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1、Unit 3 Holidays Reading,04中專（5）班,Revision:Match the words with its explanations:harbor A.one of a new populationbrook B. differentdiverse

2、 C. more than a little but not very4. somewhat D. travel over the sea 5. voyage E. the state of being fr

3、ee6. settler F. an area of water that ships are safe inside7. freedom G. a small stream,,,,,,,,Lo

4、ok at the pictures and guess what holidays they are.,Spring Festival 春節(jié),Festival of Lanterns 元宵節(jié),,Mid-Autumn Day 中秋節(jié),National Day 國(guó)慶節(jié),Dragon Boat Festival 端午節(jié),Christmas Day

5、 圣誕節(jié),Valentine’s Day 情人節(jié),April Fool’s Day 愚人節(jié),Thanksgiving Day 感恩節(jié),,Fast Reading,Read the passage quickly and then do task 2.,True or False Exercises:Thanksgiving Day is on the

6、 last Thursday in November.The first Thanksgiving festival was celebrated by the people giving thanks to God for their good harvest.The chief Massasoit invited his brave people to have the Thanksgiving meals together.

7、The thanksgiving meal is the traditional turkey, which was the food for the first Thanksgiving.Thanksgiving dinner is an old tradition in France.,T,T,F,T,F,Further Reading,Reading the passage again and then finish task

8、3.,Questions:,What did they find at Plymouth? Where did they decide to live?Why did the English people sail from England to North America?Who helped the English people? What day was fixed to give thanks to God later?

9、How long did the Thanksgiving feast last then?What did they do on the second and third days?,They sailed from England to North America in search of religious freedom.,They found an excellent harbor, cleared land , clean

10、brooks and a high hill.,They decided to live there in America.,Some Indians of Massasoit’s tribe helped them.,The day of thanksgiving to God was fixed on the last Thursday of November later.,It lasted three days.,They ha

11、d a wonderful time, wrestling, running races, singing and dancing together on the second and third day.,Language Points:,Thanksgiving Day falls on the last Thursday … In the fall of 1620…,2. date back to / date fr

12、om 起源于…; 追朔,eg. 這個(gè)故事追朔到19世紀(jì)20年代。 The story dates back to 1820s.,3. search 仔細(xì)檢查， 搜查 search sp for sth 在某處尋找某物 in search of 尋求，尋找,eg. 他搜遍所有的口袋找鑰匙。 He searched all the p

13、ockets of his clothes for the key. 他離開家鄉(xiāng)尋求真理。 He left his hometown in search of truth.,,,降臨,秋天,eg. 她的年齡和你的一樣。 Her age is the same as yours.,,4. due to: because of 由于,eg. 那個(gè)錯(cuò)誤是由于你的粗心．　　The mistake

14、was due to your carelessness.,gold :金屬制成的，含金的 golden：金色的,eg. A gold coin 金幣　　　　　a gold watch 金表　　golden hair 金發(fā)　　　　　golden age 金色年華,６. the same as 和．．．一樣，同樣,eg. 圣誕節(jié)他們將聚會(huì). They’ll get together an

15、d have a party on the eve of Christmas.,7. As to 至于,eg. 至于他的能力，我毫無疑問．　　As to his ability I have no doubt.,8. In addition to: besides 除了…,eg. 除了英語她還會(huì)說徳語. She speaks German in addition to English.,9. Get toget

16、her 團(tuán)聚,Summary and Conclusion: Thanksgiving Day is a traditional ________ of America. It’s always celebrated ____ the fourth Thursday ____ November. It has a long ________. It ____________1620s. The day was f

17、ixed to give ______to God. On that day people ___________and have a big meal. The traditional and favorite food are _________and ____________. .,holiday,on,of,history,dates back to,thanks,get together,turkey,pumpkin pi

18、e,Have a talk,Talk something about Thanksgiving Day?,,where is it celebrated,history of Thanksgiving Day,,,how to celebrate,,,,Homework,1. Copy the new words.,2. Read the passage,3. Preview unit 4.,,Bye,Bye,Thank you fo