Unit2StartingoutUnderstandingideas课件-高中英语外研版

新外研社（19）高中英语必修二

Unit2Let'scelebrate!

StartingOut&UnderstandingideasStartingoutAnswerthequestions:1.Whatfestivalsarementionedinthevideo?2.Whydopeoplecelebratethesefestivals?Thefestivalsmentionedinthevideoare"hanami",theRoseFestival,theMid-AutumnDay,theHarbinInternationalIceandSnowFestival,andtheNewYear.Becausepeoplewanttocelebratethechangingseasonsandexpresstheirappreciationofnature.Activity1Activity2___________istocelebratetheharvest.___________istocelebrateaseason.___________istohonouranevent._________________istohonouraperson.ThanksgivingMayDayFreedomDayDragonBoatFestivalActivity3Workinpairs.Talkabout:OtherfestivalsMAPLESUGARFESTIVALIndependenceDayCARNIVALST.VALENTINE'SDAYOtherfestivalsofeachtypeOtherreasonstocelebrateafestivalHarvestSeasonEventPersonActivity3Discussion

OtherreasonstocelebrateafestivalOtherreasonstocelebrateafestivalinclude:celebratingthebeginningofayear,celebratingthefreedomofslaves,Activity3Discussion

OtherreasonstocelebrateafestivalOtherreasonstocelebrateafestivalinclude:celebratingthebeginningofayear,worshippingtheancestors,etc.1.WhydopeoplecelebrateChristmas?2.WhatdoyouknowaboutSantaClaus?

Activity4J.R.RTolkienActivity4

InformationaboutTolkienJ.R.RTolkien(1892-1973)Activity4Answerthequestions

1.HaveyoueverreadanyofTolkien'sbooksorseenanyofthefilmsbasedonthem?Whatdoyouthinkofthem?2.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutTolkien?Findoutmoreabouthimandshareyourresearchwiththeclass.Activity5LettersfromFatherChristmasisabookwrittenbyJ.R.R.Tolkien.Lookatthephotosaboveandguesswhatthebookisabout.Thenreadandcheckifyouareright.Readthepassageandanswerquestions.1.WhatisLettersfromFatherChristmasabout?

2.WhydidTolkienwritetheseletters?LetterfromFatherChristmas

isacollectionofTolkien'sletterstohisfourchildrenatChristmas.TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas'slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.TolkienwrotetheselettersbecausehewantedtokeepFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren.honour

v.向……表示敬意v.尊敬，尊重(某人);给予表扬;信守，执行(承诺) n.尊敬;尊重;崇敬;荣幸;光荣;正义感;道义;节操1.inhonourof为纪念；为庆祝2.dosbanhonour/dosbthehonour(ofdoingsth)使增光；赏光；给…带来荣誉3.dothehonours履行社交责任；执行仪式

例：Wouldyoudothehonoursanddrawthewinningticket?能劳驾为我们抽出获奖的票吗？4.havethehonourofsth/ofdoingsth得到某殊荣；有幸做某事5.onyourhonour1)

用人格担保；以名誉担保2)受到信任；被信赖

6.apointofhonour事关名誉的大事

Activity6

LanguagePoints2.poet

[ˈpəʊɪt]n.诗人同根词：Poeticadj.

诗的，诗歌的；诗意的；诗人的n.

诗学，诗论poetess

n.女诗人poemn.诗poetryn.诗；诗意；诗歌艺术，诗的总称3.Participantn.参与者，参加者adj.参与的participatein参加；分享

4.voten.投票，选举；选票；得票数vt.提议，使投票；投票决定；公认vi.选举，投票votein投票选出；投票使当选voteout投票免去…的职务votesb/sth↔down投票否决；投票击败votesbinvotesbinto/ontosth投票选出…任职votesththrough投票通过（计划等）5.regardless adv.不顾;不加理会 adj.regardful留心的；表示敬意的；深切注意的；关心的regardlessof不顾，不管regard n.注意；尊重；问候；凝视 v.regard注重，考虑；看待；尊敬；把…看作；与…有关6.FreedomDayisheldeveryyearon27ApriltocelebrateSouthAfrica’sfirstfully-participatedelectionsin1994，inwhicheveryonewasallowedtovoteregardlessofskincolour.[句式分析]本句为复合句。Freedom...April为主句，tocelebrate...1994为不定式作

