B2U2Let’sCelebrateUnderstandingIdeasTheRealFatherChristmasWhatcomesintoyourmindwhenyouhear“Christmas”?Step1BrainstormHowdoyoufeelwhenyoucelebrateChristmas?Step2Lead-inJ.R.R.Tolkien(1892-1973)wasanEnglishwriter,poetanduniversityprofessor,bestknownastheauthorofsomeoftheworld’smostpopularhigh-fantasynovels(深度奇幻小說).Withhislimitlessimagination,hecreatednewworldsforhisreaderstoexplore.HisnovelsTheHobbitandTheLordoftheRingshavebeenmadeintofilms.professionliterarygenrefeaturefamousbookStep3

PredictionQ1:What’sthis?Editor:BaillieTolkien(1941-)

thesecondwifeofhisson,ChristopherTolkienItisacoverofthebook.Step3

PredictionItisa_________.Q2:Lookatthetitleandpredict:whatdoesthispassagetalkabout?Whatarethebasicelementsofabookreview?Q3:Accordingtotheheader,what’sthegenre(texttype)ofthispassage?Ittalksabout_________.bookreviewapersonandhisstoryPara.1-3BackgroundinformationStep4ReadforstructureContentsofthelettersCommentPara.4Para.5Readthepassageandmatcheachpartwithitsmainidea.BookReviewStep5ReadforbackgroundQ1:WhyisLettersfromFatherChristmastheperfectbook?Q2:HowlongdidTolkienwritelettersforhischildren?Q3:Whatarethefeaturesofhisenvelopesandtheletters?Scanthepassagequicklyandfindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Step5ReadforbackgroundBecauseparentstrytokeepthemagicofChristmasalivefortheirchildrenaslongastheycan.Q1:WhyisLettersfromFatherChristmastheperfectbook?tomakesurethatsomethingcontinuestoexist:Para1-2from1920to1943Q2:HowlongdidTolkienwritelettersforhischildren?Step5ReadforbackgroundPara2Overaperiodofmorethantwentyyears.Q3:Whatarethefeaturesofhisenvelopesandtheletters?EnvelopesLetterswithaNorthPolestamponthemhandwritten;beautifullyillustratedStep5Readforbackgroundillustratevt.說明;解釋;加插圖于;illustrationn.插圖;Para3Step5ReadforbackgroundPara1-3Q1:WhyisLettersfromFatherChristmastheperfectbook?Q2:HowlongdidTolkienwritelettersforhischildren?Q3:Whatarethefeaturesofhisenvelopesandtheletters?TheeachenvelopehasaNorthPolestamp;thelettersarehandwrittenandbeautifullyillustrated.Conclusion:Childrenhavereceived_____fromboththeirparentsandTolkien.BecauseparentstrytokeepthemagicofChristmasalivefortheirchildrenaslongastheycan.Overaperiodofmorethantwentyyears.loveStep6ReadforcontentsTheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.Q2:Whatisthecontentofthisbook?Q1:Whoarethemaincharactersintheletters?ThePolarBear,FatherChristmas,andhishelpers(助手).Para4Q3:Whomaybethereaderofthisbook?Thechildren…However,asTolkien’schildrengotolder…Readthefollowingletterandanswer:Tolkienchangedhisfocusfromchildrento______________.Step6ReadforcontentsPara4Contentsofthisletter:poorandstarvingpeoplePara5Becausehewantedchildrentoknowthat____________________.Step7ThinkandshareQ1:WhydidtheletterschangeasTolkien’schildrengotolder?givingisbetterthanreceivingStep7ThinkandshareQ2:WhoistherealFatherChristmasandwhyishetherealFatherChristmas?It’sJ.R.R.Tolkienbecauseheistherealfatherwhohasexpressedtherealspiritoflovingandgivingtohischildren.EveryonecouldbetheFatherChristmas!Step8

Post-readingAtthetimeofChristmas,don’tforgettoexpressyourloveandwishes.PleasewritedownaChristmaslettertothepeopleyoulove.TipsBeshortandsweetSharecommonmemoriesExpressyourloveSendwishesStep9

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