英语人教版八年级上册unit8SectionB 2a-2e.docx

Unit 8 Section B 2a-2e Thanksgiving in the United States by Miss Wu While-readingTask 1: Skimming(略读) Read the 1st paragraph and underline the answer in your book.Task 2: Skimming(略读) Read the 1st paragraph and answer the following questions.1. When do people celebrate it?_2. Where do people celebrate Thanksgiving?_3. Why do people celebrate it? _4. How do people celebrate it these days?_5. What is the main dish of the Thanksgiving dinner?_Task3: Scanning(扫读) Read the 1st paragraph again. True or False( )1. Thanksgiving is on the third Thursday in November. ( )2. The first travelers from Australia came to live in America about 400 years ago.( )3. Most people in USA have a big meal at home with their family on Thanksgiving Day.Task 4 : Scanning(扫读) Read the 2nd paragraph and number the pictures15. Task5: Here is a different way to make a turkey dinner. 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.建议阅读时间：_分钟实际阅读时间:_分钟阅读得分情况：答对_题，答错_题。错题类型:和1. 细节题2. 辨析题3.主旨题答错原因反思：Post readingGroup work (8 groups) 1. Each group read a passage about a festival and finish the mind map.2. Share your mind map with your partner.3. Come to the front of the classroom and tell us your holiday.*A special day and a traditional foodGroup workFinish the mind mapA special day and a traditional foodLantern FestivalLantern Festival is also called Yuanxiao Festival.It is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar(农历) month. Chinese people celebrate the first full moon of the new year. Eating yuanxiao is one of the special traditions of Lantern Festival. People usually hang lanterns in the gardens, outside the houses, and on the boats. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles(谜语) on the lanterns.lantern lntn Festival festvl 元宵节 lunar lu:n(r) 农历 puzzle pzl 谜语Group workFinish the mind mapA special day and a traditional foodThe Mid-autumn FestivalThe Mid-autumn Festival is the traditional festival in China. It is on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar month. It is a time for family members and loved ones to get together and enjoy the full moon. And the mooncake is the traditional food. It means the reunion(团圆) just like the full moon. On the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people get together outside, eating delicious mooncakes while enjoying the beautiful full moon in the sky. lunar lu:n(r) 农历 reunion ri:ju:nin 团圆Group workFinish the mind mapA special day and a traditional foodThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the fifth month of the lunar(农历) month. For thousands of years, people eat zong zi and have a dragon boat race(比赛). Zong zi is made of rice and meat covered with bamboo leaves. People remember the poet(诗人) Qu Yuan on that day, they throw the zong zi into the river every year. Some people hang healthy herbs(草药) on the front door to get away from the bad luck.lunar lu:n(r) 农历 race res 比赛 poet pt 诗人 herb h:b 草药Group workFinish the mind mapA special day and a traditional foodThe Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It is on 1st day of the Chinese lunar(农历) month. On New Year Eve, each family will get together eating, talking and watching TV for almost the whole night. People celebrate and welcome the New Year. Children are the happiest of all because they can get lucky money(Hong Bao) from their