"We have celebrate the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America" ​​Public holidays PPT courseware 2

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"We have celebrate the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America" ​​Public holidays PPT courseware 2

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Translate the phrases into English.

a public holiday a public holiday

take a vacation take a vacation

since then since then

have a three-day holiday

have one day off have one day off

all kinds of

a national holiday a national holiday

anything special anything special

Free Talk

When is Thanksgiving?

How much do you know about Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is a joyous family festival celebrated with lot of enthusiasm in US, Canada and several other countries. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in the month of November. On this day people express gratitude to God for his blessings and give thanks to dear ones for their love and support. Feasting with family is an integral and most delightful part of Thanksgiving celebrations.

Do you know the origin of Thanksgiving?

The traditional “first Thanksgiving” is the celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621.

Read, listen to the passage and answer the questions.

1.When did the Americans begin to celebrate Thanksgiving?

Since the seventeenth century.

2.Who helped the first pioneers after they arrived in America?

The local people, the Native Americans.

If today is Thanksgiving Day, what / who would you like to give thanks to?

Use the following expressions:

I would like to give thanks for…

I want to give thanks for…

Language points

1. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.

among prep.

I live among the mountains.

I live in the mountains.

He was sitting among a group of children, telling them a story.

He was sitting among a group of children telling stories.

Knowledge expansion

1) Among is sometimes equivalent to one of, that is, "one of...".

He is among my best friends.

He is one of my best friends.

2) "among" can also lead to the comparative scope of the superlative form of adjectives, but it should be noted that the meaning of the superlative form differs when it appears before or after "among".

She is the tallest among her classmates.

She is the tallest among her classmates.

This book is among the best of his works.

This book is one of his best works.

Both prepositions among and between can mean "between". The difference is:

among generally means between three or more people or things, and these people or things often form a collective;

Between generally means between two people or things. When between is used to refer to three or more people or things, it often emphasizes the relationship between one party and the other parties.

2. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.

speech n. speech; speech

He closed his speech with a funny joke.

He ended his speech with a funny joke.

The principal gave a long speech to the school.

The principal delivered a long speech to the whole school.

speak v. speak; speak; speak; speak

speaker n. speaker; speaker; speaker of a certain language; loudspeaker

3. … since the first pioneers from England arrived in America …

arrive v. arrive; arrive

We shall arrive.

We will arrive soon.

When did you arrive in Europe?

When did you arrive in Europe?

At last the time arrived for the performance to begin.

It was finally time for the show to start.

6. We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, …

lay v. place (dining table); place

We all helped her to lay supper.

We all helped her lay out dinner.

You may lay it on the table.

You can put it on the table.

Lay the baby down gently.

Please put the baby down gently.

compare lay, lie

1) Lay is often used as a transitive verb, which means "to place, lay; to lay (egg); to arrange; to lay eggs", etc. It is an irregular verb: laid, laid, laying.

2) Lie is used as an intransitive verb, its basic meaning is "to lie down; to lie", and it is an irregular verb: lay, lain, lying.

The village lies at the foot of a hill.

The village is located at the foot of a hill.

3) Another meaning of lie as an intransitive verb is: "to lie", which is a regular verb: lied, lied, lying.

He never lied in his life.

He has never lied in his life.

7. We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well.

as well also; again

I write my own songs and I play the guitar as well.

I sing songs that I compose and also play guitar.

She is a teacher and a singer as well.

She is a teacher and a singer.

I know Japanese as well.

I also understand Japanese.

also, too, as well, either These words all contain the meaning of "also".

Also is more formal than too, with a heavier tone. It is only used in affirmative sentences, usually close to the verb.

Too has a lighter tone and is mostly used in spoken language. It is used in affirmative sentences, usually at the end of the sentence.

As well generally does not require negative sentences and is usually placed at the end of the sentence. It can be placed in the middle of the sentence when it is emphasized.

Either is used in a negative sentence and is placed at the end of the sentence with a comma before it.

Fill in the blanks with too, also, either or as well:

1) I'll go to see the film, _______.

2) If you don't come here, I shouldn't, ______.

3) I, ________ , will help him.

4) Jack can speak Chinese, and his brother can _______ speak Chinese.

5) He knows Chinese _________.

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