2. Cherry Wenzhou No.2 Foreign Language School We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America. Module 2 Public holidays

3. Do you know ? Thanksgiving festivals 1.When is it? 2.What do people do? 3.What’s the meaning of Thanksgiving?

4. Thanks for all the food we have today, ….

5. 1.When is it? 2.What do people do? 3.What’s the meaning of Thanksgiving? Facts about Thanksgiving On the fourth_________ in November. Have a special family _______. Give _______for food. dinner thanks Thursday Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving?

6. Tip1: The first sentence(topic sentence) usually tells the main idea. 1 2 3 4 the history of Thanksgiving

7. A.a kind of food B.a kind of flower Tip2: We can guess the meaning of unknown words in the context. The history of Thanksgiving Who How Why When the Native Americans and the English pioneers eat a dinner of the new food the Native American taught the pioneers how to grow corn. In the seventeenth century

8. What do people do for a Thanksgiving dinner? D C A The best way to give thanks is to offer your help. B

9. What else do people do to celebrate Thanksgiving? 1. ____________________ ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3._____________________ Activities for celebration watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade go shopping for Christmas presents watch football games on TV

10. How much have you learnt about Thanksgiving? Facts about Thanksgiving Date ________________________________ Meaning _________________for their food History Have celebrated it since _____________ from England arrived in America Learnt from the Native Americans how to __________ and celebrated together by _________________ of the new food Celebration Celebrate with _________________ _____________________before dinner Celebrate by watching________________ ___________ in New York City and___________ on television the fourth Thursday in November give thanks the first pioneers grow corn eating a dinner a traditional dinner give thanks for the food watch games the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

11. As a Chinese student, what can we learn from the American Thanksgiving? Discussion The following words may help: together, dinner, food, teach, help, football, parade, family, friends

12. Can you say something about Thanksgiving? Date Meaning History When Who What How Thanksgiving dinner Before the dinner During the dinner After the dinner Other celebrations My opinion: I think…

13. Homework Read a passage about the History of Thanksgiving and answer the following three questions. 1. Why was there only 50 pioneers left after the first winter in America? 2. What’s the meaning of “harvest” and “strengthen” according to the context? 3. Why did the governor set up Thanksgiving? Tip1: The first sentence(topic sentence) usually tells the main idea. Tip2: We can guess the meaning of unknown words in the context.