Unit7 Thanksgiving Day By 叶素英How many holidays do you know in western countries?lNew Years Day January 1lSt. valentines Day February 14lApril Fools Day April 1lMothers Day The second Sunday in MaylFathers Day The third Sunday in JunelHalloween October 31lThanksgiving Day the 4th Thursday in NovemberlChristmas December 25Backgroundl感恩节是美国仅次于圣诞节的重要节日，可追溯到 英国在北美建立殖民地之初。l1620年12月一批清教徒乘“五月花”号船到达新英格兰 的普利茅斯，建立了英国人在北美的第二个殖民点 。l1621年这些英国殖民者在当地印地安人帮助下经过 努力奋斗取得了丰收，为感谢上帝，他们举行了庆 祝活动。l以后这一习俗逐渐扩展到全美国，并把庆祝活动固 定在每年11月的第四个星期四。这一天，一家人聚 集在一起，享受烤火鸡和南瓜饼等美食，并常有舞 会等余兴节目。Fast reading Complete the following tablet TimePlace/PersonAffairsDecember.1 620December1 3, 1621George WashingtonAbraham LincolnA group of Englishmen arrived there and settled down.That day was set aside for celebration/ harvest.Plymouth, AmericaNovember 26, 1789He declared November 26, 1789to be Thanksgiving DayHe decided that the last Thursday in November be Thanksgiving Day.Language points 1. No other holiday that is today widely celebrated in North America has such a long and curious history as Thanksgiving.that is today widely celebrated in North America是一个定 语从句，修饰holiday.句子主干No other holiday has such a long and curious history as Thanksgiving.在定语从句中，先行词之前如有最高级，序数词或 all,any,no,very,only等此修饰时，其后的定语从句只能用 that 引导，而不用which. e.g. This is the most exciting film _I have ever seen. e.g Mother was the only person _took care of me when I was ill.that thatLanguage points 1.No other holiday that is today widely celebrated in North America has such a long and curious history as Thanksgiving.such a/ such that如此 e.g. The Neighbor was such a strange person that all the kids were afraid of him. 2. a group of /a number of + C.N.a great deal of/ a large amount of + U.N.a lot of/lots of/plenty of +U.N/C.N 3. settle down arrive in定居到达Language points 4. the rest 剩下的 5.along with(= together with)e.g. Father, mother, along with my sister will come to see me this Sunday.和一起 e.g. Along with the development of modern society, English becomes more and more important.随着 6. thank sb. for sth. 为（做）某事而感谢某人 e.g.Thank you for your inviting. 谢谢你的邀请谢谢你的到来e.g Thank you for your coming.谢谢你的礼物e.g.Thank you for your present.Language points7. set aside( =set apart)选定，留出，选出e.g. After the good harvest, the peasants set aside the best for seeds. 8. be devoted to sth.( doing sth.)致力于，献身于e.g. Dianna was devoted to helping the poor in her life time.黛安娜曾致力于扶贫工作。Language points9. It was Abraham Lincoln who decided that the last Thursday in November be Thanksgiving Day.强调句：It + be+要强调部分+who（强调人）/ that（强调其它 ） Practice: A group of Englishmen arrived in Plymouth in December 1620.(分别写出强调主语，时间,地点的句子)强调主语 It was a group of Englishmen who arrived in Plymouth in December 1620.强调时间 It was in December 1620 that a group of Englishmen arrived in Plymouth. 强调地点 It was in Plymouth that A group of Englishmen arrived in December 1620.Language points1. such a/ such that如此 2. a group of /a number of +C.N.a great deal of/ a large amount of + U.N.a lot of/lots of/plenty of +C.N/U.N 3. settle down 定居arrive in 到达 4. the rest 剩下的 5.along with(= together with) 和一起，随着 6. thank sb. for sth. 为（做）某事而感谢某人 7. set aside( =set apart)选定，留出，选出 8. be devoted to sth.( doing sth.)致力于，献身于 9.强调句：It + be+要强调部分+who（强调人）/ that（强调其它 ）Introducing some Thanksgiving foodTraditional Thanksgiving meal Stuffed Turkey 烤火鸡 Sweet Potatoes 甜土豆 Pumpkin Pie 南瓜馅饼 Other common Thanksgiving food Mashed Potato and Gravy烤洋芋泥 ，浓稠淋汁 Cranberry Sauce, Biscuits小紅莓調味醬，饼干 Wine, Corn Bread and Squash 酒，玉米面包，南瓜HOMEWORKl1. Read the text after classl2. Finish the exercises on w.b. l ( page.44 A- B-C page46-47 E-G)l3. Retell this text by your own words.