Unit 8 Reading Thanksgiving in the United States

sweet dumpling chocolate pizza dumpling pie turkey mooncake rice dumpling 2

sweet dumpling 2.chocolate 3.pizza Put the number of the words into the correct tree. sweet dumpling 2.chocolate 3.pizza 4.dumpling 5.pie 6.turkey 7.mooncake 8.rice dumpling Chinese food western food 3

3 2 6 5 1. sweet dumpling 2. chocolate 3. pizza 4. dumpling 5. pie 6. turkey 7. mooncake 8. rice dumpling western food 4

4 1 7 9 1. sweet dumpling 2. chocolate 3. pizza 4. dumpling 5. pie 6. turkey 7. mooncake Chinese food 8. rice dumpling 5

2a Traditional food rice dumpling dumpling sweet dumpling mooncake

Thanksgiving ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ family … holiday … love a big meal turkey a large bird

National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation 总统放生火鸡仪式 About Thanksgiving celebrate 庆祝 church教堂 National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation 总统放生火鸡仪式

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

a big family dinner

1.What is Thanksgiving for? It’s for New Year. It’s for a birthday party. It’s for giving thanks. 2. What do people eat on that day? Moon cakes. Turkey. Dumplings.

3. What things do people do for it? People have a big meal. People go to churches. There is an National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. D. All of the above.

Skill 1 Main ideas 找中心思想 a letter. The passage may be from a magazine. the background（背景) of Thanksgiving. The main idea of Part 1 is the joy (乐趣) of Thanksgiving. how to make a turkey dinner. The main idea of Part 2 is how to make bread.

Skill 2 Scan for details 细节题 True or False 1.A special day in the USA. is Christmas. ( ) 2.At this time, people remember the first travelers from Japan who came there. ( ) 3.The travelers had a long summer. ( ) 4.The Englishmen gave thanks for life and food. ( ) 5.Today, Americans still spend Thanksgiving. ( ) F F F T T

2c In the United States. On the fourth Thursday in November 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. On the fourth Thursday in November For some people, it is a time to give thanks for life and food. By having a big meal at home with their family. Almost always turkey.

From top to bottom: 2b 3 2 4 1 5 Read the article and number the pictures [1-5]. 2b From top to bottom: 3 2 4 1 5

2d ________, serve it to your friends with some other food. Here are the instructions for making a turkey dinner written in a different way. Put them in order. Write First, Next, Then and Finally. ________, serve it to your friends with some other food. ________, put this into the bird. ________, cook it at a very high temperature for a long time. ________, put everything you need together in a large bowl. Finally 4 Next 2 Then 3 First 1

Make a turkey dinner First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper 4 1 When…, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix 2 Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours 5 Finally, cut the … into …pieces …eat… with vegetables… 3

What do you think is the most special day in China What do you think is the most special day in China? Answer the following questions. 2e 1. When is this special day? 2. What are the reasons for this special day? Do people give thanks for anything on this day? Do people remember anything or anybody on this day?

3. How do most people celebrate this day? 4. Is there any traditional food? What are the main dishes? 5. Can you make these dishes?