大学综合英语第三册第五单元三封感谢信.ppt

Assignment
Write a thank-you letter to a person who has helped you before or has a great influence on you according to the letters that the author wrote on page 323.
Thank you
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Culture background
Date
Thanksgiving Day
Origin Special food
Celebration
The Origin of Thanksgiving Day
§When: in 1620 §Who: 102 Pilgrims (清教徒) §Where: from England to America §How: by the ship Mayflower §Why: avoid religious persecution (迫害) §For what: holding a celebration to
thank God and the Native Americans for their survival in 1621
Special food
turkey
pumpkin pie
Special food
Cranberr y
(酸果蔓） sauce
Special food
Sweet potatoes
The Introduction to Text A
So he decided to celebrate the true meaning of Thanksgiving by writing three very special letters with heartfelt appreciation and gratitude respectively to his father, his grandmother and the Reverend Nelson who was the principle of his middle school .
Special food corn
Celebrations
★ Family’s get-together to have a feast
★ Special television programs and sports events
★ Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Introduction to Text A
Gratitude is a kind of recognition. 感恩是一种认同
Gratitude is a kind of conscience. 感恩是一种良知
Gratitude is a kind of reward. 感恩是一种回报
The true significance of a holiday --a good time to express some feelings to someone and say how much we value others.
Unit 5 Text A Writing Three Thank-you Letters
Text A Writing Three Thank-you Letters
Teaching Procedures
1 Warm-up Activities 2 Culture Background 3 Text Introduction 4 Assignment
The writer served as a coastguardsman during World War II. On an especially lonely day to be at sea - Thanksgiving Day - he began to give serious thought to a holiday that has become, for many Americans, a day of overeating and watching endless games of football.