新教材高中英语Unit2LetscelebrateUnderstandingIdeas（Part2）课件外研版

Unit2Let'scelebrate!Understandingideas(Part2)Activity1Lead-in

InformationaboutTolkienJ.R.RTolkien(1892-1973)Activity2Global-readingReadagainandunderstandthetext.Readthetextandfillintheblanks.Para.1:ParentstrytokeepthemagicofChristmas__________fortheirchildren.Para.2:J．keptwritingletterstohisfourchildrenformorethan________years.Para.3:Thechildrenwere_________whentheyopenedtheletters.Para.4:TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeand__________attheNorthPole.Para.5:Wecanallsharethetruespiritof______atChristmastime.alivetwentyexcitedadventuresgivingSummarizeJ．R.R.TolkienwasoneoftheparentswhotriedtokeepthemagicofChristmasalivefortheirchildren.Hekeptwritingletterstohisfourchildrenformorethan20years.Thechildrenwerereallyexcitedwhentheyopenedtheletters.TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole,whichwasofgreatattractiontothechildren.WecanallsharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime.Activity3Careful-readingWhichofthesentencesbestexplainsthetileofthepassage?1.TherealFatherChristmaswasactuallyTolkienhimself.2.TolkienistherealFatherChristmas,becausehewrotelettersusingthename“FatherChristmas”.3.Tolkien’sloveandcareforhischildrenmakehimverylikeFatherChristmas.Activity4Completethenoteswithexpressionsfromthepassage.LettersfromFatherChristmasJ.R.R.TolkienaNorthPolestampahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmasFatherChristmas'slifeandadventuresattheNorthPoleclimbedtheNorthPolefellthroughtheroofhowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggamesThinkShare:1.WouldyouliketoreadthebooklettersfromFatherChristmas?Giveyourreasons.2.Whatisthemostspecialgiftyouhavereceivedfromyourfamily?Whyisitspecialtoyou?Languageinuse3.Interestingly,thelettersdidnotcontaintheusualwarningstochildrenthattheymightnotreceivetheirpresentsiftheywerenotgood.有趣的是，这些信件并没有像往常一样警告孩子们，如果他们表现不好，就可能收不到礼物。此句中interestingly的用法是英语中的一个常用表达法，即用副词（常置于句首）修饰整个句子。其他常用的副词还有fortunately,luckily,thankfully,hopefully等。另外，thattheymightnotreceivetheirpresentsiftheywerenotgood是同位语从句，是对抽象名词warnings的进一步解释说明。4.LettersfromFatherChristmastellsusthataswellasenjoyingtheadventuresofFatherChristmas,PolarBearandothercharactersattheNorthPole,wecanallsharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastimeaswellassth/doingsth。也，并且，和…一样；不但…而且例如：Heisafriendinwordaswellasindeed.他是个言行如一的朋友。Hesharedinmysorrowsaswellasinmyjoys.他分担我的快乐也分享我的悲伤。1Thatiswhy

LettersfromFatherChristmascouldbetheperfectbookforthosewhoregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyear.那就是为什么《圣诞老人的信》对于那些认为圣诞节是一年中一个特殊时刻的人来说是一本完美的书。※This/Thatiswhy...这/那就是……的原因，why引导的从句表示结果。※This/Thatisbecause...这/那是因为……，because引导的句子作表语，表示原因。※Thereasonwhy...is/wasthat...中that引导的表语从句表示原因，that不可

换成because。经典句式(1)Almosteveryonecanenjoymusic.Thatiswhymusicissopopular.几乎人人都能欣赏音乐。这就是音乐如此流行的原因。(2)That

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youdranktoomuchattheparty.那是因为在晚会上你喝得太多了。(3)Thereason_____hedidn’tpasstheexamwas

hehadneverstudiedhard.他没有通过考试的原因是他从来没有努力学习过。becausethatwhy2TheletterswereTolkien’swayofkeepingFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren，overaperiodofmorethan

twentyyears.这些信是托尔金让他四个孩子的圣诞节老人活了二十多年的方法。※morethanone＋单数名词，意为“不止一个……”，在语意上虽为复数，

但作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。※morethan＋※more...than...比……更……，与其说……倒不如说……(1)Withinsixmonths，morethan25,000peoplewereusingiteveryday.在六个月之内，两万五千多人每天在使用它。(2)Heismorethanafriendtoisalsomyteacher.他不仅是我的朋友，他还是我的老师。(3)Hesaidthathewas

tohelpyouwithyourEnglish.他说他很乐意帮你学习英语。(4)Heis

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clever.与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。(5)Morethanonequestion

(be)raisedatthemeetingyesterday.在昨天的会议上，不止一个问题被提出。morethanhappymorethanwas3Th