U5 Writing three thank-you letters

UNIT5WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERSAlexHaleyWesternHolidaysSt.Valentine'sDayfallsonFebruary14.Itisadayforsweethearts.AprilFool'sDayfallsonApril1st.Itistraditionallyadaytoplayjokesonothers,sendpeopleonfool'serrands.EasterfallsonaSundaybetweenMarch22andApril25.Itisregardedas“asalutetospring”or“markingre-birth”ofChrist.Mother’sDayfallsonthe2ndSundayinMay.ItisatimeofcommemorationandcelebrationforMom.Father'sDayfallsonthethirdSundayinJune.Onthisday,fathersaregivenpresents,treatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial.fallsonOctober31.Onthisday,childrendressedincostumesknockontheirneighbors'doorsandyellTrickorTreat.HalloweenALEXHALEY(1921—1992)Americanbiographer,scriptwriter,andauthorbecamefamouswiththepublicationofthenovelRoots:TheSagaofanAmericanFamily,whichtraceshisancestrybacktoAfricaandcovers7AmericangenerationsastheyaretakenslavestotheU.S.WatchVideoandAnswerThanksgivingwasaboutthePilgrims,thefirstsettlersinAmerica.TheysharedthefirstharvestwiththeIndiansandgavethanks.Familymembersgatherforareunion;1.What’sthemeaningofThanksgivingDay?2.What’sthetraditionofThanksgivingDay?Allgivethankstogetherforthegoodthings;EatstuffedturkeyTHANKSGIVINGHISTORYSecondmostimportantholidayintheU.S.,celebratedinonthefourthThursdayinNovember.associatedwiththetimewhenEuropeansfirstcametoNorthAmerica.In1620theshiptheMayflowerarrived,bringingabout102peoplewhotodayareusuallycalledPilgrims.THANKSGIVINGCELEBRATIONSWhatfeaturestheThanksgivingdinner?Turkey,stuffing,mashedpotatoeswithgravy,sweetpotatoes,cranberrysauce,sweetcorn,variousfallvegetables(mainlyvariouskindsofsquashes),andpumpkinpieTHANKSGIVINGGivingthanksSayinggrace(谢恩祈祷)beforecarvingaturkeyatThanksgivingdinner,Pennsylvania,U.S.,1942THANKSGIVINGCELEBRATIONS•Vacationandtravel:•ThanksgivingBreakThursday-Sunday•Parades•Macy'sThanksgivingDayParadeinNYCMacyParadeFirstheldin1924,theannualparadehostedbyMacy’sdepartmentstoreisoneofthemostpopularcustomsofThanksgivingDay.HugeballoonsarethesymbolsofMacyParade.SantaClausmakesanappearanceattheparade’sfinale,signalingthebeginningoftheChristmasshoppingseason.•“NationalThanksgivingTurkeyPresentation”and“PresidentialPardoning”•FootballandothersportsTHANKSGIVINGCELEBRATIONSPre-readingQuestionsfordiscussion:1.HaveyoueverthoughtaboutsomeoftheholidaysinChinathatarelosingtheiroriginalmeaning?2.Ifyouwereaskedtowriteathank-youletter,couldyoutelluswhowillyouwriteto?Why?MAINIDEABywritingthree“thankyou”letters,theauthorrealizesthathumanbeingslongforotherpeople’sappreciationfortheirefforts.Therefore,heencouragespeopleto“findthegood---andpraiseit”.TEXTSTRUCTUREPartTwo(Paras10-16)PartThree(Paras17-23)PartFour(Paras24-26)PartOne(Paras1-9)LettersofGiving-ThanksThemainideaofthispart:OnThanksgivingDay1943,thenarrator,asacoastguardsmanatsea,cameupwiththeideaofexpressinghisgratitudetopeoplewhohadhelpedhimbefore.PartOne:Paras.1---9Textstructure:FurtherUnderstandingPartIReadPartIagain1.Pickoutthedifficultsentences;2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1).Wheredidthewriterspendthatthanks-giving?Wherewashegoing?2).Whydoyouthinktheyweresailingthere?3).WhatmadehimasacookextremelybusyonthatThanks-givingDay?4).Whatwashethinkingaboutonthedeckaftertheday’shardwork?1.Wheredidthewriterspendthatthanks-giving?Wherewashegoing?HespendthatThanksgivingonaship.HewasgoingtoabigbaseontheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacific.2.Whydoyouthinktheyweresailingthere?Theyweresendingthousandsofcartonsofcannedordriedfoodsandfive-hundredpoundbombsthere.3.WhatmadehimasacookextremelybusyonthatThanksgivingDay?Asacook,hewaspreparingatraditionaldinnerfeaturingroastturkey.Itwasalotofhardworktocookandserveabigmeal,andcleanupandputeverythingaway.4.Whatwashethinkaboutonthedeckaftertheday’shardwork?HegottothinkingaboutThanksgiving,ofthePilgrims,Indians,wildturkeys,pumpkins,cornonthecob,andtherest.Vocabularyunderway(para1)Thenationwidemedicalreformisnowunderway.hold(para1):船舱Carton——cartoonbeloadedwith(para1)Thecartwasloadedwithfruit.那辆车上装满了水果。…thisThanksgivingmorninghadseenusbusilypreparingatraditionaldinnerfeaturingroastturkey.(para2)see(para2):见证，目睹，(在某段时期)发生…，经历，经受，主语为时间或物）Thepastdecadehasseenthereleaseofmanygoodfilms.该市去年车祸的次数略有上升。Lastyearsawaslightincreaseincaraccidentsinthatcity.Feature（para2）Thisrestaurantseemstofeaturevegetariandishes.这家餐厅似乎以素菜为其特色。JazzandBluesfeatureprominentlyinthemagazine.爵士和蓝调在杂志中占重要篇幅。gettosth./doingsth.(para5)begintogiveseriousattentiontoordealwith开始认真思考（或做）RecentlyI'vegottowonderingwhyIamdoingthepart-timejob.经历了这次事件之后,他对待周围的人开始好起来了.Havinggonethroughtheaccident,hegottotreatingpeoplearoundhimkindly.getroundtosth./doingsth.I’mverybusyatthemomentbutIhopetogetroundtoansweringyourletternextweek.andtherest(para5):andsoonPayhalfnowandtherestlater.现在付一半，剩下的以后再付。inquestof(para6)Hewentoffinquestoffood他离家去探险。Helefthomeinquestofadventurereverse(para6)vt.turnaroundtotheoppositedirection;revokeorannul反转；撤销（法令等）Reversetheorder,trend,jacket,etc.--reversible,irreversibleTheyhavemadeitclearthattheywillnotreversethedecisiontoincreaseprices.reverse(para6)(adj)contrary;opposite（与预期