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(共24张PPT)
Module 2
Public holidays
Unit 2
To learn about the history of Thanksgiving and how people celebrate it in America
To write a passage about a festival with the help of writing strategies
学习目标
To learn some new words and expressions
What festival do you think it is
Thanksgiving.
Warming up
语境串记
The foreign teacher is among the students，and the girl is between two boys. 这个外教在学生之中，那个女孩在两个男孩之间。
典例1 （东营中考）A recent study in Australia shows that parents are
___ the top five world's hardest jobs.
B
A. between B. among C. from D. above
【解析】 句意：澳大利亚最近的一项研究表明，父母是世界上最难的五大工作之一。根据"the top five world's hardest jobs"可知，此处表示"在三者或三者以上的对象之间"，应用among，故选B。
教材原句 The local people，the Native Americans，taught the pioneers how to grow corn. 当地人，也就是美洲印第安人，教这些拓荒者怎么种植玉米。（教材P12）
&2& grow（过去式和过去分词分别是grew和grown） ／ɡr ／v. 种植，栽培（植物）
Tom makes a living by growing roses. 汤姆以种植玫瑰为生。
自主学习
ourselves
摆放(餐桌) v.
摆设餐桌
结束的adj.
盘，碟 n.
(庆祝)游行 n.
我们自己
lay (laid, laid)
lay the table
over
dish
parade
重点探究
What can you see in the picture
What are the people celebrating
Pre-reading　　　　　　　　　　　　
1. Work in pairs. Talk about the picture.
Before dinner
help prepare the food
lay the table
give thanks for the food
Have dinner
eat too much
After dinner
talk a lot
tell stories
wash the dishes
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in this table.
Read paragraph 4 and choose the best answers.
1.What do some American often do during the Thanksgiving Day
B.They like drawing at home.
2.Is football important at Thanksgiving
A.No,it isn't. Yes,it is.
They go to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
1. 抵达
2. 在节日期间
3. 做演讲
4. 为...感恩
5. 当地人
1. arrive in/at
2. during the festival
3. make speeches/make a speech
4. give thanks for
5. the local people
Translate the following expressions into English.
6. 摆放餐桌
7. 讲故事
8. 也
9. 结束
10. 充足的
11. 玩得开心
6. lay the table
7. tell stories
8. as well
9. be over
10. plenty of
11. have fun/enjoy onself
Translate the following expressions into English.
1.到达
2.横跨大西洋
3.一年一次
4.种植玉米
5.做简短演讲
6.因……而感谢
7.摆放餐桌
8.太多
9.充足的;大量的
10.玩得开心
11.购买……
12.洗碗
13. 讲故事
arrive in /at
cross the Atlantic
once a year
grow corn
make short speeches
give thanks for…
lay the table
too much+u.n
plenty of
enjoy oneself
shop for…
wash the dishes
tell stories = tell a story
Key phrases
too many+c.n.复数
= yearly
tell a lie 撒谎
tell a joke 讲笑话
tell sb. (not)to do sth.
告诉某人(不要)做某事
lots of = a number of
much too+adj/adv“极其，非常，太”
Language points
Retelling
Introduce the holidays with the help of the mind map.
National Day
Independence Day
Date: 1st October
Origin: ...
Duration: three days
Ways of celebration
Decorations: flowers and national flags
Activities: ...
Date: 4th July
Duration: one day
Ways of celebration
Decorations: American flags
Activities: picnic, music ...
Talking
Introduce one of the following holidays.
Mid-autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Date: on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month
Origin: ...
Duration: one day
Ways of celebration：...
Date: on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month
Origin: ...
Duration: one day
Ways of celebration: ...
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…
反义疑问句
She likes English, _______
Tony didn’t watch that movie, _______
You will visit your grandparents, _______
He has stayed there for 3 days, _______
doesn’t she
did he
won’t you
hasn’t he
介词 在……上方 Jane held the umbrella over her head.
简把伞举在头上。
超出 I have lived here over ten years.
我住在这里十年多了。
续表
&8& dish ／d ／ n. 盘；碟
讲 作可数名词，the dishes意为"（待清洗的）餐具"。常用结构：do/wash the dishes"洗餐具"。
You have to do the dishes before you go. 你走之前，得把餐具洗了。
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

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