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Get the knowledge of Chinese & English festivalsGet the knowledge of Chinese & English festivals

Undertand the main idea of Passage AUndertand the main idea of Passage A

Master the new words and language pointsMaster the new words and language points

Know something about western cultureKnow something about western culture

StudentsStudents

Passage APassage A

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Conclusion and AssignmentConclusion and Assignment

Important traditional festivals

Chinese ones Spring Festival Tomb sweeping Day Ghost Festival Dragon Boat Festival Qixi Lovers’ Day Mid-autumn Day New Year’s Day

Western ones Christmas Day All Saints’ Day

(Halloween) Easter Valentine’s Day Thanksgiving Day New Year’s Day

The 1st day of the 1st lunar month;

Visiting relatives and friends;

Putting on one’s new clothes;

Making and eating dumplings;

Setting off firecrackers

Send Christmas cards;

Angles singing;

Decorate the house Christmas tree;

Dinner at home with family

Celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox;

Follow the solar calendar-- typically falling on

April 4, 5, or 6;

Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means

"Clear Brightness," hinting at its importance as a

celebration of Spring.

Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of

nature

All Saints’ Day: on 1 November in Western Christianity; in honor of all the saints

Halloween: on October 31

The story of the cowherd and the weaver girl; Young girls traditionally demonstrate their domestic arts on this day and make wishes for a good husband.

It is also known by the following names: The Festival to Plead for Skills ( 乞巧节 ) The Seventh Sister‘s Birthday ( 七姐诞 ) The Night of Skills ( 巧夕 )

Qixi Lovers’ Day

on February 14;

Celebrating love and affection between

intimate companions.

A popular harvest festival;

It was first called Zhongqiu Jie (literally

"Mid-Autumn Festival") in the Zhou Dynasty.

It is also celebrated by the Vietnamese,

Koreans, and Japanese in different forms.

A harvest festival ; US ： the fourth Thursday in NovemberCanada: the second Monday in October

Giving thanks to God for the harvest and expressing gratitude.

Passage

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Answer questions

Intensive Study

Practice

Unit 9 Thanksgiving Day and ChristmasUnit 9 Thanksgiving Day and Christmas

1. What is the origin of Thanksgiving Day?

2. How did the early settlers survive their first winter in the New World?

3. What does a traditional Thanksgiving dinner usually include?

4. What do people do if they can’t join the family for Christmas?

5. Why is Christmas said to be a family holiday?

Questions

1. What is the origin of Thanksgiving Day?

Its origin dates back to the arrival of some of the first European settlers in

the New World.

Questions

Answer the following questions according to the text.

2. How did the early settlers survive their first winter in the New World?

3. What does a traditional Thanksgiving dinner usually include?

With the help of their native Indian neighbors.

It usually includes turkey, corn, sweet potatoes and

pumpkin pie.

Questions

5. Why is Christmas said to be a family holiday?

4. What do people do if they can’t join the family for Christmas?

Because it always has its “home, sweet

home” flavor.

They will send a Christmas card home to express

greetings of the season.

Questions

Text

Intensive Study

Difficult Sentences

Thanksgiving Day and ChristmasThanksgiving Day and Christmas

(Para. 1a) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth

Thursday of November is uniquely an American

holiday which dates back to the arrival of some of the

first European settlers in the New World. America has

been blessed with rich land and rich natural resources.

However, those early settlers would not have survived

their first cold winter without the help of their native

Indian neighbors, who taught them how to plant corns,

and how to hunt wild deer. The first Thanksgiving Day

was observed after the fall harvest, and people gave

thanks to God and to their friends.

Passage I

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(Para. 1b) A traditional Thanksgiving dinner usually

includes turkey, corn, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie

--- all foods that early settlers and the Indians ate on

the first Thanksgiving Day in 1621.

(Para. 2) Thanksgiving Day also marks the

beginning of the Christmas shopping season in stores

and shops of every kind. The day after Thanksgiving is

the busiest shopping day of the year. Some American

households will even put up a Christmas tree this

early, although most will wait until a couple of weeks

before Christmas Eve.

Passage I

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(Para. 3a) Christmas is a family holiday. This

feeling is expressed in the song “I’ll be home for

Christmas.” The sweet melody of “Silent Night,

Holy Night” often makes people far away from

their family feel nostalgic. Those who cannot join

the family will send a Christmas card home to

express greetings of the season. At home family

and friends gather to sing Christmas songs and

play games.

Passage I

(Para. 3b) Children are kept busy with gifts they

believe to be brought to them by Santa Claus.

Adults often talk over a cup of tea or coffee.

Christmas dinner may be similar to Thanksgiving

dinner; candy and fruitcake are especially

associated with this holiday. Though Christmas is

now celebrated widely the world over, it still

maintains its “home, sweet home” flavor.

Passage I

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引导定语从句means “specifically,solely

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1. (Para. 1) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November is uniquely an American holiday which dates back to the arrival of some of the first European settlers in the New World.

每年 11 月的第四个星期四的感恩节是唯有美国才有的节日。它可以追溯到第一批欧洲人移居到新大陆的时期。

Translation

English is one of the most important courses for the Chinese students which is compulsory in almost all the colleges and universities.

