英语人教版八年级上册Unit-8-SectionB.ppt

Unit 8 Section B 2a-2e How do we celebrate these traditonal festivals? celebrate … by doing Dragon Boat Festival Spring Festival Mid-autumn Festival admire the moon Do you know some traditional festivals in the United States? 感恩节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，因此美国人提起感恩节总是备感亲切。感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。 1620年，一些英国受宗教迫害的清教徒乘坐“五月花”号船去美洲寻求宗 教自由。他们在海上颠簸了两 个月之后，终于在酷寒的11月 里，在马萨诸塞州的普利茅斯 登陆。 在第一个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，危急时刻他们得到了当地印第安人的帮助，活下的人们在第一春季即1621年开始播种。整个夏天他们都热切地盼望着丰收的的到来，他们深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在都取决于即将到来的收成。最后，庄稼获得了意外的丰收，为了感谢上帝赐予的丰收，为了感谢印第安人的帮助，举行了3天的狂欢活动。从此，这一习俗就此沿续下来，并逐渐风行各地。1863年，美国总统林肯宣布每年11月的第四个星期四为感恩节。感恩节庆祝活动便定在这一天，直到如今。届时，家家团聚，举国同庆，其盛大、热烈的情形，不亚于中国人过春节。 人人都赞成感恩节大餐必需以烤火鸡为主菜。火鸡在烘烤时要以面包作填料以吸收从中流出来的美味汁液，但烹饪技术常因家庭和地区的不同而各异，应用什么填料也就很难求得一致。 Fast reading Thanksgiving in the United States A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. How to make a turkey dinner part 1: part 2: Tips: skimming, read the passage quickly. 略读，快速阅读文章。 Task1: Thanksgiving in the United States In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. There are many reasons for this special day. For some people, it is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. So it is always on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird. 传统食物 特殊节日 是做…的时间 为某事而对某人表示感谢 此时，在这时 通过…而庆祝 ….的想法 主菜 Mark T (True) or F (False). A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. 2. People remember the first travelers from England to live in Am