Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America教学课件

课件36张PPT。Module 2 Unit 2
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America. What public holidays do we have?
元旦1月1日 一天
春节 三天
清明节4月5日 一天
劳动节5月1日 一天
端午节1天
中秋节1天
国庆节10月1日~3日 3天New Year’s Day
Spring Festival
Tomb?Sweeping?Day?
Labour Day
Dragon?Boat?Festival
Mid-autumn?Day?
National day
Do you know ?What public holiday do they have in America?RevisionPublic holidays of USAPublic holiday 为“法定假日，公共假日”的意思，在美国实际上没有国家法定假日，因为每个州都有权规定它自己的假日。中央(联邦)政府只能为它自己的雇员规定休息日。但是，所有的州都把联邦政府规定的这—天假日定为公共假日。美国的法定假日一般有九个.New Year’s Day 元旦( 1st January)Independence Day
独立纪念日 (4th July) Labour Day劳动节
(the first Monday in September)Thanksgiving Day
感恩节(the fourth Thursday in November)Christmas Day
圣诞节 (25th December) 其它的特殊日子 Valentine's Day
情人节(14th February) Easter (Easter Sunday)
复活节
(从3月21日—4月26日之间的某个星期天） April Fool's Day
愚人节(1st April) Mother's Day
母亲节
(the second Sunday in
May )Father's Day
父亲节
(the third Sunday in June）Halloween
万圣节前夕(31st October) turkey
火鸡pumpkin pie
南瓜派 parade
游行行列American football
美式足球Q: On which holiday can we see
such things?
On Thanksgiving day.
Q: When is the Thanksgiving？
It is on the fourth Thursday
in November.
Work in pairs. Talk about the picture感恩节Thanksgiving 每年11月的第四个星期四被定为感恩节。作为美国传统的节日，人们在这一天无论身在哪里，都会尽量赶回家里与家人团聚，感恩节当天大餐的主菜永远留给烤火鸡，而享用完感恩大餐，人们最感兴趣的事情就是去商店抢购特价商品，美国人将自己一早起来排队抢购商品的习惯叫做earlier bird，将感恩节后面的星期五叫做黑色星期五（Black Friday），因为在这一天商家的营业额都是一年中最好的。 Activity 2: Read the passage and match
the headings with the paragraphsa. A special dinner
b. An American festival
c. The history of the festival
d. Things to do during the festivalpara. 3para. 4para. 2para. 1Activity4 complete the tableOn the fourth Thursday in Novembergive thanks the first pioneersgrow corneating a dinnera traditional dinnergive thanks for foodMacy's Thanksgiving Day Paradewatching football games Read Paragraph 1 and answer two questions.
Q: What is Thanksgiving?
It is a time for a special dinner
among family and friends.
Q: What do people always do on
Thanksgiving?
People make short speeches and
give thanks for their food.Try to fill in the blanks.We have _________ the festival since the first
pioneers from________ arrived in America by
______in the __________century.While they
were crossing the Atlantic, many people____,
and after they landed, their first______was
worse than any English winter. The local
people, the Native Americans, taught the
pioneers how to____ _____ . The following
year they__________together by _______ a
dinner of the new food.celebrated Englandshipseventeenthdiedwintergrow corncelebrated eatingRead Paragraph 3 and do the exercise.
1. 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
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the question.
What else can we do on Thanksgiving?We can______________________________
_______________, _______________________
and _________________________watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day
Paradestart shopping for presentswatch football games on televisionLanguage Points1.It is a time for sth 是一个...的时刻/时间
eg. Children . It is a time for supper.It‘s time for sb to do sth... 到了...人做的时候
eg. It's time for us to have lunch now.2.among 在...之中，在...之间。表示三者及三者以上的人或物之间。
between 介词，在...中间，表示在两者之间。eg.My grandpa has a house among the trees.
She is sitting between Jane and Mary.3.make short speeches 做简短的演讲。speech是可数名词，意为“演说，演讲”今天谁来做演讲？Who is going to make a speech?4.give thanks for... 感谢，对...表示感激I give thanks for your help.5.teach sb.how to do sth.
教某人怎么做某事拓展：
（1）teach sb. to do sth. 教某人做某事
（2）teach sb. sth.=teach sth. to sb.
教某人某事
（3）teach oneself
相当于learn by oneself ，自学。6.lay the table 摆设餐具例如：妈妈告诉我摆好餐具准备吃饭。Mother told me to lay the table for breakfast.拓展：lay-laid-laid,也可意为“产卵，下蛋”eg. The hen laid an egg this morning.7.as well 副词短语，也，还，相当于too或者also，常位于句末，无需用逗号与前面的句子分开。例如：我喜欢游泳，我姐姐也是。I like swimming and my sister like swimming,too.
I like swimming and my sister like swimming as well.8.plenty of 大量的，充足的。用来修饰可数名词或不可数名词，用法同a lot of/lots of.eg.There are plenty of places to have fun in the neighborhood.
I need plenty of time to finish the work.4.Complete the passage with correct form of the words in the box.Among corn dish lay pioneer plenty The first (1) 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 (2) .They soon had (3) to eat. Today, people living in the US remember the Native Americans and e pioneers at Thanksgiving. This festival is celebrated with a meal (4) the family and friends. Everyone helps(5) the table. After the meal, they help wash the (6) . pioneerscornplentyamonglaydishesWritingAnswer 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 the festival. Use your answers in Activity5 to help you.An unforgettable festival for me was National Day last year… HOMEWORK作业本M2-u2