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Lesson 9 Thanksgiving
北师大版八年级下册
Unit 3
Festivals and Holidays
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Teaching Aims
Talk about festivals and holidays.
Read about Chinese New Year and American Thanksgiving.
Listen to people making a phone call and taking messages.
Write about celebrating a festival.
Learn more about the present perfect.
Warm-up
What do you know about Thanksgiving?
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Time: the fourth Thursday in November (US)
Traditional food: turkey, ham,pumpkin pie, potatoes
Special activities: a big family dinner, family reunion, giving thanks
Example
Reading
What happened to the family and how did they solve the problem?
The oven broke, so they couldn't cook the Thanksgiving turkey. They solved this problem by ordering a pizza.
Example
Reading
Complete the timeline of the whole story.
What happened at different times?
The writer's parents bought a nice, big turkey.
The writer's mother got the turkey out of the fridge.
The writer and his or her sister helped their mother put some butter and salt on the turkey, and then their mother put it in the oven.
The family noticed something was wrong. The oven was not heating up. The writer's father checked it and said it was broken.
The writer's father had an idea: to order pizza instead.
The writer's family shared a delicious pizza and had a great time.
Reading
Read the Reading Help. Then read the text and figure out the meaning of the following words.
be proud of (para. 2)
heat up (para. 3)
suggestion (para.5)
awful (para.5)
Vocabulary
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions.
agree with, heat up, be proud of, get. . . for a good price, put ... on ..., have a great time
1 They have done a great job. They should_________themselves.
2 The oven takes a while to_________
3 She was___________some flowers_________the table.
4 The man___________a sports car_______
5 ____________her opinion about the travelling plan.
6 We really ___________________at your party last night.
be proud of
heat up
putting
on
got
for a good price
agree with
had a great time
Speaking
Last Spring Festival was really exciting. My whole family went to Harbin and spent the whole Spring Festival there. It was extremely cold and there was snow and ice everywhere. It was great fun.
Have you had any interesting / sad / exciting holiday experiences?
Example
Workbook
Write the correct words. Complete the sentences.
1 People usually eat t_________at Thanksgiving dinner.
2 Mum is h__________up some spaghetti for dinner.
3 Tina's h____________ jumps when she sees her favourite singer on TV.
4 I'm angry because I can don____________about the rubbish near my home.
5 Hurray! Uncle Sam a__________to go on a picnic with us.
6 Peter, please look in the f________ and see whether there is any cheese.
turkey
heating
heart
nothing
agrees
fridge
Workbook
Choose proper prepositions to complete the sentences.
It seems that many people do not have a lot 1_____time to visit their family during the year, so it is important 2_________ meet for special holidays. It is sometimes difficult to travel 3____________these times. People have to expect big crowds 4__________ the buses and trains.
of
to
at
on
at for of on to with
Workbook
Choose proper prepositions to complete the sentences.
People eat delicious food 5__________these holiday meals! The cooks in the family are proud 6 _____the food they prepare. After the meal, there is usually a chance7__________everybody 8 __________play games and have fun 9___________each other.
for
of
for
to
at for of on to with
with
Workbook
Complete the descriptions with the words in the box.
Dragon Boat Festival
I always 1______to have a good time at these races. This year, my dad made a 2________:I should try to join a team! I 3______to do this! I can't wait for the races next year!
By Ray, Shanghai
expect
suggestion
agreed
suggestion chance proud turkey agreed nearly fireworks expect fridge
Workbook
Complete the descriptions with the words in the box.
Thanksgiving
I like going to my grandparents' house. My grandma is always 4__________of herself on this day because she cooks 5_________better than anyone. Also, there is always a lot of delicious food in her 6__________.
By Harry, Boston
proud
turkey
fridge
suggestion chance proud turkey agreed nearly fireworks expect fridge
Workbook
Complete the descriptions with the words in the box.
Spring Festival
I love to get together with my family to see the 7 _______. I love the colour and noise! Then at home, I play games with my grandpa. He wins 8 _________all the time, but there's always a 9________that I will win a game!
By Amy, Beijing
nearly
chance
suggestion chance proud turkey agreed nearly fireworks expect fridge
fireworks
Workbook
What have these families done for the holidays? Listen and number the photos (1-6).
4
6
5
2
1
3
Workbook
1 Everyone expects Mum to make jiaozi.
2 We agreed with my cousin's suggestion.
3 He is speaking in a low voice.
4 The oven is heating up.
5 Your team nearly won the race.
6 The fireworks show was awful.
Listen and tick (✔) or cross (✘).
✔
✘
✔
✘
✔
✘
Workbook
1 Bill is excited about___________.
a seeing Emma b cooking turkey by himself c eating the food
2 Bill expects they will arrive in the___________
a morning b afternoon c evening
3 Last year, Bill was____________to see Emma's new dog.
a happy b angry c shocked
4 Emma likes the suggestion of____________after dinner.
a playing games b watching a film c washing the dishes
5 Bill____________that Grandpa will play the violin for them.
a expects b worries c is excited
Listen and circle the correct answer.
Workbook
Translate the sentences into English.
1 这份意大利面很难吃。
2 我为我的表姐感到骄傲。
3 春节时,人们希望吃到饺子。
4 事实证明,她的建议是有用的。
5 爸爸有一个好提议。
Workbook
Translate the sentences into English.
1.The pasta tasted awful.
2.I'm proud of my cousin.
3. People expect to have dumplings during the Spring Festival.
4.In fact, her suggestion was useful.
5.Dad has a good suggestion.
仓颉之初作书盖依类象形故谓之文其形声相益即谓之字文者物象之本字者言孳乳而浸多也著于竹帛谓之仓颉之初作书盖依类象形故谓之文其形声相益即谓之字文者物象之本字者言孳乳而
北师大版八年级下册
Unit 3
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Lesson 9 Thanksgiving
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