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Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake
Section B 2a-2e
人教版八年级上册
This is a map of a country
Which country
America!
This is a flag of a country
Which country
America!
This is a festival in America,
Which festival
Thanksgiving Day!
Why do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day
When is Thanksgiving Day
What do you know about Thanksgiving Day
What do Americans always do on this day
Let’s learn a short story about Thanksgiving Day.
In the Year Sixteen Twenty
In England.
Some people in England could not live in England. Their king did not like them. He wanted to kill them.
They wanted to have their own church. They could not have their own church in England.
These people were called the Pilgrims.
They left England on September 1620 on the Mayflower ship. Their trip lasted for 65 days.
After 65 days, they arrived in America.
However, that winter was very cold…
They didn’t have much food or warm clothes, so many of them died of hunger or illness.
Indians are very friendly. They gave the Pilgrims food ,taught them how to plant corn or other crops, and how to fish.
Next Autumn, these Americans got a harvest(丰收).
They invited Indians for dinner to give thanks!
Next Autumn, these Americans got a harvest(丰收).
They invited Indians for dinner to give thanks!
Afterwards, Americans decided to celebrate the special day on the 4th Thursday of November.
On this day, people…
Watch a parade
(游行).
go shopping , it’s like Double 11 shopping carnival in China
Have a big meal with family and give thanks to God.
give thanks to people
Watch football game
On the special day, Americans like to eat a big dinner.
Most people eat turkey.
Other traditional food are corn, sweet potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce.
Traditional desserts are apple pie and pumpkin pie.
As the main dish ,turkey is the most important and popular…
How to make a turkey dinner, this large bird
The history of Thanksgiving
How to make a turkey dinner
What is the main idea of each paragraph
Fast reading
Para. 1
Para. 2
In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in North America is Thanksgiving. In the United States, this festival is always on the fourth Thursday in November, but in Canada it falls on the second Monday in October. Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn and other good things people enjoy in life. Families see Thanksgiving as a time to get together and usually celebrate it with a big family meal. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird. To go with the turkey, people often prepare other things, such as gravy, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin or apple pie.
Q1. Where do people celebrate Thanksgiving
In North America.
Q2. When do people celebrate it
In the Untied States, it is always on the fourth Thursday in November, but in Canada it falls on the second Monday in October.
Q3. Why is Thanksgiving important
Because it is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn and other things people enjoy in life.
In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in North America is Thanksgiving. In the United States, this festival is always on the fourth Thursday in November, but in Canada it falls on the second Monday in October. Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn and other good things people enjoy in life. Families see Thanksgiving as a time to get together and usually celebrate it with a big family meal. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird. To go with the turkey, people often prepare other things, such as gravy, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin or apple pie.
Q4.How do people celebrate
Thanksgiving
People usually celebrate it with a big family meal.
Q5. What is the main dish of the
Thanksgiving meal
Turkey
Thanksgiving
WHEN
WHERE
WHAT
HOW
WHY
On the fourth Thursday in November,
On the second Monday in October.
In North America.
Turkey
By having a big family meal.
To give thanks for food in the autumn and other things people enjoy in life.
Making a turkey dinner
Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.
First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper.
Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix.
Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.
Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.
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5
When it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.
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3
2
First, mix …
Next, fill … with …
Then, put … in … and cook …
When … , place … on … and cover…with...
Finally, cut … into … and eat …with …
Retell the steps
The life needs a grateful heart to create, a thankful heart needs the life to nourish.
生活需要一颗感恩的心来创造，一颗感恩的心需要生活来滋养
School writing competition!
After reading the story of Thanksgiving, we will have a writing competition about Chinese festivals and food.
Hope everyone can take part in it.
Enjoy yourself!
XXX School
Chinese festivals
The Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Double Ninth Festival
Double Seventh Festival
Chinese traditional food
The Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Double Ninth Festival
A: When is this special day
B: It's on ...
A: What are the reasons for this special day
B: ...
A: How do most people celebrate this day
B: ...
A: Is there any traditional food
B: ...
A: Can you make the food
B: ...
Pair Work
Topic: A special day in China
A special day in China is Dragon Boat Festival.
It is always on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese lunar calendar(阴历）.People celebrate it to honor Qu Yuan, a famous poet. On that day, people watch the races and eat zongzi
Example
A special day in China
Language points
Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix.
fill表示“装满，填满”，通常与介词 with 连用。
即： fill… with…用…装满…
同义短语 be full of “充满……的”。
He filled the glass with water. 他把杯子装满了水。
例如：The room is full of young people. 房间里全是年轻人。
Language points
Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.
put意为“放，放置”，put…in…相当于put…into…意为“把……放进……里”。
例如：He put that book into the box. 他把那本书放进了盒子里。
[拓展]
put的相关短语：
put away把……收起来放好 put on穿上 put off推迟，延期
put out熄灭 put down放下 put up 搭建；张贴；举起 put…on…把……放在……上
Language points
Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.
piece 可数名词， 意为“部件，碎片，一件/个/张”。词组“in pieces”意为“碎片，碎块”，其中的in可以用into替换，更有动感。
例如：The glass broke into pieces. 玻璃杯被打成了碎片。
(2) a piece of是piece构成的常用词组，意为“一张、一片、一件”。
例如：There is a piece of good news. 有一则好消息。
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