2,Public holidays,Module,Unit 2 We have celebrate the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.,flag,vocation,season,Revision,kids 小孩,band 樂隊 n.,有趣的地方,somewhere interesting,特別的事情,anything special,from then on,自從那時起,since then,從現(xiàn)在起,from now on,從那時起,Warming up,Thanksgiving Day(感恩節(jié)),Date: the fourth Thursday of the November,Origin of Thanksgiving,Food of Thanksgiving,Activities of Thanksgiving,Origin of Thanksgiving Day,In 1620, 102 pilgrims came to America by the famous ship “ May flower”. In that winter, they suffered extreme hunger and cold, and only 50 settlers survived.,At that time, kind-hearted Indians sent the daily necessity to them And taught them how to hunt, to catch fish, to plantcorn and the pumpkin.,Under Indians help, the immigrants obtained harvest finally. So thanksgiving is the day to celebrate harvest, toexpress their thanks to Gods and to thank Indians sincere help.,turkey!,Food on this day,pumpkin pie!,apples, orange, chestnut, walnuts , and grape, as well as meat pie, small cranberry Sauce and so on.,Activities of Thanksgiving,Game： The pumpkin run. Everyone use a teaspoon(茶匙) pushing pumpkin run. Your hands are not allowed to touch the pumpkin. The smaller teaspoon is, the more interesting the game.,Watching Sports Programs,A number of professional and university football games are played.,Celebration in America,Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holidaymeals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons.,On Thanksgiving day, the United States, the whole country is very lively,New words,following,/kr:n/,/m/,/spi:t/,/paini/,/gru/,在之中 prep.,演說；演講 n.,開拓者；先驅(qū)者 n.,種植；栽培(植物) v.,谷物；玉米 n.,接著的；接下來的 prep.,among,speech,pioneer,grow,corn,ourselves,/pred/,/lei/,/v/,/di/,擺放(餐桌) v.,擺設(shè)餐桌,結(jié)束的；完了的 adj.,盤，碟 n.,(慶祝)游行 n.,我們自己,lay,lay the table,over,dish,parade,/aselvz/,among 后接復(fù)數(shù)名詞或代詞或集合名詞) prep.A few men were talking among themselves .有幾個人正自顧自在聊天。 between 一般指“在兩者之間”， among 一般指“在三者或三者以上之中”。 They planted a lot of trees between the two buildings. 他們在兩座建筑之間種了好多樹。 whats the different among A,B and C？ A B 和 C之間有什么區(qū)別？,Explanations on some key words,speech 演講 n.,I am going to make a speech about English learning tomorrow.明天我將做一個關(guān)于英語學習的演講.,make a speech 做演講,pioneer,拓荒者;開發(fā)者;先驅(qū)者;創(chuàng)始者 n. In many ways she became a pioneer. 她在很多方面都是先驅(qū).,2. 開拓，開發(fā);做（的）先鋒;提倡 vt. 第三人稱單數(shù)：pioneers 過去分詞：pioneered 復(fù)數(shù)：pioneers 現(xiàn)在進行時：pioneering 過去式：pioneered She pioneered the use of the drug . 她最先使用這種藥品。,grow,1. 種植；栽培(植物) v. We grow flowers and vegetables in our garden. 我們在庭園里種植鮮花和蔬菜。,grow up是長大，后面不加賓語 grow into 是長成或者發(fā)展成 后面需要加賓語。例如：Mother is very happy to see their children grow up. 母親很高興看到自己的孩子成長 She has grown into a beautiful young lady. 她已經(jīng)成長為一個漂亮的年輕女士.,corn谷物；玉米 n.,following接著的；接下來的 prep.,We went to dinner the following Monday evening. 在接下來的那個周一晚上我們一起共進晚餐。,lay擺放(餐桌) v.,lay the table擺設(shè)餐桌,dish盤，碟 n.,arade (慶祝)游行 n.,He had them on parade at six oclock in the morning. 他讓他們在早上6點接受檢閱。,1. Work in pairs. Talk about the picture.,Reading and vocabulary,2. Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.a). The meaning of Thanksgivingb). A special dinnerc). Things to do during the festivald). The history of the festival,Watch and read,1. 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. 2. We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter.,Thanksgiving,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 themost crowded room in our house because weall help 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.4. The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the Thanksgiving Day festival, there are plenty of other things to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go,we go to watch the Macys Thanksgiving DayParade, as it goes along several streets andfinishes at the famous Macys 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.,1. its a time 是一個的時刻 Its a time for children to show thanks to their mothers. 這是孩子向他們的媽媽表達感謝的時刻。【拓展】 for +名詞 到了做sth的時間 to do sth Its time for lunch. Its time to have lunch.,its time,吃午飯的時間到了,Language points,2 . give thanks for sb 對表示感謝 I give thanks for your help. 我對你的幫助表示感謝。3. land (v.) 著陸；登陸 (n.) 土地(不可數(shù)名詞) To protect animals, we shouldnt take the land away. 為了保護動物，我們不應(yīng)該占用土地。 The ship landed safely as last. 