Unit 2 Let's Celebrate! Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 2 Let's celebrate！ Starting out & Understanding ideas —Reading comprehension What festivals are mentioned in the Video? Merry Christmas brings kids and people in need delicious food, presents warmth, comfort and power. As children, they will receive many kinds of Christmas gifts, but do you know what kind of gift most touches them and makes the biggest difference to them? Letters from Father Christmas. Lead-in Introduction to J. R. R. Tolkien an ________writer, poet, and professor; best known for his ___________novels; a master to create new worlds for his readers with his __________________; the author of_____________________ and_____________ English high-fantasy limitless imagination The Lord of the Rings The Hobbit 1.Look at the pictures and the title to predict what Letters from Father Christmas is about and why Tolkien wrote these letters. 2.What does the word “real” in the title mean? J.R.R. TOLKIEN LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS Edited by BAILLIE TOLKIEN Pre-reading The author of Letters from Father Christmas. B. Father Christmas has been in children’s heart since they were young. C. The contents（内容） of the letters and their effect on children. D. Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas to educate his children in his special way. E. Tolkien's children didn't know that the envelope was from their father. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Activity 1　Fast-­reading for main ideas 1. Skim the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea. While-reading 2. Choose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage. 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. √ 4．What type of text is this passage? A．Narration(记叙文)． B．Argumentation(议论文)． C．Exposition(说明文)． D．Book review(书评)． √ Learning tips of a book review