Some festivals have a history.Do you know?,Do you know the history of Thanksgiving?,Some festivals have a history.,Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival,since the first pioneers arrived,in America.,Module 2 Public holidays,Unit 2 We have celebrated the,among,speech,pioneer,grow,corn,prep,.,在,之中,n,.,演说；讲演,n,.,开拓者；先驱者,v,.,种植；栽培（植物）,n,.,谷物；玉米,New words,amongprep.在之中New words,following,lay,over,dish,parade,ourselves,adj,.,接着的；接下来的,v,.,摆放（餐桌）,adj,.,完了的；结束的,n,.,盘；碟,n,.,（庆祝）游行,pron,.,我们自己,followingadj.接着的；接下来的,1,Work in pairs.Talk about the picture.,Reading and vocabulary,What are they doing?,What festival is it?,1Work in pairs.Talk about the,2,Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.,a)A special dinner,b)An American festival,c)The history of the festival,d)Things to do during the festival,2Read the passage and match th,Thanksgiving,1,Thanksgiving is an American festival.It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.,Thanksgiving 1Thanksgiving is,2,We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century.While they were crossing the Atlantic,many people died,and after they landed,their first winter was worse than any English winter.The local people,the Native,2We have celebrated the festi,Americans,taught the pioneers how to grow corn.The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.,3,We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner.The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food.We lay the table,and then before,摆放餐桌,Americans,taught the pioneers,we begin dinner,my father gives thanks for the food,so we remember why we celebrate the festival.We usually eat too much,but it is only once a year!We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well.When it is all over,everyone helps wash the dishes.,we begin dinner,my father giv,4,The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate.During the festival,there are plenty of other things to see and do.We live in New York City,and we go to watch the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade.The parade goes along several streets and finishes,丰富，充分，大量,4The festival is a very busy,at the famous Macys store.Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season,and we start shopping for presents.Football is also important at Thanksgiving,with many teams playing games.Like many Americans,we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.,at the famous Macys store.Th,Check the answers,a)A special dinner,b)An American festival,c)The history of the festival,d)Things to do during the festival,1,2,3,4,Check the answersa)A special,3,Complete the table.,The fourth Thursday in November,People give thanks,3Complete the table.The fourth,the first pioneers,grow corn,eating a dinner,the first pioneersgrow corneat,a traditional dinner,Give thanks for the food,the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade,the football games,a traditional dinnerGive thank,4,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)_.,pioneers,corn,4Complete the passage with the,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)_.,among corn dish lay pioneer plenty,plenty,among,lay,dishes,They soon had(3)_ to e,Language points,1.People make short speeches and,give thanks for,their food.,give thanks(to sb.)for(doing)sth.,对（某事,/,某人）做了某事而表示感谢,这里,thanks,用作名词，,give,也可以换成其他动词。,例如：,She,expressed,her thanks,to,her friends,for,coming to the party.,Language points1.People make,2.We have celebrated the festival,since,the first,pioneers from England arrived in America by,ship in the seventeenth century.,Since,表示“自从,”，常用于现在完成时。,例如：,We have been friends since childhood.,2.We have celebrated the fest,3.The following year they celebrated together,by,eating,a dinner of the new food.,by eating a dinner of the new food,在句中作状语，表示以聚餐品尝新食物的方式（来庆祝）。,by doing sth.,以某种行为方式,例如：小女孩靠卖报为生。,The little girl earns her living,by selling,newspapers.,3.The following year they cel,Writing,5,Think about an unforgettable festival you have enjoyed.Answer the questions.,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?,Writing5Think about an unforge,When you write about important events,such as festivals,you can write what the event is,when it is,why it is important,what you do,who you spend it with,and what special food you eat.,L