(共40张PPT)
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival
since the first pioneers arrived in America.
Module 2
Public holidays
What festival do you think it is
Thanksgiving.
Warming up
Lead-in
Let’s enjoy a video.
Thanksgiving Day
Do you know how the Thanksgiving begins
Li Dazhao was a of the Chinese revolution.
李大钊是中国革命的先驱。
the Young Pioneers
少先队员
Learn the new words.
pioneer
pioneer n. 开拓者; 先驱者
He will _______the table before the guest
come here .
She is making a ___________
speech
make a speech 做演说
lay
lay the table 摆放餐桌
The party is_____
they’ve all gone
home.
聚会结束了, 他们都回家去了
over
We saw __________ on television.
我们在电视上看到了自己
ourselves
among
speech
pioneer
grow
corn
following
lay
prep. 在……之中
n. 演说;讲演
n. 开拓者;先驱者
v. 种植,栽培(植物)
n. 谷物;玉米
adj. 接着的;接下来的
v. 摆放(餐桌)
Words and
Expressions
lay the table
over
dish
parade
ourselves
摆放餐桌
adj. 完了的;结束的
n. 盘;碟
n.(庆祝)游行
pron. 我们自己
Words and
Expressions
Work in pairs. Talk about the picture.
Reading and vocabulary
3
1
2
4
Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
A special dinner
An American festival
The history of the festival
Things to do during the
festival
Read the Paragraph 1-2 and Check the true sentences and correct the wrong sentences .
1.Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fifth
Thursday in November ( )
2.They have celebrated the festival since the
first pioneers from England arrived in
America( )
3.After the pioneers landed , the first winter
was better than any English winter. ( )
F
T
F
fourth
worse
Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions .
1.Where is the most crowded room on the
Thanksgiving Day Why
____________________________________________________________________________ 2.What will people do before they begin dinner
_____________________________________
The kitchen
because we all prepare the food.
Give thanks for the food
Read paragraph 4 and choose the best answers
①On Thanksgiving Day in New York City people go to watch________________
A. traditional dinner B. parade C. basketball match
②Which sport is also important at Thanksgiving
A. football B. volleyball C. table tennis
1.Let’s look at the video .
2.Read in groups loudly . (六人一小组读)
Let's read!
Facts about Thanksgiving
Date _________________________________
Meaning ____________ for their food
History Have celebrated since ______________
from England arrived in America
Learnt from the Native Americans how to __________ and celebrated together by ______________ of the new food
On the fourth Thursday in November
Gives thanks
the first pioneers
grow corn
eating a dinner
Complete the table.
Celebration Celebrate with __________________
_______________________ before dinner.
Celebrate by watching _____________________________ _________ in New York City and _______________ on television
a traditional dinner
Gave thanks for the food
the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
watch the games
among corn dish lay pioneer plenty
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
The first (1)__________ crossed the Atlantic and arrived in America in the seventeenth century.
pioneers
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 the pioneers at Thanksgiving.
corn
plenty
among corn dish lay pioneer plenty
This festival is celebrated with a meal(4)_______ family and friends. Everyone helps (5) _____ the table. After the meal, they help wash the (6)_________.
among
lay
dishes
among corn dish lay pioneer plenty
Period 2
第二课时
Language points
根据给出的中文或英文完成下列短语:
(1)这是做某事的时间________________
(2)做简短的致辞 ______________________
(3)因某事感谢某人________________
(4)到达_________________________________
(5)比…更差______________________
(6)第二年_________________
(7)通过做某事_______________
(8)摆设餐具________________
(9) 太多________________
(10)也;还________________
(11)大量的;充足的___________________________
(12)帮助某人做某事___________
it’s a time for sth
make a short speech
give thanks for sb
arrive in/at reach/get to
by doing sth
lay the table
too much
as well
plenty of/lots of/a lot of
help sb (to) do sth
worse than
the follow year
是家人和朋友共同吃一顿特殊晚餐的时候
原句:It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
翻译句子_________________________________
①点拨:It is a time for sth:这是做某事的时间。
即学即练:______________________这是庆祝的时候。
扩展:It’s time for sth : 到做某事的时间了。for后面+名词
It’s time to do sth到做某事的时间了。to后面+动词
It’s time for sb to do sth对某人来说到做某事的时间
如:(我们)该吃午饭了
It’s time for lunch/ It’s time to have lunch/
It’s time for us to have lunch
It is a time for celebration
between一般表示在两者之间, 常用and连接两个具体的人或物。
between和among
among一般表示在三个或三个以上的人或物之间,其宾语通常是表示笼统数量或具有复数意义的名词或代词。
【即学即练】
根据句意选用between或among填空。
1. There is a railway ________ the two
cities.
