Unit 4 Thanksgiving Holiday.docVIP

Task One Thanksgiving Holiday Words and expressions harvest [hɑ:vist] v. 收割 spiritual [spiritju?l] adj. 精神上的，心灵的 reunion [ri:ju:nj?n] n. 团聚 Ramadan [.r?m?dɑ:n] n. 斋月 observance [?bz?:v?ns] n. 遵守，奉献；仪式 corn pudding [pudi?] 玉米布丁 Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 New Jersey [d??:zi] 新泽西州（美国） Maryland [m??ril?nd] 马里南州（美国） Muslim [m?zlim] adj. 伊斯兰教的；n. 伊斯兰教信徒 I. Listen and answer the following questions. 1. When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did O. Henry think of Thanksgiving Day ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What activity is the main celebration on that day? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How many people Usually come to Ms. Scott-Buczak’s home and have dinner on that day? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is Eid al-Fitr? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6. How many countries did Subhash Vohra work in as a journalist before he came to the US? ___________________________________________________________________________________ II. Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). ( ) 1. For many people in the US, Thanksgiving Day is the only time of their family reunion. ( ) 2. Ms. Scott-Buczak prepare a big dinner for Thanksgiving Day every year and invites her relatives as well as their friends. ( ) 3. In Ms. Scott-Buczak’s home, children and adults usually sit at the same table and enjoy the big dinner together. ( ) 4. According to the news, sweet potato pie and corn pudding are quite popular among some African Americans ( ) 5. Ismaila Sanghua loves to celebrate Thanksgiving Day much more than his children do. ( )6. Although born in I