2013人教新目标八年级上unit8SectionB-1.ppt

1.Spring Festival; Chinese New Years Day 春节2.Lantern Festival 元宵节3.Ching Ming Festival ; Tomb-sweeping Festival 清明节4.Dragon Boat Festival 端午节5.Mid-Autumn Day  Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节.6.Double-ninth Day 重阳节.7.New Years Eve 除夕 美国感恩节由来: Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have. 1620年，“五月花”号船满载英国国内清教徒到达美洲。移民处在饥寒交迫之中，冬天过去时，移民只剩下50人。这时，心地善良的印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品，教他们狩猎、捕鱼种植玉米、南瓜。在印第安人的帮助下，移民们获得了丰收，在欢庆丰收的日子，按照宗教传统习俗，移民规定了感谢上帝的日子，并邀请他们一同庆祝节日。 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade gather together with family members, a big family dinner go to the church offer Thanksgiving prayers () 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. There are many reasons for this special day. For some people, it is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. So it is always on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 500 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 2b Read the article. 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. Making a turkey dinner Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner. First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper. Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix. Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours. When it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy. Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoe