高中英语必修二Unit2-The-Real-Father-Christmas课件.pptx--（课件中不含音视频）

1、Lets celebrate1.What festivals are mentioned in the video?The festivals mentioned in the video are“Hanami”,the Rose Festival,The Mid-Autumn Day,the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival,and the New Year.2.Why do people celebrate these festivals?Because people want to celebrate the changing seas

2、ons and express their appreciation of nature.Starting outDragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.They are held in memory of QuYuan,a poet and stateman in Ancient China.It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to

3、UNESCOs List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.It is to honour a person.Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America,in October or November.Traditionally,it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest.Now,it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner.It is t

4、o celebrate the harvest.The American tradition of Thanksgiving dates back to colonial times,to the Pilgrims of plymouth rock Colony.To escape religious persecutionin(迫害迫害）in England,the Pilgrims journeyed to the New World on their ship,the Mayflower.After a long journey,they finally arrived at Plymo

5、uth Rock in autumn of 1620.They could not finish building the settlement before winter,so many froze to death.They ate most of their food on the journey over,so many also starved.However,the Pilgims met a Native American named Tisquantum,or Squanto as he was better known,who taught them how to plant

6、 corn and catch eel.By the same time next year,the Pilgrims had built a steady settlement,and had a bountiful harvest.To thank the Native Americans for their help and to celebrate the harvest the Pilgrims held a grand banquet.Together,they teasted on corn,yams,fish,and most importantly,roast turkey,

7、which became the highlight of th e modern Thanksgiving feast.May Day May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer,with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America.People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles.It is to celebrate a season.Freedom Day Fre

8、edom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africas first fully-participated elections in 1994,in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour.It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country.It is to honour an event.The Real Father ChristmasUnderstanding idea

9、s J.R.R.Tolkien(1892-1973)was an English writer,poet and university professor,best known as the author of some of the worlds most popular high-fantasy novels.With his limitless imagination,he created new worlds for is readers to explore.His novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been made

10、into films.John Ronald Reuel Tolkien约翰约翰罗纳德罗纳德瑞瑞尔尔托尔金托尔金The Lord of the RingsThe HobbitWhy could Letters from Father Christmas be a perfect book?the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children keep that magic alive as long as they can regard as four children more than twenty yearsHow did

11、Tolkien keep Father Christmas alive?every Christmas North Pole stamp be addressed to must have been very excited a handwritten letter from Father Christmas beautifully illustratedTolkien himself was the real Father Christmas!Something interesting in the letters.life and adventures a regular characte

12、r instead of wrap up usual warnings Why did the letters change as Tolkiens 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 starvin

13、g people.As well as enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas,Polar Bear and other Characters at the North Pole,what is the true spirit of CpanyloveWhich of the sentences best explains the title of the passage?1.The real Father Christmas was actually Tolkien himself.2.Tolkien is the real Father Ch

14、ristmas,because he wrote letters using the name“Father Christmas”.3.Tolkiens love and care for his children make him very like Father Christmas.Letters from Father ChristmasJ.R.R.Tolkiena North Pole stampa handwritten letter from Father ChristmasFather Christmass life and adventures at the North Pol

15、eclimbed the North Polefell through the roofhow he could not stop his helpers playing games Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children.As parents,they try 1_(keep)that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.That is 2 _ Letter from Father Chr

16、istmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas 3 _ a special time of year.The man4 _ wrote these letters is one of the most famous 5_(name)in English literature-J.R.R.Tolkien,author of The Lord of the Rings.直击高考直击高考 to keep why as who names 6 _ letters told wonderful stories about F

17、ather Christmass life and adventures at the North Pole.A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear,who once 7 _(climb)the North Pole(an actual pole in this case)and fell through the roof of Father Christmass house.In another letter,Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his he

18、lpers playing games with the toys instead of 8 _(wrap)them up.9 _(interesting),the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents 10 _ they were not good.The climbed wrapping Interestingly ifThink&Share1.Would you like to read the book Letters from Father Christmas?Give your reasons.2.What is the most special gift you have received from your family?Why is it special to you?With family members,everyday is Christmas!