Unit

2Let'scelebrate!Startingout

&UnderstandingideasBOOK2Step

2Starting

outActivity1WatchandAnswer1.Whatfestivalsarementioned

inthevideo?2.Why

dopeoplecelebratethesefestivals?Step

2

Starting

Qut

Activity1Q1.What

festivalsarementionedinthevideo?Thefestivalsmentioned

inthevideoare"hanami",the

Rose

Festival,the

Mid-Autumn

Day,the

Harbin

InternationalIceandSnowFestival,andtheNewYear.Activity

1Q2.Whydopeoplecelebratethesefestivals?Because

people

want

to

celebratethechanging

seasons

andexpress

theirappreciation

of

nature.seasonalfestivalsActivity

2Readthefestivaldescriptionsandcompletethesentences.is

to

celebrate

the

harvest.Dragon

BoatFestival

celebrations

take

place

inChina

on

the

fifth

day

of

the

fifth

lunar

month.They

areheld

in

memory

of

QuYuan,a

poet

and

statesman

in

Ancient

China.Itwas

the

first

traditionat

Chinese

festival

added

to

UNESCO's

List

ofIntangibleCultural

Heritage.Thanksgivingiscelebrated

mainlyin

NorthAmerica,in

October

orNovember.Traditionally,it

was

a

chance

to

give

thanks

for

a

good

harvest.Now,

it

is

also

a

time

for

families

to

gettogether

for

a

big

dinner.May

Day

isafestival

to

celebrate

thestart

ofsummer,withcelebrations

held

across

Europe

and

in

parts

of

North

America.

People

prepare

decorationswith

flowers

and

dance

around

maypoles.FreedomDay

isheld

every

yearon

27April

to

celebrate

South

Africa's

first

fully-participated

electionsin

1994,in

which

everyone

wasallowed

to

vote

regardless

ofskin

colour.Itcelebratestheend

ofracial

inequality

in

the

country.is

to

celebrate

a

season.

is

to

honour

an

event.

is

to

honour

a

person.Dragon

Boat

Festival

celebrations

takeplace

in

China

on

the

fifth

day

of

the

fifthlunar

month.They

are

held

in

memory

ofQuYuan,a

poet

and

statesman

inAncient

China.It

was

the

first

traditional

Chinese

festival

added

toUNESCO's

ListofIntangible

Cultural

Heritage.Thanksgiving

is

celebrated

mainlyin

North

America,in

October

orNovember.Traditionally,it

was

a

chanceto

give

thanks

for

a

good

harvest.Now,

it

is

also

a

time

for

families

to

gettogether

for

a

big

dinner.MayDayisafestivaltocelebratethe

start

of

summer,withcelebrationsheldacross

Europeand

in

parts

of

North

America.

People

prepare

decorationswithflowersanddance

around

maypoles.Freedom

Day

is

held

every

year

on27April

to

celebrate

South

Africa's

firstfully-participated

electionsin1994,in

which

everyone

wasallowed

to

yote

regardless

of

skin

colour.It

celebrates

the

end

ofracial

inequality

inthe

country.Activity

2Readthefestivaldescriptionsandcompletethesentences.

Thanksgivingstocelebratethe

harvest.MayDay

istocelebrateaseason.Freedom

Daystohonouranevent.Dragon

BoatFestivaibtohonouraperson.Holi

(胡里節(jié))afestivaltocelebrate_a

seasonholiThisisafestivalofcolor,whichmarksthebeginningofspringinIndia.Easter(March23toApril25)afestivaltohonour

an

eventEaster

eggs

EasterBunnyThisisaChristianholidayinMarchorAprilwhen

ChristiansrememberthedeathofChristandhisreturn

to

life.Activity

3Work

in

pairs.Talk

about:>Otherfestivalsofeachtype>Otherreasonstocelebrateafestival◎

ortreatIt'sanighttimefestivalforchildren,when

they'll

frighten

the

adultsbytheirdisguisedmasks.It'salsofor

dress-up

and

fun.Halloween(All

Saints'Day)(31th.October/1st

Nov

mber)

afestivalto

honour_

the

deadTrickMother'sDayFather'sDayChristmasfestivalsThanksgivingDayHalloweenValentine's

