Unit 8 阅读课.ppt

1、Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake?,Section B 2a-2e,December 25,a special day,The long noodles are a symbol of long life.,Noodles are traditional Chinese food.,traditional Chinese food,celebrate by doing,We celebrate my birthday by eating long noodles by having a big meal,Dragon Boat Festiva

2、l,Spring Festival,Mid-autumn Festival,How do we celebrate our birthday?,It is Thanksgiving Day in the USA.,Its a special day for Americans.,How do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?,Thanksgiving in the United States In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special

3、 day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, and is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winte

4、r, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.,2b Read the firs

5、t part of the article.,Why do they celebrate Thanksgiving?,give thanks to my mother for giving me life,give thanks to sb. for sth,2c 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.

6、 How do people celebrate it now? 5. What is the main dish of the Thanksgiving meal?,In the United States.,It is always on the fourth Thursday in November in the USA.,For some people, it is time to give thanks for life and food.,Most Americans celebrate it by having a big meal with their family at ho

7、me.,It is almost always turkey .,Lets use the Internet and find some information,感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日，因此美国人提起感恩节总是备感亲切。感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。 1620年，一些英国受宗教迫害的清教徒乘坐“五月花”号船去美洲寻求宗教自由。他们在海上颠簸了两个月之后，终于在酷寒的11月里，在马萨诸塞州的普利茅斯登陆。,在第一个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，危急时刻他们得到了当地印第安人的帮助，活下的人们在第一春季即

8、1621年开始播种。整个夏天他们都热切地盼望着丰收的的到来，他们深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在都取决于即将到来的收成。最后，庄稼获得了意外的丰收，为了感谢上帝赐予的丰收，为了感谢印第安人的帮助，举行了3天的狂欢活动。从此，这一习俗就此沿续下来，并逐渐风行各地。1863年，美国总统林肯宣布每年11月的第四个星期四为感恩节。感恩节庆祝活动便定在这一天，直到如今。届时，家家团聚，举国同庆，其盛大、热烈的情形，不亚于中国人过春节。 人人都赞成感恩节大餐必需以烤火鸡为主菜。火鸡在烘烤时要以面包作填料以吸收从中流出来的美味汁液，但烹饪技术常因家庭和地区的不同而各异，应用什么填料也就很难求得一致。,Maki

9、ng a turkey dinner Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner. First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper. Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix. Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours. When it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate

10、and cover it with gravy. Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.,3,2,4,1,5,mix together,fill with,put in a hot oven,at a very high temperature,pepper 胡椒粉,oven 烤箱,place (=put)on a plate cover with,cut into thin pieces,gravy (调味）肉汁,2d Here a

11、re the instructions(操作指南) 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 toge

12、ther in a large bowl.,Finally,Next,Then,First,What do you think is the most special day in China?,2e What do you think is the most special day in China? Answer the following questions.,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