Unit 2 Let’s celebrate Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Understanding ideas Unit 2 Let's celebrate! The Hobbit is a fantasy novel. Do you know who wrote this novel? 奇幻小说 J.R.R Tolkien (1892-1973) The father of modern fantasy might not be the first author that springs to mind when you think about the cheery Christmas books niche. But Tolkien deserves a place on the mantle with Letters from Father Christmas: a gorgeous collection of the notes that Tolkien (ahem, we mean “Father Christmas”) sent to his kids every Christmas.  As with Lord of the Rings, Tolkien delivers impressively. All of his creativity, meticulousness, and whimsy is on display in this book — from the story about the clumsy polar bear who accidentally falls through the roof of Father Christmas' abode to the tale of the renegade reindeer scattering presents every which way. Beautifully crafted calligraphy and illustrations round out the book. Perhaps most poignantly, you'll see the letters themselves changing as Tolkien's children grow older: the themes become more serious and the notes take on a bittersweet tinge as his children stop writing back to “Father Christmas.” Nevertheless, this is a collection to savor, preferably with a mug of eggnog nearby.  Answer the questions as belows. 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? 2. What else do you know about Tolkien? Find out more about him and share your research with the class. 本书是托尔金从1920至1942年间用圣诞老人口吻写给他的孩子们的插图信件。 其中包括许多以前从未印刷过的图片和信件的全新高清数字版。 这是给所有年龄段的托尔金爱好者的完美圣诞礼物。 ‘亲爱的孩子们，我今年比平时更加不安。全是北极熊的错。这是世界上最大的爆炸，也是有史以来最可怕的烟花。北极变黑了！’ 每年12月，都会有一个装有来自北极的邮票的信封送给J. R. R. Tolkien的孩子们。里面会有一封用奇怪的蜘蛛笔迹写的字母，一张漂亮的彩色图画或一些草图。这些信件来自圣诞老人。 信中讲述了北极的精彩生活故事： •驯鹿是如何将礼物派送到世界各地的。 •北极熊如何爬到北极，并从圣诞老人房子的屋顶掉进餐厅 •他如何将月球分成四块，并让上面的人掉到后花园里 •与住在屋子下方洞穴中的麻烦小妖精大战！ 有时北极熊会做潦草笔记，有时伊尔伯雷斯（Ilbereth）精灵会用他优美流畅的笔迹写上几句话，为故事增添更多生趣。 从1920年托尔金长子收到的第一封信到1943年给女儿的最后一封信画上休止符，这本书收集了托尔金所有迷人的信和图片。不论年龄大小，任何读者都会被托尔金《圣诞老人的来信》的创造力所吸引。 Look at the photos below and guess wh