，inwhich...colour为___________从句。[翻译]

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自由日是在每年的4月27日举行的，以庆祝南非在1994年第一次举行的全民大选，在这次选举中，不论肤色，每个人都被允许投票。定语UnderstandingideasBrainstorming:ComeupwithmorewordsaboutChristmasDay1.lead-in节日PPT模板ChristmascardChristmastreeFatherChristmas/SantaClausChristmasgiftChristmasstockingsleigh,reindeer,jinglebells…

WhyDoWeCelebrateChristmas?Dearreaders，MynameisJ.R.R.Tolkein.Iwonderhowmuchdoyouknowaboutme?Trytofindmoreinformation,thenI’llshowyouamovieclipadaptedfrommyworks.2.pre-readingJ.R.R.Tolkien(1892-1973)wasanEnglishwriter,poetanduniversityprofessor,bestknownastheauthorofsomeoftheworld’smostpopularhigh-fantasynovels.Withhislimitlessimagination,hecreatednewworldsforhisreaderstoexplore.HisnovelsTheHobbitandTheLordoftheRingshavemadeintofilms.adj.

无限制的，无止境的n.

幻想，想象Prediction:Whatmaybeincluded?3.scanning1.WhatisLettersfromFatherChristmasabout?2.WhydidTolkienwritetheseletters?3.Whatdoesthetitle“TheRealFatherChristmas”mean?Ask&Answer1.WhatisLettersfromFatherChristmasabout?LettersfromFatherChristmasisacollectionofTolkien’sletterstohisfourchildrenatChristmas.TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.2.WhydidTolkienwritetheseletters?TolkienwrotetheselettersbecausehewantedtokeepFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren.3.Whatdoesthetitle“TheRealFatherChristmas”mean?

A.TherealFatherChristmaswasactuallyTolkienhimself.B.TolkienistherealFatherChristmas,becausehewrotelettersusingthename“FatherChristmas”.C.Tolkien’sloveandcareforhischildrenmadehimvery

likeFatherChristmas.dividethepassageinto3partsandsummarizethemainideas2345GROUPWORKWhat'sthegenreofthispassage?It'sabookreview.writer’sownviewsmerits(优点)anddemeritsdiscussitsrelevancetothepresenttimetitleofthebookauthorbackgroundscontentscommentsP1ThebeginningP2author’sinformationP3-4summaryofthebookwithmaincharacters4.Detailed-readingTitleofthebook:Author:Backgroundinformation:EveryChristmas,Tolkien’schildrenwouldgetanenvelopewith3._________________.Insideit,theywouldfind4._____________________________________.Ofcourse,theletterswerewrittenbyTolkien.LettersfromFatherChristmasJ.R.R.TolkienaNorthPolestampahandwrittenletterActivity4，p.21fromFatherChristmas

FatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPoleclimbedtheNorthPolehowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggamesfellthroughtheroofWearelivingamuchbetterlifethanmanypeoplearoundtheworld,sodon’ttakeitforgrantedthatyoushouldgetwhateveryouwant.Besides,weneedtocherishourlifeandhelpoutabitifpossible.Possibleanswer:Whatdoesthefatherwanttotellhischildrenbywriting:“...butifyoufindthatnotmanyofthethingsyouaskedfor...poorandstarvingpeople.”inparagraph4?Freetalk1.WhyisTolkientherealFatherChristmas?2.Whatcanwelearnfromthisbook?3.Whatisthemostspecialgiftyouhave

receivedfromyourfamily?Whyisitspecialtoyou?4.Whatkindofspecialgiftswillyougivetoyourchildreninthefuture?5.post-reading1.WhyisTolkientherealFatherChristmas?

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthisbook?EnjoyingtheadventureofFatherChristmas,PolarBearandothercharacterstheNorthPole;SharingthetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime.6.LanguagePoints3.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

is

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’swayofkeepingFatherChristmasaliveforhisfo