Thanksgiving Day
Now I would like to give you some details about Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.
In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.
During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.
All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed. Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.
The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.
Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird. Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year’s bounty and reverently ask for continued blessings.
Unit 3 Lesson 16 Happy Thanksgiving! 习题 1
一、选择。
1. It is not easy ______ well.
A. playing football B. playing the football
C. to play football D. to play the football
2. “Happy Thanksgiving Day to you!” “________.”
A. You’re kind! B. OK.
C. The same to you. D. Sure.
4. “Would you like something ______?” “Yes, please. I’m hungry.”
A. for eat B. to eat C. eat D. eaten
5. Tom _______ his friend ______.
A hug; warm B. hug; warmly
C. hugged; warm D. hugged; warmly
二、用所给词语完成对话。
kind come turkey on delicious
A: Hi, Han Mei.
B: Hi, Kate,
A: I’m glad you can __1__ to our Thanksgiving dinner.
B: Thanks for having me.
A: You’re welcome, Please sit down.
B: Thanks. Oh, is that a chicken? It’s so big.
A: No, it’s a___2_ . It is a __3__ of chicken. Please have a taste.
B: Thanks. Mm, it’s very __4___.
A: Yes. In American families, people cook it __5_ Thanksgiving dinner.
Unit 3 Lesson 16 Happy Thanksgiving! 习题 2
一、根据句意以及首字母填空。
1. Mom went into the k____ to cook for us.
2. Let me give you a h____.
3. “Happy T____!”They said to each other.
4. Emma cooked a delicious m____ for her family.
5. The family gathering is e____.
二、根据课文所学翻译下列句子。
1.我刚来到这儿的时候，一切都很不同。我觉得很紧张。
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2.有大家的帮助我现在觉得像在家一样自在。
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3.所有人都很享受这个特别的假期。
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4.祖母正在厨房里为感恩节晚餐烹制火鸡。
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Unit 3 Lesson 16 Happy Thanksgiving! 教案
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八年级
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Unit 3 Families Celebrate Together
Lesson16?Happy?Thanksgiving?
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知识与能力
Know?about?Thanksgiving?in?Canada.?It?engages?students?in?comparing?Chinese?celebrations?with?Western?celebrations.
教学重点难点
重点：1. Possessive?Case.
2. Words?and?expressions?used?on?Thanksgiving.? 3. Students?can?write?passages?according?to?the?pictures.
难点：The?similarities?and?differences?between?the?two?countries.
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1. Teaching?Prepared? Some?Flashcards?about?Thanksgiving. 2. Teaching?Aids? Audiotape,?Flashcards.?
3. Type?of?lesson
New?lesson.? 4. Teaching?Procedure? Step 1
?Listen?to?the?tape about last lesson.?Then?lead?in?the?next?lesson.? Step 2
Come?to?“THINK?ABOUT?IT”.?Discuss?the?questions?and?share?the?opinions?with?the?others.? Step 3
Look?at?the?pictures?and?guess?what?they?are?doing.?According?to?their?imagination,?write?a?short?passage.? Then?divide?the?class?into?several?groups?and?discuss?their?passages.?Then?choose?a?best?one?to?read?in?front?of?the?class.? Step 4
Listen?to?the?tape?and?answer?the?questions:? On?Thanksgiving?Day,?where?did?Jenny?and?her?mother?go?? Have?Jenny’s?cousins?come?? Step 5
Come?to?“Learning?Tips”.?Let?the?students?know?the?meaning?of?Thanksgiving.?Discuss?the?next?questions.? How?many?festivals?are?there?in?China?? Do you always celebrate holidays with your whole family?? Why do families like to celebrate holidays together?? Step 6
Come?to?“Project?2”.?Ask,?“Are?festivals?in?Canada?the?same?as?festivals?in?China?”?Let?the?class?discuss?the?questions.?Get?them?to?write?down?the?similarities?and?differences.? This?part?is?hard?for?students?to?understand.?Make?sure?the?students?clearly?understand?what?they?are?to?do.? Point?to?the?different?parts?and?explain?what?the?students?should?write.? In?the?green?circle,?write?the?things?that?families?do?in?China.?In?the?red?circle,?write?the?things?that?families?do?in?China.?In?the?yellow?circle,?write?the?things?that?families?do?in?both?countries.? The?chart?is?also?called?a?Venn?diagram.?In?their?groups,?the?students?each?make?a?Venn?diagram?of?similarities?and?differences?between?family?celebrations?in?China?and?Canada.?They?may?use?their?notes?from?the?previous?lesson.? Step 7
Finish?off?the?activity?book.? Go?on?the?next?reading?in?the?student?book?if?you?have?time.? 5. Summary? Let?the?students?to?act?out?what?they?arranged?in?front?of?the?class.? Ask?them?to?search?some?information?about?Thanksgiving.? 6. Homework
Review this lesson.
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课件16张PPT。
Lesson 16TurkeyThanksgiving paradeThink about it!Do you always celebrate holidays with your whole family?
Why do families like to celebrate holidays together?Learning TipsThanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. The festival is to give thanks for the harvest and good health. It’s also a time to return home to see family and friends for most people.New wordsgrandparent (外)祖父或(外)祖母hug 拥抱give sb. a big hug 热情拥抱eg: Let me give you a big hug.
