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1、Unit5 HowtoCelebrateHolidaysTextAWritingThreeThank youLettersTextBWhereIsHome TextAWritingThreeThank youLetters PartOnePre readingActivitiesA ReadingComprehensionNativeTraditionsofGivingThanksTheAmericancustomofgivingthanksdidnotbeginwiththearrivalofEuropeancolonists Spiritualitywas andis adeeplysac
2、redandpersonalpartofWampanoag oneIndianTribeinAmerica life Everythingissacred andgivingthanksfortheCreator sgiftsisanintegralpartofdailylife Fromancienttimesuptothepresentday theNativepeopleofNorthAmericahaveheldceremoniestogivethanksforsuccessfulharvestsandothergoodfortune Accordingtotheoralinforma
3、tionoftribalelders givingthankswastheprimaryreasonforceremoniesorfeasts Givingthankswasanimportantpartofthecelebrations calledNickommo whicharestillheldbytheWampanoag Give awayceremonies feasting dancingandsportsandgameswerecommonfeaturesoftheseoccasions Give awayceremoniesshowgratefulnesstotheCreat
4、orwhoprovidesforthepeopleandmakespossibletheblessingscelebrated Theactofgivingawaymaterialthingsshowsrespectandcaringforothers whileremindingtheparticipantsthatmaterialobjectsareonlysecondarytoone sspirituallife ThankfulnesswaswovenintoeveryaspectofWampanoaglife Ifananimalwashuntedforfood specialtha
5、nkswerealsogiventotheCreatorandtothespiritoftheanimal Ifaplantwasharvestedandusedforanypurpose orabirdorafish ifananthillwasdisrupted gratitudeandacknowledgementweregivenforthelittleones lives TothisdayitisthesamewithmostNativepeople Questions Whendidthecustomofgivingthanksbegin Whatisthekeyreasonfo
6、rNativeAmericans ceremonies Exceptgivingthanks arethereanyotheractivitiesinthesefeasts Whydotheygiveawaythosematerialthings Whatkindsofthingsdotheygivethanksto B LearningQuotations Lifeisafestivalonlytothewise RalphWaldoEmersonTogivethanksinsolitudeisenough Thanksgivinghaswingsandgoeswhereitmustgo V
7、ictorHugoYourfriendisyourfieldwhichyousawwithloveandreapwiththanksgiving KahlilGibran PartTwo ABriefIntroductionofAlexHaley AlexHaley 1921 1992 Journalist NovelistTheauthorofthewidelyacclaimednovelRootswasborninIthaca NewYorkonAugust11 1921 andrearedinHenning Tennessee Theoldestofthreesonsofacollege
8、professorfatherandamotherwhotaughtgradeschool HaleygraduatedfromhighschoolatfifteenandattendedcollegefortwoyearsbeforeenlistingintheUnitedStatesCoastGuardasamessboyin1939 Heseveredtheretill1959 HisfirstmajorworkTheAutobiographyofMalcolmX 1965 wasanauthoritativeandwidelyreadnarrativebasedonHaley sint
9、erviewswiththeBlackMuslimspokesman TheworkisrecognizedasaclassicofblackAmericanautobiography Haley sgreatestsuccesswasRoots TheSagaofanAmericanFamily 1976 Thiswell researchedgenealogy bornofthehistoryrecitedbyHaley smaternalgrandmother coverssevenAmericangenerations fromtheenslavementofHaley sAfrica
10、nancestorstohisowngenealogicalquest Theworkforcefullyshowsrelationshipsbetweengenerationsandbetweenraces PartThree ComprehensionQuestions PairWork 1 Whenandwheredidthewriterwritethethree thankyou letters 2 WhatmadethewriterextremelybusyontheThanksgivingDay 3 Whatwasthewriterthinkingaboutonthedeckaft
11、ertheday shardwork 4 Whatthendidhedecidetodo 5 Whydidthewriterfeelashamedwhenhethoughtaboutthepeoplethathewantedtoexpresshisgratitudeto 6 Whodidhefinallydecidetowriteto 7 Whatdidthewriterlearnfromthewritingofthethreeletters 8 WhatdidthewriterwishforallpeoplewhenanotherThanksgivingwasdrawingnear Grou
12、pWork 1 HowisThanksgivingcelebratedintheUnitedStates Doyouthinkthewaythewritercelebratedtheholidaymakessense 2 Whydoyouthinkthewriterprinted Findgood andpraiseit atthebottomofallhisstationery 3 Doyoupraiseothersmoreoftenthancriticizethemortheotherwayround PartFour CulturalNotes Thanksgiving Thanksgi
13、vingiscelebratedintheUSonthefourthThursdayinNovember FormanyAmericansitisthemostimportantholidayapartfromChristmas Schools officesandmostbusinesscloseforThanksgiving andmanypeoplemakethewholeweekendavacation ItisassociatedwiththetimewhenEuropeansfirstcametoNorthAmerica In1620theshiptheMayflowerarriv
14、ed bringingabout150peoplewhotodayareusuallycalledPilgrims Mayflower CulturalNotes Thanksgiving TodaypeoplecelebrateThanksgivingtoremembertheseearlydays ThemostimportantpartofcelebrationisatraditionaldinnerwithfoodsthatcomefromNorthAmerica Themealincludesturkey sweetpotatoesandcranberriers Theturkeyi
15、sfilledwithstuffingordressing andmanyfamilieshavetheirownspecialrecipe Dessertispumpkinmadeintoapie OnThanksgivingtherearespecialtelevisionprogramsandsportsevents InNewYorkthereistheMacy sThanksgivingDayParade whenalonglineofpeoplewearingfancycostumesmarchthroughthestreetswithlargeballoonsinthe shap
16、eofimaginarycharacters ThanksgivingisconsideredthebeginningoftheChristmasperiod andthenextdaymanypeoplegoouttoshopforChristmaspresents 2 Pilgrims Thetermisreferredtothe102EnglishpeoplewhosailedtoAmericaontheMayflowerin1620 Theirgroupincluded35PuritanswhoseaimwastocreateasafereligiouscommunityintheNewWorld ThePilgrimslandedatPlymouthRock andtheyestablishedthePlymouthcolony Theyarrivedatthebeginningofthehardwinterandcouldnotfindenoughtoeat somanyofthemdied InthenextsummerNativeAmericansshowedthemw
