Unit 2 Understanding ideas公开课（ppt课件） -新外研版（2019）《高中英语》必修第二册.pptx

1、Unit 2 Lets celebrate!Understanding ideasTeaching objectivesLearning objectives：1、Students can grasp the new words and expressions such as fantasy，novel，literature，regard as and so on2、Students can grasp the general idea for the whole passage and express opinions about gifts.Ability objectives：Stude

2、nts will be able to use different basic reading strategies like prediction/skimming/scanning correctly in their reading process.Emotional objectives：Students can develop a habit of cherishing parents love and can cooperate with classmates activelyKey points and difficult pointsKey points：1、Help stud

3、ents grasp the new words and expressions such as fantasy，novel，literature，regard as and so on2、Let students understand the general idea for the whole passage and express opinions about gifts.Difficult points：How to use different basic reading strategies like prediction/skimming/scanning correctly in

4、 their reading process.Read the introduction to Tolkien and answer the questions.Pre-reading1.Have you ever read any of Tolkiens books or seen any of the films based on them?What do you think of them?The Hobbit is a childrens fantasy novel by J.R.R.Tolkien.It was published on 21 September 1937.The b

5、ook remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature.Personal growth and forms of heroism are central themes of the story.The work has many adaptions for stage,screen,radio,board games and video games.Pre-readingThe Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by J.R

6、.R.Tolkien.The story began as a sequel to The Hobbit,but eventually developed into a much larger work.Written in stages between 1937 and 1949,and published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955,The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling novels ever written,with over 150 million copies sold.Pre-rea

7、ding2.What else do you know about Tolkien?Find out more about him and share your research with the class.J.R.R.Tolkien was born in South Africa.Many of Tolkiens early memories of South Africa are reported to have influenced his later works.Throughout his life,Tolkien had cultivated a love of languag

8、e,especially ancient languages.Pre-readingWhat is Letters from Father Christmas about and why did Tolkien write these letters?Read the passage and answer the question.ReadingWhat is Letters from Father Christmas about？Letters from Father Christmas is a collection of Tolkiens letters to his four chil

9、dren at Christmas.The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmass life and adventures at the North Pole.Read the passage and answer the question.Reading Why did Tolkien write these letters?Tolkien wrote these letters because he wanted to keep Father Christmas alive for his four children.R

10、ead the passage and answer the question.Reading 1.The real Father Christmas was actually Tolkien himself.2.Tolkien is the real Father Christmas,because he wrote letters using the name“Father Christmas”.3.Tolkiens love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas.Read the passage qui

11、ckly again and choose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage.ReadingReadingComplete the notes with expressions from the passage.ReadingTitle of the book:_.Author:_.Background information:Every Christmas,Tolkiens children would get an envelope with _.Inside it,they would find _.Of c

12、ourse,the letters were written by Tolkien.Letters from Father ChristmasJ.R.R.Tolkiena North Pole stampa handwrittenletter from Father ChristmasContents of the letters:They tell wonderful stories about _.In one letter,Polar Bear _ and _ of Father Christmass house.In another letter,Father Christmas co

13、mplained about _ with the toys.Father Christmass life and adventures at the North Poleclimbed the North Polefell through the roof how he could not stop his helpers playing gamesReadingMain idea:_ReadingSummarize the main idea of Paragraph 1.The importance of Christmas.Read Para.1 and summarize the m

14、ain idea of it.ReadingRead Para.2 and answer the question.Why could Letters from Father Christmas be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year?The letterenvolopeinsidea North Pole _from _be addressed to _a _ letterbeautifully _stamp Father ChristmasTolkiens childrenha

15、ndwrittenillustratedReadingRead Para.3 and finish the mind map.1.What topic might be talked about in the letters?A.Polar Bears life at the North Pole.B.Father Christmass daily life at the North Pole.C.Father Christmass warning to the children.D.Tolkiens childrens adventures at the North Pole.Reading

16、Read Para.4 and then choose the best answer.1.What can we learn from Letters from Father Christmas?2.Why is Tolkien the real Father Christmas?The true spirit of giving.Because he expresses his love for his children in such a special way.ReadingRead Para.5 and answer the two questions.DiscussionDiscu

17、ss the questions.1.What is the most special gift you have received from your family?2.Why is it special to you?Notes1.That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.That is why 意为“那就是的原因”；why引导表语从句，表示结果。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】(1)This/T

18、hat is/was why.这/那就是的原因(why引导表语从句，表示结果)(2)That/It is/was because.那/这是因为(because引导表语从句，表示原因)(3)The reason why.is/was that.的原因是(why引导定语从句并在从句 中作状语；that引导表语从句，表示原因)2.In another letter,Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping the

19、m plain about 抱怨某事，对某事发牢骚 e.g.The couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe.这对夫妇抱怨了游览欧洲的高昂花费。NotesSummaryKey sentences:1.That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.2.Every Christmas,an envelope with a No

20、rth Pole stamp arrived.It was addressed to Tolkiens children.3.In another letter,Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up.Assignment Write a composition of about 100 words to explain why Tolkien is the real Father Christmas according to your understanding.Goodbye!