Unit8阅读课.pptx

Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake?Section B 2a-2eDecember 25a special dayThe long noodles are a symbol of long life. Noodles are traditional Chinese food. traditional Chinese foodHow do we celebrate our birthday?We celebrate my birthday by eating long noodles by having a big mealcelebrate … by doing Dragon Boat FestivalSpring Festival Mid-autumn FestivalIt’s a special day for Americans.It is Thanksgiving Day in the USA.How do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?2b Read the first part of the article.Why do they celebrate Thanksgiving?Thanksgiving in the United States In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, and is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.give thanks to my mother for giving me lifegive thanks to sb. for sth2c Read the article again and answer the following questions.1. Where do people celebrate Thanksgiving?2. When do people celebrate it?3. Why do people celebrate it?4. How do people celebrate it now?5. What is the main dish of the Thanksgiving meal?In the United States.It is always on the fourth Thursday in November in the USA.For some people, it is time to give thanks for life and food.Most Americans celebrate it by having a big meal with their family at home.It is almost always turkey .Let’s use the Internet and find some information 感恩节是/view/2398.htm美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日，因此美国人提起感恩节总是备感亲切。感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。 1620年，一些英国受宗教迫害的/view/182810.htm清教徒乘坐“五月