1、Go for it！八年级上册Unit 8 Section B Reading traditional food On which holiday do people eat dumplings? On the Spring Festival What do people usually eat on Mid-autumn Day? Moon-cakes Who is the Chongyang Festival for? The old people What do people usually do on Dragon Boat Festival? Eat zongzi and have
2、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 Day Thanksgiving in the United States In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the Uni
3、ted 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 live
4、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 dis
5、h of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird. Making a turkey dinner Here 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 h
6、ours. 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 potatoes. Para. 1 Para. 2 Titles can help us get some key information. Para. 1 Para. 2 How to make a turkey dinner The introdu
7、ction(介绍介绍) of Thanksgiving Match the main idea with each paragraph. Making a turkey dinner Here 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
8、 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 potatoes. Words in bold（黑体字） can help us get main ideas. Read the first five lines of Para. 1 and answer: 1. Wh
9、en is Thanksgiving Day? 2. Why do people celebrate it? On the fourth Thursday in November To give thanks for food in the autumn about 400 years ago the first travelers from England America the first winter: long, hard in the next autumn: gave thanks May Flower (五月花号) How have a big meal at home with
10、 their family pred parade(游行) shop give away food to poor people oven gravy turkey pepper plate Making a turkey dinner Here 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 tu
11、rkey 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 potatoes. 5 3 4 2 1 What do we mix together first? Some bread pieces, onions, salt a
12、nd pepper. Making a turkey dinner Here 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
13、 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. 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
14、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 meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes. Finally Next When Then mix together fill with put in cook place on cut into thin pieces eat with cover with First
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16、e to _ it. The main dish of this meal is almost always _ . Here is one way to make it. _, _together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper. Next, _ 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
17、and _ it with gravy. _, cut the turkey into pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes. fourth autumn travelers celebrate turkey First fill cover Finally mix Reporter：Hello, boys and girls, today we will talk about something about Thanksgiving, so I have invited three American
18、 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 celebrate it? C: Because. Reporter: How do they celebrate it? A: Reporter: You know Thanksgiving is coming. Wh
19、o do you want to thank? B:I want to thank Reporter: Why? B: Because Reporter: 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. Everyday is Thanksgiving Day ! Mothers Day is coming soon. Cook a dish for your mother and write an article about how you cook it.
