内容正文:
Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 识记本课时的重要语言点;
2. 通过略读快速把握课文内容,准确理解和阐释标题的含义;
3. 初步了解一些不同类型的节日及节日文化,并进行讨论,思考人们庆祝节日的原因。
词汇互译
1. participate v. 参加,参与
2. regardless adv. 不管,不顾
3. inequality n. (社会上的)不平等
4. novel n. (长篇)小说
5. limitless adj. 无限的
6. complain v. 抱怨,不满,发牢骚
7. warning n. 警告,警示,告诫
8. honour v. 向……表示敬意
9. decoration n. 装饰物
10. freedom n. 自由,自由权利
11. regular adj. 频繁的,经常的
12. 月球的 adj. lunar
13. 幻想,想象 n. fantasy
14. 龙 n. dragon
15. 信封 n. envelope
16. regardless of 不管;不顾;不理会
17. regard... as... 把……视作……
18. be based on 以……为基础
19. as well as 也,还;和……一样好
20. 写信给某人 be addressed to sb.
表格填空
Parts
Details
Part 1
(Para. 1)
Many people still remember the 1. magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try to keep it 2. alive for their children.
Part 2
(Para. 2)
The book, Letters from Father Christmas written by J.R.R. Tolkien could be the 3. perfect book for those who 4. regard Christmas as a special time of year. The letters were Tolkien's 5. way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children for more than twenty years.
Part 3
(Para. 3)
Every Christmas, an 6. envelope with a North Pole stamp was addressed 7. to Tolkien's children. They were very 8. excited as they opened it.
Part 4
(Para. 4)
The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas's life and 9. adventures at the North Pole.
Part 5
(Para. 5)
Letters from Father Christmas tells us that we can all share the true 10. spirit of giving at Christmas time.
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. Who may be most interested in the book Letters from Father Christmas?
A. People who like reading novels.
B. People who like playing games.
C. People who like reading books about festivals.
D. People who consider Christmas as a special time.
2. Which of the following statements about J.R.R. Tolkien is NOT true according to Paragraph 2?
A. J.R.R. Tolkien has four children.
B. J.R.R. Tolkien is very famous in French literature.
C. J.R.R. T