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Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
Module 2 Public holidays
能熟悉并能正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语
能够通过阅读了解感恩节
能够运用所学知识介绍一个中国的重要节日
学习目标
Do you know the history of Thanksgiving? What about some other facts?
Warm up
What do they eat?
turkey火鸡
pumpkin
decoration装饰
What are they celebrating?
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Watch and answer
If you were the writer, what would you write?
3
Guess
Thanksgiving
when
food
traditions
why
…
stories
4
Read for gist
What’s the genre(体裁)?
A. Narration(记叙文)
B. Description(说明文)
C. Argumentation(议论文)
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Read Paragraph 1 and answer.
1. What is Thanksgiving?
2. What do people often do on Thanksgiving?
It is an American festival.
It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
Careful reading
Read Paragraph 2 and check the true sentences.
( ) 1. People have celebrated the festival since the first
pioneers from America arrived in England by ship.
( ) 2. While they were crossing the Atlantic, few people died.
( ) 3. The local people taught the pioneers how to grow corn.
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Read for details
A special dinner
An American
festival
Things to do
The history
When is the festival?
Why do people celebrate it?
How long have people celebrated it?
What happened?
What do people eat?
What do people do to celebrate?
Thanksgiving
On the fourth Thursday in November.
To give thanks for food.
Since the first pioneers arrived in America.
What difficulties?
Who helped them? How?
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Read for details
A special dinner
An American
festival
Things to do
The history
When is the festival?
Why do people celebrate it?
How long have people celebrated it?
What happened?
What do people eat?
What do people do to celebrate?
Thanksgiving
On the fourth Thursday in November.
To give thanks for food.
Since the first pioneers arrived in America.
The Native Americans helped the first pioneers.
Can you guess the meaning of “pioneers”?
A. 观光者 B. 开拓者 C. 渔民
Can you guess the meaning of “native”?
A. 本土的 B. 外来的 C. 落后的
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Tip: We can guess the meaning of new
words according to the context(上下文).
Facts about Thanksgiving
Date ____________________________
Meaning ____________ for their food
History Have celebrated it since _______________
from England arrived in America
Learnt from the Native Americans how to __________ and celebrated together by _________________ of the new food
Celebration Celebrate with _________________
_____________________before dinner
Celebrate by watching____________ ___________________ in New York City and ____________ on television
The fourth Thursday in November
Give thanks
the first pioneers
grow corn
eating a dinner
a traditional dinner
Give thanks for the food
the Macy’s
the games
Thanksgiving Day Parade
Read the whole passage again and complete the table.
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 corn dish lay pioneer plenty
pioneers
corn
plenty
among
lay
dishes
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the festival, there are plenty of other things to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade 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.
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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2
3
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2. Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
1. What was it?
It was the National Day.
2. When was it?
It was on the first of October, 2018.
3. Who did you spend it with?
I spent it with my parents.
4. How did you spend it?
My parents took me to Hainan and we had a good time there.
5. Will you remember it for long? Why?
Yes, I will. Because I spent a happy vacation.
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
When you write about important events,
such as festivals, you can write what the
festival is, when it is, why it is important,
what you do, who you spend it with, and
what special food you eat.
Learning to learn
Say thanks to your family!
Say thanks to your teachers!
Say thanks to your friends!
Say thanks to everyone!
Say thanks to the nature! Cherish (珍惜)food and what we have!...
Pre-Reading
While-Reading
Post-Reading
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Summary
words
phrases
sentences
speech pioneer corn dish
make short speeches give thanks for...
celebrate...with... enjoy ourselves
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America.
among prep. 在……之中
辨析:between和among
between一般表示在两者之间,常用and连接两个具体的人或物。
among一般表示在三个或三个以上的人或物之间,其宾语通常是表示笼统数量或具有复数意义的名词或代词。
e.g. Can you tell the differences between the two pictures?
你能告诉我这两幅画之间的区别吗?
Who sings best among them?
他们之中谁唱歌唱的最好呢?
2.People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
eg.
Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living.
对赖以生存的食物和生活中的喜悦心怀感恩吧。
give thanks (to sb.) for (doing sth.)表示“对某事/某人做了某事表示感谢”,这里thanks用作名词。give也可以换成其他动词。
She expressed her thanks to her friends for coming to the party.
她对朋友们来参加聚会表示感谢。
lie 作不及物动词, 其基本含义是“躺;卧;位于”, 是不规则动词:lay, lain, lying。
e.g. The village lies at the foot of a hill.
这村庄坐落在一个小山脚下。
lie作不及物动词的另一个含义是:“说谎”, 是规则动词:lied, lied, lying。
e.g. Once you lie to me, you’ll lose my trust.
一旦你对我撒谎,就会失去我的信任。
lie还可作为名词,表示谎言。
e.g. The whole story is nothing but a lie.
lie的用法
拓展
5. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes.
所有这些完毕后,大家都帮忙清洗餐具。
over adj. 完了的;结束的
e.g. The class is over.
prep. 在……上方;从……上面(经过);通过;超过
e.g. There is a lamp hanging over the table.
adv. 从一边至另一边
e.g. They ran over the grass.
come over 顺便来访
【知识拓展 】
➊“疑问词+动词不定式”结构作宾语时,它的作用相当于宾语从句。
I could not decide which dictionary to buy.
= I could not decide which dictionary I should buy.
我不能决定买哪本词典。
❷ “疑问词+动词不定式”,后面的不定式 : vt+宾语(疑问代词)
若前面是疑问副词(how),则应在动词后加宾语。
eg. I don't know what to do next.
我不知道下一步做什么。
I don't know how to finish it.
我不知道怎么完成它。
【1】 “摆放餐桌”
三单: 过去式: 现在分词: 过去分词:
(1) vt. “下蛋,产卵”
eg. 这只母鸡今天早上下了一个蛋。
The hen laid an egg this morning.
(2) vt. 安放,放置;摆放
露西正在摆放餐桌。
Lucy is laying the table.
5. 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.
lay the table
laid
lays
laid
laying
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