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,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,UNIT 5 WRITING THREE THANK-YOU LETTERS,Alex Haley,UNIT 5 WRITING THREE THANK-YOU,ALEX HALEY(19211992),American biographer,scriptwriter,and author,became famous with the publication of the novel,Roots:The Saga of an American Family,which traces his ancestry back to Africa and covers 7 American generations as they are taken slaves to the U.S.,ALEX HALEY(19211992)American,THANKSGIVING HISTORY,Second most important holiday in the U.S.,celebrated in on the fourth Thursday in November.,associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America.In 1620 the ship,the,Mayflower,arrived,bringing about 102 people who today are usually called,Pilgrims,.,THANKSGIVING HISTORYSecond mos,THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONS,Thanksgiving dinner,Turkey,stuffing,mashed potatoes with gravy,sweet potatoes,cranberry sauce,sweet corn,various fall vegetables(mainly various kinds of squashes),and pumpkin pie,THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONSThank,THANKSGIVING,Giving thanks,Saying grace(,谢恩祈祷,)before carving a turkey at Thanksgiving dinner,Pennsylvania,U.S.,1942,THANKSGIVINGGiving thanks,THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONS,Vacation and travel:,Thanksgiving Break Thursday-Sunday,Parades,Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC,“National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation”and“Presidential Pardoning”,Football and other sports,THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONSVacat,MAIN IDEA,By writing three“thank you”letters,the author realizes that human beings long for other peoples appreciation for their efforts.Therefore,he encourages people to“find the good-and praise it”.,MAIN IDEA By writing three“th,TEXT STRUCTURE,Part Two,(Paras 10-16),Part Three,(Paras 17-23),Part Four,(Paras 24-26),Part One,(Paras 1-9),Letters of,Giving-Thanks,TEXT STRUCTUREPart Two Part Th,Correspon-dents,Letters sent,(paras13-15),Letters received,(paras 21-23),Father,The Rev.Nelson,Grand-mother,Thank him for teaching the writer from boyhood to love books and reading,.,Thank him for his morning school prayers,Thank him for teaching the writer how to tell the truth,to share,to be forgiving,Tells his son how he,as a teacher and father,felt content with him.,About his retirement with self-doubt,and the reassurance the letter brought to him,.,Expresses her loving gratefulness for her grandson,Correspon-dentsLetters sentLet,GROUP DISCUSSION,Thanksgiving was originally a religious observance to give thanks to God.Do you think the way the writer celebrated the holiday makes sense?Give reasons.,If you need to extend your appreciation,who would you like to thank?Why?How would you express your gratitude?(Be creative),Why do we need to“Find the good and praise it”?Do you praise others more often than criticize them or the other way round?Why?,GROUP DISCUSSIONThanksgiving w,VOCABULARY,get to sth./doing sth.,(l.16),begin to give serious attention to or deal with,开始认真思考(或做),Recently Ive got to wondering why I am doing the part-time job.,经历了这次事件之后,他,对待,周围的人,开始,好,起来,了,.,Having gone through the accident,he got to treating people around him kindly,get round to sth./doing sth.,Finally do sth after dealing with other matters;find the necessary time to do sth.,Im very busy at the moment but I hope to get round to answering your letter next week.,VOCABULARYget to sth./doing st,reverse,(l.21),vt.,turn around to the opposite direction;revoke or annul,反转;,撤销(法令等),Reverse the order,trend,jacket,etc.,-reversible,irreversible,They have made it clear that they will not reverse the decision to increase prices.,(adj)contrary;opposite,(与预期)相反的,(of/to),Statistics showed a reverse trend to that recorded in other countries.,(n)Childrens shoes arent cheapquite the reverse.,反而,(fml)change for the worse;misfortune,逆转,挫折,The financial reverses wont discourage him.,reverse(l.21)vt.turn aroun,turn over,(l.25),think about,consider,考虑;思考,Even when she didnt say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind.,他静静地坐在那里,思考着那个问题,.,He sat quietly,turning over the problem.,移交,(,控制权,/,所有权等,),The old lady turned the shop over to her granddaughter when she retired.,(反),take over,turn over(l.25)think about,gratitude,(l.34),n.,being thankful,thankfulness,感激,谢意,I should like to express my gratitude to all members of the laboratory past and present for their contribution to the breakthrough.,Be thankful/grateful to sb.for sth.,I appreciate your help/it(if),appreciation,n.,an expression of gratitude;understanding of the qualities or worth of sth.,感谢;欣赏,We offer this small token by way of appreciation.,By way of,as a type of sth.or serving as sth.,Lets dine out tonight,by way of a change.,gratitude(l.34)n.being tha,-MOST,后缀,构成表示位置的形容词,uppermost,(l.48),a.,highest in place or rank,predominant,最高
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