Pardon me, Mr President 深圳实验学校中学部颜咏兰 Each Thanksgiving Day, a very strange thing happens at the White House. There, the US President will pardon a bird - a turkey! In the morning, two turkeys are taken to the White House. The President will pat one of them on the head. Then the turkeys are pardoned! People wont eat them and they will go to a zoo and live happily! The turkey pardoning began in 1947. Since then, every US president has pardoned a turkey on Thanksgiving. Where do the two lucky turkeys come from? Actually, each April, people prepare about 2,500 turkeys. They give them the best food and let them live in houses with air-conditioning ! As Thanksgiving gets nearer, two of the best turkeys are chosen. The others become Thanksgiving dinners somewhere. One lucky bird is the winner and one is the first runner up . The runner up is just in case the winner doesnt behave. Both the two birds weigh about 23 pounds and look beautiful. People vote on the White House website to decide the two turkeys names. In 2004, President Bush pardoned a turkey named Biscuit. And his friend, the first runner up, was called Gravy.Curriculum focusCross-cultural awareness : Learning about Thanksgiving DayLanguage Skills: learning to tell a storyPre-readingWhen is Thanksgiving Day?Why is it celebrated?What do people do on Thanksgiving Day? While reading1. The president often _ on each Thanksgiving Day? A. buys a bird B. forgives a turkey C. kills a bird D. makes a turkey 2. How many turkeys are taken to the White House in the morning? A. Two B. One C. Three D. Four 3. How is the bird pardoned by the president? A. He kisses the birds head. B. He pats one bird on the head. C. He pats the birds heads with his hand. D. He eats one of the birds.3. According to the text, if a prisoner is pardonedby the president, he can _.A. be killed B. get out of prisonC. eat a turkey D. be patted on the head 4. The two turkeys come from _.A. any turkey farm B. a few good turkeysC. the best turkeys D. a special turkey house 5. Why are two turkeys chosen on Thanksgiving Day?Because _.A. both of them are sent to the president.B. a runner-up is neededC. one is not enough.D. two are better than one6. To be the pardoned bird, the turkey chosen must_.A. look different B. be very heavyC. be very largeD. have the same weight and be good looking 7. How are the birds named?A. The president gives them names.B. People vote for their names on the website.C. The birds owners give them names.D. They dont have names.Each Thanksgiving Day, a very strange thing _at the White House. The US _ will _a bird - a turkey! Two turkeys are _ to the White House. The President will pat one of them _ _ head. Then the turkeys are _! People wont eat them and they will go to a _ and live happily! The turkey_ began in 1947. Since then, every US president has pardoned a turkey on Thanksgiving. Where do the two lucky turkeys _ from? Each April, people prepare about 2,500 turkeys. They give them the best food and let them live in houses with _! When Thanksgiving is coming, _ of the best turkeys are _. The others become Thanksgiving dinners. One lucky bird is the winner and one is the first _ . Both of the two birds weigh about 23 pounds and look beautiful. People _ the White House website to _ the two turkeys _. Fill in the blanks with proper words:happenspresidentpardontaken on thepardonedzoo pardoningcomeair-conditioningtwochosenrunner upvote ondecidenamesGrammar focus:The president will pardon a bird - a turkey! 总统会赦免一只鸟-一只火鸡。Pardon意为赦免 The President will pat one of them on the head.英文中一些动词带宾语的用法要注意。当表达动作接触人的身体 的某部分的时候，宾语应该是人，接触的身体部分要用介词短语。如：He hit the man on the nose.He took the child by the hand.The boy was slapped in the face. 常用的有：in the face, on the nose, in the stomach, by the hand runner-up: 第二名，此处为替补的意思 The runner up is just in case the winner doesnt behave.第二名（的准备）是为了防止万一第一名表现不佳。in case: 万一（出现。）Taken an umbrella with you in case it rains. vote on: 为。投票Post reading task1. Do you think China also needs a Thanksgiving Day?2. If we have a Thanksgiving Day, who do you think we should thank?Discussion: