Unit2Let'scelebrate！Startingout&Understandingideas—ReadingcomprehensionTheRealFatherChristmas1.LearnsomethingaboutBritishgreatauthorJ.R.R.Tolkien.2.Readforthemainideaofthepassage.3.Readcarefullyforsomedetailedinformation.4.Learnthetruemeaningofthetitleandthemeaningbehindthestory5.Learnthestructureofbookreview.MerryChristmasbringskidsandpeopleinneeddeliciousfood,presentswarmth,comfortandpower.Aschildren,theywillreceivemanykindsofChristmasgifts,butdoyouknowwhatkindofgiftmosttouchesthemandmakesthebiggestdifferencetothem?LettersfromFatherChristmas.Lead-inIntroductiontoJ.R.R.Tolkienan________writer,poet,andprofessor;bestknownforhis___________novels;amastertocreatenewworldsforhisreaderswithhis__________________;theauthorof_________________and_____________

TheLordoftheRingsTheHobbitEnglishhigh-fantasylimitlessimaginationPre-reading1.LookatthepicturesandthetitletopredictwhatLettersfromFatherChristmasisaboutandwhyTolkienwrotetheseletters.2.Whatdoestheword“real”inthetitlemean?J.R.R.TOLKIENLETTERSFROMFATHERCHRISTMASEditedbyBAILLIETOLKIENWhile-readingA.TheauthorofLetters

from

Father

Christmas.B.FatherChristmashasbeeninchildren’sheartsincetheywereyoung.C.Thecontentsofthelettersandtheireffectonchildren.D.TolkienmaybetherealFatherChristmastoeducatehischildreninhisspecialway.E.Tolkien'schildrendidn'tknowthattheenvelopewasfromtheirfather.Para.1Para.2

Para.3Para.4Para.5

Activity1

Fast--readingformainideas1.Skimthepassageandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.2.WhatisLettersfromFatherChristmasaboutandwhyTolkienwrotetheseletters.Letters

from

Father

ChristmasisacollectionofTolkien'sletterstohisfourchildrenatChristmas.TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas'slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.TolkienwrotetheselettersbecausehewantedtokeepFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren.3.Choosethesentencethatbestexplainsthetitleofthepassage.A.TherealFatherChristmaswasactuallyTolkienhimself.B.TolkienistherealFatherChristmas，becausehewrotelettersusingthename“FatherChristmas”．C.Tolkien'sloveandcareforhischildrenmadehimverylikeFatherChristmas.√4．Whattypeoftextisthispassage?A．Narration(記敘文)．B．Argumentation(議論文)．C．Exposition(說明文)．D．Bookreview(書評)．√LearningtipsofabookreviewAbookReviewAuthorContentsofthebookCommentsSummaryshouldbeself-contained,clear,easytounderstand,andobjective.Thewriter’sownviewsmerits(優(yōu)點)anddemeritsdiscussitsrelevancetothepresenttimeTitleofthebookBackgroundinformationLettersfromFatherChristmasby

J.R.R.TolkienBackgroundinformationEveryChristmas，Tolkien’schildrenwouldgetanenvelopewith1._________________.Insideit，theywouldfind2.___________________________________.Ofcourse,theletterswerewritten

byTolkien.ContentsofthelettersTheytoldwonderfulstoriesabout3._________________________________________________.Inoneletter,Polar

Bear4.___________________and5._________________ofFatherChristmas’shouse.Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabout

6._______________________________________withthetoys.CommentsThebooktellsusthatwecanall7._________________________

atChristmastimebesidesenjoyingotherexcitingthings.Theauthorusesaspecialwayto8._________________________.aNorthPolestampahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas

FatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresclimbedtheNorthPolefellthroughtheroof

howhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggames

sharethetruespiritofgivingexpressloveforhischildrenReadthepassagecarefullyandcompletethenoteswithexpressionsfromthepassage.Activity2

