Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake? The Fourth Period Section B (2a-2e)

Warming Up What kind of traditional food do people eat on special holidays in China?

Warming Up What kind of traditional food do people eat on special holidays in China?

Warming Up What kind of traditional food do people eat on special holidays in China?

Warming Up What kind of traditional food do people eat on special holidays in China?

Thanksgiving in the United States 2a What kind of traditional food do people eat on special holidays in China? 2b Read the article and number the pictures [1-5]. Thanksgiving in the United States In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special 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 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 winter, 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.

Making 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 and cover it with gravy. ◎Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.

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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? At home. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November. Because they want to give thanks for life and food.

2c Read the article again and answer the following questions. 4. How do people celebrate it now? 5. What is the main dish of the Thanksgiving meal? These days,most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. Turkey.

2d Here are the instructions 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 vegetables. _______, 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. 4 Finally 2 Next 3 Then 1 First

2e 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 people remember anything or anyone on this day? 3. How do most people celebrate this day? 4. Is there any traditional food? What are the main dishes? 5. Can you make these dishes?

Language Points 1. These days,most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family.现在，大多数美国人依然通 过和家人团聚吃大餐的方式来庆祝这种感恩的想法（教材第61页） （1）give thanks意为“感谢；感恩”，常用短语： give thanks to sb.指对某人表示感谢；give thanks for sth.指为某事而感谢。 They gave thanks to the old man. I'd like to give thanks for your help. （2）family此处意为“家人”。 He spends a lot of time with his family. 【拓展】family若指家庭这个整体，意为“家；家庭”时，谓语动词用单数； 若指家庭中的成员，意为“家人”时，谓语动词用复数。 Jim's family is small. His family are all here.

Language Points 2.Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.这是为感恩节 大餐制作火鸡的一种方法。（教材第61页） one way to do sth.意为“做某事的一种方法/方式”,其中动词不定式作名词way 的定语，该结构相当于one way of doing sth.。 Do you know a good way to learn English? =Do you know a good way of learning English?

Language Points 3.Next,fill the turkey with this bread mix.接下来，用这些面包混合物填充 火鸡。（教材第61页） fill及物动词，意为“（使）充满；装满”。fill...with...意为“用……填充……”。 The boy filled the bottle with sand. The large box is filled with books. 【拓展】full形容词，意为“满的”， be full of表示“充满……”，与be filled with同义。 The bag was full of clothes.

Language Points 4. Then,put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.然后，把火鸡放入一个热烤箱烤上几个小时。（教材第61页） a few意为“一些；几个”，修饰可数名复数，相当于several或some, 表示肯定概念。 I have a few books about pronunciation. His mother often wakes him up at 5:00 in the morning.

【辨析】a few,few,a little与little 功能 意义 修饰可数名词复数 修饰不可数名词 肯定（有些；有几个） a few a little 否定（几乎没有） few little There are few eggs in the fridge,so I must buy some. There are a few eggs in the fridge,so I needn't buy any at once. There's little rice in the bowl. I can only speak a little French.

【助记】few,little有异同，可数或不可数要记清， 其前有“a”表肯定，其前无“a”表否定。 注：“可不可数”指的是few修饰可数名词，little修饰不可数名词。 5.When it is ready,place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.火鸡烤好后，把它放在一个大盘子里并把肉汁覆盖在上面。(教材第61页) cover此处用作及物动词，意为“覆盖；遮盖”。cover...with...意为“用……把……覆盖”；be covered with意为“被……所覆盖”。 Ann covered her face with her hands. The mountain is covered with thick snow all year round.

Exercise 一、根据中文提示填写单词。 1.The leaves fall in the_________(秋天). 2.There are three apples on the_________(盘子). 3.Children usually like the________(甜椒) very much. 4.China has many___________(传统的) and delicious food. 5.It's cool now because the clouds_________(遮盖) the sun. autumn plate pepper traditional cover

二、根据汉语意思完成句子。 1.在美国，感恩节是十一月的第四个星期四。 Thanksgiving is on________ ________ Thursday in November_________ the United States. 2.首先，把水倒进杯子里。 ________,________the water into the glass. 3.请帮我把土豆切成薄片。 Please help me________the potatoes_________thin_________. 4.接着把牛肉放进烤箱烹制几个小时。 ________,________ the beef in a hot oven and_________it for_________hours. the forth in First pour cut into pieces Then put cook few

Homework 1.Review the new words. 2.Read the passage again and try to learn the method of making a turkey dinner by heart.

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