Unit-5-Giving-thanks

Unit1GivingThanksUnit1GivingThanksPre-readingWhilereadingPost-readingAssignmentsTextAPre-readingTextorganizationWarmupThanksgivingDayCulturalbackgroundWarmupWhoshouldyouthank?(myparents,teacherorfriend)andforwhatshouldyouthankhim/her/them?Haveyouexpressedyourgratitudetothepersonsmentionedabove?Ifyouhave,whathaveyoudone?Ifyouhaven’t,whatdoyouplantodo?Areholidaysagoodtimetoexpressgratitude?Whichholidaysarethemostappropriatetoshowgratitude?AdditionalquestionsWhatelsedoyouthinkyoushouldthankfor?Why?Canyoulistsomeexamples?Education?Safety?Receivinghelpfromothers?Water???Hunger??Food???War???Health???Wehaveourfriends,ourfamily,we'reluckyenough~CulturalbackgroundAGeneralIntroductiontoThanksgivingDayVoyageontheMayflowerNativeAmericansTheUnitedStatesCoastGuardLearnmoreAGeneralIntroductiontoThanksgivingDayIntheUnitedStates,thefourthThursdayinNovemberiscalledThanksgivingDay.Onthisday,Americansgivethanksfortheblessingstheyhaveenjoyedduringtheyear.Thanksgivingisusuallyafamilyday,celebratedwithbigdinnersandhappyreunions.ThefourthThursdayofeachNovemberThisholidaybeganwiththePilgrims.ThePilgrimscelebratedthefirstThanksgivinginPlymouth,Massachusetts,in1621.Familiesandfriendscelebratethisholidaywithbigdinnersofturkey,turkeydressing,othervegetablesandpumpkinpie.ParadesarealsoapartoftheThanksgivingholiday.Americansstillgettogetheronthisdaytorememberthereasonstobethankfulandshowgratitudetowardsotherpeople.感恩节上的许愿纸~~耐心的讲解`瞧大家和外教聊得多开心啊````VoyageontheMayflowerSeptember,6,1620.TheMayflowerleavesEnglandforNorthAmerica.Theship’smaster,ChristopherJones,isanexperiencedskipper.Butthetwo-monthjourneywouldnotbeasmoothone.ThecrewstopsinNewfoundlandforfreshwaterandsuppliesbeforesailingsouthagainforVirginia,buttheperilouswatersaroundNewEnglandforceachangeofplans.TheylandatCapeCod,MassachusettsonNovember11,after65daysatsea.ByDecembertheywillmaketheirwaytoPlimoth,theirnewhome,aswintersetsin.PilgrimhousesweremodeledaftertheEnglishcottage—timberframeswithasteeplypitchedroofthatallowedforasmallstorageorsleepingareaabovethemainroom.WaterfowlsuchasduckwasplentifulintheMassachusettsBayarea.Thepilgrimshuntedthemwiththeir“fowling”rifles.BR_NativeAmericansNativeAmericansNativeAmericanswerelivinginNorthAmericaformanyhundredsofyearsbeforeEuropeansreachedthecontinent.ForalongtimewhitepeoplecalledthemIndians.Todaymanypeopledonotlikethisnamesinceitisbasedonamistake:itwasgiventothepeoplelivingintheAmericabyChristopherColumbuswho,whenhearrivedthere,thoughthehadlandedinIndia.Instead,peopleprefertousethetermNativeAmericans.TheUnitedStatesCoastGuardTheUnitedStatesCoastGuardistheUSmilitaryservicethatiscontrolledbytheUSDepartmentofTransportationbutbecomespartoftheUSNavyduringawar.Itwasestablishedin1915.TheCoastGuardstopsshipssuspectedofcarryingdrugsandotherillegalgoods,andcanmakearrests.Italsokeepswatchtoseethatotherlawsoftheseaareobeyed,rescuesshipsindangerandhasaweatherservice.Who?•Acoastguardsman•cookUSSMurzimWhen?•In1943,duringWWⅡ•Turkey•ThanksgivingDayPara6-Para9•“thanksgiving”•Givingthanks•PeoplewhohaddonesomuchformethatIcouldneverpossiblyrepaythem.•I’djustacceptedwhattheyhaddone,takenallofitforgranted.Showgratitude•thethreeletters•Tomyfather•Togrammarschoolprincipal•TomygrandmotherReadit:nowskimpara.11-15andtrytofillinthetable.correspondentInformationLettersent(reasons)fatherschoolprincipalgrandmaThankhimforteachingmefromboyhoodtolovebooksandreading.Thankhimforhismorningschoolprayers.Thankherforteachingmehowtotellthetruth,toshareandtobeforgiving,andforhergoodcookingandhersprinklingmylifewithstardust.AcollegeprofessorRetiredandlivedinRipleyLivedinourhometownofHenningReadit:nowskimpara.19-23andtrytofillinthetable.fatherschoolprincipalgrandmaAfterhavinghelpededucatemanypeople,hefeltnowthathisbestresultsincludedhisson.Theletterhadbroughthimwelcomereassurancethathiscareerhadbeenappreciated.Expressesherlovinggratefulnessforhergrandson.Ratherthansayingtheywouldforgiveme,theywerethankingme!Para24-Para26•Manyyearslater•Givemeaninsighthowmosthumanbeingsgoaboutlongingformoretoexpressappreciationfortheirefforts.•“Findthegood—andpraiseit.”GR_PartDivisionoftheText1PartDivisionoftheTextPartsPara(s)MainIdeas11~9210~16OnThanksgivingDay1943,asayoungcoastguardsmanatsea,thewritercameupwiththeideaofexpressinghisgratitudetopeoplewhohadhelpedhimbefore.Thewriterwrotethreethank-youletterstohisfather,theRev.Nelsonandhisgrandmotherrespectively.GR_PartDivisionoftheText2PartsPara(s)MainIdeas317~23Thewriterreceivedthreelettersinreply.424~26Thewriterwisheseveryonetofindthegoodandpraiseit.WhilereadingMyship,theUSSMurzim,hadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.(Para1,L2)Underway:inpositionoroperation,havingstartedandmakingprogresseg:It’sbeenunderwayforfiftyyearsanditstillhasalongwaytogo.Thenationwidemedicalreformisnowunderway.collocation:alltheway一直；bywayof经由；通过…的方法Mostofherholdscontainedthousandsofcartonsofcannedordriedfoods.Theotherholdswereloadedwithfive-hundred-poundbombspackeddelicatelyinpaddedracks.OurdestinationwasabigbaseontheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacific.(para1,L3)Whywasi