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1、How to Celebrate Holidays Writing Three Thank-You Letters - Alex HaleyLOGO Pre-Reading Task - Class Discussion1. What western festivals have you known?2. How do western people celebrate them? Western Festivals Christmas Day Saint Valentines Day Easter April Fools Day Mothers Day Fathers Day Hallowee

2、n Thanksgiving DayChristmas (December 25) A R e l i g i o u s D a y Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christmas Dinner-Turkey, Pudding & Cookies Father Christmas Sending Presents to Children Christmas CarolSaint Valentines Day On February 14 A Day in Honor of a Roman Christian Named St. Valentine C

3、ostume BallEaster (A Sunday Between March 22 and April 23) A Religious Day Celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Easter Monday- the Highlight of Easter Celebrations Colorful Eggs Yellow Eggs -the Arrival of Spring Red Eggs - A Great Joy of Jesus Resurrection April Fools Day (April 1) A special day t

4、o play tricks on others April Fool - the person tricked by other peopleMothers Day (the 2nd Sunday in May) Mothers Day cards Mothers Day flowersFathers Day(the 3rd Sunday in June) A delicious breakfast prepared for ones own father Fathers Day presentsHalloween (October 31) A day on which the Gods of

5、 Death and Darkness Drive Away Ghosts in the World Ghost Stories Jack-o-lantern Trick or TreatThanksgiving Day Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close

6、 for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation. Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflower arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very

7、hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had sur

8、vived. To d a y p e o p l e c e l e b r a t e Thanksgiving to remember these early days. The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly.

9、 The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie. On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fa

10、ncy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the s h a p e o f i m a g i n a r y characters. While-Reading Task The Title of Text A - Writing Three Thank-You Letters The Structure of the Text The Main Idea of the TextWriting Three Thank-You LettersQuestion for Discussion: According

11、to the title of the text, can you guess what the writer writes down in the text?Five Wh-QuestionsWho (m) WhenWhere WhyWhat Alex Haley served in the Coast Guard during World War II. On an especially lonely day to be at sea-Thanksgiving Day - he began to give serious thought to a holiday that has beco

12、me, for many Americans, a day of overeating and watching endless games of football. Haley decided to celebrate the true meaning of Thanksgiving by writing three very special letters.The Structure of the Text PartsParas Main IdeaPart OneParas 1-9Part TwoParas10-16Part Three Paras17-23Part FourParas24

13、-26Content Questions for Part I 1.When and where did the writer write the three “thank you” letters? - on the Thanksgiving Day of 1943; on our way to the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific2.What made the writer as a cook extremely busy on the Thanksgiving Day when his ship was sailing to the isla

14、nd of Tulagi? - preparation for a traditional dinner on Thanksgiving Day3. What was the writer thinking about on the deck after the days hard work? - Thanksgiving of the Pilgrims, Indians, wild turkeys, pumpkins, corn on the cob, and the rest; some way that he could personally apply to the close of

15、Thanksgiving Day 4. What then did he decide to do? - to give thanks5. Why did the writer feel ashamed when he thought about the people that he wanted to express his gratitude to? - Because they had done so much for him that he could never possibly repay them.Language Points in Part IUnder way: in mo

16、tion or operation, having started and making progress e.g. The nationwide medical reform is now under way.Thranslate:百年大慶的籌備工作正在順利進(jìn)行之中. Preparations for the 100th anniversary celebration are now well under way.Translate the following phrases into Chinese By the way 順便說說; 順便提起 By way of 途徑 Go out of

17、ones way 盡力 Have it both ways 腳踩兩只船 Mend ones ways 改邪歸正 Out of the way 反常的; 異常的 Set in ones ways 舊習(xí)難改 To my way of thinking 依我看來Put away: remove (sth.) to a place where it is usually storede.g. You wash the dishes and Ill put them away in the cupboard.Translate:孩子們被要求在離開前把玩具防會原處. The kids are asked

18、to put all the toys away before they leave. Get to sth. /doing sth.: begin to give serious attention to or deal withe.g.Ill get to the accounts as soon as I can.Translate: 近來我開始思考我為什么做這份兼職工作. Recently Ive got to wondering why I am doing the part-time job. 他已經(jīng)意識到也許他根本不會來. He got to thinking that she

19、perhaps wouldnt come at all. And the rest: and so one.g.The patient can have apples, apple juice, apple sauce, and the rest.Translate:市民對涉及健康,教育,稅收等重要事宜的政策很感興趣. The citizens are interested in the governments policies on such important issues as health, education, tax, and the rest.In quest of: seeki

20、ng e.g. Tony went to the school library in quest of Mark Twains novels.Translate:他深入非洲叢林尋求冒險(xiǎn). He has traveled half way round the country in quest of the truth about his sons death.瑪麗告訴我她要離開紐約去過平靜的生活. Mary told me that she was leaving New York City in quest of a tranquil life.Reverse: turn around to

21、the opposite direction; exchange the position ofe.g. Why dont you reverse the order so that I play first and she plays second?Translate:他們明確表示他們不會出爾反爾提高價(jià)格. They have made it clear that they will not reverse the decision to increase prices.生物科技上的突破將使醫(yī)學(xué)能夠逆轉(zhuǎn)衰老過程. The breakthroughs in biotechnology will

22、 enable medical science to reverse the aging process.Phrases (reverse as n. adj. v.) In reverse 在背面;反過來;與相反 Just the reverse 恰恰相反;正好相反 In reverse order 次序顛倒地; 從尾到頭地 Reverse ones car (into) 把車倒進(jìn)Turn over: think about, considere.g. If he hears something he cant understand, he always turn it over in hi

23、s mind until he can make sense of it.Translate:即使她一言不發(fā)的時(shí)候,你仍能看出他在考慮事情. Even when she didnt say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind.我靜靜地坐著, 考慮著問題. I sat quietly, turning over the problem.Translate the meanings of “turn over” in the following sentencesl The car skidded, turned over and burst i