Unit 5 How to Celebrate Holidays

1、Unit 5 How to Celebrate Holidays,Text A Writing Three Thank-You Letters,2,Teaching Objectives,Students will be able to: 1. understand the main idea and the structure of the text; 2. learn to memorize words in association; 3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. co

2、nduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.,Before Reading,English Song Theres No Place Like Home for the Holidays Script for the recording: Theres No Place Like Home for the Holidays Perry Como,Oh, theres no place like home for the holiday

3、s Cause no matter how far away your roam If you long for the sunshine and a friendly gaze For the holidays you cant beat home sweet home I met a man who lived in Tennessee And he was looking for Pennsylvania and some homemade pumpkin pie Now in Pennsylvania folks are traveling Down to Dixies sunny s

4、hore The Atlantic to Pacific Oh, the season is terrific Oh, theres no place like home for the holidays For the holidays you cant beat home sweet home,2) Perry Como Perry Como has a very fine, silky voice. Just the sort of voice one needs for a sentimental song full of familiar phrases such as theres

5、 no place like home and home sweet home”. It sounds as if he is singing about Thanksgiving, as he sings of homemade pumpkin pie, a traditional dish for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving for Americans is much like Spring Festival for us, a time when families try to get back together. In America

6、people often travel many miles to get back to their hometown, whether its from north to south, Pennsylvania.down to Dixie” (Dixie is a traditional name for the American South) or from east to west, the Atlantic to Pacific.”,3) Questions about the Song and the Text a) According to the singer, why are

7、 people busy coming and going on holidays? They want to go back to their hometown. b) In what way is Thanksgiving similar to our Spring Festival? Both are occasions for families to get together. c) Whom will you thank in a holiday like Thanksgiving Day? Parents, grandparents, teachers, friends etc.

8、d) Are holidays a good time to express gratitude? Which holidays are the most appropriate? Yes. Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Spring Festival, Mid-autumn Festival, Teachers Day, etc. e) Quite often we take for granted the people who are nice to us, then we realize all too late that we have never express

9、ed our appreciation. At other times, when we are away from the holiday rush, we are able to recall the true significance of a holiday a time to say how much we value others. The author of this text did exactly that. f) Have you expressed your gratitude to the person(s)? If the answer is yes, what ha

10、ve you done? If the answer is no, what do you plan to do?,2. Thanksgiving 1) Introduction 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 for Thanksgiving, a

11、nd many people make the whole weekend a vacation. It is not celebrated in continental Europe. Its purely American. Thanksgiving originated as a celebration of the years harvest and is similar to the Mid-Autumn Festival in China.,2) Origin Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first

12、 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 hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what f

13、oods 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 survived.,3) Special Meal The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America.

14、The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.,4) Celebrations On Thanksgiving there are sp

15、ecial television programs and sports events. A number of professional and university football games are played on Thanksgiving Day. In New York there is the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of

16、imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.,3. The Pilgrims The pilgrims were the 102 English people who sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620. Their group included 35 Puritans whose

17、aim was to create a safe religious community in the New World. The Pilgrims probably landed at Plymouth Rock, and they established Plymouth colony.,4. Native Americans Native Americans were living in North America for many hundreds of years before Europeans reached the continent. For a long time whi

18、te people called them Indians. Today many people do not like this name since it is based on a mistake: it was given to the people living in the America by Christopher Columbus, who, when he arrived there, thought he had landed in India. Instead, people prefer to use the term Native Americans.,5. The

19、 United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard is the US military service that is controlled by the US Department of Transportation but becomes part of the US Navy during a war. It was established in 1915. The Coast Guard stops ships suspected of carrying drugs and other illegal goods, and

20、 can make arrests. It also keeps watch to see that other laws of the sea are obeyed, rescues ships in danger and has a weather service.,Global Reading,1. Word-web 1) Think of as many words and phrases as possible about a ship. hooter 汽笛 radar 雷达 cabin 船舱 anchor锚 boiler room 锅炉房 life buoy/jacket 救生圈衣

21、 wheelhouse 操舵室 harbor 港口 engine room 轮机舱 dock码头 deck 甲板 crew船员 propeller 螺旋桨captain船长 rudder 舵chief officer 大副 mast 桅杆 second officer 二副,2) Think of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船”. 航空母舰Aircraft carrier 独木舟canoe （大型）游艇 yacht 快速大帆船clipper ship 集装箱船container ship 油轮oi

