Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
Ⅰ. 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1．Summer is ________(结束). It is autumn now.
2．They ________(种植) a lot of strawberries in their garden every year.
3．China is getting richer and stronger in the 21st ________(世纪)．
4．We are going to ________(庆祝) the 60th birthday of our organization.
5．Jenny usually ________(摆放) the table for dinner.
Ⅱ.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每个单词限用一次
follow, speech, pioneer, dish, among
1．Tony, I was washing some ________when you called me yesterday.
2．In the ________days, I kept running to win the match.
3．The first ________ arrived there in 1901.
4．________ the three boys, Tony is best at drawing.
5．Miss Wang can speak English well and she often makes ________ for us.
Ⅲ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．April is the ________(four) month of a year.
2．While they ________(sweep) the floor, I was cleaning the blackboard.
3．It's ________(crowded) street in my city.
4．My home is near my school, so I ________(usual) go to school on foot.
5．My parents and I go to see my grandparents ________(one) a week.
6．The mother often tells ________(story) for the little boy before sleep.
7．There are a lot of things ________(do) in the famous city.
8．Daming often begins to do homework at 6：00 and ________(finish) it at about 7：00.
9．My friends and I visited the Great Wall and enjoyed ________(we) last week.
10．At the ________(begin), I wasn't good at English. But I'm good at it now.
Ⅳ.根据句意填入恰当的词完成句子
1．Mary's writing is bad, but Tony's is even ________．
2．The Spring Festival is a Chinese festival and Thanksgiving is ________ American festival.
3．Mrs Yang, thank you ________ helping me with my English. Now, I'm good at English.
4．Could you please tell me ________ to use the computer, Daming?
5．Tony is very sad ________ his father is badly ill.
6．On Thanksgiving Day, people often give thanks for the food ________ they begin dinner.
7．I'm busy, ________ I'm afraid I can't go fishing with you this afternoon.
8．Mary is good at English, ________ she isn't good at maths.
9．Class is ________. Thank you, boys and girls. See you.
10．We often celebrate the great festival ________ a big meal.
Ⅴ.阅读理解
Dear Dad，
Today I was at the shopping centre and I spent a lot of time reading the Father's Day cards. But as I chose and read, and chose and read again, it seemed that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.
You'll soon be 84 years old. Dad, and you and I will have had 56 Father's Days together. I didn't think that you were old. But the sad thing happened last week. I watched as you turned at the corner in your car. I didn't realise at once that it was you because the_man who was driving looked so elderly.
Fifty years ago this spring, we planted carrots together in a garden in Charles City, Iowa. This week, we'll plant carrots together again, perhaps for the last time but I hope not. I don't understand why planting carrots with you is so important to me. Well, I don't quite know how to tell you this, Dad…I don't like carrots…but I like planting them with you.
I guess what I'm trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their dad today. Praising a father on Father's Day is about more than a dad who brings home money or shares a dinner. It's more about a dad deeply loving children who know everything and won't listen to anyone. It's about sharing. It's about loving someone more than words can say, and I wish that it would never end.
Love，
Jenny
( )1.Where did Jenny go today?
A．A garden. B．A shopping centre.
C．A cinema. D．A hospital.
( )2.How old is Jenny now?
A．84. B．56.
C．50. D．34 .
( )3.What does the underlined part “the_man” in Paragraph 2 refer to(指)?
A．An old man. B．A car driver.
C．Jenny's father. D．Jenny's husband.
( )4.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A．It's the last time for Jenny to plant carrots with her father.
B．Jenny and her father plant carrots together every year.
C．Both Jenny and her father like eating carrots.
D．Jenny would like to stay with her father.
( )5.What does Jenny talk about in the last paragraph?
A．Deep love for Dad.
B．Best wishes for Dad.
C．The importance of Dad.
D．The beginning of Father's Day.
Ⅵ.任务型阅读
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从所给选项中选择恰当的句子填入短文，使其文理通顺。
Have you heard about “Survival(生存) Holidays”？1.________ Now about 1，100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
Why do people like “Survival Holidays”？ It is because they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. 2.________
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. 3.________ Parents care too much (过分关注)about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities under the control of adults(大人), but children don't know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river or falling down seems very terrible to them.
4．________ Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned.Some have learned to stay calm at different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. 5.________ All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
A．They need to be left on their own, without adults troubling them.
B．Others have learned how to work in a team.
C．“Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities.
D．“Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
E．Many people think the survival activities are good for children.
