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Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
学习目标
1. 学习理解并掌握重点单词和短语:
among, speech, pioneer, grow, corn, dish, following, lay the table
2.能读懂并获取关于感恩节的信息包括感恩节的历史和庆祝方式,理解其后的文化内涵。
3. 能通过图片及标题预测文章的内容,掌握节日介绍的语篇特点。
4. 能通过语境感知和体会since, while, after, before引导的时间状语从句,通过语言活动来加深对文本的理解。
5. 学会向他人表达感恩之情,拥有感恩之心。
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
turkey 火鸡
corn
pumpkin 南瓜
pray 祈祷
Native
Americans
印第安人
a)
b)
c)
d)
1
2
3
4
Summarize main ideas of each paragraph
How people celebrate it?
When is Thanksgiving?
What people do during
the festival?
Why people celebrate it?
Complete the table of facts about Thanksgiving
Facts about Thanksgiving
Date _____________________________________
Meaning ______________ for their food
History Have celebrated it since ________________________________
arrived in America.
Learnt from the native American how to __________ and celebrated together by ______________________________
Celebra-tion Celebrate with _____________________________________.
_______________________before dinner
Celebrate by watching _________________________________ in New York City and _______________________on television.
On the fourth Thursday in November
To give thanks
the first pioneers from England
grow corn
eating a dinner of the new food
friends and family with a traditional dinner
Give thanks for the food
the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
watching football games
make short speeches
What do you think of their trip to America?
It’s very hard for them.
Because while they were crossing, many people died.
After they landed, their first winter was even worse than before.
Why?
Food shortages and climate differences
What do you think of Native Americans?
What do people thank for according to the history?
They are warm-hearted and friendly.
When they saw how hard the pioneers lived, they taught them how to grown corn to help them live better.
People thank for food, and others’ help.
What’s the tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving?
Which is the right order?
a) lay the table
b) prepare the food
c) have dinner
d) give thanks for food
e) wash dishes
f) talk and tell stories
b-e-a-c-d-f
b-a-f-d-c-e
b-a-d-c-f-e
b-f-a-d-c-e
While they are preparing for the dinner, they usually …
Before they begin dinner, they usually …
After they have dinner, they usually ….
Having dinner with family and friends
watch the parade
go shopping
watch football games
travel
It’s also a time for ________.
It’s time for people to show thanks for ________.
fun
life
Do you think the writer understand the true meaning of Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving Day is not only a time for people to show thanks for food, but also to show thanks for others’ help and life they live.
If people learn to value the food instead of wasting them, they understand;
If people learn to appreciate what others have done for them and want to help others in return, they understand;
If people know the importance of enjoying today’s life instead of complaining, they understand.
be动词+过去分词,表示“被庆祝于”
It’s a time for sth…
It’s time to do …
among
(三者以上的)在…之间
最高级的标志
speech+es
native speaker
说母语的人
lay-laid-laid-laying 放置;下蛋
lie-lay-lain-lying 躺;位于
lie-lied-lied-lying 撒谎
over
adj.结束的,完了的
finish v.
finish doing sth.
end v./n.
end with 以…结束
dish-dishes
=do the dishes
n. 一盘菜;v. 把…装盘
The first ____________ 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 _________. They soon had __________ to eat.
Today, people living in the US remember the Native Americans and the pioneers at Thanksgiving. This festival is celebrated with a meal __________ family and friends. Everyone helps __________ the table. After the meal ,they help wash the __________.
among, corn, dish, lay, pioneer, plenty
pioneers
corn
plenty
among
lay
dishes
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