Unit 2 Let’s celebrate Understanding ideas 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 2 Let's celebrate! The Real Father Christmas There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Clause; he is Santa Clause. Step 1 Starting out Activity 1 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals? 1 The festivals mentioned in the video are"hanami", the Rose Festival, the Mid-Autumn Day, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, and the New Year. 2 Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. Activity 2 Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. ___________ is to celebrate the harvest. ___________ is to celebrate a season. ___________ is to honour an event. __________________ is to honour a person. Thanksgiving May Day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival Activity 1 Read the introduction to Tolkien and answer the questions. J.R.R.Tolkien(1892-1973)was an English writer, poet and university profesor, best known as the author of some of the world's most popular high-fantasy novels. With his limitless imagination, he created new worlds for his readers to explore. His novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been made into films. ① Have you ever read any of Tolkien’s books or seen any of the films based on them? What do you think of them? ②What else do you know about Tolkien? Find out more about him and share your research with the class. Step 2 Reading 霍比特人 指环王 Choose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage. 1 The real Father Christmas was actually Toliken himself. 2 Toliken is the real Father Christmas, because he wrote letters using the name “Father Christmas”. 3 Toliken's love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas. Activity 2 Read the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea. Para. 1 B Para. 2 A Para. 3 E Para. 4 C Para. 5 D A The author of Letters from Father Christmas.