外研版九年级上册M2Unit 2

e.g. She expressed her thanks to her friends for coming to the party. 她对朋友们来参加聚会表示感谢。
thanks for (doing) sth. 也可以表达类似 的意思。
e.g. Thanks for your support. 谢谢你们的支持。
and warmer. (C) (4) In this village, farmers grow rice
every year.
5. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter. (翻译) 当他们渡过大西洋时，好多人都死在途 中。到达美洲后，他们所渡过的第一个 冬天比英国以往任何冬天都要恶劣。 after在句中引导时间状语从句，表示主 句动作发生在从句动作之后。
Celebration •Celebrate with a__tr_a_d_i_t_io_n_a_l_d__in_n_e_r__ •_G__a_v_e_t_h_a_n_k_s____ before dinner. •Celebrate by watching _t_h_e_M__a_c_y_’_s _T_h_a_n_k_s_g_i_v_in_g__D_a_y__ _P_a_r_a_d_e_____ in New York City and _t_h_e_f_o_o_t_b_a_ll_g_a_m__e_s__ on television
根据句意，用lie或lay的适当形式填空。 1) The village ___li_e_s__ near the river.
It’s so beautiful. 2) My mother _l_a_y__ on the sofa for
about an hour this morning. 3) Look! They are __la_y_i_n_g__ the boy
down on the bed. 4) The ducks don’t __l_a_y____ during this
cold weather.
8. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes. 所有这些完毕后，大 家都帮忙清洗餐具。
cities. 3. Who dances best __a_m_o_n_g__ these
children?
2. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food. 人们作简短的致辞，为食物而感恩。
make speeches 做演讲 give thanks (to sb.) for (doing sth.) 对某事/某人做了某事表示感谢 这里thanks用作名词。give也可以换成 其他动词。
1. It is a time for a special dinner among 2. family and friends. 3. (感恩节)是和家人、朋友们共进特别
晚餐的日子。
among prep. 在……之中 主要用于表示三者或三者以上的 人或物之间
between和among
between一般表示在两者之间, 常用and 连接两个具体的人或物。 among一般表示在三个或三个以上的 人或物之间，其宾语通常是表示笼统 数量或具有复数意义的名词或代词。
fourth Thursday in November? Yes, it is. 2. What is the start of the Christmas season? Thanksgiving.
Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
3. We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. 自17世纪首批英格兰拓荒者乘船抵达美 洲大陆之后，我们就一直庆祝这个节日。 since 表示“自从……”，常与完成时连 用。
e.g. I have lived here since I was a little girl. 从我是个小女孩时，我就住在这 里了。
4. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn. 当地人，也就是美洲印第安人，教这些 拓荒者种植玉米。 grow vi. (逐渐)变得；生长；增长；增大 vt. 种植，栽培(植物) e.g. The young trees are growing well. I grow vegetables in my hometown.
写出下列单词的过去式过去分词现在分词：
lie v. (_____________) 存在; 平躺; 处于
lie
v.
lay, lain, lying (______________)
Hale Waihona Puke 撒谎lied, lied, lying
e.g. The boy lied to his teacher yesterday. Lying in bed all the time is bad for your health. The hen lays an egg every day. Last night I laid my mobile phone on the sofa.
An American festival – Thanksgiving
Date: On the fourth Thursday in _N_o_v_e_m__b_e_r__.
Meaning: People give _t_h_a_n_k_s_ for their food.
An American festival – Thanksgiving
History: a. The first pioneers arrived in American,
and they learnt how to grow _c_o_r_n_ from the Native Americans. b. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new _f_o_o_d___.
e.g. The little girl earns her living _b_y__s_e_ll_in_g__n_e_w_s_p_a_p_e_r_s________. 小女孩靠卖报纸为生。
They learnt English _b_y__li_st_e_n_i_n_g_t_o_ _t_h_e_r_a_d_i_o______. 他们通过听收音机学英语。
Complete the table.
Facts about Thanksgiving
Date
_t_h_e_f_o_u_r_th__T_h_u__rs_d_a_y__in__N_o_v_e_m__b_e_r__
Meaning _P__eo_p__le_g_i_v_e_t_h_a_n_k_s_ for their food
History
• Have celebrated it since _th__e_f_ir_s_t_p_i_o_n_e_e_rs___ from England arrived
in America • Learnt from the Native Americans how to
_g_r_o_w__c_o_r_n_ and celebrated together by _e_a_ti_n_g_a__d_i_n_n_e_r_ of the new food
e.g. After we had finished the work, we went home. 完成工作之后，我们就回家了。
6. The following year they celebrated
together by eating a dinner of the new food. 第二年他们聚在一起品尝新收获 的食物，一起欢庆丰收。 following adj. 接着的; 接下来的 by doing sth. 以某种行为方式…… by eating a dinner of the new food在 句中作方式状语, 表示“以聚餐品尝 新食物的方式(来庆祝)”。
判断grow在下列句子中的含义。 A. 变得 B. 生长 C. 种植 D. 增长 (B) (1) This kind of grass grows very fast. (D) (2) The number of colleges has grown
after the war. (A) (3) The weather is growing warmer
Do people enjoy the parade in the street? Yes, they do.
Work in pairs. Talk about the picture.
Listen and answer the following questions. 1. Is Thanksgiving celebrated on the
An American festival – Thanksgiving
Celebration: a. Have a traditional __d_in_n__er___. b. Travel and shop. c. Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade. d. Watch the football games on TV.
a) A special dinner
3
b) An American festival
1
c) The history of the festival 2
d) Things to do during the
4
e) festival
Read the passage again and complete the blanks.
外研版九年级上册M2Unit 2
What festival do you think it is? Thanksgiving.
When is Thanksgiving celebrated? On the fourth Thursday in November.
Do family come together to celebrate the festival? Yes, they do.
e.g. Can you tell the differences _b_e_t_w_e_e_n__ the two pictures? 你能告诉我这两幅画之间的区别 吗？
Who sings best __a_m__o_n_g_ them? 他们之中谁唱歌唱的最好呢？
根据句意选用between或among填空。 1. Look! Jane is sitting _b_e_t_w_e_e_n_ Sue 2. and Brian. 2. There is a railway _b_e_t_w_e_e_n_ the two
7. We lay the table, and then before we
begin dinner… 我们先布置好餐桌，用餐前……
lay v. 摆放(餐桌);下蛋 过去式__l_a_i_d____ 过去分词__l_a_id____ 现在分词_l_a_y_i_n_g__ lay the table 摆放餐桌