Ⅰ.1.over 2.grow 3.century
4．celebrate 5.lays
Ⅱ.1.dishes 2.following 3.pioneers
4．Among 5.speeches
Ⅲ.1.fourth 2.were sweeping
3．the most crowded
4．usually 5.once 6.stories
7．to do 8.finishes 9.ourselves
10．beginning
Ⅳ.1.worse 2.an 3.for 4.how
5．because 6.before 7.so
8．but 9.over 10.with
Ⅴ. 1．B
2．B 3．C
4．D 5．A
Ⅵ.1—5 CDAEB
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
一、课前检测
根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
1.There is a white house (在……之间) the forest.
2. The headteacher made a (演讲) at the meeting yesterday afternoon.
3. He is a (先驱) in modern medical practice.
4. There was plenty of (玉米) in Shandong Province last year.
5.My mum washes the (盘子) after supper every day.
二、展示学习目标
1.Key vocabulary--- among , speech, pioneer , grow, corn, following, lay, laid ,laid , dish , ourselves
2.Key phrases—— lay the table, wash the dishes , plenty of , give thanks for, too much , enjoy ourselves
三、教学过程：
一）快速阅读完成课本P12 Activity 2及P13 Activity 3的表格。
二）细读短文，划出下列短语。
A. 第二年 B. 在第四个星期四
C. 种植玉米 D. 太多
E. 在第17世纪 F. 做简短的演讲
G. 摆放餐具
H. 对某人（某事）做了某事而表示感谢
I. 大量的 J．玩得快乐
三）精讲点拨
1.It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
它是一个在家人和朋友间进行特别晚餐的时刻。
【点拨1】It is a time…意为“ 是一个……的时刻/时间”。如：
It is time for children to show thanks to their fathers. 是孩子们向父亲表达谢意的时刻。
【拓展1】It’s time …意为“ 到了……的时候”。如：
It’s time for us to have lunch now. 现在到了我们吃午饭的时间了。
【点拨2】among 介词，意为“在……之中， 在……之间”。表示在三者或者三者以上的人或物中间。如：
My grandpa has a house among the trees. 我爷爷在树林中有一座房子。
【拓展2】between 介词，意为“在……之中， 在……之间”。表示在两者之间。如：
She is sitting between Jane and Mary. 她正坐在简和玛丽之间。
2.We lay the table…我们摆设餐具……
【点拨】lay the table 动词短语，意为“摆设餐具”。Lay(laid,laid)在此意为“摆放（餐具）”。如：
Mother told me to lay the table for breakfast.母亲让我摆好餐桌准备吃早餐。
【拓展】lay还可意为“产（卵），下（蛋）”。
【注意】lie动词，意为“躺下；平放”，其过去式为lay，过去分词为lain。
当堂检测
I. 单项选择
( )1.Tom rushed into the house______ his mother was cooking.
A. as B. before C. while D. after
( )2.We usually have a picnic at the weekend.
A. somewhere nice B. nice somewhere C. everywhere nice D. nice everywhere
( )3.Thanksgiving is a time for special dinner family and friends.
A. between B. among C. of D. from
( )4. －What time will Diana get to Chengdu?
－I’m not sure. When he ______,I’ll call you.
A. will arrive B. arrive C. arrives D.arrived
( )5. We didn't go home ______ the old man was sent to the hospital.
A. until B. when C. while D.as
( )6.They celebrated together eating a dinner of the new food.
A. on B. by C. in D. of
( )7.On Thanksgiving we often eat ,but it is only once a year!
A. too many B. too much C. much too D. so many
( )8. Just a minute! My brother _____his car in the garden．
A．washes B. is washing C. washed D. will wash
( )9.Mo Yan’s books have been sold out in many book stores ______ his winning of the Nobel Literature Prize.
A. because B. since C. as D. because of
( )10.—You have been in Neijiang very long?
—Yeah. _____my parents came here.
A. For B. As C. When D. Since
II. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1. Mother's Day is on the (two) Sunday in May in the USA.
2.When I came in, I heard the baby (cry).
3.While he (read) the newspaper, his mother came in.
4.The first pioneers from England arrived in American by ship in the （seventeen）century.
5.The local people taught them how (grow) corn.
6.The kitchen is always the most (crowd) room in our house.
7.There are plenty of other things (see )and do.
8.At the (begin),they did not have enough food.
9.Football is also important at Thanksgiving,with many teams (play) games.
10.We usually play basketball and enjoy (we) after class.
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
【教学目标】
词汇
among，speech，pioneer，grow，corn，following，lay，lay the table，dish，plenty，plenty of
句型
1.People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
2.We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century.
