1、Module 2 Unit 2We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.,What public holidays do we have?,元旦1月1日 一天春节 三天清明节4月5日 一天劳动节5月1日 一天端午节1天中秋节1天国庆节10月1日3日 3天,New Years DaySpring FestivalTombSweepingDay Labour DayDragonBoatFestival Mid-autumnDay National day,Do you know?What
2、public holiday do they have in America?,Revision,Public holidays of USA,Public holiday 为“法定假日，公共假日”的意思，在美国实际上没有国家法定假日，因为每个州都有权规定它自己的假日。中央(联邦)政府只能为它自己的雇员规定休息日。但是，所有的州都把联邦政府规定的这天假日定为公共假日。美国的法定假日一般有九个.,New Years Day 元旦(1st January),Independence Day独立纪念日(4th July),Labour Day劳动节(the first Monday in Septe
3、mber),Thanksgiving Day感恩节(the fourth Thursday in November),Christmas Day 圣诞节(25th December),其它的特殊日子,Valentines Day 情人节(14th February),Easter(Easter Sunday)复活节(从3月21日4月26日之间的某个星期天）,April Fools Day 愚人节(1st April),Mothers Day 母亲节(the second Sunday inMay),Fathers Day父亲节(the third Sunday in June）,Hallowe
4、en 万圣节前夕(31st October),turkey火鸡,pumpkin pie南瓜派,parade游行行列,American football美式足球,Q:On which holiday can we see such things?On Thanksgiving day.Q:When is the Thanksgiving？It is on the fourth Thursday in November.,Work in pairs.Talk about the picture,感恩节Thanksgiving 每年11月的第四个星期四被定为感恩节。作为美国传统的节日，人们在这一天无
5、论身在哪里，都会尽量赶回家里与家人团聚，感恩节当天大餐的主菜永远留给烤火鸡，而享用完感恩大餐，人们最感兴趣的事情就是去商店抢购特价商品，美国人将自己一早起来排队抢购商品的习惯叫做earlier bird，将感恩节后面的星期五叫做黑色星期五（Black Friday），因为在这一天商家的营业额都是一年中最好的。,Activity 2:Read the passage and matchthe headings with the paragraphs,a.A special dinnerb.An American festivalc.The history of the festivald.Thi
6、ngs to do during the festival,para.3,para.4,para.2,para.1,Activity4 complete the table,On the fourth Thursday in November,give thanks,the first pioneers,grow corn,eating a dinner,a traditional dinner,give thanks for food,Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade,watching football games,Read Paragraph 1 and answ
7、er two questions.,Q:What is Thanksgiving?It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.Q:What do people always do on Thanksgiving?People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.,Try to fill in the blanks.,We have _ the festival since the firstpioneers from_ arrived in America
8、 by_in the _century.While they were crossing the Atlantic,many people_,and after they landed,their first_was worse than any English winter.The local people,the Native Americans,taught the pioneers how to_ _.The following year they_together by _ a dinner of the new food.,celebrated,England,ship,seven
9、teenth,died,winter,grow corn,celebrated,eating,Read Paragraph 3 and do the exercise.,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 storiesA.b-e-a-c-d-f B.b-a-f-d-c-eC.b-a-d-c-f-e D.b-f-a-d-c-e,Read Paragraph 4 an
10、d answer the question.,What else can we do on Thanksgiving?,We can_,_and _,watch the Macys Thanksgiving DayParade,start shopping for presents,watch football games on television,Language Points,1.It is a time for sth 是一个.的时刻/时间 eg.Children.It is a time for supper.,Its time for sb to do sth.到了.人做的时候eg
11、.Its time for us to have lunch now.,2.among 在.之中，在.之间。表示三者及三者以上的人或物之间。between 介词，在.中间，表示在两者之间。,eg.My grandpa has a house among the trees.She is sitting between Jane and Mary.,3.make short speeches 做简短的演讲。speech是可数名词，意为“演说，演讲”,今天谁来做演讲？,Who is going to make a speech?,4.give thanks for.感谢，对.表示感激,I give
12、 thanks for your help.,5.teach sb.how to do sth.教某人怎么做某事,拓展：（1）teach sb.to do sth.教某人做某事（2）teach sb.sth.=teach sth.to sb.教某人某事（3）teach oneself 相当于learn by oneself，自学。,6.lay the table 摆设餐具,例如：妈妈告诉我摆好餐具准备吃饭。,Mother told me to lay the table for breakfast.,拓展：lay-laid-laid,也可意为“产卵，下蛋”,eg.The hen laid an
13、 egg this morning.,7.as well 副词短语，也，还，相当于too或者also，常位于句末，无需用逗号与前面的句子分开。,例如：我喜欢游泳，我姐姐也是。,I like swimming and my sister like swimming,too.I like swimming and my sister like swimming as well.,8.plenty of 大量的，充足的。用来修饰可数名词或不可数名词，用法同a lot of/lots of.,eg.There are plenty of places to have fun in the neighb
14、orhood.I need plenty of time to finish the work.,4.Complete the passage with 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
15、 taught them how to grow(2).They soon had(3)to eat.Today,people living in the US remember the Native Americans and e pioneers at Thanksgiving.This festival is celebrated with a meal(4)the family and friends.Everyone helps(5)the table.After the meal,they help wash the(6).,pioneers,corn,plenty,among,l
16、ay,dishes,WritingAnswer the questions.,What was it?When was it?Who did you spend it with?How did you spend it?Will you remember it for long?Why?,Write a passage about the festival.Use your answers in Activity5 to help you.,An unforgettable festival for me was National Day last year,HOMEWORK,作业本M2-u2,