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Module 2
Public holidays
Unit 2
We have celebrated the festival
since the first pioneers arrived in America.
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新课导入
What do you know about Thanksgiving Day?
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Fact 1: An American festival
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.
1. When is it?
2. Who will the author spend the day with?
It is on the fourth Thursday in November.
Family and friends.
3. What do people often do during the day?
People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
So Thanksgiving is the start of Christmas season.
So Thanksgiving means_________.
giving thanks for their food
The history
in the_____________century The first __________from England arrived in America__________ .
while they were _________ the Atlantic Many people died.
After they landed Their first winter was________ than any English winter.
The__________Americans taught them how to__________ .
The following year They celebrated together by
___________________________.
seventeenth
pioneers
by ship
crossing
worse
Native
grow corn
eating a dinner of the new food
Since then,
people have celebrated the festival.
Fact 2: The history of the festival
1. Which is the right order?
a. lay the table b. prepare the food
c. eat dinner d. give thanks for food
e. wash the dishes f. talk and tell stories
A. b-e-a-c-d-f B. b-a-f-d-c-e
C. b-a-d-c-f-e D. b-f-a-d-c-e
2. How do people feel during the dinner?
A. busy and bored B. busy and meaningful
C. noisy and uncomforttable D. busy and tired
They remembered the meaning of the celebration.
Fact3: A special dinner
, traditional,
the most crowded
Thanksgiving Day
kitchen
Thanksgiving Day
turkey(火鸡)
pumpkin pie (南瓜派)
sweet corn (甜玉米)
sweet potato (红薯)
mashed potato (土豆泥)
Is it easy to get ready for these food?
Don’t waste and respect.
Cherish the time for family reunion, no matter during the holiday or not.
d,
and
What is Thanksgiving for?
It is a day for people to give thanks for their food and for what they have.
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Why was the Native Americans’ help important?
Thanksgiving
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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 Celebrated with _________________
___________________________________before dinner
Celebrated 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 Thankgiving Parade
watch games
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Post-reading :Activity 3
Complete the table. (P13)
Why do Americans celebate this festival for so long?
What would happen to the first pioneers if they had not got the help from the Indians?
They would die.
How long have people celebrated Thanksgiving?
For about 400 years.
Thinking:
Let’s live ,work and study with grateful heart.
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Listening
Listen and find out the ways to celebrate the holidays.
Ways of celebration
Decorations Ativities
National Day
Independence
Day
Christmas
There are _______ and ________ _____.
flowers
national flags
*Linglig is going to ____ _____ ______ in Shandong and _____ ____ ____ in Qingdao.
visit some friends
spend one day
People can see _______ ____ everywhere.
*People take a _________.
*People have a ______.
*Kids ____ _____ ____.
*______ play music.
*Tony's family go __________
__________.
take a vacation
What else do we usually do?
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What else do we usually do to celebrate the National Day?
watch military parades
watch firework shows
watch national flag rising
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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.
The fourth Thursday in November
Give thanks
the first pioneers
grow corn
eating a dinner
Complete the table.
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Complete the table.
Celebration Celebrate with _______________________________
________________________________before dinner
Celebrate by watching ___________________________ ______________in New Your City and _________________________ on telelvision
a traditional dinner
Give thanks for the food
the Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade
watch games
How do they show their thanks?
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词义 过去式 过去分词 现在分词
lay 摆放(餐
桌);下
(蛋) laid laid laying
lie 躺;位于 lay lain lying
说谎 lied lied lying
辨 lay与lie
巧学妙记
规则是撒谎(lie),不规则是躺(lie);
躺过就下蛋(lay),下蛋不规则。
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?
【运用】
根据句意选用between或among填空。
Look! Jane is sitting ________ Sue and Brian.
2. There is a railway ________ the two cities.
3. Who dances best ________ these children?
between
between
among
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
find v. 发现 过去式___________ 过去分词________
found v. 创立 过去式_________ 过去分词_________
直到…为止 _______ 直到…才__________
4. 第八 _______ 第九 ______ 第十二 _________
第二十___________
5. grow v. 种植 过去式_______ 过去分词________
6. lay v. 摆放 ;下蛋 过去式_____ 过去分词_____
lie v. 说谎 过去式_____ 过去分词______
躺,位于 过去式_____ 过去分词_____
found
found
founded
founded
until
not…until
eighth
ninth
twelfth
twentieth
grew
grown
laid
laid
lied
lied
lay
lain
1. 一…就..
2. 三天的假期
3. 休息一天
4. 各种各样的
5.去度假
as soon as
a three-day holiday
have one day off
all kinds of
take a vacation
have fun
6.玩得高兴
7.摆放餐桌
8.因…而感谢
9. 做简短的演讲
give thanks for
lay the table
make short speeches
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