<p class="ql-block">Class begins!</p><p class="ql-block">Good morning, boys and girls.</p><p class="ql-block">So excited to see you! During the break, you just watched a short video showing various festivals celebrated around the world. Now look at this picture, which festival is it? Of course, Christmas. How do people celebrate Christmas? (throw parties, decorate the Christmas trees, exchange gifts, mostly, some kids just hang socks, waiting for the gifts from Father Christmas,). But does the father Christmas really exist in the world? Of course not. </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">However the passage we are going to learn today is titled “The real father Christmas”. While looking at the title, what questions can you come up with? You can turn to the w- words for help. (Wonderful! That might be Who is the real Father Christmas and And why he is called so? 板书)</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Before we find the answers to the questions, just look at the illustrations. Do you know the meaning of illustration? </p><p class="ql-block">(Absolutely, that means the pictures in our books or passages.) </p><p class="ql-block">So from this, what information can you get? </p><p class="ql-block">(You have sharp eyes.)</p><p class="ql-block"> Did you find the two words “book review” at the corner? What’s the meaning of Book review?</p><p class="ql-block"> (Amazing! That means a passage showing our ideas about a book.Chinese meaning 书评) </p><p class="ql-block">Anything else. (Wonderful, That’s a book cover. Now you discover the title letters from father Christmas! </p><p class="ql-block"> Who is the author? Any information about J.R.R Tolkien.? Can you share us something about his writing styles and representative works?</p><p class="ql-block"> (You please! Brilliant. Since we have a good understanding of the remarkable author, now let’s see how the passage developed as the book review and find the answers to the questions.)</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> PLEASE go through the passage quickly and find out the two questions. While you are reading, pay attention to the key information instead of reading word by word.</p><p class="ql-block">(Any volunteer? Yes, it is Tolkien. What did he do every Christmas?</p><p class="ql-block">Exactly! He wrote letters. Or we can see the book is actually a collection of the letters. )</p><p class="ql-block"> Why did he take the trouble to do so? And why is he called the real father Christmas? Please read the passage carefully and sort out the answers to the following questions.</p><p class="ql-block">Let’s stop here please. Who’d like to help me with the first one? Not bad. If the children could receive letters from father Christmas every year, they would feel enormously happy and excited, and of course they could believe Father Christmas did exist. But how did Tolkien make the kids believe that the letters are from father Christmas? Please have a short discussion with each other. </p><p class="ql-block">Who’d like to share your ideas? </p><p class="ql-block">(You please. Good point. North Pole stamp. For Father Christmas is said to live there right. Any more idea? Right! It was a handwritten letter. Probably the shaky handwriting indicates a busy and cold Father Christmas. Anything else. Ah, absolutely. The beautiful illustration, vividly pictures what really happened, making it easier for kids to understand the letters. What a thoughtful father Christmas! )</p><p class="ql-block">Actually all these are designed and made by Tolkien. He must put great time and efforts in it right? Can you say something more? Thank you so much! The content!</p><p class="ql-block">Now who’d like to share what letters from father Christmas is about?</p><p class="ql-block">You got it! Can you come up with some examples? Can’t agree more. One more please. Totally agree.</p><p class="ql-block">Please look at the picture. That vividly described the poplar bear felling through the roof and rolling down the stairs. And it can easily make us laugh out loudly, right. Or we can say the letters are cute, interesting, amusing and naive.</p><p class="ql-block">The letters were over a period of more than 20 years. Did the letters change? Yes, you find that! The letters did change as Tolkien’s children got older (in which para?4). How did the letter change? Can you find another letter in our passage? What’s your understanding of this letter? Have no idea? Why not have a short discussion with your partner. Who’d like to have a try?</p><p class="ql-block"> You really hit the point! Thank you so much! This letter is no longer interesting, instead, it is rather serious and thought-provoking. Indicating that sometimes, we should not always think about ourselves, not only about what we can get. Instead, we should care about others, think more about giving, right.</p><p class="ql-block"> let’s come to next question: What does the book tell us? Or what is the comment about the book.</p><p class="ql-block">It tells us that we can share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time. At the end of the passage, it is said that “Tolkien may indeed have been the real father Christmas.” Why is Tolkien called so? </p><p class="ql-block">(You please. Apparently, the letters are written by Tolkien. More importantly, Tolkien’s love and care for his children made him very like Father Christmas. And that’s probably better explained the title “The Real Father Christmas”. As for me I believe the real Father Christmas could be the one who is giving.)</p><p class="ql-block">Every culture has its own traditions but the love is the same. Love is giving and true love is giving not receiving. </p><p class="ql-block">Now let’s draw a brief summary. In this c</p>