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1、1.DoyouknowtheoriginofThanksgiving?SharewhatyouhavelearnedaboutThanksgivingwithyourclassmates.In1620,agroupofEnglishpuritanstookashipcalled“MayFlower”toarriveatAmerica.Theyhaveencounteredthedifficultweather,sufferedfromhungerandcoldness.Thegood-heartedIndianstaughtthemhowtoh
2、unt,tocatchfish,toplantcornandsoon.UnderIndian'shelp,theimmigrantshaveobtainedabigharvestfinally,thustheydecidedtothankGodandalsothanktheirIndianfriends’sincerehelpbyinvitingthemtocelebratetogether.2.DoyoucelebrateThanksgiving?Whatdoyouusuallydoonthatday?Yes.Thisisnotonlybec
3、auseit’sgettingmoreandmorepopularinChina,butalsobecauseit’squitemeaningfultoshowourthankstopeople,whoraisedandsupportedus,namely,ourparents,andwhohelpeduslikeourfriendsandclassmates.ThesearethethingsIfindquitemeaningfultodoonthatday.Thetextismadeupofthreeparts.Trytogiveeachp
4、artaheading.Thefirsthasbeengiven.ParagraphsHeadingsPart1(1-5)WehostedaThanksgivingdinneratourhouseinDecember.Part2()Part3()Wetalkedaboutthisyearwhileweate.6-1011-12Weclosedournighttogetherandshowedourgratitude.HappyThanksgiving(1)OnesnowynighthalfwaythroughDecember,wehostedh
5、ousechurchatourhouse,andIdecidedtocookaThanksgivingdinner.Yes,withaturkey.Yes,eventhoughIbarelyknowhowtocookbonelessskinlesschickenbreasts.Yes,eventhoughIhaveanewborn.Yes,severalweeksaftertheactualholiday.ByShaunaNiequist(2)Butithadbeenagessincewe’dhostedhousechurch,sincebef
6、oreHenrywasborn,andImissedit,missedthecookingandthetablesettingandthesoundsoftheirvoicesinourhome,andIwantedittobespecial,tofeellikeapartyoraholiday.AndIrealizedaswellthatIwantedtocelebratetheholidaywiththem.Wetalkaboutbeingoneanother’sfamily,andthathasbecomesotruethatwhenaf
7、amilytimecomes,likeaholiday,itdoesn’tfeelrighttospenditwithoutthem.(3)IhadtwoThanksgivingdinnersalreadythisyear,onewithmyparentsandAaronandHenry.ItwastheWednesdaybeforeThanksgiving,actually,whichwasmymom’sbirthday.IhadwatchedafamousAmericanTVchefmakestuffingonhershowwithonio
8、nsandapples,soItriedthat,andbecausetherewereonlyafewofus,wedidalittleturkey