3.The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.
4.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.
5.Football is also important at Thanksgiving，with many teams playing games.
重点难点
1.本单元词汇和重点句型。
2.复习时间状语从句。
【教学思路】
本单元的教学内容是第二模块中的第二单元，通过提供必要的词汇、背景等为学生创造一个全新的语言材料的氛围。介绍节日背景，能激发学生的兴趣，由此引入听力，顺利地完成捕捉特定的听力信息的任务。
在语言输出方面，让学生自由朗读，有重点地帮助他们解决发音问题。在学生进一步地熟悉了课文内容之后，让他们完成后面的表格，巩固其对课文的理解。让学生在轻松的环境下获取知识，充分调动他们的学习积极性。
【教学准备】
黑板，录音机，多媒体等。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Warming up
1．师生问候。
2．幻灯片放映与感恩节有关的图片，循序渐进地让学生对感恩节有所了解，导人本课知识的学习。
活动小结：通过图片让学生了解节日，可以提高学生参与的积极性，同时激起学生的学习热情。
Step 2 Presentation
1．学习新单词。
根据图片和单词表上的音标学习新单词，引出相关的词汇知识。
如：(1)学习新词“谷物，玉米”时，用多媒体放映出玉米的图片，引出corn。
(2)由介词between“在……(两者)之间”，引出新词among“在……(多者)之间”。
(3)用幻灯片展示出一张正在演说的图片，引出新词speech。
(4)用多媒体展示学生正在种树的图片，引出新词grow，动词“种植，栽培”。
2．操练单词。
(1)给学生几分钟时间记单词，然后教师把带有单词的卡片拿出来让学生依次拼读。
(2)教师可以把学生分成几组进行单词拼读比赛。
活动小结：对于九年级的学生，因已经有一定的英语基础，会用音标的形式拼读，再配上图片展示，能更形象地加深对单词的记忆。找几名学生比赛记单词，以巩固记忆。多种形式的教学能调动他们的学习热情。
Step 3 Reading & Listening
1．Let students look at the picture on page 12 and talk about it in pairs.Choose one or two pairs to introduce the picture to all the students.
2．Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
3．Listen to the tape and check the pronunciation.
(1)教师播放教材上短文的录音，让学生认真听一遍录音，并标出自己发音与录音不同的单词。
(2)然后再播放一遍录音，注意是一句一句地播放，让学生来试着跟读并纠正自己的发音。
4．Let the students translate the dialogue.
(1)教师让学生四人为一组，给几分钟的时间，让学生以组为单位来读文章并进行逐句翻译，确定每句的最佳翻译。
(2)让每组学生分别对句子进行翻译，然后教师给出自己的意见，选出最佳翻译方案，对翻译得最恰当的小组予以表扬。
5．Find out the language points and practice them.
让学生进行小组讨论，找出文中出现的知识点，用所找出的知识点造句。
活动小结：通过听录音，锻炼了学主听的能力；多跟读，加强他们的语感、语速，也进一步熟悉了与感恩节有关的知识。
Step 4 Discussion & Consolidation
1．Complete the table in Activity 3.
(1)让学生根据Activity 2中的文章，两人或几人一组进行讨论，并完成后面的表格。
(2)然后，让2－3名学生汇报讨论结果。
2．Ask students to complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.Then check the answers.
(1)pioneer (2)corn (3)plenty (4)among (5)lay (6)dishes
活动小结：学生自己先做，然后再校正答案，使学生能更好地理解原句，灵活掌握所学知识。
Step 5 Writing
Ask students to answer the questions in Activity 5 to think about some unforgettable festivals they have enjoyed.
小组讨论活动5给出的问题，并根据讨论结果确定要写的节日的时间、原因、所做的事情、和谁一起度过以及有什么特色食物等。
活动小结：通过讨论，能更好地确定所写节日的相关内容。
Step 6 Homework
1．Write a passage about the festival.Use the answers in Activity 5 to help you.
2．Present the passage about the Thanksgiving Day to the whole class.
3．Memorize the words，main phrases and sentences in this unit.
【板书设计】
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the
first pioneers arrived in America.
Main phrases：
give thanks to，in the seventeenth century，as well，plenty of，enjoy oneself，lay the table，at the beginning
Main sentences：
1．People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
2．We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century.
3．The local people，the Native Americans，taught the pioneers how to grow corn.
4．The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.
