Unit 2 Let's Celebrate! Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Starting out Unit 2 Let’s celebrate Get to know a famous novelist and figure out the reason for writing these letters. 1. Learn the basic elements of a book review by analyzing the structure of the passage. 2. Understand the meaning of festivals by further thinking of the title. To write a letter to recommend the book . Extended goal Challenging goal Fast reading Detailed reading writing time: recommendation letter Basic goal Learning Objectives 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals? Activity 1 1. What festivals are metioned in the video? 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals? ___________ is to celebrate the harvest. ___________ is to celebrate a season. ___________ is to honour an event. ____________________ is to honour a person. Read the 4 festival descriptions on page13 and tell why people celebrate them? Activity 2 ______________ is to celebrate the harvest. ______________ is to celebrate a season. ______________ is to celebrate an event. __________________ is to honour a person. Dragon Boat Festival Freedom Day Thanksgiving Day May Day Read the 4 festival descriptions on page13 and tell why people celebrate them? What do you know about this festival? Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in Ancient China. It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. 联合国教科文组织 statesman: an important and experienced politician, especially one who is widely known and respected. Intangible Tangible Cultural Heritage (Material) (Non-material) museums places of interest Endangered language Traditional Music Living human treasures Oral heritage What do you know about this festival? Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America, in October or November. Traditionally, it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now, it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner. What do you know about this festival? May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer, with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles. maypole: decorated pole that people dance round in ceremonies on May Day What do you know about this festival? Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa’s fisrt fully-participated elections in 1994, in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour. It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country. Activity 3 Think about the reasons to celebrate festivals. to celebrate the harvest. to celebrate a season. to honour an event. to honour a person. … 1. Yes，I have. They are fantastic and full of imagination. Letters from Father Christmas the Real Father Christmas 1 2 4 3 the introduction of the book Match the main idea with each paragraph 5 the stories in the letters the letters of the book lead in the true spirit of giving at Christmas time Match the main idea with each paragraph lead in the introduction of the book the letters of the book the stories in the letters the true spirit of giving at Christmas time 1 2 3 4 5 Answer questions. 1. What is Letters from Father Christmas about ? 2. Why did Tolkien write these letters? Letter from Father Christmas is a collection of Tolkien's letters to . The letters told wonderful stories about 's life and adventures at . Tolkien wrote these letters because for his four children. his four children at Christmas Father Christmas the North Pole he wanted to keep Father Christmas alive Which of the sentences best explains the title of the passage? 1. The real Father Christmas was actually Tolkien himself. 2. Tolkien is the real Father Christmas, because he wrote letters using the name “Father Christmas”. 3. Tolkien’s love and care for his children make him very like Father Christmas. What does the “real” imply in the title? Tolkien behaved like Father Christmas. Anyone who is giving is the real Father Christmas. Letters from Father Christmas J.R.R. Tolkien a North Pole stamp a handwritten letter from Father Christmas Father Christmas's life and adventures at the North Pole climbed the North Pole fell through the roof how he could not stop his helpers playing games 写简评一般可以有这样三个步骤:介绍--评价--推荐 (一)介绍 "介绍"是指对所评的书的内容作言简意赅的概括叙述，让读者对该书的内容有一个大概的了解。如书评《难忘<南京情调>》是这样介绍的:"《南京情调》收入64篇文章，20世纪上半叶社会各界名流笔底的南京昔日景观，风土人情，大多风流倜傥见性情;80帧照片，让50年前的古都旧影清晰再现，金陵旧时影像，幅幅沧海桑田显趣味。" (二)评价 "评价"可以是总括全书作鸟瞰式的评述，如金圣叹评《鲁提辖拳打镇关西》一节中鲁达打店小二一段描写:"一路鲁达文中，皆用'只一掌'、'只一拳'、 '只一脚'，写鲁达阔绰，打人亦打得阔绰。" 三言二语就点出了《水浒》对鲁达的动作描写是充分个性化的。 "评价"是书评中最重要、最关键的部分，也是最见功力的部分，从这里可以见出一个人的思想水平、艺术素养、鉴赏能力、语言功夫等等。 (三)推荐 这是书评的结尾，有好书与读者共享的意思。如《难忘<南京情调>》是这样写的:"南京文化源远流长，底蕴深厚，值得特别关注。钟情于南京文化的人，即便不到南京，也能从《南京情调》中体味一番南京情调。" As the bright moon shines over the sea, From far away you share this moment with me. Mid-Autumn Festival 海上生明月，天涯共此时。 A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way. Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours? A cowherd points to a cot’ mid apricot flowers. 清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。 借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。 A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way. Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours? A cowherd points to a cot’ mid apricot flowers. 清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。 借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。 Ching Ming Festival / Tomb-sweeping Day But in the crowd once and again， I look for her in vain， When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed. 众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首， 那人却在，灯火阑珊处。 But in the crowd once and again， I look for her in vain， When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed. 众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首， 那人却在，灯火阑珊处。 Lantern Festival festivals Festivals in China The Dragon Boat Festival The Double Ninth Festival The Spring Festival Qingming The Lantern Festival The Middle Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival Ghost Festival appreciate the bright full moon family reunion (合家团聚) How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? eat mooncakes express strong yearnings (思念) to family members and friends Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals? 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 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 Why do people celebrate these festivals? Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. 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. ______________ is to celebrate the harvest. ______________ is to celebrate a season. _____________ is to honour an event. ___________________ is to honour a person. Dragon Boat Festival Freedom Day May Day Thanksgiving Watch the video about the Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in Ancient China. Dragon Boat Festival It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America, in October or November. Traditionally, it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now, it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner. May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer, with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles. Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa’s first fully-participated elections in 1994, in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour. It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country. festivals Festivals in other countries Christmas Fool’s Day Valentine’s Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day Halloween It is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. People usually celebrate it together with their family members. A kind-hearted old man puts gifts in the stockings for children secretly at night. People send cards or gifts to others. Some import western festivals Christmas Day Pongal（印度丰收节） Pongal is a four-day harvest festival held throughout South India. It usually falls on the 14th or 15th of January. Pongal is a traditional occasion for giving thanks to nature and celebrating the life cycles that give people grain. Some import western festivals Pongal Part of the celebration is the boiling of the first rice of the season to convey appreciation to the Sun God for providing the energy for agriculture. Some import western festivals Choose a festival that you are interested in. Then make a report to the class. null 132106.3 Lavf57.83.100 Lavf58.29.100 Lavf58.29.100 $$