22、l tanker 巡洋舰Cruiser 驱逐舰destroyer 破冰舰icebreaker 摩托艇motorboat 舢板 Sampan 潜水艇 Submarine 气垫船hovercraft,2. Part Division,3. Further Understanding For Part 1 Questions and Answers 1) Where did the writer spend that thanksgiving? Where was he going? He spent that Thanksgiving on a ship. He was going to a bi

23、g base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific. 2) Why do you think they were sailing there? They were sending thousands of cartons of canned or dried foods and five-hundred-pound bombs there. 3) What made him as a cook extremely busy on that Thanksgiving Day? As a cook, he was preparing a trad

24、itional dinner featuring roast turkey. It was a lot of hard work to cook and serve a big meal, and clean up and put everything away. 4) What was he thinking about on the deck after the days hard work? He got to thinking about Thanksgiving, of the Pilgrims, Indians, wild turkeys, pumpkins, corn on th

25、e cob, and the rest.,For Part 23 Table Completion Fill in the table with the main contents of the letters. 1) 1st letter Correspondent: Father Letters Sent: Thanks him for teaching the writer from boyhood to love books and reading. Letters Received : Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a fathe

26、r as well, felt content with his own son.,2) 2nd letter Correspondent: The Rev. Nelson Letters Sent: Thanks him for his morning school prayers. Letters Received : Tells the writer about his retirement coupled with self-doubt, and the reassurance brought to him by the writers letter. 3) 3rd letter Co

27、rrespondent: Grandmother Letters Sent: Thanks her for teaching the writer how to tell the truth, to share and to be forgiving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writers life with stardust. Letters Received : Expresses her loving gratefulness for her grandson.,Detailed ReadingWords and

28、phrases and sentences,1. (L2)under way: in position or operation, having started and making progress 已经开始并进行着 Preparations for the 2011 Spring Festival are now well under way. A battle to conquer nature is under way. Collocation: all the way 自始自终 any way 无论如何 by the way 顺便说 by way of 经由；通过的方法,2. (L3

29、-6) Most of her holds contained thousands of cartons of canned or dried foods. The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed delicately in padded racks. Out destination was a big base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific. Why was it necessary for the writer to offer so man

30、y details of his voyage? The details indicate that this Thanksgiving was unusual, explaining why the writer felt the need to celebrate it in an unusual way.,3. (L8-9) This Thanksgiving morning had seen us busily preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey. Paraphrase this part. this Thanks

31、giving morning we were busy preparing a traditional dinner which included mainly roast turkey. “Feature” here means “to include as a special part”.,4. (L11) put away: remove (sth.) to a place where it is usually stored 收起来，放好，储存 Put the books away neatly on the shelf. He has a habit of putting away

32、his tools after work. put aside 撇开，储备,5. (L14-15) I made my way out there, breathing in great, deep draughts while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cooks hat. 1) Analyze the structure of the sentence. 在这个长句中有三个-ing分词：breathing、walking和wearing、breathing为made my way out的伴随状语、walking与while

33、连用表示与breathing这一动作同时发生，wearing为walking的伴随状语。 2) Translate the sentence into Chinese. 我信步走去，一边深深呼吸着空气，一边慢慢地踱着步，头上仍戴着那顶白色的厨师帽。,6. (L16) got to thinking get to sth./doing sth: begin to give serious attention to or deal with Recently Ive got to wondering why I am doing the part-time job. Ill get to the

34、accounts as soon as I can.,28,7. (L19-20) It must have taken me a half hour to sense that maybe some key to an answer could result from reversing the word “Thanksgiving”- at least that suggested a verbal direction, “Giving thanks”. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 大概过了半个小时我才意识到，问题的关键也许在于把Thanksg

35、iving 这个词前颠倒一下，那样一来至少文字好懂了：Giving thanks.,8. (L21) reversing reverse: vt. turn around to the opposite direction; exchange the position of The rise, the first in 10 months, reversed the downward trend in the countrys jobless rate. Why dont you reverse the order so that I perform first and he performs

