1、Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.,Module 2 Public holidays,Talk about the public holidays in the US. Which holidays in the US do you know?,Free Talk,public holiday为“法定假日，公共假日”的意思，在美国实际上没有国家法定假日，因为每个州都有权规定它自己的假日。中央(联邦)政府只能为它自己的雇员规定休息日。但是，所有的州都把联邦政府规定的
2、这些假日定为公共假日。美国的法定假日有以下十个：,New Years Day 新年 元旦 (1月1日),Washingtons Birthday 华盛顿生日 Presidents Day (二月份的第三个星期一),Memorial Day 阵亡将士纪念日,(五月份的最后一个星期一),Independence Day 独立纪念日 (7月4日),Labour Day 劳动节 (九月份的第一个星期一),Columbus Day 哥伦布日 (十月份的第二个星期一),Veterans Day 退伍军人节 (11月11日),Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 (十一月份的第四个星期四),Christ
3、mas Day 圣诞节 (12月25日),Martin Luther King Day 马丁路德金的生日纪念日 (一月份的第三个星期一),Review,Read the words and expressions loudly.,among speech pioneer grow corn,prep. 在之中 n. 演说；演讲 n. 开拓者；先驱者 v. 种植；栽培（植物） n. 谷物；玉米,new words,new words,following lay (laid; laid) lay the table over dish,adj. 接着的；接下来的 v. 摆放（餐桌） 摆放餐桌 ad
4、j. 完了的；结束的 n. 盘；碟,parade ourselves,new words,next,n.（庆祝）游行pron. 我们自己,1. among prep. 在之中【辨析】among和between among一般指三者或三者以上的人或物之间; between常用于两者之间， 其宾语往往是表示两者的名词或代词，或是and 连接的两个人或物。,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P13的内容进行复习。,Tom has always been popular among his classmates. 汤姆在同学中一直很受欢迎。 There was a fight between the tw
5、o boys. 这两个孩子打过一次架。,【拓展】among还可表示“当中的一个”，相当于one of；以及用来引出最高级的比较范围。 Paris is among the largest cities in the world. 巴黎是世界上最大的城市之一,back,The book is the best among the modern novels. 在现代小说中这本是最好的。,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P13的内容进行复习。,2.grow v.种植；栽培（植物） grow指种植树木、庄稼等，侧重指种植以后的栽培过程。We have grown a lot of flowers th
6、is year. 今年我们种了许多花。,【拓展】grow的其他意思： “生长；发育；长大”，指自然地发展而变大或成熟。固定短语：grow up 意为“成长；长大”。 These plants grow from seeds. 这些植物从种子生长而来。,“渐渐变得”，指由小变大、由少变多等，强调渐变的过程。这时的grow是系动词，后跟形容词作表语。 When it grew dark, we went home. 当天色渐渐暗下来时，我们就回家了。,back,3.lay (laid,laid) v.摆放（餐桌） lay还可指“放置；产卵；下蛋”等。 Mother told me to lay t
7、he table for breakfast. 母亲让我摆好桌子准备吃早饭。,Please lay the knife on the dish. 请把餐刀放在盘子里。The hen lays an egg every day. 这只母鸡每天下一个蛋。,【辨析】lay和lie,Jack is lying. You should not believe him. 杰克在撒谎。你不应该相信他。 He lay down for a rest. 他躺下休息了一会儿。,back,The Rocky Mountains lie in the west part of America.落基山脉位于美国西部。,
8、Reading and vocabulary,1. Work in pairs. Talk about the picture.,2. Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.,a) A special dinnerb) An American festivalc) The history of the festivald) Things to do during the festival,1,2,4,3,Thanksgiving 1 Thanksgiving is an American festival. It
9、 is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.,2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. Whi
10、le they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died and after they landed,their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.,3 We still ce
11、lebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food We lay the table. and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for,the food. so we remember why we celebrate the festival. We usually eat too
12、 much. but it is only once a year! We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes.,4 The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the festival, there are plenty of other things
13、 to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go to,watch the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macys store. Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season. and we start shopping for presents.,Football is also important at Thanksgiv
