Unit 2 Let’s celebrate! Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Starting out & Understanding ideas Unit 2 Let’s celebrate! CONTENTS 01 Lead-in 02 03 Exercise 05 Learning Objectives Reading 06 Summary 07 Homework 04 Language points Learning Objectives PART. 01 Learning Objectives Students can use learned words and sentence patterns to accurately describe emotion-related content. Through studying Letters from Father Christmas, students can understand the ways and connotations of emotional expression. Students can analyze how emotional expressions affect the story's atmosphere and readers' feelings. Students can learn to independently summarize language knowledge and skills related to emotional descriptions. Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties Grasping emotional expressions in Letters from Father Christmas and their link to Christmas culture. Interpreting subtle emotions in the text and applying them to describe personal festival feelings. PART. 02 Lead-in What is Christmas? Watch the video and talk about. it. What do people do to celebrate Christmas? ● to put up a Christmas tree ● to make Christmas pudding ● to decorate the house ● to give/open gifts ● to sing Christmas songs ● to hang a stocking … Watch the video and answer the questions What festivals are mentioned in the video? 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. Watch the video and answer the questions Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. Why do people celebrate these festivals? 2 Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. _____________is to celebrate the harvest. _____________is to celebrate a season. _____________is to honor an event. _____________is to honor a person. Thanksgiving Dragon Boat Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. _____________is to celebrate the harvest. _____________is to celebrate a season. _____________is to honor an event. _____________is to honor a person. May day Freedom Day other festivals of each type other reasons to celebrate a festival Work in groups. Talk about： The Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan is a spring - centric celebration. It focuses on appreciating the short - lived yet beautiful cherry blossoms, which signal the arrival of spring. other festivals of each type other reasons to celebrate a festival Work in groups. Talk about： China’s Lantern Festival comes right after the Spring Festival. It’s characterized by hanging lanterns, solving riddles, and eating yuanxiao, all to preserve folk customs and the culture of family reunions. PART. 03 Reading My dear children, I am more shaky than usual this year. The North Polar Bear’s fault. It was the biggest bang in the world, and the most monstrous firework there has ever been. It turned the North Pole black! Do you know where the sentences are from? Read the introduction to Tolkien and answer the questions. J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was an English writer, poet and university professor, 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. Have you ever read any of Tolkien’s books or seen any of the films based on them? What do you think of them? What else do you know about Tolkien? Find out more about him and share your research with the class. Read the introduction to Tolkien and answer the questions. Match the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3-4 Para.5 The contents of the book The background information The comments The author’s information Read the passage and find out what Letters from Father Christmas is about and why Tolkien wrote these letters. Letters from Father Christmas is a collection of Tolkien’s letters to his four children at Christmas. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. Tolkien wrote these letters because he wanted to keep Father Christmas alive for his four children. Why could Letters from Father Christmas be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year? It helps them remember the magic of Father Christmas from childhood. For adults: It keeps that magic alive for their children for as long as they can. For parents: It makes them believe that Father Christmas is alive. For children: How did J.R.R. Tolkien enhance the authenticity and magic of the "Letters from Father Christmas" for his children? North Pole stamp handwritten letter beautifully illustrated What two key characteristics made Tolkien's Christmas letters special compared to traditional Santa letters? Featured Polar Bear’s antics (e.g., falling through roofs) for playful charm. Humorous characters The letters did not contain the usual warnings to children. No warnings Read the passage and find out what Letters from Father Christmas is about and why Tolkien wrote these letters. ... but if you find that not many of the things you asked for have come, and not perhaps quite as many as sometimes, remember that this Christmas all over the world there are a terrible number of poor and starving people. To tell readers that these letters not only keep Father Christmas alive, but also have educational significance for children. How does the text suggest Tolkien embodied "the true spirit of Christmas" through these letters? The letters spread Christmas' core value through North Pole adventures. Tolkien's personal devotion made him the "real Father Christmas Share the true spirit of giving Expressing love for his children in a special way Choose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage. The real Father Christmas was actually Tolkien himself. Tolkien is the real Father Christmas, because he wrote letters using the name “Father Christmas”. Tolkien’s love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas. Complete the notes with expressions from the passage. 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 Think & share 1. Would you like to read the book Letters from Father Christmas? Give your reasons. 2. What is the most special gift you have received from your family? Why is it special to you? PART. 04 Language points That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year. 句意：有些人把圣诞节视为每年的特别时光，对于他们，《圣诞老人的来信》是再合适不过的书了。 regard v.认为，看作 regard...as... 把......视作...... be widely regarded as... 被广泛认为是...... be highly regarded 得到高度评价 例题： She is widely __________ as one of the greatest writers in the country. 1 regarded 2 In another letter, Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up. 在另一封信中，圣诞老人抱怨说，他那些助手们非但没有把玩具包装起来，反而拿着玩具玩起了游戏，他怎么也没法让他们停下来。 complain v.抱怨，不满，发牢骚 complain (to sb.) about sth (向某人)抱怨某事 complain (to sb.) that... (向某人)抱怨说...... 例题： He complained ________ he had too much work. that The children must have been very excited as they opened it. 句意：孩子们打开时一定非常兴奋。 3 must have done 一定做了某事 must have done 表示对过去情况的肯定推测，仅用于肯定句中，否定句中要用 can't/couldn't have done，意为 “不可能做了某事”。 could have done 本能够做某事而未做 may/might have done 可能做过某事 should have done 本该做某事而未做 例题： The ground is wet. It _______ have rained last night. must PART. 05 Exercise When he saw his mother, he w______ his hand to her happily. The sign i________ that the road is closed ahead. He made a r________ for a new book in the library. He wrote a c_________ letter to the company about the poor service. He is r________ as one of the best singers in the country. She bought a f_______ dress for the party. aved equest ndicates omplaint egarded Exercise: 单词拼写 ancy She is good at playing the piano _____________ (as well as) singing. The sign on the wall is a _____________ (warn) about wet floors. She made a __________ (complain) about the noisy neighbors to the manager. He is _________ (regard) as one of the most talented artists in our city. Doing _______ (regularly) exercise is good for both physical and mental health. The doctor tried his best to _________ the patient _________. (alive) as well as warning complaint regular regarded Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空 keep alive PART. 06 Summary 添加标题 ADD THE TITLE HERE 添加标题 ADD THE TITLE HERE 添加标题 ADD THE TITLE HERE 添加标题 ADD THE TITLE HERE Starting out & Understanding ideas Understanding of the holiday's meaning Reading Vocabulary grasping the spirit of giving and dedication in Letters from Father Christmas master basic characteristics of the book review PART. 07 Homework 1.Collect more information about Christmas and share it with your classmates. 2.Think about what you hope to read in the letter you receive at Christmas. 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