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Unit 2 Let’s Celebrate!
February ____________
Dec. ________
January ________
FESTIVALS
National Day
Christmas
Dragon Boat
Festival
Mid-Autumn
Festival
Spring Festival
What festivals do you know
New Year
March ___________
April __________
May __________
June ______________
Sep. ________
Oct. __________
Nov. ___________
Thanksgiving Day
Women’s Day
Tomb-Sweeping Day
Labour Day
Brainstorming
He believes in Father Christmas.
He does not believe in
Father Christmas.
He is Father Christmas.
Three stages of man
Father Christmas /Santa Claus
The Real Father Christmas
Understanding ideas
status
style
poet
English writer
high-fantasy novels
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
university professor
works
limitless imagination
Approach the author
Approach the letters
Approach the book
Letters from Father Christmas
How did the letters affect his children
Why were the letters written
To keep the magic of Father Christmas alive for his four children.
What made the letters special
background information
Approach the letters
What made the letters special
wonderful stories
① A Polar Bear once climbed North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house.
② Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up.
enjoy the adventures of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other
characters at the North Pole
... 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.
Giving is better
than receiving.
Approach the book
Letters from Father Christmas
How did the letters affect his children
■ love others in a special way
■ share the true spirit of giving
Why were the letters written
To keep the magic of Father Christmas alive for his four children.
What made the letters special
background information
contents of the letters
comments on the letters
■ envelopes with north pole stamps
■ handwritten letters
■ beautifully illustrated pictures;
■ wonderful stories;
■ The letters changed as the
children got older.
author's introduction
Book
review
Approach the book
Mind-map
Analysis of genre
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 find4 _______________ ___________________. Of course, the letters were written by Tolkien.
Contents of the letters:
They tell wonderful stories about 5_________________ ___________________________. In one letter, Polar Bear 6__________________ and7_______________ of Father Christmas's house.In another letter,Father Christmas complained about 8____________________________________ with the toys.
Letters from Father Christmas
J.R.R. Tolkien
a North Pole stamp
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
a handwritten letter
What does the “real” imply in the title
The letters were written by Tolkien.
Anyone who is giving is the real Father Christmas.
Think & share
Choose the sentence that 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
made him very like Father Christmas.
Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try 1________( keep ) that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.
That is 2 ______ Letter from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas 3 _______ a special time of year. The man4 _____ wrote these letters is one of the most famous 5__________(name) in English literature--- J.R.R.Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings.
直击高考
to keep
why
as
who
names
6 _________ letters 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 7 _______ (climb) 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 8 ________
(wrap) them up.9 ___________ ( interesting), the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents 10 ____ they were not good.
The
climbed
wrapping
Interestingly
if
A festival invitation
What
When
How
During the global COVID-19 pandemic, Tom, an exchange student in a Senior High, isn’t allowed to go home to spend his winter holiday. You can invite him to celebrate Chinese Spring Festival with your family.
Traditions
of Spring
Festival
Decorations
Activities
Food
Gifts
Red lanterns
Fu characters
Couplets
Thoroughly clean the house
Watch CCTV Spring Festival Gala
Red envelopes.
gift money
Dumplings
Fish
Chicken
Rice cake
Do crazy shopping
Pay New Year visits
Eat a family reunion dinner
Let off fireworks / firecrackers
Watch a lion dance
Spirit of festivals
Every time we love,every time we give,it's festival.
With family members, every day is festival.
Spirit of festivals
Love is giving!
Every culture has its own traditions, but love is the same!
Let`s celebrate!
Let's give love to the world!
Option1： A friend in foreign countries wants to know something about the Spring Festival, please write a e-mail to him to introduce the Spring Festival.
Option2：Think of a festival you would like to create.
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Assignment
Our day is called…
It celebrates…
It could be held on…
Everyone would…
The activities include…
Useful expressions

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