Careful--readingfordetails

attheNorthPole1._____________orFatherChristmashas,ofcourse,becomeamuch-lovedimage.SantaClausePara.12.Whatisthefunctionofthe1stparagraph?Paragraph1istointroducethetopicandinformreadersofthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingtheletters.3.What’sthemagicofFatherChristmas？Itissaidthatintheyearof300AD,therewasakindoldmanandhisnamewasSaintNicholas.Hewasalways__________________________（樂于幫助）thepoorandoftengave_____________tothem.Today,FatherChristmasisanimaginaryfigure,butnearlyallyoungchildrenbelieveheistrueand______.readytohelp/willingtohelppresents/giftsalive1.WhomaybemostinterestedinthebookLetters

from

Father

Christmas?

A．Peoplewholikereadingnovels.B．Peoplewholikeplayinggames.C．Peoplewholikereadingbooksaboutfestivals.D．PeoplewhoconsiderChristmasaspecialtimeofyear.√Para.22.WhydidJ．R.R.Tolkienwritetheseletterstohischildren?A．Tosharewiththemsomeinterestingstories.B．ToshowthemhowtocelebrateChristmas.C．TogivethemabigsurpriseatChristmas.D．TokeepFatherChristmasaliveforthem.√3.SummarizeParagraph2Theletterswereusedtoentertainhis____________andmakethemagicofChristmasseemingly______formorethan20years.fourchildrentrue1.WhydidTolkienuseenvelopeswithNorthPolestamps?2.HowdidTolkien'schildrenfeelwhenreceivingtheseletters?

BecausehewantedtomakehischildrenbelievetheletterswerefromFatherChristmas.Excited.

Para.33.Whichwordscanshoweachlettermusthavetakentheauthoralongtimetocomplete?Handwrittenandbeautifullyillustrated.Theevidence(證據(jù))ofLOVEParaphrasethefollowingsentence.1.Interestingly,thelettersdidnotcontaintheusualwarningstochildrenthattheymightnotreceivetheirpresentsiftheywerenotgood.ParentsoftenwarntheirchildrentobehavewellbeforeChristmas,ortheymightnotreceivetheirpresents.ItisinterestingthatTolkien'slettersdidnotcontainsuchwarnings.Para.4Paraphrasethefollowingsentence.2....butifyoufindthatnotmanyofthethingsyouaskedforhavecome,andnotperhapsquiteasmanyassometimes,rememberthatthisChristmasallovertheworldthereareaterriblenumberofpoorandstarvingpeople.Ifyoufindthatyouaredisappointedwiththetoysoritsamount,youshouldkeepinmindthatlotsofpeoplearoundtheworldarestillsufferingfromlackofmoneyandfoodduringChristmas.但是如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)你要的很多禮物沒有來，或者不像平時那么多，一定要記得在這個圣誕節(jié)這個世界上有很多窮人和忍饑挨餓的人們。1.WhywasTolkientherealFatherChristmas?Becauseheexpressedhisloveforhischildreninsuchaspecialway.Para.52.WhatkindoffatherdoyouthinkJ.R.R.Tolkienwas?A．Humorous. B．Strict.C．Serious. D．Caring.√3.Paraphrasethefollowingsentence.Letters

from

Father

ChristmastellsusthataswellasenjoyingtheadventuresofFatherChristmas,PolarBearandothercharactersattheNorthPole,wecanallsharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime.Thebooktellsusthatinadditiontoenjoyingtheadventuresofthemaincharacters,weshouldlearnthetruemeaningofChristmas:giving.Givingisbigloveandweshouldpayitforward.Abookreview—TheRealFatherChristmasAuthorContentsofthebookCommentsFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresthegivingspirit;therealFatherChristmasTitleofthebookLettersfromFatherChristmas

J.R.R.TolkienPost-readingActivity1

Discussion1.WouldyouliketoreadthebookLetters

from

Father

Christmas？Giveyourreasons.(Criticalthinking)Iwouldlovetoreadthebook.Tobeginwith,thiscollectionofletterswascreatedbyJ.R.R.TolkienwhoalsowroteThe

