Unit 2 Let's Celebrate! Understanding ideas 课文讲解课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版必修第二册

该高中英语课件围绕“节日文化与文学赏析”展开，以端午节、感恩节等多节日导入，通过节日起源、习俗等信息建立文化认知，再过渡到《圣诞老人的来信》文本分析，搭建从文化现象到文学作品解读的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力（如must have done推测语法、do强调结构讲解）、文化意识（中西方节日对比）和思维品质（段落主旨匹配、标题含义探究），通过节日习俗对比、托尔金信件内容分析等活动，学生能提升跨文化沟通与文本分析能力，教师可借助结构化任务设计高效实施读写结合教学。

Unit 2 Let’s celebrate Understanding ideas 【版本：外研　册别：必修二】 1 Ⅰ Pre-reading 2 What do you know about this festival? 3 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 ([ɪnˈtændʒəbl]adj.无形的) Cultural Heritage. 联合国教科文组织 statesman: an important and experienced politician, especially one who is widely known and respected. 4 What do you know about this festival? 5 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. 6 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:n.五朔节花柱 decorated pole that people dance round in ceremonies on May Day 7 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. 8 每年的自由日是为了庆祝南非1994年废除种族隔离制度之后，人民获得政治自由和进行了南非历史上第一次不分种族的选举而设立的节日。这次大选，凡是南非年满18岁的国民，不分种族，都具有投票权。也就是说不管你长什么样，只要你是在南非的国民都有投票权，而在此之前，在种族隔离制度统治下，南非的非白种人在大选中投票只有有限的权利。 那既然提到了自由日，大家一定会想到一个人，和我们毛主席一样伟大的人物，那就是纳尔逊·曼德拉，也是1994年南非大选， 使他成为南非的第一位黑人总统。 Why do we celebrate these festivals? _______ is to celebrate the harvest. _______ is to celebrate a season. _______ is to honour an event. _______ is to honour a person. 10 Christmas Day is the biggest festival in the Western countries. It is usually celebrated on December 25th in honour of the birth of Jesus Christ.Traditionally, people would like to exchange gifts and decorate their homes with Christmas trees. What do you know about this festival? 11 Why Do We Celebrate Christmas? 12 Christmas card Christmas tree What do you know about this festival? 13 Christmas gift Christmas stocking What do you know about this festival? 14 Father Christmas / Santa Claus What do you know about this festival? 15 Who is the Father Christmas? author The Real Father Christmas title A book’s cover (封面) editor editor 17 Background Letters from Father Christmas is a collection of letters written and illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien. The book was warmly received by critics. The stories are about the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the North Polar Bear and his two cubs. 18 Background 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. 奇幻小说 19 J.R.R.托尔金（J.R.R. Tolkien） 英国文豪，当代奇幻小说鼻祖。他不仅是牛津大学睿智的教授、四个孩子温情的老爸。最重要的身份，托尔金是全球顶礼膜拜的魔幻文学经典《魔戒》（奥斯卡大赢家《指环王三部曲》原著小说）《霍比特人》（2012—2015全球大电影《霍比特人》三部曲原著小说）的原著作者。 除《霍比特人》以外，托尔金为自己的孩子创作了《罗弗兰登》（为了安慰失去了心爱玩具的二儿子迈克尔），还将孩子们的玩具熊写进了图文并茂的《幸福先生》。每年圣诞，托尔金为孩子准备礼物之余，更化身圣诞老人寄信给孩子们，勾画北极生活的种种趣事。 J.R.R Tolkien and his books Letters from Father Christmas The first letter The last letter more than twenty years a North Pole stamp every Christmas What does it indicate （暗示） ? A father ’s strong love for children. Ⅱ Fast reading 25 THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents，they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can. keep ... alive 使……活着，维持……的生命 Para 1 许多人(长大以后)还依然记得来自童年时代的圣诞老人的魔力。为人父母之后，他们也想让自己的孩子尽可能长久地相信这份魔力的存在。 1. Match the main ideas of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Parents try to keep Father Christmas alive for their children. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life, but changed as his children got older. Tolkien did keep the magic for his children. Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas. Tolkien’s children could get a handwritten letter with a North Pole stamp each Christmas. 大连市一〇三中学 That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature—J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. The letters were Tolkien’s way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children, over a period of more than twenty years. 那就是为什么 那些人 regard...as... 把…视作… one's way of doing sth.＝one's way to do sth. 某人做某事的方式 时期 超过，多于 Para 2 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》可能是一本再合适不过的书了。写这些信的人是英国文坛的一位巨匠——《指环王(魔戒)》的作者J. R. R. 托尔金。二十多年来，托尔金以写信的方式让他的四个孩子相信圣诞老人真的存在。 1. Match the main ideas of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Parents try to keep Father Christmas alive for their children. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life, but changed as his children got older. Tolkien did keep the magic for his children. Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas. Tolkien’s children could get a handwritten letter with a North Pole stamp each Christmas. 大连市一〇三中学 Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp arrived. It was addressed to Tolkien’s children. Who could it be from? The children must have been very excited as they opened it. Inside, they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also beautifully illustrated—each must have taken its true author, Tolkien, a long time to complete. n.