北师大版（初中二年级）八年级英语下册PPT：Thanksgiving.ppt

Tell the class your holiday or festival experiences. Example Last Spring Festival was really exciting. My whole family went to Harbin and spent the whole Spring Festival there. It was extremely cold and there was snow and ice everywhere. It was great fun. Festival people Where to go What to do Feeling Spring Festival I Harbin Spend holiday Great fun Read and fill in the table 家庭聚会 Translate the following phrases. family reunion solve the problem be proud of go wrong 解决问题 出错 以......为自豪 get ... for a good price 以一个好价格得到...... 加热 heat up 同意...... agree with 玩得开心 have a great time 做感恩祷告 give thanks 1、Listen and read the passage after class. 2、Copy the key phrase twice on the exercise book. 3、Try your best to retell the story. 4 、Write a passage about your last spring festival. Homework Thanks. * * * * Festivals and Holidays Thanksgiving Do you know any important western festivals? Thanksgiving What do you know about Thanksgiving? 感恩节(Thanksgiving Day)是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日。 初时感恩节没有固定日期，由美国各州临时决定。直到美国独立后的1863年，林肯总统宣布感恩节为全国性节日。1941年，美国国会正式将每年11月第四个星期四定为感恩节。感恩节假期一般会从星期四持续到星期天。 1879 年加拿大议会宣称11月6日是感恩节和全国性的假日。在随后的年代，感恩节的日期改变了多次，直到在1957 年1月31日，加拿大议会宣布每年十月的第二个星期一为感恩节。 Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have. What do they usually do to celebrate thanksgiving? delicious food family reunion go to the church What is the most famous food on Thanksgiving Day?  turkey Did the author’s family eat turkey on thanksgiving day ? Why ? What happened to the family? Because the oven was broken. No, they didn’t. Answer the question. Is turkey the easiest thing to cook? why? Read the first paragraph and answer. Read the second paragraph and fill in the table. Time What to do Feeling A few days before Thanksgiving The night before Thanksgiving Early on Thanksgiving morning bou