UNIT2Let’scelebrate!

ChristmasDay

Whatdoyouknowaboutthisfestival?isthebiggestfestivalintheWesterncountries.Traditionally,peoplewouldliketoexchangegifts，Writeagreetingcard

anddecoratetheirhomeswithChristmastrees.ItisusuallycelebratedonDecember25thinhonourofthebirthofJesusChrist.Payattentiontoillustrations(插圖)Whatinformationcanyouget?Before-readingAbook’scoverAuthor:J.R.R.TolkienTitleofthebookEditor:BaillieTolkienBaillieTolkienwasthesecondwifeofJ.R.R.Tolkien’syoungestson.Before-readingAquestionnaire(問卷)aboutthisman11.What'shiscareer?2.Whatishefamousfor?3.Whatarehisworks?HewasanEnglishwriter,poetanduniversityprofessorSomeoftheworld’smostpopularhigh-fantasynovels.

（深度奇幻小說）TheHobbitandTheLordoftheRingsTheHobbit《霍比特人》TheLordoftheRings《指環(huán)王》Before-readingHeisregardedasthefatherofmodernclassicalfantasy.Thepopularityofhisworkshashadaslightbutfar-reachingimpactontheuseoflanguage,especiallyinfantasyliterature.Forexample,thespellingsofdwarvesandelvish精靈的,whichhavewerenolongerusedforalongtime,havebeenwidelyacceptedbymoderndictionaries.他的作品的流行對(duì)語言的使用產(chǎn)生了輕微但深遠(yuǎn)的影響，尤其是在奇幻文學(xué)中。例如，矮人和精靈的拼寫精靈的,在很長一段時(shí)間內(nèi)不再使用的詞典已經(jīng)被現(xiàn)代詞典廣泛接受。Before-readingWhatisthetypeofthispassage?Definition:acriticalevaluation(批判性評(píng)價(jià))

ofabook.Itaimstoprovidereaderswithanideaofwhatthebookisaboutandwhetheritisworthreading.定義:對(duì)一本書的批判性評(píng)價(jià)。它旨在讓讀者了解這本書的內(nèi)容以及它是否值得一讀。Before-readingReadparagraph1&2andanswer:tokeepFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren,overaperiodofmorethantwentyyears.While-readingWhydidTolkienwritetheselettersandhowlongdidheinsist?LettersfromFatherChristmasJ.R.R.TolkienReadparagraph3andfillintheblanks:aNorthPolestampahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmasacaringfatherReadparagraph4andfillintheblanks:FatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPoleclimbedtheNorthPolefellthroughtheroofhowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayingwithtoyslifeandadventuresPolarBearclimbedtheNorthPole(anactualpole)andfellthroughtheroofofFatherChristmas’shouse.anactualpoleWhyaretheseletterspopularwithchildren?...butifyoufindthatnotmanyofthethingsyouaskedforhavecome,andnotperhapsquiteasmanyassometimes,rememberthatthisChristmasallovertheworldthereareaterriblenumberofpoorandstarving

people.bethankfultowhatwehavethinkmoreaboutotherswhowerelessfortunatethanthemselvesWhatdidtheauthorwanttoexpressthroughthisletter?...butifyouhaven’treceivedthegiftsorhaven’treceivedasmanyasthegiftsyouwanted,rememberthatthereisalargenumberofpoorandhungrypeoplearoundtheworldthisChristmas.

While-readingHowdoyouthinkofthecontentsoftheletters?Letter1:PolarbearsclimbedtheNorthPoleandfellthroughtheroof.Letter2:FatherChristmascomplainedabouthowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggames.Letter3:...ifyoufindthatnotmanyofthethingsyouaskedforhavecome....starvingpeople.cute/naive/interestingbecameeducational/wiseWhile-readingFrompara.2-4,Whatmadetheletterssospecial?(time,backgroundinformation,contents)HandwrittenlettersBeautifullyillustratedWonderfulstoriesNousualwarningstochildrenChangingasthechildrengrewolderalongperiodofmorethan20yearsDeeploveforhischildrenanenvelopewithaNorthPolestampWhile-readingReadparagraph5andanswer:commentsofthisbookWhatdoesthebookintendtotellus?notonlyenjoytheadventures,butalsosharethetruespiritofgiving.WhatisthespiritofChristmas?Whichofthesentencesbestexplainsthetitleofthepassage?1.TherealFatherChristmaswasactuallyTolkienhimself.2.TolkienistherealFatherChristmas,becausehewrotelettersusingthename“FatherChristmas”.3.Tolkien’sloveandcareforhischildrenmakehimverylikeFatherChristmas.Post-readingsummarizethestructureofbookreviewtitleauthorbackgroundinformationcontentscommentsPost-readingWhoistherealfatherChristmas?Post-readingWhyisTolkientherealChristmasFather?Becauseheshowedhiscareandloveforhischildreninsuchaspecialwaythatwereaderscangetmoved,andthat’swhattheFatherChristmasissupposedtodo.WhatkindofpersonisTolkieninyouropinion?Caringimaginativeresponsiblekind-heartedsympathetic...Post-readingTherearethreestagesofman:He/shebelievesinSantaClaus;He/shedoesn’tbelieveinSantaClause;He/sheisSantaClause.Anyonewhoiswillingtogivethewarmth,theloveandthecaretootherscanbeARealFatherChristmas.

Languagepointslimitvt.限制，限定；n.界限，限度limitlessadj.無限的limitedadj.有限的belimitedto…受限于……withoutlimit無限制的1.keep...alive使……繼續(xù)存在，使……活著，維持……的生命Eg：Doctorskeptthebabyaliveforsixweeks.醫(yī)生使嬰兒活了六周。1.This/Thatiswhy...2.This/Thatisbecause...3.Thereasonwhy...isthat...這/那就是為什么...（結(jié)果）這/那是因?yàn)?..（原因）為什么...的原因是...

4.one’swayofdoingsth.=one’swaytodosth.某人做某事的方式1.with/inregardto關(guān)于3.“把...視作...”短語歸納view/see/consider/treat/thinkof...as...2.regarding

prep.

關(guān)于，至于1.addressv.

對(duì)...演講;稱呼;探討;在...寫姓名/地址

n.

地址，演講

1.musthavedone一定做過某事，表示對(duì)過去行為的肯定推測1.regularadj.頻繁的，經(jīng)常的；定期的，有規(guī)律的2.aregularvisitor/customer常客3.regularmeetings例行會(huì)議4.Inthiscase:在這種情況下5.Fellthroughtheroof:摔下來砸穿了1.complain

后不能直接跟sb.作賓語，要加介詞to2.stop/prevent...(from)doingsth.阻止...做某事4.Wrap…up把...包起來3.Insteadof而不是,反而/替代1.warningn.警告；警示；告誡