CarnivalFestivals

inothercountriesDayEasterAprilFool'sDayThe

Lantern

FestivalInternationalWorkingWomen's

DayTheQingmingFestival

(Tomb-sweeping

Day)international

Labor

DayChildren's

DayArmyDayNewYear's

DayNational

DayThe

Moon

FestivalGhostFestivalThe

Double

Ninth

FestivalSpeakingFestivals

inChinaTheSpring

FestivalfestivalsThe

DoubleSeventh

FestivalOtherfestivalsofeachkind&otherreasonstocelebratea

festivalChinese

Harvestday

istocelebratea

harvest.TheYouth

Dayis

tohonour

anevent·>OtherreasonstocelebrateafestivalOther

reasons

to

celebrate

a

festival

include:celebrating

the

beginning

of

a

year,

celebrating

the

freedom

ofslaves,spending

atimewith

families

to

get

together;showingrespect

for

some

occupations;showingcare

fora

special

group

of

people;

showing

care

and

love

for

the

environment;worshippingthe

ancestors;etc.Brainstorm抖音抖音號(hào)：Lansing236MerryChristmas口譯老師帶你圣誕笑語(yǔ)介紹2?

圣誕節(jié)是什么?

起源故事?

習(xí)俗活動(dòng)1.

Whydo

peoplecelebrateChristmas?

2.

Whatdoyou

know

aboutSanta

Claus?昵

圖

網(wǎng)www.nipic.com

By=ummhx

No:20180416131112658036Christmas

(Christmas

Day)(25

December)traditionally

a

festival

to

honour

an

eventChristmasor

Christmas

Dayisanannual

christian

holiday

celebratingthe

birthofJesusChrist.It'salsowidelycelebratedby

many

non-christians.-ChristmasfigureSanta

Claus,alsoknownasSaint

Nicholas,Father

Christmas,or

simply“Santa”,is

a

legendary

figurewho,inmanyWesterncultures,bringsgiftstothehomesof

the

good

childrenduringthelateeveningand

overnighthours

of

Christmas

Eve.It'sa

bookwritten

byJ.R.R.Tolkien.THE

REALGuesswhatthe

textis

about.FATHERCHRISTMASJ.R.R.TOLKIENLETTERSFROMFATHERCHRISTMASEditedbyBAILLIETOLKIENActivityoPRead

theintroduction

toTolkien.J.R.R.Tolkien(1892-1973)was

an

Englishwriter,poet

anduniversity

professor,best

known

as

the

author

ofsome

of

theworld'smost

popular

high-fantasy

novels.With

his

limitless

imagination,h奇幻小說(shuō)creatednewworlds

for

his

readersto

explore.His

novels

The

Hobbitand

TheLordof

the

Rings

havebeen

made

into

films.Activity

1

Answerthequestions1.

HaveyoueverreadanyofTolkien'sbooksorseenanyofthe

filmsbasedonthem?Whatdoyouthinkofthem?J.R.R.TOLKIENSILMARILLIONEDmep

nYCHRIsrOPiER

rOLKENMwdy

TiD

NauITWCapnueamasersTHEHOBBITJ.R.R.TOLKIEN75HANNIVERSARYEDITIONcaprmeatneiJ.R.R.TOLKIENTHELORDOFTHERINGSANNIVERARoNE-voiuMEEDitlONTHEReadfor

mainideaActivity

2Understanding

ideas

h

et

teio

troduction

toTolkien

and

answerJ.R.R.TOLKIENLETTERSFROMFATHERCHRISTMASEduedbyBALLIETOLKIENnsinshqaeeB.Introducethebook

Letters

fromFatherChristmas.Abookreviewof

Letters

fromFatherChristmas.J.R.R.Tolkien(1892-1973)wasan

Englishwriter,poet

anduniversityprofessor,best

known

as

the

author

ofsomeofthe

world'smostpopularhigh-fantasy

novels.