船如往常一樣安全著岸。,4. lay the table 擺設(shè)桌子 (laylaidlaid)My mother asked me to lay the table for dinner.拓展:(1) lay還可表示“下蛋；產(chǎn)卵” (laylaidlaid) (2) lay 還是lie(撒謊)的過去式 (lielaylain) The hen laid an egg this morning. 母雞今早下了一個蛋 He lay on the bed, listening to his favourite music. 他躺在床上，聽他最喜歡的音樂。,5. as well也；還 (句末；肯定句)I can sing this song well and John can as well. 我能唱好這首歌唱歌，約翰也可以?！就卣埂縜s well as 以及；并且 (就前一致)Mike as well as his parents likes go fishing. 邁克和他的父母喜歡去釣魚。,6. with sth 忙于sth doing sth 忙于做sth My mother is busy with housework every day.媽媽每天忙著做家務(wù)。 I was busy doing my homework yesterday. 我昨天一直忙著寫家庭作業(yè)。7. plenty of = lots of 大量的 (用于修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞) There are plenty of places to visit in Beijing. 北京有很多可以參觀的地方。,be busy,8. We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived inAmerica by ship in the seventeenth century. 自首批來自英格蘭的拓荒者們在17世紀乘船抵達美洲大陸以來，我們就一直慶祝這個節(jié)日。since 表示“自從”，常用于現(xiàn)在完成時。例如：We have been friends since childhood. 我們從小就一直是朋友。,9. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food. 第二年他們聚在一起品嘗新收獲的食物，一起歡慶（豐收)。by eating a dinner of the new food 在句中作狀語，表示以聚餐品嘗新食物的方式（來慶祝）by doing sth. 常用來表示“以某種行為的方式”。例如：The little girl earns her living by selling newspapers. 小女孩靠賣報紙為生。,by的基本用法1). 表示靜態(tài)的位置，意為“靠近；在旁邊。 His house stands by the river.他住在河邊。2). 表示動態(tài)的位置，意為“從.旁邊經(jīng)過；路過.”。 He passed by me without greeting me. 他從我身邊走過，沒和我打招呼。3). 表示時間、時限，意為“不遲于，在.之前” “到為止”。 They will be back by six. 他們將于6點鐘以目11回來。,4). 和take, hold等動詞連用, 表示接觸身體/物體的某一部位.Dont take the baby by the arm. She is too young. 別拽那個小女孩的胳膊，她太小了。5). 表示“逐個”“逐批”，常見于以下短語中：step by step 一步一步地；day by day 日復(fù)一日地；little by little 點一點地6). 用于被動語態(tài)中，后接動作的執(zhí)行者，表示“被；由”。English is spoken by many people.許多人講英語,7). 表示判斷的標準，意為“依照，根據(jù)”。By my watch it is eight oclock. (按）我的表顯不的時間是八點。8). 表示交通、傳遞的方式。I often go to school by bus.我經(jīng)常坐公共汽車去上學。9). 表示原因，意為“由于的結(jié)果，憑著”。By good fortune, I succeeded the first time. 由于運氣好，我第一次就成功了。,3. Complete the table.,the fourth Thursday in November,People make short speeches and give thanks,the first pioneers,grow corn,eating a dinner,friends and families,Gave thanks for the food,The Christmas season,football,4. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.,The first (1) _crossed the Atlantic and arrived in America in theseventeenth 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.,among, corn, dish, lay, pioneer, plenty,pioneers,corn,plenty,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 prepare the food and (5) _the table. After the meal, they help wash the (6)_.,among,lay,dishes,5 Think about some important festivals. Answer the questions. 1. What was the best festival you remember? 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,I had a great time on the National Day last year. Ill remember it for a long timebecause,6. Write a passage about the festival. Use the answers in Activity 5 to help you.,Learning to learn,When you write about important events, such as festivals, you can write what the event is, when it is, why it is important, what you do, who you spend it with, and what special food you eat.,Exercises,一、根據(jù)首字母提示填詞。 T_ is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in America. The farmer taught me how to grow c_. We usually watch the games and enjoy o_ very much.They l_ the table, and begin dinner. Its a time for a special diner a_ family and friends.,hanksgiving,rons,urselves,ay,mong,二、按要求完成句子。 1. I had a great time on the National Day last year. (同義句) I_ _ on the National Day last year.按要求完成句子。 2. Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in America. (劃線部分提問) _ is Thanksgiving in America?,enjoyed,myself,When,3. The teacher taught students what they should use a computer.(同義句) The teacher taught students _ _ _ a computer. 4. I usually visit my grandparents twice one month.劃線部分提問） _ _ do you visit your grandparents? 5. 我們昨天晚上吃得太多，感覺很不好(翻譯句子) ,how,use,to,How,often,We ate too much to feel bad yesterday evening.,三、單項選擇。 （ ）1. We _ the day since we arrived here. A. celebrated B. celebrates C. have celebrated D. has celebrate ( ) 2. There are _ things to see and do in the park. A. a lot B. plenty C. much D. plenty of ( ) 3. They talk a lot and tell stories afer work_ . A. too B. also C. either D. as well,C,D,D,Homework,Revise the new words, phrases, important points and sentences.,