新目标英语八年上unit8reading-Thanksgiving-Day.ppt

. **** Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. Thanksgiving is a _________ festival in America. It’s always on the _____ Thursday in November. It’s said that the first ________ from England came to live in America about 400 years ago. They had a long and hard winter, many of them _____ . In the next autumn, they _____ thanks for life and food in their new home. traditional fourth travelers died gave These days, most Americans still __________ Thanksgiving by __________ a big meal with their family. And the main dish is turkey. There are five steps of _____ turkey. celebrate making having Why About ago Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving? The first from who came to live in America The origin(起源）of travelers ?[tr?v?l?] England What happened These travelers had , and many of them died. a long,hard winter attributive clause them In the next ,they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. autumn These days, most Americans still this idea of giving thanks. celebrate 400 years ?[???ɡl?nd] [??t?m] traditional festival 400 years ago died came to live in America a long hard winter the fourth Thursday give thanks the next autumn in November The first travlers from England have a big meal Why Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving? What happened Work in pairs: try to retell the origin of Thanksgiving according to the key words. We come to the world, and there are a lot of people and things we should thank: thank our parents for giving us life and love thank our friends for their help and care 我们应该心怀感激的人和东西； 感谢父母给了我们宝贵的生命和无私的爱惜； 我们来到这个世界上，有很多 感谢我们的朋友给我们帮助和不离不弃； Thank the life for giving us a lot of experiences No matter its wonderful or terrible So, thank everybody and everything around us! 无论是好是坏，都是那样令人珍惜； 所以，请对我们拥有的一切充满感激！ 感谢生活，给了我们那么多的经历 Where When Why What 1 How What 2 * * * * * * * * * * * * * *