外研版九年级上册Module 2 Public holidays Unit 2阅读课件(共15张PPT，含内嵌视频)

(共15张PPT)
Module 2 Unit 2
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
How much do you know about Thanksgiving Day
1)Who celebrate it
2)When did people start to celebrate it
3)Why do people celebrate it
4)What do people do to celebrate it
You may know the answers after you finish reading.
2 Read 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
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1
2
4
Read Para 1 and answer.
1) When is Thanksgiving
It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
2) What is it for
It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
Read Para 2 and put the pictures in time order.
1
2
3
4
2
3
4
1
Look at the pictures and answer.
1)Who were on the boat
The first pioneers from England.
2)Where did they want to go
They wanted to go to America.
3)What happened along the way
Many people died.
Look at the pictures and answer.
How was their first winter in America
It was worse than any English winter.
Look at the pictures and answer.
1)Who were they
They were the Native Americans.
2)What were they doing
They were teaching the pioneers to grow corn.
3)What do you think of them
There were kind and friendly.
Look at the pictures and answer.
1)What happened the following year
They celebrated together.
2)How did they celebrate
They ate a dinner of the new food.
Read Para 3 and answer：
What do people usually do ... the dinner
·prepare the food
·lay the table
·give thanks
·eat too much
·talk a lot
·tell stories
·help wash the dishes
Read Para 4 and finish the tasks：
1)List the celebration activites.
2)Among all the activities, which one is your favourite and why
travel
watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
shop for presents
watch games on TV
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 ___________________of the new food.
The fourth Thursday in November
Give thanks
the first pioneers
grow corn
eating a dinner
Complete the table.
Complete the table.
Celebration Celebrate with _______________________________
________________________________before dinner
Celebrate by watching ___________________________ ______________in New Your City and _________________________ on telelvision
a traditional dinner
Give thanks for the food
the Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade
watch games
Further thinking.
What is the true meaning of Thanksgiving
To express thanks.
To have fun.
To remember the past.
To gather with our family and friends.
To cherish what we’ve already got.
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