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How do people in America celebrate Thanksgiving now ?
Read the title and predict(预测) what you will learn from the passage.
Thanksgiving
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What do you know about Thanksgiving(感恩节)?
Pre-reading
Thanksgiving感恩节的由来
1620年 “五月花号“船满载受宗教迫害的清教徒到达美洲。当年冬天,他们遇到了难以想象的困难。印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品,并教他们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植农作物。在印第安人的帮助下,移民获得了丰收。在欢庆丰收的日子,移民规定了感谢上帝的日子,并为感谢印第安人的真诚帮助,邀他们一同庆祝。
Date:
the fourth Thursday of November
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P12A2 Read the passage and match
the headings标题 with the paragraphs段落.
a) A special dinner
b) An American festival
c) The history of the festival
d) Things to do during the festival
Fast Reading
reading tip阅读技巧: 主题句往往在每一段开头
2.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.
Read and match.
Thanksgiving
1.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.
An American festival.
The history of the festival.
Fast Reading
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3.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.
A special dinner.
4.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 hanksgiving 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.
Things to do during the festival.
P12A2 Read the passage and match
the headings标题 with the paragraphs段落.
a) A special dinner
b) An American festival
c) The history of the festival
d) Things to do during the festival
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3
4
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Fast Reading
reading tip阅读技巧: 主题句往往在每一段开头。
This passage is probably可能 from_________.
A. a science book
B. a school report
C. a novel(小说)
D. a magazine about western culture
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When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
2.What do people do at Thanksgiving festival?
Read Para.1 and
answer the questions.
On the fourth Thursday in November.
They have a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
Careful Reading
reading tip: 细节题到相应段落,靠关键词找答案。
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Americans _____________ the festival since the first pioneers _______ in America by ____ in the ________ century. After they landed , their first winter was _____ than any English winter. The local people _______ the pioneers how to grow ______. The following year they celebrated together by ______ a dinner of the new food.
have celebrated
arrived
ship
seventeenth
worse
taught
corn
eating
Careful Reading
Read Para.2 and
fill in the blanks.
reading tip: 细节题到相应段落,靠关键词找答案。
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1.List activities which people have at Thanksgiving (at least two).
_______________________________________________
Translate sentence.
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.
__________________________________________________
① Having a traditional dinner.
② Talking a lot and telling
stories.
我们布置餐桌,用餐前父亲为这些食物表示感恩,因此我们记得为什么要庆祝这个节日。
Careful Reading
Read Para.3 and
finish the tasks.
reading tip: 细节题到相应段落,靠关键词找答案。
During the festival , there are plenty of other things to see and do.
The parade goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macy’s store in London.
3. We usually watch the football games
at the sports ground.
T
F
in New York
on television
F
Careful Reading
Read Para.4 and do T or F.
reading tip: 细节题到相应段落,靠关键词找答案。
Facts about Thanksgiving
Date
Meaning _______________________ for their food
History 1. Have celebrated since _____________________from England
arrived in America
2. Learnt from the Native Americans how to _____________ and
celebrated together by __________________ of the new food
Celebration 1. Celebrate with _____________________
2. _______________ before dinner
3. Celebrate by watching
________________________________________________ in
New York City and ______________________ on television
the fourth Thursday in November
People give thanks
the first pioneers
grow corn
eating a dinner
a traditional dinner
Give thanks
the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
the football games
Careful Reading
P13A3 Read the passage and
complete the table.
reading tip: 细节题到相应段落,靠关键词找答案。
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 pioneers 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)_______.
among在...之间 corn玉米 dish餐具 lay摆放
pioneer开拓者 plenty许多
Post Reading
P13A4 Complete the passage with
the correct form of the words in the box.
pioneers
corn
plenty
among
lay
dishes
How does the writer introduce the festival?
Post Reading
Base on the motherland and look at the world
立足祖国, 放眼世界
Love traditional Chinese festivals and enhance cultural confidence
热爱中国传统节日,增强文化自信
1.What is the structure(结构) of the passage?
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para. 1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
A
B
C
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2.What can you learn from the passage?
We should be hardworking to make our bad situation better and be thankful.
Post Reading
1. What was it? 是什么?
2. When was it? 什么时候?
3. Who did you spend it with? 和谁一起度过?
4. How did you spend it? 如何过节?
5. Will you remember it for long? Why? 为什么会记住它?
National Day.
It is on October 1st.
I spent it with my parents and grandparents.
We visited my grandparents and had delicious food.
I will remember it because it was Golden Week.
I had a wonderful time.
Writing Task
Post Reading
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