36、 second?,9. (L25) turn over: think about; consider反复考虑 他在心里反复考虑这件事情。 He turned the matter over in his mind. She sat there quietly, turning over the problem. Collocation: turn aside 避开，撇开 turn (away) from 对感到厌恶 turn down 关小；拒绝 turn up 开大；出现 10. (L28) repay: vt. pay back; reward偿还,报答 She repaid me the

37、 money. How can l ever repay you for your kindness?,11. (L29-30) Not one time had I ever bothered to express to any of them so much as a simple, sincere “Thank you.” The author took all for granted and never expressed any appreciation. The sentence is in inverted order.,Questions thankfulness (follo

38、wed by to sb. / for sth.) He showed me his gratitude by inviting me to dinner. She expressed her gratitude tous for our help. Collocation: feel gratitude 心怀感激 show gratitude 表露感激之情 deep/profound gratitude 深切的谢意 everlasting gratitude 永远的感谢 sincere gratitude 诚挚的谢意,13. (L47) specific: adj. relating to

39、one thing and not others; particular He uses a specific tool for each job. 试卷回答要明确具体。 Be specific in your examination answers. Translate the following sentences into English, using the above words. 我需要一个明确的回答。 * I want a specific answer. b) 没有什么特别的。 * Nothing special. c) 故事就发生在那一天。 * The story happe

40、ned on that particular day. d) 他特别不喜欢流行音乐。 * He has an especial dislike for pop music.,CF: specific, special, particular as the representative of sb. 代表某人 My husband cant be here today, so Im going to speak on his behalf. 律师代表当事人说话。 The lawyer spoke on behalf of his client. 15. (L49) impress: vt. 1)

41、 fix in sb.s mind; make the importance of (sth.) very clear to sb. Pattern: a) impress upon/on sb. + that-clause b) impress upon/on sb. sth. My father impressed on me the value of hard work. 2) cause (sb.) to feel admiration or respect I am impressed by/with his performance.,16. (L51) diminish: v. m

42、ake or become smaller or less 减少,缩小 His illness diminished his strength. 我们的友谊决不会因时间的流逝而减弱。 Time will never cause our friendship to diminish. 17. (L53)expose: vt. leave uncovered or unprotected暴露,显露 He enjoys exposing his skin to the sun. 作为战时摄影记者，她遇到了很多危险。 As a photographer in the war, she was expo

43、sed to many dangers. Pattern: be exposed to 遭受,暴露于 She has been exposed to English since she was very young.,18. (L53) immerse: vt. cover completely in a liquid; absorb deeply 使浸入，使沉浸于 He is immersed in a hot bath. 她专心致志地工作，因而没有注意到我。 She was so immersed in her work that she didnt notice me. Put into

44、 each gap one of the above words. Change the form where necessary. a) The whole town was immersed in a festival atmosphere. b) Its nice to dunk oneself in a pool on a hot day. c) He dipped the pen point into the ink and then went on writing.,CF: immerse, dunk dip 这几个词均有“浸（入）”的意思。 1)immerse是正式用语，指把某物

45、完全浸入液体中，也可以指陷入或专心于某事。 I immersed myself in work so as to stop thinking about her. 为了不再想她，我使自己完全沉浸在工作之中。 2) dunk 是非正式用语，指将某物部分置于液体中，动作慢且轻。 She used to dunk her biscuits in her tea. 以前她总是把饼干浸在茶里泡了吃。 3) dip 是常用词，亦指将某物部分置于液体中，但马上便从液体中提出，其特点是小心谨慎或带有试探性。 She dipped a toe in the water to see how cold it wa

46、s. 她把脚尖浸入水中，以探知水有多凉。,19. (L54)marvelous: adj. causing wonder; excellent Its marvelous that we could see each other again. It is a marvelous creation by the workers. 20. (L58-59) I told him that whatever positive things I had done since had been influenced at least in part by his morning school praye

47、rs. Whatever positive morning school prayer 是宾语从句。I had done since 是定语从句，修饰whatever positive things, since 为副词，修饰had done, in part 在这里意为partly.,21. (L64) sprinkle: vt. scatter (drops or particles of sth.) on (sth.); scatter in small drops 撒，洒 1) Pattern: sprinkle sth. on/over sth. The gardener is sp

