Unit 5 Text A Writing Three Thank-you Letters 2021/6/71Text A Writing Three Thank-you LettersTeaching Procedures Warm-up Activities1 Culture Background2 Text Introduction3 Assignment42021/6/722021/6/73Culture backgroundThanksgiving Day Date Origin Special food Celebration2021/6/74When: in 1620Who: 102 Pilgrims ( (清教徒清教徒) )Where: from England to AmericaHow: by the ship MayflowerWhy: avoid religious persecution ( (迫害迫害) )For what: holding a celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for their survival in 1621The Origin of Thanksgiving Day2021/6/75Special food turkey pumpkin pie2021/6/76Special foodCranberry(酸果蔓）酸果蔓） sauce2021/6/77Special foodSweet potatoes2021/6/78Special foodcorn2021/6/79Celebrations Familys get-together to have a feast Special television programs and sports events Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade2021/6/710 The Introduction to Text A The writer served as a coastguardsman during World War II. On an especially lonely day to be at sea - Thanksgiving Day - he began to give serious thought to a holiday that has become, for many Americans, a day of overeating and watching endless games of football.2021/6/711 So he decided to celebrate the true meaning of Thanksgiving by writing three very special letters with heartfelt appreciation and gratitude respectively to his father, his grandmother and the Reverend Nelson who was the principle of his middle school . The Introduction to Text A2021/6/712Gratitude is a kind of recognition. 感恩是一种感恩是一种认同认同Gratitude is a kind of conscience. 感恩是一种感恩是一种良知良知Gratitude is a kind of reward. 感恩是一种感恩是一种回报回报2021/6/713The true significance of a holiday -a good time to express some feelings to someone and say how much we value others.2021/6/714 Write a thank-you letter to a person who has helped you before or has a great influence on you according to the letters that the author wrote on page 323.Assignment2021/6/7152021/6/716Thank you2021/6/717部分资料从网络收集整理而来，供大家参考，感谢您的关注！