Module 2 Unit 2 课件 2025-2026学年外研版（2012）九年级英语上册

Module 2 Public holidays Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America. 自从 Look and answer What are they eating now? What is the day? When is the holiday? Is it a public holiday? …… Watch the video and get to know Thanksgiving. Work in pairs. Talk about the picture. 1. What festival is it? 2. When is the festival? 3. What special food people eat to celebrate it? roast turkey pumpkin pie cranberry It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. Pre-reading Part 1: Part 2: para. 1 para. 2 para. 3 para. 4 Part 3: The structure of Thanksgiving : How many parts would you divided it? What is the main idea of each part? Thanksgiving Day Introduction History Celebration Fast-reading 5 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. A special dinner An American festival The history of the festival Things to do during the festival 3 1 2 4 Tip: Read the first sentence to get the main idea quickly. 1 2 3 It’s a time for...(among) People make...and give... It is celebrated on ... It’s an American... An introduction where when meaning Retell para.1 Task 2-a. Detailed Reading. Ameircan It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. 1.When is the Thanksgiving day? People have a special dinner, make a short speech and give thanks for their food. a special dinner give thanks for their food short speeches 2.What is the meaning of Thanksgiving?(3 things) Why do these activities appear?(learn the history) Pre-Reading While-Reading Post-Reading in the seventeenth century The first pioneers _________ the Atlantic and arrived in America in the 17th century by ______. crossed ship after they landed the following year After they landed, the _________________ taught them how to____________. Native Americans grow corn they celebrated harvest together by eating a dinner of the new food. 9 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 Think about an unforgettable festival you have enjoyed. Answer the questions. 1. What was it? 2. When was it? 3. Who did you spend it with? 4. How did you spend it? 5. Will you remember it for long? Why? Writing 5 Write a passage about the festival. Use your answers in Activity 5 to help you. An unforgettable festival for me was the National Day last year … 常用表达: The festival is usually celebrated on ... It is one of the most traditional / important festivals in ... The festival is best known for ... During … festival, we usually eat … We celebrate … Festival on the … day by eating … Writing 6 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)_______. pioneers corn plenty among, corn, dish, lay, pioneer, plenty among lay dishes 4. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words. Writing 5. Think about an unforgettable festival you have enjoyed. Answer the questions. 1. What was it? 2. When was it? 3. Who did you spend it with? 4. How did you spend it? 5. Will you remember it for long? Why? It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. (感恩节)是和家人、朋友们共进特别晚餐的日子。 Language points among prep. 在……之中，主要用于表示三者或三者以上的人或物之间。有时相当于one of. e.g. The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd. 那个女孩迅速消失在人群之中。 He is among my best friends. 他是我最好的朋友中的一个。 拓展 between 在……之中，一般用于表示在两者之间，常用于between ... and ... 结构中。 between用来指在三者或三者以上的人或事物之间时, 往往强调一方与其他诸方各自之间的关系。 e.g. Communication is a bridge between the young and the old. 沟通是年轻人和老年人之间的桥梁。 (1) speech [C]n. “演说，演讲” 做简短的 致辞/演讲" eg: Her speech is interesting and educational. 她的演讲有趣而又有教育意义。 Who is going to make a speech today? 今天谁来做演讲? 2. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food. 人们做简短的致辞,为他们的食物而感恩 make short speeches 17 【2】 “对(某人)(做了)某事表示感激” = thank sb for (doing) sth eg. I give thanks for your help. / Thank you for your help. 我谢谢你的帮助。 Let us give thanks to our friends for coming here. 让我们对朋友们的到来表示感谢。 give thanks (to sb.) for (doing) sth. 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。 7 Further thinking • give thanks • family reunion 8 Describe and share Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. among corn dish lay pioneer plenty 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) _______. pioneers corn plenty among lay dishes 4 课堂总结 If today is Thanksgiving Day, what / who would you like to give thanks to? Use the following expressions: I would like to give thanks for … I want to give thanks for … What’s the story behind your thanks? $