48、rinkling water on the grass. 2) Pattern: sprinkle sth. with sth. Sprinkle the top with cheese. He likes to eat fish sprinkled with pepper.,Questions experience 经历，承受 She is undergoing a surgical operation at the hospital. 解放前这位老工人遭受了许多苦难。 The old worker underwent much suffering before liberation. 27

49、. (L88) swift: adj. rapid; prompt 迅速的，敏捷的 He was swift to take offense. The river is too swift to swim in.,CF: swift, prompt, rapid quick 这几个词均有“快的，迅速的”的意思。 1) swift 是指速度很快，运动平稳或轻捷灵巧而毫不费力 Eagles are swift in flight. 鹰飞得很快。 2) prompt 指迅速及时，常含快得令人愉悦的意味。 Thanks for your prompt payment. 谢谢你迅速地付款。 3) rap

50、id 用以描绘运动本身的速度，表示速度惊人。 The youth is making rapid progress. 这位青年进步很快。 4) quick 指即刻发生，常用来表示反应敏捷，也可指速度的快。 A Quick thinking saved him from the trap. 机警使他免入圈套。 Put into each gap one of the above words. Change the form where necessary. a) What you need to do is just give your suit a quick brush. b) This m

51、echanic is always prompt in his duties. c) He jumped high and swift, like a swallow. d) The boat overturned in the rapid current.,28. (L91) appreciate: vt. recognize the quality or significance of, value 感激，欣赏 Professor Lis lecture may help students to appreciate the works of art. We greatly appreci

52、ate your timely help. 我认为小孩对现代画作往往比任何人都更有鉴赏力 I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.,29. (L92) in a flash: instantly 立刻，一瞬间 The answer to the math question came to him in a flash. 仪式很快就结束了。 The ceremony was all over in a flash. Collocation: an electronic

53、 flash 电子闪光灯 a news flash 电讯 a flash of lightning 一道闪电 a flash of hope 一线希望,30. (L92-93) A glance at Grandmas familiar handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settindown” some letter to relatives. What does the sentence mean? His gran

54、dmas handwriting reminded the writer of many sweet memories of his childhood with her. “Settin down” here means “writing”.,31. (L96-97) I wept over the page representing my Grandmas recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me Paraphrase the sentence. I was moved to tears that m

55、y grandma had spent hours recently in expressing her loving gratefulness to me.,*Questions spread sth 着手干， 流传 我们该怎样着手干这件工作？ How shall we go about the job? Some people go about telling untrue stories.,33. (L101) in secret: secretly 偷偷的，暗地里 The meeting was held in secret. They found she had been meeti

56、ng her boyfriend in secret. Collocation: a dead secret 还未泄露的秘密 keep a (the) secret 保守秘密 keep sth. a secret from sb. 不把某事告诉某人,34. (L105) quote: vt. repeat or copy the words of (another) 引用 He quotes the Bible to support his beliefs. To close, I would like to quote Benjamin Franklin, “One should eat t

57、o live, not live to eat.” CF: quote, cite repeat 这几个词均有“援引、转述”的意思。 1) quote 指（尽量）忠实地引用原文或他人说过的话。 Reuters quotes a Chinese diplomat as saying, “Only the people can decide the fate of their country, not super powers.”路透社引用一名中国外交官的话说：“只有人民才能决定本国的命运，而不是超级大国，” 2) cite指列举事例、事实，以此证明自己的观点，不强调引用的是否是原文或原话，往往只

58、是提及某一出处或作者的名字。 To support his argument he cited Article 68, Chapter 10 of the Charter of the United Nations. 为了证明自己的观点，他引据了联合国宪章第十章第68条。 3) repeat 指口头或书面上援引他人说过的话，但一般不提及出处、来源，强调重复说出或写出别人的话，不在意是否精确。 Dont repeat the word of others like a parrot. 别鹦鹉学舌。,Put into each gap one of the above words. Change

59、the form where necessary. a) I promised not to repeat the secret. b) The judicial minister cited the latest crime figures as proof of the need for strengthening the comprehensive administration of social public order. c) You may quote a passage from the book. d) Be careful or somebody will overhear what you say and may repeat it afterwards.,*Questions Christmas: December 25, used to be a religious holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas carols, Christmas trees with decoration, stockings, Santa Claus wi