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1、Unit5HowtoCelebrateHolidaysTextAWritingThreeThank-youLettersPre-readingQuestionsCanyounamesomeChinese&WesternFestivals?C:TheSpringFestival,theLanternFestival,theDragon-boatFestival,theMid-autumnFestival,theDoubleNinthFestivaletc.W:St.Valentine’sDay,Easter,Mother’sDay,Father’sDay,Halloween,Tha
2、nksgiving,Christmasetc.2.CanyousaysomethingabouttheThanksgivingday?Ifyouthinkyouneedtoexpressyourthanks,whowouldyouliketothank?AndForwhat?CulturalNotesThanksgiving:ThanksgivingiscelebratedintheUSonthefourthThursdayinNovember.FormanyAmericansitisthemostimportantholidayapartfromChristmas.School
3、s,officesandmostbusinesscloseforThanksgiving,andmanypeoplemakethewholeweekendavacation.ItisassociatedwiththetimewhenEuropeansfirstcametoNorthAmerica.In1620theshiptheMayflowerarrived,bringingabout150peoplewhotodayareusuallycalledPilgrims.MayflowerⅡPilgrimsThetermisreferredtothe102Englishpeople
4、whosailedtoAmericaontheMayflowerin1620.Theirgroupincluded35PuritanswhoseaimwastocreateasafereligiouscommunityintheNewWorld.ThePilgrimslandedatPlymouthRock,andtheyestablishedthePlymouthcolony.Theyarrivedatthebeginningofthehardwinterandcouldnotfindenoughedibalfood,somanyofthemdied.Inthenextsumm
5、erNativeAmericansshowedthemwhatfoodsweresafetoeatandsotheycouldsavefoodforthenextwinter.TheyheldabigcelebrationtothankGodandtheNativeAmericansforthefactthattheyhadsurvived.NativeAmericansNativeAmericanswerelivinginNorthAmericaformanyofhundredsofyearsbeforeEuropeansreachedthecontinent.Foralong
6、timewhitepeoplecalledthemIndians.Todaymanypeopledonotlikethisnamesinceitisbasedonamistake:itwasgiventothepeoplelivingintheAmericasbyChristopherColumbuswhothoughthehadlandedinIndiawhenhearrivedinAmericas.Instead,peopleprefertousethetermNativeAmericans.SpecialMeal:TodaypeoplecelebrateThanksgivi
7、ngtoremembertheseearlydays.ThemostimportantpartofcelebrationisatraditionaldinnerwithfoodsthatcomefromNorthAmerica.Themealincludesturkey,sweetpotatoesandcranberries.Theturkeyisfilledwithstuffingordressing,andmanyfamilieshavetheirownspecialreci