高二英语选修11 Thanksgiving Day 课件.ppt

In1620,thesettlers,orPilgrims,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember,whatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts.Duringtheirfirstwinter,nearlyhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.WiththehelpoftheIndians,thesettlerslearnedtohowtofish,farm,andhunt.Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety,Atlast,theyharvestedinAutumn.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLordbefixed.SotheygatheredtogethertocelebratetheharvestswiththeIndians.Later,theycelebratetheThanksgivingDayeveryyearonthe4thThursdayofNovember!Step3Clearawaynewwordsandphrases1)feast盛宴2)turkey火鸡3)dessert甜点4)pumpkinpie南瓜饼5)marktheday庆祝这天6)walnut胡桃7)paraden.v.游行onparade接受检阅，参加游行Thestrikersparadedthroughthecitycenter.8)carve把（熟肉）切成片9)presideat主持Themanagerpresidedatthemeetingyesterday.10)prayer祈祷，祷告11)makeanefforttodosth.努力做某事Step4ScanningReadthetextforthefirsttimeandchoosethebesttopicforthepassage:A.TheOriginofThanksgivingDayB.TheThanksgivingMealC.ThanksgivingDayStep5Intensivereading1)WhatwasthepurposeofthefirstThanksgivingfestival?2)Whatisthetraditionalfoodforthefestival?3)WhyisThanksgivingDayinmanywayssimilartotheChinesefestivalofMid-autumnDay?ThefirstsettlerscelebratedthefestivaltogivethankstoGodfortheirgoodharvestandalsogavethankstoIndianswhohelpedthem.Thetraditionalfoodisturkey.It’satimeforthefamilytogettogetherfordinner.1)ThisfestivalisatimewhenthefamilycomestogetherforamealandgivesthankstoGodfortheblessingstheyhavereceived.(para.1)Ex:Iwillneverforgetthedays_____wewerechildrenandplayedtogether.这个节日里全家人聚在一起吃饭，感谢上帝给予的赐福。when2）Itisonthatholidaythatallthefamilymakeaspecialefforttogettogether.(para.2)Ex:Itwaslastnight_____wesawaplaytogether.是在这个节日各个家庭想方设法回家团聚。that3)TheThanksgivingmealistraditionallyturkey,whichwasthefoodforthefirstThanksgiving.(para.3)Ex:Shewonagoldmedal,_____herfamilyconsideredanhonor.感恩节的传统食物是火鸡，它也是第一次感恩节的食物。whichStep6Keytoexercises:1.toescapereligiouspersecution.2.TheywantedtothankGodfortheblessingstheyreceivedandthankIndiansfortheirhelp.3.PresidentLincoln.Step7.SummaryInthisclass,wehavelearnedaboutsomeknowledgeaboutThanksgivingDay.Wehaveenjoyedsomedeliciousfoodandbeimpressedwiththehappyatmosphereofthefestival.Weshouldlearntobegratefultootherswhohelpusinourdailylife.Step8.Homework:Writeashortthanksgivinglettertoyourparentsorteachers.