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外研 九年级上
Unit 2
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
Module 2
Public holidays
objectives
To read and learn about the history of Thanksgiving and how people celebrate it in America.
2. To learn to write a passage about a festival with the help of writing strategies
What festival are they celebrating
Thanksgiving Day—a day for family, food, parades(游行) and football.
1) What’s its origin (起源)
2) When is it
3) How do they celebrate it
4) Who do they spend it with
What do you know about Thanksgiving Day
Read to learn and finish the tasks
Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
a) A special dinner
b) An American festival
c) The history of the festival
d) Things to do during the festival
Task 1
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Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
What do people do at Thanksgiving festival
They will have a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
Task 2
是……的时候
give thanks for sth. 对某事表示感谢
1. Where did the first pioneers come from
2. When did the first pioneers arrive in America
3. What did the local people teach the first pioneers
Read paragraph 2 and answer:
They came from England.
They arrived in America in the seventeenth century.
The local people taught the pioneers how to grow corn.
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since表示“自从……”,常与完成时连用。
while 强调主句的行为是在从句动作进行的过程中发生的,从句中要用持续性动词。
在句中作方式状语,表示以聚餐品尝新食物的方式(来庆祝)。
1. How do people celebrate Thanksgiving today
2. Why is the kitchen always the most crowded room in the house
3. What do they do after the dinner
Read paragraph 3 and answer:
They celebrate it with a traditional dinner.
Because we all help prepare the food.
They often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner and help wash the dishes.
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准备食物
(饭前)摆好餐具
before意为“在……之前”,表示主句的动作发生在从句动作之前。
1. Where does the writer live
2. What does the writer do during Thanksgiving festival
3. What festival is after Thanksgiving
4. What’s also important at Thanksgiving
Read paragraph 4 and answer:
He lives in New York City.
He goes to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The Christmas.
Football.
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动词不定式作后置定语修饰名词things。
玩得高兴
Translate the following expressions into English.
Task 3
是……的时候了
准备食物
对……表示感谢
通过聚餐来庆祝节日
(饭前) 摆好餐具
玩的高兴
It’s a time for…
prepare the food
give thanks for sth.
celebrate the festival by eating together
lay the table
enjoy oneself
Complete the table.
Facts about Thanksgiving
Date ___________________________________
Meaning _____________________for their food
History 1. Have celebrated it since ___________________ from England arrived in America
2. Learnt from the Native Americans how to ___________ and celebrated together by ________________ of the new food.
Celebration 1. Celebrate with _____________________
2. _____________ before dinner
3. Celebrate by watching ______________ ___________________________ in New York City and ____________________ on television
the fourth Thursday in November
People give thanks
the first pioneers
grow corn
eating a dinner
a traditional dinner
Give thanks
the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade
the football games
Task 4
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History
Celebration
Brief introduction
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
The first _________ crossed the Atlantic and arrived in America in the seventeenth century. At the beginning, they did not have enough food. The Native Americans taught them how to grow ______. They soon had ________ to eat.
among corn dish
lay pioneer plenty
pioneers
corn
plenty
Task 5
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Today, people living in the US remember the Native Americans and the pioneers at Thanksgiving. This festival is celebrated with a meal ______ family and friends. Everyone helps _____ the table. After the meal, they help wash the______.
among corn dish
lay pioneer plenty
among
lay
dishes
What is the true meaning of Thanksgiving
Turkey
Shopping
Holiday
Having fun
To be grateful/ thankful for what we have.
To express our appreciation/ gratitude to those around us.
To appreciate ourselves.
Think about an unforgettable festival you have enjoyed. Answer the questions.
What was it
When was it
Who did you spend it with
How did you spend it
Will you remember it for long Why
Write a passage about your most unforgettable festival!
Writing
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An unforgettable festival for me was Chinese New Year last year. It usually comes in January or February. It is the most important festival for us Chinese. Before the Chinese New Year, we were busy shopping and cleaning our houses. My parents bought me some new clothes. On Chinese New Year's Eve, we had a big family dinner. We ate some traditional Chinese food. It tasted delicious.
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After dinner, we watched New Year TV programmes till midnight. And we also set off beautiful fireworks. I got some red packets with money in them from my parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts. I can buy what I want with the money. We always have a good time at Chinese New Year.
Finish the exercises in Learning English.
2. Preview the use of the adverbial clauses of time.
3. Write a passage about one of your unforgettable festivals.
Homework