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课件网) Module 2 Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America. 新 课 导 入 What festival can you remember when you see the picture an American festival Thanksgiving When is Thanksgiving celebrated On the fourth Thursday in November. 语境串记 The foreign teacher is among the students，and the girl is between two boys. 这个外教在学生之中，那个女孩在两个男孩之间。 典例1 （东营中考）A recent study in Australia shows that parents are ___ the top five world's hardest jobs. B A. between B. among C. from D. above 【解析】 句意：澳大利亚最近的一项研究表明，父母是世界上最难的五大工作之一。根据"the top five world's hardest jobs"可知，此处表示"在三者或三者以上的对象之间"，应用among，故选B。 教材原句 The local people，the Native Americans，taught the pioneers how to grow corn. 当地人，也就是美洲印第安人，教这些拓荒者怎么种植玉米。（教材P12） &2& grow（过去式和过去分词分别是grew和grown） ／ɡr ／v. 种植，栽培（植物） Tom makes a living by growing roses. 汤姆以种植玫瑰为生。 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. a) A special dinner b) An American festival c) The history of the festival d) Things to do during the festival Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Fast reading 2 Facts about Thanksgiving Date _____ Meaning _____ for their food History Have celebrated it since _____ from England arrived in America Learnt from the Native Americans how to _____ and celebrated together by _____ of the new food the fourth Thursday in November People give thanks the first pioneers grow corn eating a dinner Complete the table. Careful reading On Thanksgiving, people have a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food. Duration How to talk about a holiday Date When the celebration started Ways of celebration Name When is it Summary Will you remember it for long Why why Who do you usually spend it with What special food do you eat How do you soend it feelings Activity 4 Complete the passage with the correcr form of the words in the box. among corn dish lay pioneer plenty The first (1)_____ crossed the Atlanstic and arrived in America in the seventeenth century. At the beginning, they did not have enough food. The Native Americans taught them how to grow (2)_____. They soon had (3)_____ to eat. Today, people living in the US remember the Native Americans and the pioneers at Thanksgiving. This festival is celebrated with a meal (4)_____ family and friends. Everyone helps prepare the food and (5)_____ the table. After the meal, they help wash the (6)_____. pioneers corn plenty among lay dishes The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China. It’s on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. I had a wonderful festival this year. For breakfast, we made and ate rice dumplings. My father told us the story of Qu Yuan. I think we should love our country like him. At ten o'clock, my friends and I watched the boat ... ...
