Unit 2 Let's Celebrate! Understanding ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Book2 Unit2 Let’s celebrate The Real Father Christmas Video. Do you know the names of the two films? 1 These are fantasy novels. Do you know who wrote the novels? Read the introduction to Tolkien . J.R.R Tolkien (1892-1973) 奇幻小说 无限的 Look at the photos below and guess what the book is about. Is there real Father Christmas in the world do you think? What does the “real” imply in the title? A. Introduce the author J.R.R. Tolkien and his book. B. Introduce the book Letters from Father Christmas. C. A book review of Letters from Father Christmas. Read for main idea 2 sminutes 书评 Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole Title of the book:1_________________________ Author: 2___________________________ Background information: Every Christmas, Tolkien's children would get an envelope with 3________________. Inside it, they would find 4_____________________________________. Of course, the letters were written by Tolkien. Contents of the letters: They tell wonderful stories about 5__________________________________________________In one letter, Polar Bear 6____________________ and 7__________________________of Father Christmas's house. In another letter, Father Christmas complained about 8_______________________________________________with the toys. Complete the notes with expressions from the passage. J.R.R. Tolkien a North Pole stamp a handwritten letter from Father Christmas climbed the North Pole fell through the roof how he could not stop his helpers playing games Letters from Father Christmas《圣诞老人的来信》 Fast reading. Read for the structure of the book review. 2 P1-2 background information P3-4 Contents of the letters P5 comments 1.What is the true spirit of Christmas according to the book Letters from Father Christmas? A.Being happy. B.Being with family members. C.Giving. D.Expressing love for family members. 2.What kind of father do you think J.R.R.Tolkien is ? A.Humorous. B.Strict. C.Serious. D.Caring. THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS 真正的圣诞老人 1. 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. magic n. 魔法，魔术 adj. 魔力的，神奇的 magic stick 魔法棒 magician n. 魔术师，奇才 alive adj. 活着的，仍然存在的 keep sth alive 使某事物延续下去 as long as 长达……；只要 2. 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. That/This/It is why +结果 （why 引导表语从句） That/This/It is because+原因 （because 引导表语从句） The reason (why)... is that... (why 引导定语从句)(that 引导表语从句) regard... as... 把... 看作 special adj. 特别的，特殊的 one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数 literature n. 文学 literal adj.字面意义上的 period n. 一段时间，时期 3.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. envelope n. 信封 North Pole 北极 stamp n. 邮票 address n. 地址住址 v. 在.. 上写姓名和地址；演讲 address a meeting在大会上发表演讲 it was addressed to sb 信的收件人是.....；写信给... excited adj. 兴奋的激动的 exciting adj. excitement n. handwritten adj. 手写的 illustrate v. 加插图，说明阐明 illustration n. 插图，图解，说明 beautifully illustrated 精美插图的 complete v. 完成 adj. 完整的，十分的 The last letter more than twenty years a North Pole stamp every Christmas The first letter Tolkien’s love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas. handwritten letters changed as children got older Tolkien’s love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas. shaky潦草的 handwriting and beautiful illustrations(插图) 4-1.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 杆 in this case）and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house.】 adventure n. 冒险 adventurous adj. 有冒险精神的 regular adj. 频繁的，经常的，有规律的 character n. 角色，人物，文字，性格特征 4.-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. 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. complain v. 抱怨 complaint n. 抱怨 instead of 相反，代替，而不是 wrap up 包裹，包起来，打包 contain v. 包含 warn v. 警告 warning n. 警告 receive v. 收到，接待 present n. 礼物 adj. 现在的 v. 呈现，赠送 a number of 许多的大量的 the number of ....的数量 starve v. 饿死 starving adj. 挨饿的 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. spirit n. 精神 spiritual adj. 精神上的 the true spirit of giving 真正的奉献精神 express v. 表达 indeed adv. 确实,真正地 indicate wave attract decorate request guy lantern firework riddle dessert competition host fancy fancy dress v.表明，显示 v.挥手，招手 v.吸引，引起……的兴趣 v.装饰，布置，美化 v./n.请求，要求 n.男子 n.灯笼 n.烟火，烟花 n.谜，谜语 n.甜食，甜点 n.比赛，竞赛 n.东道主，主人 adj.花哨的，别致的 化妆服 Review the words and expressions. 5 Word formation. 5 1．poem n．诗，诗歌→_________ n．诗人 2．decorate v．装饰，布置，美化→_________ n．装饰物 3．free adj.自由的→_________ n．自由，自由权利 4．_________ v．参加，参与→participant n．参与者 5．equality n．平等→_________ n．(社会上的)不平等 6．limit n．限制，限度 v．限制，限定→limited adj.有限的→_________adj.无限的 7．_________v．抱怨，不满，发牢骚→complaint n．抱怨 8．warn v．警告，告诫→_________n．警告，警示，告诫 9．starve v．挨饿→_________adj.挨饿的，将饿死的→starvation n．饥饿，饿死 poet decoration freedom participate inequality limitless complain warning starving Think & Share. 4 love is sharing & giving Every culture has its own traditions, but love is the same! Anyone who is giving is the real Father Christmas. Think & Share. 4 National culture is a unique symbol that distinguishes a nation from other nations. Lavf58.29.100 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder v0.3.75 null, track 5 191592.92 $