高中英语外研版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 2 Let's celebrate!学案

Prepared by：Bobo Yuan          Checked by：Candy Li         Taught by：            Time：               

Goals：

1.To have a preliminary understanding of different types of festivals and understand different festival cultures.

2.To share the information about Tolkien.

3.To train the reading skills in global comprehension.

Starting out

课本P13

Read the festival descriptions and guess what festivals they are.

1.   ______________ is to celebrate the harvest.
2.   ______________ is to celebrate a season.
3.   ______________ is to celebrate an event.
4.   __________________ is to honour a person.

◆ Can you list some other festivals of each type?

◆ What other reasons to celebrate a festival do you know?

While-reading

Task 1: Choose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage.(勾出正确选项）

□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. Tolkien's love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas.

Task 2: Match the main ideas with each paragraph.

Para 1        A. Dad still has a problem with certain Chinese dish though he loves Chinese food.

Para 2        B. I do not have Dad’s problem with Chinese food.

Para 3        C. I have a British father and a Chinese mother.

Para 4        D. I enjoy both British and Chinese food.

Para 5        E. I enjoy British breakfast made by Dad.

Para 6        F. I gathered my courage to try stinky tofu.

Task 3：True or False.

（  ）1. Letters from Father Christmas is the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a common time of the year.

（  ）2. Every Christmas, an envelope with a England stamp arrived which was addressed to Tolkien's children.

（   ）3. The letters contain some warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good.

Task 4: Complete the notes with expressions from the passage. 完成课本P16的练习4，课堂核对并订正答案

Task5: 细读文章，完成下面各题

1．What type of writing is the passage?

A. An introduction to some letters.

B. A book review.

C. A story.

D. A report.

2．Why did J. R. R. Tolkien write these letters to his children?

A. To share with them some interesting stories.

B. To show them how to celebrate Christmas.

C. To give them a big surprise at Christmas.

D. To keep Father Christmas alive for them.

3．How did Tolkien's children feel when receiving these letters?

A. Excited.    B. Shocked.    C. Starving.    D. Moved.

4．From the passage, we can infer that Tolkien ________.

A. liked sharing the spirit of giving

B. enjoyed various adventures at the North Pole

C. was caring and devoted to his children

D. often warned his children to behave well

After reading:（Think&Share）

2. Why is Tolkien the real Father Christmas? (supporting evidence)

 Homework

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