Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
Let’s guess
A special dinner.
An American festival.
The history of the festival.
Things to do during the festival.
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Facts about Thanksgiving
Date
_______________
Meaning
______________for their food
History
Have celebrated it since ______________from England arrived in America
Learnt from the Native Americans how to ____________ and celebrated together by ___________
Celebration
Celebrated with _________________
_____________________before dinner
Celebrated by watching _________in New York City and __________ on television
The fourth Thursday in November
give thanks
the first pioneers
grow corn
eating a dinner
a traditional dinner
my father gives thanks for the food
the parade
the games
While the first pioneers were crossing, What difficulties might they meet?
After they landed, they lived a/an __________ life.
Let’s think
Why did the pioneers invite the Native
Americans to have dinner?
busy
happy
Let’s discuss
Which is the right order?
a. lay the table b. prepare the food
c. eat dinner d. give thanks for food
e. wash the dishes f. talk and tell stories
A. b-e-a-c-d-f B. b-a-f-d-c-e
C. b-a-d-c-f-e D. b-f-a-d-c-e
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. (P 13)
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.
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
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pioneers
corn
plenty
among
lay
dishes
What is the true meaning of Thanksgiving?
To give thanks for _______________
what we have
everything in the world
Let’s discuss
enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner
I want to give thanks you to ...for ....
I am thankful for ....
If you have a chance to give thank you to someone, who will give thanks to and why? What do you want to do in return?
I want to give thanks to____________________ for ____________________. _________________________________since
__________________________. When______________________,______________________________________________.
In return, I will ____________________ ________________________________________________________.