邮票 address sth.to sb.把(信)寄给某人 illustrate [ˈɪləstreɪt] v.给(书籍、文章等)加插图 take a long time 花费很长时间 Para 3 对过去事情的肯定猜测 每年圣诞节，托尔金的家里都会收到一封贴有北极邮票的信，收件人是托尔金的孩子们。会是谁寄过来的呢？孩子们打开时一定很兴奋。他们会发现里面有一封圣诞老人的亲笔信。信里还配有精美的插图——它们真正的作者托尔金一定花了很长时间去完成每一幅画作。 对过去事情的肯定猜测 handwritten letters beautiful illustrations (插图) 1. Match the main ideas of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Parents try to keep Father Christmas alive for their children. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life, but changed as his children got older. Tolkien did keep the magic for his children. Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas. Tolkien’s children could get a handwritten letter with a North Pole stamp each Christmas. 大连市一〇三中学 The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear, who once climbed the North Pole (an actual pole in this case) and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house. In another letter, Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up. 角色 Para 4 杆子 fall-fell-fallen降落；跌落 complain about sth.抱怨某事 stop sb.(from)doing sth.阻止某人做某事 这些信里讲述了关于圣诞老人在北极生活和探险的精彩故事。信中经常出现的一个角色是北极熊，它曾经爬上北极（在信中，北极是一根真的杆子），结果摔下来砸穿了圣诞老人家的屋顶。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，反而拿起玩具玩起了游戏，他怎么也没法让他们停下来。 而不是;代替 Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good. The letters did, however, change as Tolkien’s children got older: ... 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. 有趣的是 n.礼物 世界各地 ask for sth 要求得到某物 a number of 许多，大量 有趣的是，信中并没有那些常见的对孩子们的警告，比如表现不好就可能收不到礼物之类的话。不过，随着托尔金的孩子们逐渐长大，信的内容确实发生了一些变化：“……但是，如果你发现自己并没有得到很多你想要的东西，有时甚至所获无几，请记住，在这个圣诞节，世界各地还有很多的贫穷而饥饿的人。 The letters did，however，change as Tolkien’s children got older... 不过，随着托尔金的孩子们渐渐长大，信的内容确实发生了一些变化…… “do/does/did+ 动词原形”结构 “do/does/did + 动词原形”结构用来强调谓语动词，其中的 do/ does/did 在句中要重读。该结构只有一般现在时和一般过去时，且只对肯定的谓语动词进行强调，没有否定式和疑问式。 You do look nice in that hat.你戴那顶帽子确实不错。 He did go to the airport yesterday，but he didn’t find you. 他昨天确实去了机场，但没找到你。 【学法点拨】 在祈使句中使用“do+ 动词原形”形式往往不表示命令，而表示强烈的请求，有时表达更加客气的语气。如： Do come on time. 务必准时来。 高中英语 必修第二册 UNIT 2 Let’s celebrate! 单击此处编辑母版标题样式 2023/3/27 ‹#› 高中英语 必修第二册 UNIT 1 Food for thought ◆完成句子 （1）I 　　　　　　（的确认为）she’s behaved badly. （2）—You should have warned me. — But I 　　　　　　　（的确提醒过你）. （3）He 　　　　　　　　（的确喜欢旅行）and believes we should grab opportunities to live in different countries. （4）We 　　　　　　　（确实卖邮票） here，but we don’t have any at the moment. （5） 　　　　　　　　（一定要让我知道） how you’re getting on. do think did warn you does like to travel do sell stamps Do let me know 高中英语 必修第二册 UNIT 2 Let’s celebrate! 单击此处编辑母版标题样式 2023/3/27 ‹#› 高中英语 必修第二册 UNIT 1 Food for thought not as +形容词和副词的原级＋as : 不如 比较少见的用法: not quite as…as，并不像,不太像。表示两者间差异不大 not nearly as…as 远不如; 远没有; 远不及。强调两者差距大 I'm not as tall as you. Jack doesn‘t run as fast as Tom. Hills are not as high as mountains. Diet drinks（低热量饮料）are not quite as healthy as you think. 低热量饮料并不像你想的那么健康 You're not nearly as clever as you think you are 你远没有你自以为的那么聪明 高中英语 必修第二册 UNIT 2 Let’s celebrate! 单击此处编辑母版标题样式 2023/3/27 ‹#› 高中英语 必修第二册 UNIT 1 Food for thought 1. Match the main ideas of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Parents try to keep Father Christmas alive for their children. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life, but changed as his children got older. Tolkien did keep the magic for his children. Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas. Tolkien’s children could get a handwritten letter with a North Pole stamp each Christmas. 大连市一〇三中学 Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole, we can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time. By expressing love for his children in such a special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas. 除……之外 表达 adv.的确;真正地;其实. 强调肯定的陈述或答复实际上 以……方式 Para 5 《圣诞老人的来信》告诉我们，在圣诞节，除了欣赏圣诞老人、北极熊和其他一些生活在北极的人物的冒险故事之外，我们还可以共同体会真正的奉献精神。托尔金以如此特殊的方式表达了对孩子们的爱，他可以算得上是真正的圣诞老人。 n.精神 1. Match the main ideas of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Parents try to keep Father Christmas alive for their children. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life, but changed as his children got older. Tolkien did keep the magic for his children. Tolkien may be the real Father Christmas. Tolkien’s children could get a handwritten letter with a North Pole stamp each Christmas. 大连市一〇三中学 What does the “real” imply in the title? Tolkien behaved like Father Christmas. Anyone who is giving is the real Father Christmas. Further thinking for the title . Which of the sentences best explains the tile 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. 