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Unit7CelebratingHolidaysandMakingFriends
Passage1ThanksgivingDayandChristmas
Teachingaims
LearnsomethingaboutfestivalsinWesterncountries.
Learnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressionsinthisperiod.
Teachingprocedures
Pre-readingActivities
Step1:Warm-upquestions
WhatWesternfestivalsdoyoucelebrate?
WhatdoyouknowaboutThanksgivingDayandChristmas?
Step2:Backgroundinformation
ApartfromThanksgivingDayandChristmasDay,therearemanyothercommonlycelebratedholidaysintheWest.
Valentine’sDay:February14,forloverstoexpresstheirlove.
AprilFool’sDay:thefirstdayofApril.Peoplecanmakeandtellwhitejokestooneanother.
whenJesusEaster:usuallyinearlyApril.Thisisareligious
whenJesus
Christsreturntolifeiscelebrated.OntheverySundaymorning,childrenarebusylookingforcoloredeggs.
thenight
thenightofthe31stofOctoberandissaidtobethe
time
timewhenghostsandwitchescanbeseen.Dancingpartiesareheldwith
peoplewearingfancymasks.
SantaClaus
ThelegendfirstcamefromHollandandwasbroughttotheUSbyDutchimmigrants.InAmerica,SantaClausisfatandjolly,withwhitehairandbeard,andridesinareindeer-drawnsleigh,deliveringgiftstochildrenonChristmasEve.
ReadingComprehension
Step3:Intensivereading
AsktheSstoreadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.
InwhichcountrywasThanksgivingDayfirstcelebrated?
WhoweretheoriginalinhabitantsofAmerica?
WhatdidthenativeIndianshelpthesettlersdo?
WhatwasthepurposeforthefirstEuropeansettlerstoobservethefirstThanksgivingDay?
WhatdidthefirstThanksgivingdinnerinclude?
AtwhattimeofayeardomostAmericansprefertogoshopping?
Step4:Ssareaskedtoreadthethirdparagraphagainandfillintheblankswithoutreferringtothepassage.
Christmasisaholidayfor( )reunionsanditisnow( )inmany
countriesintheworld.Peoplefarawayfromhomewil
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