1、雅戈尔中学雅戈尔中学 Go for it！八年级上册Unit 8 Section B Readingqingtuan（青团）（青团）traditional foodOn which holiday do people eat dumplings?On the Spring FestivalWhat do people usually eat on Mid-autumn Day?Moon-cakesWho is the Chongyang Festival for?The old peopleWhat do people usually do on Dragon Boat Festival?Ea
2、t zongzi and have boat races.People celebrate Dragon Boat Festival by eating zongzi and having boat races.People usually eat turkey on this day.What holiday is it?Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving in the United StatesIn most countries,people usually eat traditional food on special holidays.A special day
3、in the United States is Thanksgiving.There are many reasons for this special day.For some people,it is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn.So it is always on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States.At this time,people also remember the first travelers from England who came to l
4、ive in America about 500 years ago.These travelers had a long,hard winter,and many of them died.In the next autumn,they gave thanks for life and food in their new home.These days,most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family.The main dish of
5、 this meal is almost always turkey,a large bird.Making a turkey dinnerHere is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.First,mix together some bread pieces,onions,salt and pepper.Next,fill the turkey with this bread mix.Then,put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.When it is
6、 ready,place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.Finally,cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.Titles can help us get some key information.Para.1Para.2How to make a turkey dinnerThe introduction(介绍介绍)of ThanksgivingMatch the main i
7、dea with each paragraph.Making a turkey dinnerHere is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.First,mix together some bread pieces,onions,salt and pepper.Next,fill the turkey with this bread mix.Then,put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.When it is ready,place the turkey
8、on a large plate and cover it with gravy.Finally,cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.Words in bold（黑体字）can help us get main ideas.Read the first five lines of Para.1 and answer:1.When is Thanksgiving Day?2.Why do people celebrate it?On the fourt
9、h Thursday in NovemberTo give thanks for food in the autumnabout 400 years agothe first travelers from EnglandAmericathe first winter:long,hardin the next autumn:gave thanksMay Flower(五月花号)have a big meal at home with their familypredparade(游行)shopgive away food to poor peopleovengravyturkeypepperpl
10、ate Making a turkey dinnerHere is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.First,mix together some bread pieces,onions,salt and pepper.Next,fill the turkey with this bread mix.Then,put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.When it is ready,place the turkey on a large plate and
11、 cover it with gravy.Finally,cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.What do we mix together first?Some bread pieces,onions,salt and pepper.Making a turkey dinnerHere is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.First,mix together some bread
12、pieces,onions,salt and pepper.Next,fill the turkey with this bread mix.Then,put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.When it is ready,place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.Finally,cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and po
13、tatoes.What do we do with the bread mix?Fill the turkey with it.How do we cook it?Put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.When it is ready,what do we do?Place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.How do we eat the turkey?Cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the mea
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17、Reporter：Hello,boys and girls,today we will talk about something about Thanksgiving,so I have invited three American friends to come to our class.Hello!Welcome to our class.ABC:Hello!Reporter:When is Thanksgiving?A:Reporter:Where do people usually celebrate Thanksgiving?B:Reporter:Why do they celebr
18、ate it?C:Because.Reporter:How do they celebrate it?A:Reporter:You know Thanksgiving is coming.Who do you want to thank?B:I want to thank Reporter:Why?B:BecauseReporter:What about you?A/C:Work in a group.One student is a reporter and ask the other three students about Thanksgiving and who they want to thank.Mothers Day is coming soon.Cook a dish for your mother and write an article about how you cook it.