14、ing. with many teams playing games. Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P14的内容进行复习。,短语荟萃,1.make short speeches 作简短的讲话/致辞 其中speech为可数名词，意为“演说；讲演”。又如：make a speech“作演讲”。,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P14的内容进行复习。,2.give thanks for感谢；为而表示感谢 3.arri
15、ve in到达（大地方） 4.in the seventeenth century在17世纪 5.the following year第二年；接下来的一年,6.celebrateby doing sth./with sth.通过做/以来庆祝 7.lay the table摆放餐桌 8.once a year一年一次 9.as well 并且；也,短语荟萃,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P15的内容进行复习。,10.wash the dishes（餐后）洗餐具=do the dishes 11.plenty of 许多；大量 12.enjoy oneself过得高兴；玩得愉快 13.at the
16、 beginning一开始；起初（P13）,3. Complete the table.,the fourth Thursday in November,give thanks,the first pioneers,grow corn,eating a dinner,a traditional dinner,give thanks for the food,watching the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade,watching the games,4. Complete the passage with the correct from of the words
17、 in the box.,The first (1)_ crossed the Atlantic and arrived in America in the seventeenth century. At the beginning, they did not have enough food. The Native Americans taught,pioneers,among corn dish lay pioneer plenty,them how to grow (2)_. They soon had (3)_ to eat. Today, people living in the U
18、S remember the Native Americans and the pioneers at Thanksgiving. This festival is celebrated with a meal (4)_,corn,plenty,among,family and friends. Everyone helps prepare the food and (5)_ the table. After the meal, they help wash the (6)_.,lay,dishes,writing,5. Think about an unforgettable festiva
19、l you have enjoyed. Answer the questions.,1. What was it？ 2. When was it? 3. Who did you spend it with? 4. How did you spend it? 5. Will you remember it for long? Why?,When you write about important events, such as festivals, you can write what the festival is, when it is, why it is important, what
20、you do, who you spend it with, and what special food you eat.,Learning to learn,6. Write a passage about the festival. Use your answers in Activity 5 to help you.,An unforgettable festival for me was National Day last year .,语法聚焦（参照巴蜀英才p15内容。）,时间状语从句（） （上接P12） 3.before“在之前”，引导时间状语从句时，表示主句动作发生在从句动作之前
21、。 Before he went to university, he was a worker. 上大学之前他是工人。,4.after“在之后”，表示主句的动作发生在从句的动作之后。I will tell you after they leave. 他们走后我再告诉你。,5.since“自从以来”，从句中的动词用一般过去时，主句中的动词常用现在完成时。 He has studied very hard since he came to our school. 自从来到我们学校，他学习非常刻苦。,三、 应特别注意的两点 1.时态呼应： 一般来讲，状语从句都要遵循主、从句时态呼应规律，即主句用现在
22、时，从句也用现在时；主句用过去时，从句也用过去的某种时态。,Be careful when you cross the road. 过马路时要小心。When he was seven years old, he could swim. 他七岁时就会游泳。,2.当主句和从句都表示将来某个时间发生的动作时，主句用一般将来时，而从句用一般现在时表将来。,Ill ring you up as soon as I get to New York. 我一到纽约就给你打电话。 I will tell him everything when he comes back. 当他回来时，我将告诉他所有的事情。,请
23、同学们完成巴蜀英才英语九年级上，P13-P16 Unit 2 的相应练习。,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P15的内容进行复习。,典句释析,1.It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. 感恩节是和家人、朋友们共进特别晚餐的日子。 （1）句中a time for sth.表示“是的时刻/日子”,其中time作可数名词, 表示“时刻；一段时间”, 其后也可用动词不定式作后置定语修饰time。注意区分句型Its time for sth./ to do sth. “该做某事的时候了”, 其中time作不可数名词, 意为“时
24、间；时候”。,Spring Festival is a time for families to get together and share happiness. 春节是家人团聚和共享幸福的时刻。 Its time for lunch. 午餐时间到了。 Its time for children to go to bed. 孩子们该睡觉了。,（2）family此处作“家人；亲属”讲, 为集体可数名词, 是单数形式表复数概念。 Does he have any family here? 他在这里有什么家人吗？,back,2.Football is also important at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games. 橄榄球在感恩节期间也很重要，许多球队都有比赛。 with many teams playing games意为“有许多球队在比赛”，,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P15的内容进行复习。,属于“with+宾语+宾语补足语”的结构，在句中作状语，常表示伴随情况或原因。 With the old man leading the way, they got there in time. 有那位老人带路，他们及时赶到了那儿。,back,
