his career
2. What is he famous for
3. What are his works
He was an English writer, poet and university professor
Some of the world’s most popular high-fantasy novels.
（深度奇幻小说）
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit《霍比特人》
The Lord of the Rings 《指环王》
Before -reading
He is regarded as the father of modern classical fantasy.
The popularity of his works has had a slight but far-reaching impact on the use of language, especially in fantasy literature. For example, the spellings of dwarves and elvish 精灵的, which have were no longer used for a long time, have been widely accepted by modern dictionaries.
他的作品的流行对语言的使用产生了轻微但深远的影响，尤其是在奇幻文学中。例如，矮人和精灵的拼写精灵的, 在很长一段时间内不再使用的词典已经被现代词典广泛接受。
Before -reading
What is the type of this passage
Definition: a critical evaluation (批判性评价) of a book. It aims to provide readers with an idea of what the book is about and whether it is worth reading.
定义:对一本书的批判性评价。它旨在让读者了解这本书的内容以及它是否值得一读。
Before -reading
Read paragraph 1 & 2 and answer:
to keep Father Christmas alive for his four children, over a period of more than twenty years.
While-reading
Why did Tolkien write these letters and how long did he insist
Letters from Father Christmas
J.R.R. Tolkien
Read paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks:
a North Pole stamp
a handwritten letter from Father Christmas
a caring father
Read paragraph 4 and fill in the blanks:
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 with toys
life and adventures
Polar Bear climbed the North Pole (an actual pole) and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house.
an actual pole
Why are these letters popular with children
...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.
be thankful to what we have
think more about others who were less fortunate than themselves
What did the author want to express through this letter
...but if you haven’t received the gifts or haven’t received as many as the gifts you wanted, remember that there is a large number of poor and hungry people around the world this Christmas.
While-reading
How do you think of the contents of the letters
Letter 1: Polar bears climbed the
North Pole and fell through the roof.
Letter 2: Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games.
Letter 3: ...if you find that not many of the things you asked for have come....starving people.
cute/naive/
interesting
became
educational/wise
While-reading
From para.2-4,What made the letters so special (time, background information, contents)
Handwritten letters
Beautifully illustrated
Wonderful stories
No usual warnings to children
Changing as the children grew older
a long period of more than 20 years
Deep love for his children
an envelope with a North Pole stamp
While-reading
Read paragraph 5 and answer:
comments of this book
What does the book intend to tell us
not only enjoy the adventures, but also share the true spirit of giving.
What is the spirit of Christmas
Which of the sentences best explains the title of the passage
1. The real Father Christmas was actually Tolkien himself.
2. Tolkien is the real Father Christmas, because he wrote letters using the name “Father Christmas”.
3. Tolkien’s love and care for his children make him very like Father Christmas.
Post-reading
summarize the structure of book review
title
author
background information
contents
comments
Post-reading
Who is the real father Christmas
Post-reading
Why is Tolkien the real Christmas Father
Because he showed his care and love for his children in such a special way that we readers can get moved ,and that’ s what the Father Christmas is supposed to do .
What kind of person is Tolkien in your opinion
Caring imaginative responsible
kind-hearted sympathetic...
Post-reading
There are three stages of man:
He/she believes in Santa Claus;
He/she doesn’t believe in Santa Clause;
He/she is Santa Clause.
Anyone who is willing to give the warmth, the love and the care to others can be A Real Father Christmas.
Language points
limit vt. 限制，限定； n.界限，限度
limitless adj. 无限的
limited adj. 有限的
be limited to… 受限于……
without limit 无限制的
1.keep...alive使……继续存在，使……活着，维持……的生命
Eg：Doctors kept the baby alive for six weeks. 医生使婴儿活了六周。
1.This/That is why ...
2.This/That is because ...
3.The reason why ... is that...
这/那就是为什么...（结果）
这/那是因为...（原因）
为什么...的原因是...
4.one’s way of doing sth.
=one’s way to do sth.
某人做某事的方式
1.with/in regard to 关于
3.“把...视作...”短语归纳
view/see/consider/treat/think of ... as...
2.regarding prep. 关于，至于
1.address v. 对...演讲;称呼;探讨;在...写姓名/地址
n. 地址，演讲
1.must have done 一定做过某事，表示对过去行为的肯定推测
1.regular adj. 频繁的，经常的；定期的，有规律的
2.a regular visitor/customer 常客
3. regular meetings 例行会议
4.In this case : 在这种情况下
5.Fell through the roof :摔下来砸穿了
1.complain 后不能直接跟sb. 作宾语，要加介词to
2. stop/prevent ... (from) doing sth.阻止...做某事
4. Wrap…up 把...包起来
3.Instead of 而不是,反而/替代
1.warning n.警告；警示；告诫
2. warn v. warn sb. of/ about sth.
同位语从句
(warnings)
3.do/did/does+动词原形 “确实，的确”表强调
连接词 that 引导同位语从句
同位语从句用来对其前面的抽象名词进行解释说明。它一般跟在某些名词后面，用以说明该名词表示的具体内容。（即被解释说明的词=同位语）。
常跟that引导同位语从句的名词有news、word、message、information、fact、promise、idea、thought、belief、possibility、chance、doubt等。
that引导的同位语从句有时可以和同位的名词分开。
引导同位语从句的连接词that,在从句中不作任何成分,但一般不省略。
I heard the news that our team had won．
1.starving adj. 挨饿的，即将饿死的
2. starve v.（使）挨饿；（使）饿死
starve to death 饿死
starve for... 渴望……
3.starvation n. 饿死；挨饿
die of/from starvation 饿死
并列连词，“也，还” （放在句中，=and）
同级比较，“一样好”
介词，“除...之外”（=besides, in addition to）

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