Unit 2 Let's celebrate!(Word教参)-【优化指导】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语必修第二册（外研版2019）

单元素养目标 文化、思维、学习能力目标 能够理解与节日有关的内容，听懂并谈论与节日有关的话题；能够了解中外不同的节日文化；通过了解中国传统节日走向世界的事实，增强国家认同感，主动弘扬和传播中华优秀文化，增强社会责任感；能够辨析不同节日的意义和内涵；能够通过了解各国的节日，激发英语学习的兴趣 语言能力目标 核心单词 honour，dragon, vote, regardless，novel，regard，literature，envelope，pole，roof，regular，poet，decoration，freedom，participate，inequality，limitless，complain，warning，starving，editor，embrace，effort，eve，software，adult，token，process，overseas，global，citizen，audience，interact，phenomenon，occasion，admit，loss，retired，exist，nationality，joy 重点词块 take place，in memory of，regardless of，be known as，be made into，be based on，regard ...as ..., address ...to sb.，complain about，instead of，wrap ...up，as well as，add ...to，get together，as long as，a number of，keep ...alive，be keen on，have nothing to do with，what's more，interact with sb.，get up on stage，sell out 单元语法 情态动词(2) 写作能力 写一篇表达观点的文章 单元话题导入 [品读话题短文] Valentine's Day The history of Valentine's Day—and its patron saint—is shrouded in① mystery.But we do know that February has long been a month of romance.St.Valentine's Day，as we know② it today，contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.So，who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with③ this ancient rite? Today，the Catholic Church recognises at least④ three different saints named Valentine or Valenti­nus，all of whom were martyred.One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome.When Emperor Claudius Ⅱ decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families，he outlawed marriage for young men—his crop of potential soldiers.Valentine，realizing the injustice of the decree，defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret⑤.When Valentine's actions were discovered，Claudius ordered that he be put to death⑥.Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to⑦ help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured. According to⑧ one legend，Valen