PEP《小學(xué)英語》五年級(jí)（上）Unit 2 May Days Of The Week單元教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)
1.thanksgiving thanksgiving is a very imp—ortant cuhural festival in the united states.it takesplace on the last thursday of november and itspurpose，as its name suggests，is to give thanks for allthat we have.the mayflower pilgrims held the veryfirst thanksgiving.after having barely survived aharsh winter and following an abundant harvest，theydecided to hold a feast to give thanks.largely redo-lent of the traditional english harvest festival，a sig-nifieant and unique element to this original thanks-giving was that the pilgrims invited 9 1 local indiansto whom they felt indebted for assisting their survivalin that first bleak year.this spirit of friendship didnot last，however，a few years on and the pilgrimswere condemning the indians as heathen.nowadays，the festival is a chance for family to get together andenjoy the traditional food such as roast turkey andpumpkin pie that no thanksgiving could do without.
感恩節(jié)在美國，感恩節(jié)是一個(gè)非常重要的節(jié)日。感恩節(jié)是在11月的最后一個(gè)星期四，它的紀(jì)念主題正如它的名字本身所提到的，感謝我們所擁有的一切。最早開始慶祝這個(gè)節(jié)日的是“五月花號(hào)”上的清教徒們。在渡過了一個(gè)難熬的嚴(yán)冬后，他們獲得了一次大豐收，于是，他們決定舉行一個(gè)盛大的宴會(huì)來表達(dá)他們的感激之情。在英國傳統(tǒng)的“收獲感恩節(jié)”中，“感恩節(jié)”還有另外一個(gè)重要的因素，那就是清教徒們邀請(qǐng)91個(gè)當(dāng)?shù)氐挠〉诎踩斯餐瑧c祝這個(gè)節(jié)日，這91個(gè)人正是在那個(gè)寒冬中給了他們極大支持的人，確實(shí)是他們需要感謝的人。然而，這種友誼并未能延續(xù)多長時(shí)間，幾年之后，清教徒們一致譴責(zé)這些印第安人是野蠻人。如今，這個(gè)節(jié)日演變成了一個(gè)有機(jī)會(huì)讓家庭成員聚集在一起的節(jié)日。在這個(gè)節(jié)日中，大家在一起享用傳統(tǒng)美食，如烤火雞、南瓜餡餅等這些節(jié)日特色食物。
2.mother’s day mothering sunday was anenglish observance whereby people were encouragedto return on the 4th sunday of lent to the church inwhich they were baptized，their“mother church”.naturally，this often meant returning to their home—town.at the time it was common for children asyoung as 10 to be away from home working so it be—·came the custom that they were on this day allowed toretum to visit their families.this evolved into a dayfor showing respect and love for one’s mother.moth-er’s day in the usa，on the second sunday of may，has a different origin.it did not develop from anotherpractice as in england，but was instigated in the early20th century as a day specifically for expressinggratitude to the nation’s mothers.father’s day，notas is often believed invented by card companies.ac—tually originated in the usa only a little later，in—spired by mother’s day.