新外研九上M2U2.ppt

Read the passage and complete the table. Fact about Thanksgiving Date _______________________ Meaning _____________________for their food History 1. Have celebrated since ______from England arrived in America 2. Learnt from the Native Americans how to ___and celebrated together by ____ of the new food. celebration 1. Celebrate with _______ 2. _________ before dinner 3. Celebrate by watching ________in New York City and ________on television 3 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. The first _________crossed the Atlantic 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______. They soon had ________ to eat. among corn dish lay pioneer plenty 4 Today, people living in the US remember the Native Americans and the pioneers at Thanksgiving. This festival is celebrated with a meal _____ family and friends. Everyone helps prepare the food and _____ the table. After the meal ,they help wash the______. among corn dish lay pioneer plenty 4 What do you think the true meaning of Thanksgiving is? Turkey? Shopping? Holiday? Having fun? To be grateful/ thankful for what we have. To express our appreciation/ gratitude to those around us. To appreciate ourselves. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food. 人们作简短的致辞，为食物而感恩。 give thanks (to sb.) for (doing) sth. 对某人做了某事表示感谢 She expressed her thanks to her friends for coming to the party. 她对朋友们来参加聚会表示感谢。 Thanks for (doing) sth Thanks for your support. 对某人做了某事表示感谢 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. 自17世纪首批英格兰的拓荒者乘船抵达美洲大陆后，我们就一直庆祝这个节目。 “自从……”可引导时间状语从句，常与完成时连用。 We have been friends since childhood. 我们从小就是朋友。 While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died… 当他们穿越大西洋的时候，很多人死了…… 当……的时候 He is strong while his brother is weak. 他长得很结实，而他弟弟却很瘦弱。 while While 引导的从句，其谓语动词只能是延续性动词，强