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Unit 2 We have celegrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America
Module 2
Look at the pictures. Which festival are they celebrating? How do you know?
Group Work
Talk about what you know about Thanksgiving with your group members.
history
food
date
activities
meaning
others
What do you want to know about Thanksgiving?
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.
标题: 点明中心式由“Thanksgiving 感恩节”可知本文的主旨是“感恩节”。由此引导你展开遐想: When → Where→ History → Why → Activities and Food。
体裁: 说明文
阅读方法: 抓中心句法本文每段首句均是段落中心句, 是各段内容的概括和总结, 阅读时注意抓住中心句有助于把握文章的内容。第一段引出话题: Thanksgiving; 第二段介绍history; 第三段描述traditional dinner; 第四段介绍其他庆祝activities。
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.③ The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food. ④
主语
谓语
宾语
状语从句
背景:
When: On the fourth Thursday in November.
Who: The American people.
Why: People give thanks for their food.
What: Celebrate with a traditional dinner.
Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Watch the football games on TV.
逻辑关系: 从因到果。从②段介绍感恩节的历史起源到③段美国人一直庆祝这个传统节日, 很好地体现了这个因果关系。
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 sto