六年级上册英语Unit7-Thanksgiving-Day

ShortintroductionThanksgivingDayisaharvestfestivalcelebratedprimarilyintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Traditionally,itisatimetogivethanksfortheharvestandexpressgratitudeingeneral.Whileperhapsreligiousinorigin,Thanksgivingisnowprimarilyidentifiedasasecularholiday.DATE:2ndMondayinOctober(Canada)4thThursdayinNovember(U.S.)ThanksgivingdinnerThecenterpieceofcontemporaryThanksgivingintheUnitedStatesandCanadaisalargemeal,generallycenteredaroundalargeroastedturkey.ThemajorityofthedishesinthetraditionalAmericanversionofThanksgivingdinneraremadefromfoodsnativetotheNewWorld,asaccordingtotraditionthePilgrimsreceivedthesefoodsfromtheNativeAmericansAtraditionalThanksgivingdinnerMeneatingaThanksgivingdinnerduringWorldWarSidedishesManyotherfoodsareservedalongsidethemaindish—somanythat,becauseoftheamountoffood,theThanksgivingmealissometimesservedmiddayorearlyafternoontomaketimeforalltheeating,andpreparationmaybeginatdawnorondaysprior（前几天）.ActivitiesAmericanfootballonThanksgivingAmericanfootballisoneofthemanytraditionsinAmericanculturethatisassociatedwithThanksgivingDay.Virtuallyeveryleveloffootball,fromamateur（业余）andhighschooltocollegeandtheNFL（美国国家足球联盟）(andeventheCFLonCanadianThanksgiving),TheyplayfootballonThanksgivingorthesubsequent（随后）weekendThanksgivingClassicTheNationalFootballLeague'sThanksgivingClassicisaseriesofgamesplayedduringtheThanksgivingholidayintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenaregularoccurrencesincetheleague'sinceptionin1920.Since2006,threegamesareplayedeveryThanksgiving.ThefirsttwoarehostedbytheDetroitLionsandtheDallasCowboys,withoneteamfromeachconferenceplayingeitherteamonarotatingbasis;athirdgame,withnofixedopponents,hasbeenplayedannualsince2006.TurkeyTrotATurkeyTrotisafunrunorfootracethatisheldonoraroundThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.AmericansanticipateindulgentThanksgivingfeastsandruninturkeytrotstoburnoffcaloriesbeforethebigmeal.InmanypartsoftheUnitedStates,TurkeyTrotsareasassociatedwithThanksgivingtraditionasthemealitself.ManycoursesusedfortheseThanksgivingeventsarerunatmajorcertifiedUSATrackandFieldroadracedistancesbetween5,000and42,195meters(fullmarathons).SomeorganizationsholdtheirTurkeyTrotstheweekpriortoThanksgivinginordertoprovidefestiveholidaymealstohomelessandlow-incomefamiliesintheircommunity.TurkeyTrotsrangeinsizefromjustafewdozenrunnerstotensofthousands.MostTurkeyTrotsbenefitlocalcharities.Theorangecompetition蔓越桔竞赛Corngame玉米游戏Pumpkinrace南瓜赛跑Besidestheseactivities，somefamiliesdrovetothecountrytogooutinginholiday，orgooutbyplane,especiallytoPlymouth(普利茅斯港),There，youcanseemayflowershipandPlymouthstone(普利茅斯石)youcanalsovisityimincun(移民村）forhours,Thisvisitingcangiveapersonwithvividfeelings.SomepicturesofthatdayThanksforwatching第10组：李圆尤永笑陆亚朋麻俊超李建军