2. Can you find the structure of the text? Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can. That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature– J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. The letters were Tolkien’s way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his children, over a period of more than twenty years. Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp arrived. It was addressed to Tolkien’s children. Who could it be from? The children must have been very excited as they opened it. Inside, they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also beautifully illustrated- each must have taken its true author, Tolkien, a long time to complete. 4. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear, who once climbed the North Pole(an actual pole in this case) and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house. In another letter, Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up. Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good. The letters did, however, changes as Tolkien’s children got older. 5. Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole, we can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time. By expressing love for his children in such a special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas. P1 The beginning Background P2 Author/Title P3-4 Summary of the book with main characters （Content（内容）） P5 Comments Review 大连市一〇三中学 What is the type of the text? 本文的语篇类型属于书评(book review),是对一本书的评价,作者会就某本书给出自己的评价，并简单的介绍书中的内容。 作者可以在书评中给出所评价的书的基本要素,如：该书的作者，主要著作，写作风格等。 在书评的内容中需对作品有一个简单的介绍,要注意介绍清楚书中的主要人物,情节和中心思想。 A book review The Real Father Christmas 1.Title of the book: 2.Author: 3.Contents of the book: 4.Reviews of the book: Letters from Father Christmas J.R.R. Tolkien Father Christmas's life and adventures the giving spirit; the real Father Christmas Ⅳ Post-reading 46 Ⅱ 语法填空（根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文） 　　Many people try to keep the magic of Father Christmas alive for their children for as long as they can. That is 1　　　 Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas 2　　　 a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous 3　　　　________ (name) in English literature—J.R.R. Tolkien. The letters were Tolkien’s way of 4 　　　　_________（keep） Father Christmas alive for his four children. Every Christmas，an envelope with a North Pole stamp arrived. It 5　　　　 （address） to Tolkien’s children. Inside，they would find a 6 　　　 （handwrite） letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also 7　　　　 ____________（beautiful） illustrated—each must have taken its true author a long time 8　　　　____________（complete）. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures. Interestingly，they did not contain the usual warnings to children 9　　　　 they might not receive their presents if they were not good. By 10　　　　 （express） love for his children in such a special way，Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas. why as names keeping was addressed handwritten beautifully to complete that expressing 高中英语 必修第二册 UNIT 2 Let’s celebrate! 单击此处编辑母版标题样式 2023/3/27 ‹#› 高中英语 必修第二册 UNIT 1 Food for thought Write a letter to recommend the book to your friend-Tom，giving at least two reasons for recommendation. Think and write Dear Tom , Dear Tom, I’m more than delighted to recommend the book-Letters from Father Christmas by G.R.R. Tolkien to you ,which kept me reading all night. Below are several reasons for my high recommendation. First of all,____________________________________________________. What’s more, _______________________________________________________________. Finally，_______________________________________________________________. In conclusion, the book is well worth reading again and again. Yours , First of all, it is letters’ beautiful language that appeals to me, driving me to read without stop. What’s more, letters are all beautifully illustrated and handwritten showing Tolkien’s strong love for his children .Finally，it informs us of the wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole ,which leads us to a mysterious world. Sample Free talk 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? VI Homework 52 Find out more information about J.R.R. Tolkien’s books and movies after class and share your research with us next class. 53 Thanks x264 0.128.2216+688+32 a17ff54 tMod [8-bit@4:2:0 X86] x264 0.128.2216+688+32 a17ff54 tMod [8-bit@4:2:0 X86] x264 0.128.2216+688+32 a17ff54 tMod [8-bit@4:2:0 X86] null 24842.549 必修第二册Unit 2 Understanding ideas更多听力请关注“高老师学习社”微信公众号 null 191592.92 null 31242.695 null 69092.805 null 31530.049 $