Lord

of

the

Rings,whichwasreallyaphenomenalmasterpiece.Inthiscollection,Ibelievehisgorgeousstyleofwritinghasalreadybeenfilledwithhisdeeploveandexpectationsforhischildren.Also,thestoriescarryinghisfeelingsabouttheadventuresandmisadventuresofFatherChristmasandhishelperswerewarmlyreceivedbyfamouscritics.Sothequalityofthestoriesmaynotletusdown.2.Whatisthemostspecialgiftyouhavereceivedfromyourfamily？Whyisitspecialtoyou？(Creativethinking)AnEnglishdictionaryfrommygrandpa.Mygrandpaisnotrich,butwhenheknewIneededanEnglishdictionarytoimprovemyEnglish,heboughtoneusingthemoneyhehadsavedforages.IwasdeeplymovedbywhathedidandmadeupmymindtolearnEnglishwellandmakeabigdifferenceinreturnforhim.Tolkienwrotetheletterstoexpresshisloveandexpectationtohischildren.Intheletters,wecansharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime.Ourparentsalsogiveusspecialgiftsatspecialtime,suchasatsomefestivals.Thegiftsarefulloftheirloveandcare.Weshouldappreciateitandlearntoloveourfamily.

ThemagicofFatherChristmashasbeenrememberedbypeoplesincetheywere1.________(child).ItwasJ．R.R.Tolkienthatwroteletterstohischildrenand2.____(tell)themstoriesaboutFatherChristmas.TolkienkeptFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren,overaperiod3.______morethantwentyyears.EveryChristmas,anenvelopethat4.______________(address)toTolkien’schildrenreached.Theywerevery5._______(excite)whentheyopenedit.Inside,theywouldfindahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas.childrentoldofwasaddressedexcitedActivity2

Summary

IntheletterstheylearnedsomewonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slife6._____adventuresattheNorthPole.Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabout7.______hecouldnotpreventhishelpersfrom8._______(play)gameswiththetoys.Letters

from

Father

ChristmastellsustheadventuresofFatherChristmas,PolarBearandother9.___________(character)attheNorthPole.Wecanallsharethetruespiritof10._______(give)atChristmastime.Byexpressingloveforhischildreninsuchaspecialway，TolkienmayindeedhavebeentherealFatherChristmas.andhowplayingcharactersgivingManypeoplestillrememberthemagicofFatherChristmasfromwhentheywerechildren.Asparents,theytrytokeepthatmagicalivefortheirchildrenforaslongastheycan.為人父母之后，他們也想讓自己的孩子盡可能長久地相信這份魔力的存在。保持……存在=aslongaspossible=fromtheirchildhood許多人(長大以后)還依然記得來自童年時代的圣誕老人的魔力。Activity3

AnalyzethekeypointsofthetextPara.1Thatiswhy

LettersfromFatherChristmascouldbetheperfectbookforthosewhoregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyear.ThemanwhowrotetheselettersisoneofthemostfamousnamesinEnglishliterature—J.R.R.Tolkien,authorofTheLordoftheRings.TheletterswereTolkien’swayofkeepingFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren,overaperiodofmorethantwentyyears.who引導(dǎo)的定語從句who/that引導(dǎo)的定語從句同位語同位語why引導(dǎo)的表語從句Para.2regard…as…把……看作……EveryChristmas,anenvelopewithaNorthPolestamparrived.ItwasaddressedtoTolkien’schildren.Whocoulditbefrom?Thechildrenmusthavebeenveryexcitedastheyopenedit.Inside,theywouldfindahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas.Theletterswerealsobeautifullyillustrated—eachmusthavetakenitstrueauthor,Tolkien,alongtimetocomplete.as引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句表推測表肯定推測補(bǔ)充說明Para.3TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.AregularcharacterintheletterswasPolarBear,whoonceclimbedtheNorthPole(anactualpoleinthiscase)andfellthroughtheroofofFatherChristmas’s