Module 2 Public holidays Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in

(课件网) Module 2 Public holidays Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America. Reading 课文改编阅读理解 1.People don’t _____ at Thanksgiving. A. have a special dinner among family and friends B. make short speeches C. give thanks for their food D. eat a cake 2.The first pioneers arrived in America in _____. A. the sixteenth century B. the seventeenth century C. the eighteenth century D. the nineteenth century D B 3.People celebrate Thanksgiving with _____ today. A. a traditional dinner B. a football match C. a vacation D. a party 4.Which of the following is true? A. The pioneers taught the Native Americans how to grow corn. B. The living room is always the most crowded place on Thanksgiving. C. The writer will go to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. D. Americans enjoy watching tennis games on TV on Thanksgiving. A C 5.What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To tell the history of Thanksgiving. B. To tell what to do on Thanksgiving. C. To tell some facts about Thanksgiving. D. To introduce a special dinner on Thanksgiving. C Language points 1.It is time for a special dinner among family and friends. ①It is time for sth. 意为“_____”,还可表达为_____ 是(做)...的时刻/日子了 It is time to do sth. ②among是介词，意为 “_____”，表示在_____之间。 在...之间 三者及以上的人或物 between也是介词，意为“_____”，常用于_____，后接的宾语往往是两者的名词或代词，或者是由and连接的两个人或物。 在...之间 两者之间 2.We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. ①since是连接词，意为“_____”，常用于_____。常用于以下结构： since + _____ since + _____ since + _____ 自...以来 现在完成时 时间点 时间段 + ago 句子（一般过去时） ②“在...世纪”的表达为_____ in + the + 序数词 + century 3.The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn. ①teach是动词，意为“_____”， “教某人(做)某事”可表达为_____ 教；教授 teach sb. sth. / teach sb. to do sth. ②teach sb. how to do sth.意为“_____”。how to grow corn 是“疑问词 + 不定式”结构，在句中作teach的宾语，可以改写成相应的宾语从句how they could grow corn。 教某人如何做某事 动词(短语)tell, advise, show, decide, learn, forget, know, find out等可接“疑问词+不定式”结构作宾语。 Exercise 1.你能教我如何使用这台机器吗？ Could you teach me _____? how to use this machine how I could use this machine 4.We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food, so we remember the festival. lay是动词，意为“_____”， 过去式和过去分词都是____。 放置，躺下 laid 【辨析】 v. 说谎 lie v. 躺；位于 lie v. 放置；下蛋 lay → lied → lied →lying → lay → lain →lying → laid → laid →laying 规则的撒谎, 不规则的躺； 躺过放下蛋, 下蛋不规则。 5.We usually eat too much, but it is only once a year. too much意为“_____”， 其后接_____。 太多 不可数名词 too many意为“_____”， 其后接_____。 太多 可数名词 ... ...