2. Who dances best ________ these
children
between
among
2.原句:People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
翻译句子______________________________
点拨:make speeches表示“做演讲”。give thanks (to sb.) for (doing sth.)表示“对某事/某人做了某事表示感谢” thanks for (doing) sth. 也可以表达类似的意思。
人们做简短的致辞,感谢他们的食物
原句: The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.
翻译句子____________________________________
点拨:the following year:第二年。following形容词,意为“接着的,接下来的” 第二天_______
点拨:by doing sth常用来表示“以某种方式进行…
即学即练:The little girl earns her living__________(sell)newspapers. 小女孩靠卖报纸为生。
第二年他们聚在一起,品尝新收获的食物,一起欢庆丰收
the following day
by selling
4. 原句:We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century.
翻译句子___________________________________ ___________________________________
点拨:since 表示“自从……”,常与完成时连用。for也可用于现在完成时。与since的区别:
since+时间点 / for+时间段,用来说明动作或状态持续的时间
即学即练:—You have been to Nanjing very long
—Yeah. ____________my parents came here .
A. For B. As C. When D. Since
自首批来自英格兰的拓荒者们在17世纪乘船抵达美洲
大陆以来,我们就一直庆祝这个节日
5.原句: During the festival, there are plenty of other things to see and do.
点拨:plenty of 意为“大量的,许多的,充足的”修 饰可数名词复数和不可数名词。相当于a lot of 或lots of
即学即练:He has_________________________ time to finish his homework .
他有大量的时间完成作业。
plenty of/lots of/a lot of
6.原句: While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died…
点拨:while当……的时候 while 引导的从句,
强调主从句的两个动作同时发生;while
也可作并列连词,表示两个动作的对比,译为“而”、“然而”。
即学即练:He is strong ____________ his
brother is weak.
他长得很结实,而他弟弟却很瘦弱。
拓展:本模块中其他引导时间状语从句的连词:since “自从…….” when“当…的时候”
before “在…….之前” after“在…….之后”until“直到……” “as soon as一……就……”
while
1. What was it
It was the National Day.
2. When was it
It was first day of October.
Think about an unforgettable festival you have enjoyed. Answer the questions.
3. Who did you spend it with
I spent with my parents.
4. How did you spend it
My parents took me to Hainan and we
had a good time there.
5. Will you remember it for long Why
Yes, I will. Because I spent a happy
vacation.
The most unforgettable festival for me
was the National Day last year …
Write a passage about the festival. Use your answers in Activity 5 to help you.
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 pockets 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.
1.He will spend six hours at his desk____he finishes his composition.
A. before B. until C. after D. when
2.I knocked at the door for more than five minutes___
Mrs. White answered it.
A. until B. when C. after D. before
3.He was about to go to bed ________ the doorbell
rang.
A. while B. as C. before D. when
Exercises
4._____ John was watching TV, his wife was
cooking.
A. As B. As soon as C. While D. Till
5. –What was the party like
– Wonderful. It’s years_____ I enjoyed
myself so much.
A. after B. before C. when D. since
Exercises
1. 人们做简短的致辞, 为食物而感恩。
People make short __________ and
give thanks for their food.
2. 我们从小就是朋友。
We have been friends _______
childhood.
speeches
since
补全下面的句子。
Exercises
3. 他们通过听收音机来学习英语。
They learnt English _____ listening
to the radio.
4. 我经常帮助妈妈摆放餐具。
I often help mother _____________.
by
lay the table
Write a passage about Thanksgiving.