[外研版]九年级英语上学期Module2Unit2优质课件.pptVIP

Some festivals have a history. Do you know? Do you know the history of Thanksgiving? 外研·九年级上册 Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America. Module 2 Public holidays 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 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 Work in pairs. Talk about the picture. Reading and vocabulary What are they doing? What festival is it? 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 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. 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 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 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. 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