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Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
Module 2 Public holidays
能熟悉并能正確運用本課時的重點單詞和短語
能夠通過閱讀了解感恩節
能夠運用所學知識介紹一個中國的重要節日
學習目標
Do you know the history of Thanksgiving What about some other facts
Warm up
1. What holiday is it
2. When is the holiday
3. What do people do and eat to celebrate it
Work in pairs. Talk about the picture.
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Fast reading
Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
a. A special dinner
b. An American festival
c. The history of the festival
d. Things to do during the festival
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 Paragraph 3 and fill in this table .
Before dinner
Have dinner
After dinner
help prepare the food
lay the table
give thanks for the food
eat too much
talk a lot
tell stories
wash the dishes
Read paragraph 4 and choose the best answers.
1. What do some American often do during the Thanksgiving Day
A.They go to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
B.They like drawing at home.
2. Is football important at Thanksgiving
A.No, it isn’t. B. Yes, it is.
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.
Thanksgiving
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.
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing
①among意為“在……中間”，一般表示在三個或三個以上的人或物之間，其賓語通常是表示籠統數量或具有復數意義的名詞或代詞。如：
The teacher sat among the children. 老師坐在孩子們中間。
②between意為“在……之間”，一般表示在兩者之間，其賓語往往是表示兩者的名詞或代詞，或者是由and連接兩個具體的人或物，有時候也可以表示三個或三個以上的人或物中的每兩個之間。如：
I am sitting between my parents. 我正坐在我父母中間。
give thanks (to sb.) for (doing) sth.對某人做了某事表示感謝= thanks for (doing) sth
eg: 讓我們對朋友們的到來表示感謝。
Let’s give thanks to our friends for their coming.
Language points
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.
We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help
by doing sth.
常用來表示“以某種行為方式……”在句中作方式狀語.
eg.他們通過聽收音學英語。
They learnt English by listening to the radio.
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.
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.
too much +不可數名詞 “太多”
too many +可數名詞
much too+adj./adv. “極其，非常，太”
plenty of=a lot of=lots of 意為“大量的；充足的”，既可修飾可數名詞復數，也可修飾不可數名詞。
eg.琳達有很多雜志要讀。
Linda has got plenty of magazines to read.
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.
enjoy oneself 玩得高興
myself yourself himself herself
ourselves themselves
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
Think about an unforgettable festival you have enjoyed. Answer the questions.
It was the National Day.
It was on the first day of October.
I spent with my parents.
My parents took me to Hainan and we had a good time there.
Yes, I will. Because I spent a happy vacation.
Writing
Write a passage about the festival. Use your answers in Activity 5 to help you.
An unforgettable festival for me was National Day last year…
Words:
among, speech, pioneer, grow, corn, following, lay, over, dish, parade, ourselves
Phrases:
lay the table
Patterns:
while they were crossing…
give thanks (to sb.) for (doing) sth.
We were celebrated the festival since…
課堂總結
Finish your passage about the unforgettable festival.
Homework

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