Example

Difficult Sentences

Subjunctive Mood

2. (Para. 1) However, those early settlers would not have survived their first cold winter without the help of their native Indian neighbors, who taught them how to plant corns, and how to hunt wild deer.

然而，如果没有当地印第安人的帮助，那些早期的移民是无法度过他们在那里的第一个凛冽寒冬的。这些土著印第安邻居教他们如何种植玉米及如何狩猎野鹿。

I would like to say that without your help, I could not have completed the project on time.

Translation

Example

引导非限制性定语从句

Difficult Sentences

3. (Para. 1) The first Thanksgiving Day was observed after the fall harvest, and people gave thanks to God and to their friends.

第一个感恩节是在秋收后庆祝的，人们借此对上帝和朋友们表示感谢。

Translation

means “ spend and celebrate”

引导并列句

Difficult Sentences

means “so early”

4. (Para. 2) Some American households will even put up a Christmas tree this early, although most will wait until a couple of weeks before Christmas Eve.

一些美国家庭甚至会在那时就早早地竖起了圣诞树 , 虽然大部分人将会把这件事留到圣诞夜之前的几个星期才去做。

Some students have begun to prepare for the final examination, although most will wait until a few weeks before the tests.

Translation

Example

引导让步性状语从句

Difficult Sentences

5. (Para. 3) Children are kept busy with gifts they believe to be brought to them by Santa Claus.

孩子们则忙于玩着那些他们认为是圣诞老人送给他们的礼物。Translati

on

means “be occupied with, be busy doing sth.”

定语从句（省略 which ）修饰“ gift”

Difficult Sentences

Practice

Fill in the blanks

Complete the statement

Read and Complete

Fill in the blanks without referring to the passage.

The origin of Thanksgiving Day 1 _________ to the

arrival of the first European settlers in America, which

has been 2 ___________ favorable natural conditions.

However, those early settlers would not have survived

their first winter without the help of their Indian friends.

blessed with

dates back

Read and Complete

The first Thanksgiving Day 3 ____________ after the first

harvest when people showed their gratitude to God and

their friends. A Thanksgiving dinner usually 4 _______

traditional food such as turkey, corn, sweet potatoes and

pumpkin pie that early settlers and the Indians 5 ___ on

the first Thanksgiving Day in 1621.

was observed

ate

includes

Read and Complete

Now Thanksgiving Day is officially set on the

fourth Thursday of November. The celebration also

6 ______ the beginning of the busiest Christmas

shopping season in most stores and shops. Although

most American households won’t 7 _______ a

Christmas tree until a couple of weeks before

Christmas Eve, there are impatient shops and families

that 8 ___________ that long.

put up

will not wait

marks

Read and Complete

Christmas is a holiday for family reunions.

Nostalgia for home 9 ____________ in quite a number

of Christmas songs such as “I’ll be home for

Christmas.”and “Silent Night, 10 __________”. People

who 11 ___________ their family for Christmas

12 _________ a Christmas card home to express their

love and best wishes.

Holy Night

cannot join

is expressed

will send

Read and Complete

Parents will prepare gifts for their children, which are

often 13 ________ to be brought to them by Santa

Claus. Adults enjoy their leisure by 14___________ a

cup of tea or coffee. Though Christmas is now

becoming a popular international holiday it 15

____________ its “home, sweet home” flavor.

still maintains

believed

talking over

Complete each of the following statements by adding a

clause to each sentence according to the passage.

1. Thanksgiving Day is a uniquely American holiday,

__________________________________________________

_______________________.

2. However, those early settlers would not have

survived their first bitterly cold winter without the help of

their native Indian neighbors, _______________

____________________________________________.

which dates back to the arrival of the first European

settlers in the New World

who taught

them how to plant corn, and how to hunt wild deer

Read and Complete

3. A traditional Thanksgiving dinner usually includes

turkey, corn, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie --- all foods

__________________________________________________

____________________ .

4. Some American households will even put up a

Christmas tree this early, _________________

_____________________________________________.

that early settlers and the Indians ate on the first

Thanksgiving in 1621

Read and Complete

although most will

wait until a couple of weeks before Christmas Eve

5. Those ________________________ will send a

Christmas card home to express greetings of the season.

6. Children are kept busy with gifts ________________

________________________________.

7. ______________________________________________

____________, it still maintains its sweet home flavor.

who cannot join the family

they believe to

be brought to them by Santa Claus

Read and Complete

Though Christmas is now celebrated widely the

world over

Based on the previous learning, you know

the origin of Thanksgiving Day and some other

information about it and Christmas Day. Under

the current multi-cultural world where Chinese

and western festivals encounter and integrate

with each other, it’s a good way to promote

better understanding and communication.

1. Review the whole text of Unit Six1. Review the whole text of Unit Six

2. Finish Vocabulary and Grammar exercises 2. Finish Vocabulary and Grammar exercises in Unit Sixin Unit Six

3. Recite words and phrases3. Recite words and phrases

4. Preview Text A of Unit Seven4. Preview Text A of Unit Seven