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Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
Module 2
Public holidays
What public holidays do you know in the West
Christmas
Halloween
Thanksgiving
People celebrate the holidays cheerfully.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.
We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food. We lay the table, and then
before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food, so we remember why we celebrate the festival. We usually eat too much, but it is only once a year! We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes.
The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the Thanksgiving Day festival, there are plenty of other things to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go we go to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as it goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macy’s store. Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season, and we start shopping for presents. Football is also important at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games. Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.
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Read and match
Facts
Idea
a) A special dinner
c) The history of the festival
b) An American festival
d) Things to do during the festival
Fact 1: An American festival
Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
1. When is it
2. Who will the author spend the day with
It is on the fourth Thursday in November.
Family and friends.
3. What do people often do during the day
People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
So Thanksgiving is the start of Christmas season.
So Thanksgiving means_________.
giving thanks for their food
The history in the_____________century The first __________from England arrived in America__________ .
while they were _________ the Atlantic Many people died.
After they landed Their first winter was________ than any English winter.
The__________Americans taught them how to__________ .
The following year They celebrated together by
___________________________.
seventeenth
pioneers
by ship
crossing
worse
Native
grow corn
eating a dinner of the new food
Since then,
people have celebrated the festival.
Fact 2: The history of the festival
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
2. How do people feel during the dinner
A. busy and bored B. busy and meaningful
C. noisy and uncomforttable D. busy and tired
They remembered the meaning of the celebration.
Fact3: A special dinner
, traditional,
the most crowded
Thanksgiving Day
kitchen
Thanksgiving Day
turkey(火鸡)
pumpkin pie (南瓜派)
sweet corn (甜玉米)
sweet potato (红薯)
mashed potato (土豆泥)
Is it easy to get ready for these food
Don’t waste and respect.
Cherish the time for family reunion, no matter during the holiday or not.
What can you learn from the last paragraph
A. The traffic is busy because of the parade.
B. If you live in the city, you can join in the Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade.
C. During Thanksgiving, people always go shopping
to buy presents for Christmas.
D. It’s a habit to enjoy many basketball teams playing
games on TV.
It's the start of the Christmas season.
Football is very important at Thanksgiving.
Fact 4: Things to do during the festival
, a busy time
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 _________________ of the new food
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
give thanks for the food
the Macy's
watching games
Thanksgiving Parade
Idea:
It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
Thanksgiving
Facts
Idea
Complete the passage.
among corn dish lay poineer 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 the poineers at Thanksgiving. This festival is celebrated with a meal(4) family and friends. Everyone helps(5) the table. After the meal, they help wash the(6) .
pioneers
corn
plenty
among
lay
dishes
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
Module 2
Public holidays
1. It is a time for 的用法
It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
It is a time for + n./ doing = It is a time to + do
是该(干什么)的时候了
eg.
It is a time for class.
= It is a time to have a class.
该上课了.
Language Points
2. among 的用法
It is a time for a special dinner among
family and friends.
among prep. 在……之中
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
2. among 的用法
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。
e.g. Can you tell the differences between the two
pictures
你能告诉我这两幅画之间的区别吗?
Who sings best among them
他们之中谁唱歌唱的最好呢?
【运用】
根据句意选用between或among填空。
Look! Jane is sitting ________ Sue and Brian.
2. There is a railway ________ the two cities.
3. Who dances best ________ these children
between
between
among
3. give thanks for 的用法
People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
give thanks for 感谢...
eg.对赖以生存的食物和生活中的喜悦心怀感恩吧。
Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living.
Language Points
give thanks(to sb.)for doing
4. as well 的用法
We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well.
as well 也,还,是副词短语,其义为“也”,相当于too,它一般放在句末,有时和连词and或but 搭配使用
eg.我唱自己谱曲的歌,也弹吉他。
I write my own songs and I play the guitar as well.
Language Points
5. enjoy ourselves 的用法
Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.
enjoy ourselves: 玩得开心 = ______________ =_________
eg.我们昨天在动物园里玩得不高兴。
We didn't enjoy ourselves in the zoo yesterday.
= We didn't have a great time in the zoo yesterday.
= We didn't have fun in the zoo yesterday.
Language Points
have a great time
have fun
6. since 的用法
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century.
since “自从……”,可引导时间状语从句(过去时态),主句常与完成时连用
eg.
She has so easily fatigued since her illness.
自从病后,她很容易疲劳。
Language Points
7. lay 的用法
1. 摆放:lay the table 摆放餐桌
e.g. 这只母鸡今天早上下了一个蛋。
Language Points
lay - laid - laid
2. 产(卵);下(蛋)
The hen laid an egg this morning.
3. lie - lay - lain - lying