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GivingThanksUnitFiveBriefIntroduction1.Warm-upQ&A(videowatch)2.CulturalstoryofThanksgivingDay3.TextA4.Comprehension(ontextbook)5.Discussion6.Exercises(p146-163)7.Writingthank-youlettersHowmuchdoyouknowaboutThanksgivingQuestions1.Whatisthanksgiving?2.Whenisthanksgivingday?3.Howdopeoplecelebrateonthisspecialday?postthanks-givingfootballHowmuchdoyouknowaboutThanksgivingQuestions1.Whatisthanksgiving?2.Whenisthanksgivingday?3.Howdopeoplecelebrateonthisspecialday?BasicUnderstandingAnswers:1.ThanksgivingDayisanationalholidyofUS.tocelebrateharvestandhealth.2.ItfallsonthefourthThursdayofNovember3.PeoplegivesthankstoGodandgettogetherwithfamiliesandfriends,enjoyingbigfeastsandendlessgamesoffootball.CulturalstoryofThanksgivingDayIn1620,thesettlers,orPilgrims,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.TheylandedatanicyNovember,whatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts.Duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.•Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety.Finallythefieldsproducedayieldrichbeyondexpectations.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLordbefixed.TextAWritingThreeThank-YouLetters•Itwas1943,duringWorldWarII,andIwasayoungU.S.coastguardsman.Myship,theUSSMurzim,hadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.Mostofherholdscontainedthousandsofcartonsofcannedordriedfoods.Theotherholdswereloadedwithfive-hundred-poundbombspackeddelicatelyinpaddedracks.OurdestinationwasabigbaseontheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacific.•IwasoneoftheMurzim’sseveralcooksand,quitethesameasforfolkashore,thisThanksgivingmorninghadseenusbusilypreparingatraditionaldinnerfeaturingroastturkey.•Well,asanycookknows,it’salotofhardworktocookandserveabigmeal,andcleanupandputeverythingaway.Butfinally,aroundsundown,wefinishedatlast.IdecidedfirsttogooutontheMurzim’safterdeckforabreathofopenair.Imademywayoutthere,breathingingreat,deepdraughtswhilewalkingslowlyabout,stillwearingmywhitecook’shat.IgottothinkingaboutThanksgiving,ofthePilgrims,Indians,wildturkeys,pumpkins,cornonthecob,andtherest.Yetmymindseemedtobeinquestofsomethingelse—somewaythatIcouldpersonallyapplytothecloseofThanksgiving.Itmusthavetakenmeahalfhourtosensethatmaybesomekeytoananswercouldresultfromreversingtheword“Thanksgiving”—atleastthatsuggestedaverbaldirection,“Givingthanks.”•Givingthanks—asinpraying,thankingGod,Ithought.Yes,ofcourse.Certainly.•Yetmymindcontinuedturningtheideaover.•Afterawhile,likeadawn’sbrightening,afurtheranswerdidcome—thattherewerepeopletothank,peoplewhohaddonesomuchformethatIcouldneverpossiblyrepaythem.TheembarrassingtruthwasI’dalwaysjustacceptedwhatthey’ddone,takenallofitforgranted.NotonetimehadIeverbotheredtoexpresstoanyofthemsomuchasasimple,sincere“Thankyou”.•Atleastsevenpeoplehadbeenparticularlyandlastinglyhelpfultome.Irealized,swallowinghard,thatabouthalfofthemhadsincedied—sotheywereforeverbeyondanypossibleexpressionofgratitudefromme.ThemoreIthoughtaboutit,themoreashamedIbecame.ThenIpicturedthethreewhowerestillaliveand,withinminutes,Iwasdowninmycabin.•Sittingatatablewithwritingpaperandmemoriesofthingseachhaddone,Itriedcomposinggenuinestatementsofheartfeltappreciationandgratitudetomydad,SimonA.Haley,aprofessorattheoldAgriculturalMechanicalNormalCollegeinPineBluff,Arkansas;tomygrandma,CynthiaPalmer,backinourlittlehometownofHenning,Tennessee;andtotheRev.LonualNelson,mygrammarschoolprincipal,retiredandlivinginRipley,sixmilesnorthofHenning.•Thetextsofmylettersbegansomethinglike,“Here,thisThanksgivingatsea,Ifindmythoughtsuponhowmuchyouhavedoneforme,butIhaveneverstoppedandsaidtoyouhowmuchIfeeltheneedtothankyou—”AndbrieflyIrecalledforeachofthemspecificactsperformedonmybehalf.•Forinstance,somethinguppermostaboutmyfatherwashowhehadimpresseduponmefromboyhoodtolovebooksandreading.Infact,thisgraduatedintoafamilyhabitofafter-dinnerquizzesatthetableaboutbooksreadmostrecentlyandnewwordslearned.Myloveofbooksneverdiminishedandlaterledmetowardwritingbooksmyself.SomanytimesIhavefeltasadnesswhenexposedtomodernchildrensoimmersedintheelectronicmediathattheyhavelittleornoawarenessofthemarvelousworldtobediscoveredinbooks.•IremindedtheReverendNelsonhoweachmorninghewouldopenourlittlecountrytown’sgrammarschoolwithaprayeroverhisassembledstudents.ItoldhimthatwhateverpositivethingsIhaddonesincehadbeeninfluencedatleastinpartbyhismorningschoolprayers.Inthelettertomygrandmother,Iremindedherofadozenwayssheusedtoteachmehowtotellthetruth,toshare,andtobeforgivingandconsiderateofothers.Ithankedherfortheyearsofeatinghergoodcooking,theequalofwhichIhadnotfoundsince.Finally,Ithankedhersimplyforhavingsprinkledmylifewithstardust.•BeforeIslept,mythreeletterswentintoourship’sofficemailsack.TheygotmailedwhenwereachedTulagiIsland.•Weunloadedcargo,reloadedwithsomethingelse,thenagainweputtoseaintheroutinefamiliartous,andasthedaysbecameweeks,mylittlepersonalexperiencereceded.Sometimes,whenwewereatsea,amailshipwouldrendezvousandbringusmailfromhome,which,ofcourse,weaccordedtopmostpriority.•Everytimetheship’sloudspea