Withhislimitless

imagination,he

creatednewworldsforhisreaders

toexplore.HisnovelsTheHobbitand

The

Lordofthe

Rings

havebeen

made

intofilms.1

HaveyoueverreadanyofTolkien's

books

or

seen

anyofthe

films

based

on

them?What

doyouthinkofthem?2

What

elsedo

you

know

about

Tolkien?Find

outmoreabouthim

and

shareyourresearchA.Introduce

theTips:Refertothe

title,topicsentencesand

the

pictures.BOOKREVIEWreceivetheirpresentsif

theywerenotgood.

The

letters

did,however,change

as

Tolkien's

children

gotolder:…butifyou

findthatnotmanyof

the

tbingsyouaskedforbavecome,andnot

perhapsquiteas

many

as

sometimes,remember

thattbisCbristmasallovertheworldthereare

asLetters

from

Fatber

Cbristmas

tells

us

thataswellasenjoyingtheadventuresof

FatherChristmas,PolarBearandothercharactersat

the

NorthPole,wecanallsharethetruespiritssing

way,Tolkien'schildren.Whocouldit

befrom?The

children

must

have

been

very

excitedasthey

opened

it.Inside,theywould

find

ahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas.Theletters

were

also

beautifully

illustrated-

cachmusthavetakenitstrue

author,Tolkien,

a

long

time

to

complete.4TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFather

Christmas'slifeandadventures

attheNorthPole.Aregular

characterin

the

letters

wasPolarBear,whoonceclimbedtheNorthPole(anactual

polein

thiscase)andfellthroughthe

roofof

FatherChristmas's

house.In

another1Many

peoplestillremember

the

magicof

Father

Christmas

from

when

they

werechildren.As

parents,theytrytokeepthat

magicalivefortheirchildrenforaslongas

they

can.2

That

is

whyLettersfrom

FatberCbristmascouldbethe

perfect

book

for

those

who

regardChristmasasa

special

time

of

year.

The

manwho

wrote

theseletters

isoneofthe

most

famous

names

inEnglishliterature-J.R.R.Tolkien,authorof

TheLord

oftheRings.TheletterswereTolkien's

wayofkeeping

Father

Christmas

alive

forTHEREALauthor

J.R.R.Tolkien

and

his

book.FATHERCHRISTMASterriblenmberofpoor

andstarvingpeople.Read

for

main

ideaActivity2Readthepassageandfind

outwhatLettersfromFatherChristmas

is

aboutandwhyTolkienwrotetheseletters.J.R.R.TOLKIENLETTERSFROMFATHERCHRISTMASEditedbyBAILLIE

TOLKIEN4Theletters

told

wonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas's

life

and

adventures

at

the

NorthPole.A

regular

character

in

the

letters

wasPolar

Bear,who

once

climbed

the

North

Pole(an

actualpole

in

this

case)and

fell

through

theroof

of

Father

Christmas's

house.In

anotherletter,Father

Christmas

complained

about

howhe

couldnot

stophis

helpers

playing

gameswith

the

toys

instead

ofwrapping

them

up.Interestingly,the

letters

did

not

contain

theusual

warnings

to

children

that

they

might

notQ1.

What

is

LettersfromFatherChristmasabout?Q2.

Whydid

Tolkienwritetheseletters?2

That

is

why

Letters

from

Father

Christmascould

be

the

perfect

book

for

those

whoregard

Christmas

as

a

specialtime

of

year.

The

man

who

wrote

these

letters

is

oneofthe

most

famousnames

in

Englishliterature-J.R.R.Tolkien,author

of

TheLord

ofthe

Rings.The

letters

were

Tolkien'swayofkeepingFather

Christmas

alive

for

his

four

children,over

a

period

ofmorethan

twenty

years.Read

the

passage

and

answer

questions.1.