5．We live in New York City，and we go to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
6．Football is also important at Thanksgiving …
课件23张PPT。Module 2 Unit 2
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America. turkey
火鸡pumpkin pie
南瓜派 parade
游行American football
美式足球Q: On which holiday can we see
such things?
On Thanksgiving day.
Q: When is the Thanksgiving？
It is on the fourth Thursday in November, one of the public holidays in America.
New wordsfollowing/kr?:n//?'m??//spi:t?//pai?'ni?//gr?u/在…之中 prep.演说；演讲 n.开拓者；先驱者 n.种植；栽培(植物) v.谷物；玉米 n.接着的；接下来的 prep.amongspeechpioneergrowcornourselves/p?'re?d/ /lei//'??v?//di?/摆放(餐桌) v.摆设餐桌结束的；完了的 adj.盘，碟 n.(庆祝)游行 n.我们自己laylay the tableoverdishparade/a??'selvz/认知词汇：
Thanksgiving _______________
The Atlantic______________
the Native Americans______________
the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parad ___________________ 感恩节大西洋当地印第安人梅西感恩节大游行Activity 2: Read the passage and match
the headings with the paragraphsa. A special dinner
b. An American festival
c. The history of the festival
d. Things to do during the festivalpara. 3para. 4para. 2para. 1Activity4 complete the tableOn the fourth Thursday in NovemberGive thanks the first pioneersgrow corneating a dinnera traditional dinnerGive thanks for foodMacy's Thanksgiving Day Paradewatching football games Read Paragraph 1 and answer two questions.
Q: What is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is an American festival.
It is a time for a special dinner
among family and friends.
Q: What do people always do on
Thanksgiving?
它是家人和朋友共同吃一顿特殊晚餐的时间 People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
人们作简短致辞，感恩他们的食物Read Paragraph 2 and try to fill in the blanks.We have _________ the festival since the first pioneers from________ arrived in America by______in the __________century.While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people____, and after they landed, their first______was worse than any English winter. The local
people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to____ _____ . The following year they__________together by _______ a dinner of the new food.celebrated Englandshipseventeenthdiedwintergrow corncelebrated eating第二年，他们聚在一起庆祝，在晚宴上品尝新收获的食物。Read Paragraph 3 and do the exercise.
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
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the question.
1)What else can we do on Thanksgiving?We can______________________________
_______________, _______________________
and _________________________watch the Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Paradestart shopping for presentswatch football games on television2)What is the start of the Christmas season?Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season.
重点短语
被庆祝
是一个…的时刻
3.做简短演讲
4.为……而感恩
5.到达
6.在17世纪
7.怎样种玉米
8.第二年
9.摆放餐桌
be cebrated
It is a time for …
make short speeches
give thanks for
arrive in=get to=reach
in the seventeenth century
how to grow corn
the following year
lay the table一年一次
讲故事
也
许多
过得开心
取得（很大的）进步
最好……
以不同的方式
依靠，取决于once a year
tell stories
as well
plenty of
enjoy oneself (myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
make a lot of progress
It’s better to do
in different ways
depend onLanguage Points1.It is a time... 是一个...的时刻/时间
eg. It is a time for children to show thanks to their father.It's time ... 到了...的时候
eg. It's time for us to have lunch now.2.among 在...之中，在...之间。表示三者及三者以上的人或物之间。
between 介词，在...中间，表示在两者之间。eg.My grandpa has a house among the trees.
She is sitting between Jane and Mary.3.make short speeches 做简短的演讲。speech是可数名词，意为“演说，演讲”今天谁来做演讲？Who is going to make a speech?4.give thanks for... 感谢，对...表示感激I give thanks for your help.5.teach sb.how to do sth.
教某人怎么做某事拓展：
（1）teach sb. to do sth. 教某人做某事
（2）teach sb. sth.=teach sth. to sb.
教某人某事
（3）teach oneself
相当于learn by oneself ，自学。6.lay the table 摆设餐具例如：妈妈告诉我摆好餐具准备吃饭。Mother told me to lay the table for breakfast.拓展：lay-laid-laid,也可意为“产卵，下蛋”eg. The hen laid an egg this morning.7.as well 副词短语，也，还，相当于too或者also，常位于句末，无需用逗号与前面的句子分开。例如：我喜欢游泳，我姐姐也是。I like swimming and my sister like swimming,too.
I like swimming and my sister like swimming as well.8.plenty of 大量的，充足的。用来修饰可数名词或不可数名词，用法同a lot of/lots of.eg.There are plenty of places to have fun in the neighborhood.
I need plenty of time to 0finish the work.