让我热情地拥抱你kitchen 厨房在厨房: in the kitchenRead the text and find the answer to the question:Who does Brian meet?Language points:1. Jenny goes to her grandparents’ house with her mother, father, sister, brother and Brian.詹妮和她父亲,母亲,哥哥,姐姐,还有布莱恩一起到了她祖父母家里。with her mother, father, sister, brother and Brian是介词短语作状语
eg: I’ll go to the park with you.
我将同你一起去公园。2. Hi! Nice to finally meet you!你们好! 很高兴终于见到你们了。finally最后，最终 = in the end
eg. She finally agreed with me.
她最终同意了我（的意见）。in the end 和 finally 同义，但 finally 一般位于谓语前。 in the end 可在谓语前也可在谓语后。
eg. In the end, we stay at home and look after everything.
最后，我们还是呆在家里照看着一切。选择与画线部分意思相近的选项。
1.There are lots of interesting books in our library.( )
A. much
B. many
C. a few
D. a littleB2.Teenagers like to watch a movie at
home with their friends.( )
Young man
B. Young children
C. Young people between 13~19
D. Young man between 20~25C3.Do you usually do any sports after
school? ( )
get B. make C. study D. play
4.When we reached the house, we had
a short rest. ( )
A. got B. got to C. come on D. come forDB火鸡来历
为什么要在感恩节都食火鸡呢？这要从感恩节的由来说起。1620年，英国一批主张改革的清教徒，因理想和抱负不能实现而退出国教，自立新教，此举激起了英国当政者的仇恨。这些清教徒们不堪承受统治者的迫害和歧视，先逃到荷兰，9月初，乘船远渡重洋，准备流亡美国。船在波涛汹涌的大海中漂泊了65天，于11月终于到达了美国东海岸，在罗得岛州的普罗维斯敦港登陆。当时，此处还是一片荒凉未开垦的处女地，火鸡和其他野生动物随处可见。时值寒冬，来到陌生的地方，缺衣少食，恶劣的环境正在威胁着他们的生命。在这生死攸关的时刻，当地的印第安人为他们带去了食物、生活用品和生产工具，并帮助他们建立了自己的新家园。
这些英国人在安顿好新家以后，为感谢在危难之时帮助、支援过他们的印第安人，同时也感谢上帝对他们的“恩赐”，是年11月第四星期四，将猎获的火鸡制成美味佳肴，盛情款待印第安人，并与他们进行联欢，庆祝活动持续了三天。此后，每年11月第四个星期四都要举行这样的庆祝活动，除招待印第安人食烤火鸡外，并在一起办射箭、跑步、摔跤等体育竞赛，夜晚还围着篝火尽情歌舞，共享欢乐。
1621年，当普利茅斯的英国殖民者与万帕诺亚格印第安人（Wampanoag Indians)，北美印第安人阿尔琴族一部落，后移居美国马萨诸塞州东南部)庆祝头一个感恩节时，他们狼吞虎咽的食品要丰富得多，而不仅是火鸡。由于当时龙虾、鹅、鸭子、海豹、美洲鳗和鳕鱼都很丰饶，这些东西极有可能是第一个感恩节的主要菜肴。历史学家只能确定有两种食品出现在那一年秋天的感恩节菜单上——鹿肉和野鸟。
如果我们不能肯定火鸡曾出现在头一个感恩节盛宴上的话，那火鸡又怎样成了如今感恩节的主要“吉祥物”呢？
有一种说法是这样的，在16世纪某一年的收获节上，英国的伊丽莎白女王正在吃烤鹅。这时传来消息说，西班牙的无敌舰队(Spanish Armada)在前往攻击她心爱的英国途中沉没了，女王高兴不已，于是又要了一只鹅来庆祝这一捷报。因此鹅也就成了英国丰收季节的爱鸟。当清教徒们从英国来到美国时，烤火鸡代替烤鹅成了主要菜肴，因为北美大陆火鸡数量更为丰富，比鹅更容易找到。
火鸡即吐绶鸡(Turkey)，又称七面鸡，本为野生，现已驯化为肉用家禽。全身被黑、白、深黄等色羽毛。头、颈上部裸露，有红珊瑚状皮瘤，喉下有肉垂，颜色由红到紫，可以变化。公火鸡尾羽可展开呈扇形，胸前一束毛球，母火鸡重为8-9千克，年产火鸡蛋50-80枚，每枚蛋重20-80克。目前饲养品种以“青铜火鸡”和“白色火鸡”为多。
火鸡以其体形大，生长迅速，抗病性强，瘦肉率高而受人瞩目，可与肉用鸡媲美，被誉为“造肉机器”。火鸡肉不仅肉质细嫩、清淡，而且在营养价值上有“一高二低”的优点。一高是蛋白质含量高，在30%以上；二低是火鸡肉在国外被认为是心脑血管疾病患者的理想保健食品，同时，火鸡肉也是益气补脾的食疗佳品。目前，世界上有许多国家以火鸡肉代替牛肉、猪肉、羊肉和鸭肉。