WhatisLettersfromFatherChristmasabout?LetterfromFatherChristmasis

a

collection

ofTolkien'sletters

to

his

four

children

at

Christmas.The

letters

toldwonderfulstoriesabout

FatherChristmas's

lifeandadventures

at

the

North

Pole.2.WhydidTolkienwritethese

letters?Tolkienwrotethese

letters

becausehewantedtokeep

Father

Christmasalivefor

his

four

children.(or,it's

his

way

of

keeping

Father

Christmas

alive

for

his

fourchildren,over

a

period

of

more

than

twenty

years.)Parentstryto

keepthe

magic

ofFather

Christmas①

alive

_

for

their

children.

Paragraph

2

J.R.R.Tolkienkeptwritingletters

to

his

four

children

formorethan②twenty

years. Paragraph3The

children

were

③

excited

when

they

openedtheletters.Paragraph4

e

lelters

d

wonderd

res

about

Father Christmas's

life

and

④

at

the

North

Pole.an

all

share

he

true

spirit

of

⑤

giving

atChe

tmas

time.letterTenfuwondervwtoltoldIheParagraph

1Paragraph

5Read

for

detailsActivity

3Completethe

noteswithexpressionsTitle

of

the

book:1

Letters

from

Father

ChristmasAuthor:2

J.R.R.TolkienBackground

information:Every

Christmas,Tolkien's

children

would

get

an

envelopewith3

_.Inside

it,they

Would

find4

.Ofcourse,theletterswerewrittenby

Tolkien.Contents

of

the

letters:They

tell

wonderful

stories

about?

.from

thepassage.In

one

letter,Polar

Bear6

_and7

of

Father

Christmas's

house.In

another

letter,Father

Christmas

complained

about8

with

the

toys.Background

information(para.3)3

Every

Christmas,an

envelope

with

a

NorthPole

stamp

arrived.It

was

addressed

toTolkien's

children.Who

could

it

be

from?The

children

must

have

been

very

excitedas

they

opened

it.Inside,they

would

find

ahandwritten

letter

from

Father

Christmas.The

letters

were

also

beautifully

illustrated-each

must

have

taken

its

true

author,Tolkien,a

long

time

to

complete.BackgroundinformationTitle

of

thebook:1

Letters

from

Father

ChristmasAuthor:2

J.R.R.

TolkienBackground

information:EveryChristmas,Tolkien'schildrenwouldgetanenvelopewith3

a

North

Pole

stamp

.Inside

it,they

would

find4

a

handwritten

letterJ

from

.Of

course,the

letters

were

writtenReadfor

detailsActivity

3Complete

thenotes

withexpressionsfromthepassage.7

of

Father

Christmas's

house.In

another

letter,Father

Christmas

complained

about8

withthetoys.b

aT

kei

nChristmasContentsof

the

letters:They

tell

wonderful

stories

about?

Inone

letter,Polar

Bear?

eryF

and·_4Theletters

told

wonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas'slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.A

regular

character

in

the

letters

wasPolar

Bear,who

once

climbed

the

North

Pole(an

actual

pole

in

this

case)andfell

through

theroof

of

Father

Christmas'shouse.Inanotherletter,Father

Christmas

complained

about

howhe

could

not

stop

his

helpers

playing

gameswiththe

toys

instead

of

wrapping

them

up.Interestingly,the

letters

did

not

contain

theusual

warnings

to

children

that

they

might

notContents

of

theContentsofthe

letters(para.4)Author:2

J.R.R.TolkienBackground

information:EveryChristmas,Tolkien'schildrenwouldgetanenvelopewith3

a

North

Pole

stamp

.Inside

it,they

would

find4a

handwritten

letter

from

.Of

course,the

letters

were

writtenFather

Christmas

_by

Tolkien.Contentsofthe

letters:FatherChristmas'slifeandThey

tell

wonderful

stories

about

adventures

at

the

North

Pole

Inoneletter,PolarBear?climbedthe

NorthPoleand7

fell

through

the

roof

of

Father

Christmas's

house.

lnawt