Let’scelebrate!Book2Unit2B2U2UnderstandingideasTHEREALFATHERCHRISTMASWhatinformationcanyougetbyviewingpages18and19?ViewingWhatisthegenre/typeofthispassage?BOOKREVIEWTitleofthebookAuthorofthebookHigh-fantasy深度奇幻v.s.Low-fantasy淺度奇幻Severalsubgenresoffantasynovelsexist,includinghighfantasy,darkfantasyandcomicfantasy.Highfantasyiscommonlycharacterizedbygoodfightingagainstevil.AnexampleofthistypeoffictionisJ.R.R.Tolkien’sLordoftheRings.Darkfantasynovelsusuallyincludeelementsofhorror.Comicfantasyisaformoffantasythatinvolveshumor.highfantasyandlowfantasyTheprimarydifferencebetweenhighfantasyandlowfantasyisthesetting.Inhighfantasy,thestorytakesplaceinasecondaryfictionalsettingthatisutterlyindependentoftherealworld.Inlowfantasy,thestorytakesplaceinafamiliar,realworldsetting.ViewingBaillieJeanTolkien

(1941-)isthesecondwifeofChristopherTolkien,J.R.R.Tolkien'sthirdson.While-readingReadthepassageandsummarisewhateachpartisabout.a.Backgroundinformationc.CommentPara.4Para.5Para.1–3b.ContentsofthelettersBookReviewb.ContentsWhile-readingWhatisTolkien’spurposeofwritingtheseletters？

ParentstrytokeepthemagicofFatherChristmasalivefortheirchildren;Tolkien’swaywaswritingletterstohischildreninthenameofFatherChristmas.While-readingReadandcompletethenotes.LettersfromFatherChristmasJ.R.R.TolkienWhile-readingaNorthPolestampahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmasLettersfromFatherChristmasJ.R.R.TolkienenvelopestampletterillustrationsWhile-readingFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPoleclimbedtheNorthPolefellthroughtheroofhowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggamesWhile-readingHowlongdidTolkienkeepwritingletters?FromthefirstnotetoTolkien’seldestsonin1920tothefinallettertohisdaughterin1943,howdoyouunderstandthetitleofthepassage?THEREALFATHERCHRISTMASAfter-readingWhichofthesentencesbestexplainsthetitleofthepassage?TherealFatherChristmaswasactuallyTolkienhimself.TolkienistherealFatherChristmas,becausehewrotelettersusingthename“FatherChristmas”.Tolkien’sloveandcareforhischildrenmakehimverylikeFatherChristmas.Activity3After-readingWhatistheauthor’sopinionaboutthisbook?Notonlycanweenjoytheadventures,butalsowecansharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime.Tolkien’sspecialwaytoexpresshisloveforhischildren.無(wú)盡的Para.2使……保持生機(jī)把圣誕節(jié)當(dāng)作一年的特殊的時(shí)刻Para.3被寄給某人手寫(xiě)的畫(huà)插圖；闡釋Para.4抱怨包起來(lái)數(shù)量驚人的Para.5除……之外（也）；和...limitless

keep…aliveregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyearbeaddressedtosb.handwrittenillustratecomplainabout/ofsthtosbwrapupaterriblenumberof…aswellasExpressions圓滿(mǎn)完成；順利結(jié)束

n.complaintmakeacomplaintabout投訴P1Asparents,theytrytokeepthatmagicalivefortheirchildrenforaslongastheycan.aslongas

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只要e.g.只要天氣好，我們就去。We'llgoaslongastheweatherisgood.P3EveryChristmas,anenvelopewithaNorthPolestamparrived.ItwasaddressedtoTolkien’schildren.1.那張明信片誤寫(xiě)了我們的舊地址。Thecardwaswrongly___________ouroldhome.2.請(qǐng)把這些信寫(xiě)上地址。Please__________theseletters.3.Hewasalittlenervousbecausehewastoaddressameetinginthemusicalhall.4.Iamhonouredtocomebeforeyoutoday,thefirstAmericanPresidentevertoaddress

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nationfromtheGreatHallofthePeople.5.Thejudgeshouldbeaddressedas‘YourHonour’.

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寫(xiě)地址；寫(xiě)信給(address...to)addressedtoaddress演說(shuō)；演講稱(chēng)呼（某人）處理，解決向……說(shuō)話(huà)P15

Interestingly,thelettersdidnotcontaintheusualwarningstochildrenthattheymightnotreceivetheirpresentsiftheywerenotgood.#區(qū)分#That’sthebestpieceofnewsthatI’veheard.Thethoughtthattheycouldcrossthewholecontinentwasexciting.ThegirlsweresurprisedatthefactthatoceanshipscansailuptheGreatLakes.that引導(dǎo)________從句，對(duì)前面的抽象名詞warnings進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明，該從句______（缺/不缺）成分。同位語(yǔ)從句通常修飾news,warning,saying,announcement,information這類(lèi)有具體內(nèi)容的詞。同位語(yǔ)不缺Quickcheck:Fillintheblanks.Thatiswhythebookcouldbetheperfectbookforthose_____regardChristmas____aspecialtimeofyear.Theseletterswere_________(手寫(xiě)的)and________(beautiful)illustrated–eachmusthavetakenTolkienalongtime___________(complete).Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabout_____hecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggames_____thetoysinsteadof______(wrap)themup.tellsusthataswellas________(enjoy)theadventuresofFatherChristmas,PolarBearandothercharacters