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1、Unit5HowtoCelebrateHolidaysBriefStatementsBasedontheUnitThepeopleinthedifferentpartoftheworldcelebratethevariouskindsofholidays.Withdevelopmentoftheeconomy,peoplespendmoreandmoremoneyonthegiftsforthefamilymembersandfriends.Instead,peopletendtoforgetthes
2、piritoftheholiday.Maybetosay“thankyou”toyourfamilyisthebestgiftforthem.Intext,theauthorcomposedthree“thankyou”letterswithgenuinestatementsofheartfeltappreciationandgratituderespectivelytoSimonA.Haley,anoldprofessor;tohisgrandma,CynthiaPalmer,andtotheRev
3、.LonualNelson.PreparationHowtocelebrateholidays,justinyouropinion?InwhatwayisThanksgivingsimilartoourSpringFestival?DoyourememberthetextinBook1,AlltheCabbieHadWasaLetter?Quiteoftenwetakeforgrantedthepeoplewhoarenicetous,thenwerealizealltoolatethatwehave
4、neverexpressedourappreciation,justlikethecabdriver.WhoshouldIthankforwhat?①WhatshouldIthankmyparent(s)/friend(s)for?②HaveIexpressedmygratitudetotheperson(s)?③Iftheanswertopreviousquestionisyes,whathaveyoudone?Iftheanswerisno,whatdoyouplantodo?④Areholida
5、ysagoodtimetoexpressgratitude?Whichholidaysarethemostappropriate?AbouttheAuthor:AlexHaleyAlexPalmerHaley(1921-1992)：Americanbiographer,scriptwriter,authorwhobecamefamouswiththepublicationofthenovelROOTS.InitHaleytracedhisancestrybacktoAfricaandcoveredse
6、venAmericangenerations,startingfromhisancestor,KuntaKinte.Thebookwasadaptedtotelevisionseries,andwokeupaninterestingenealogy,particularlyamongAfrican-Americans.Haleyhimselfcommentedthatthebookwasnotsomuchhistoryasastudyofmythmaking:"WhatRootsgetsatinwha
7、teverform,isthatittouchesthepulseofhowalikewehumanbeingsarewhenyougetdowntothebottom,beneaththeseman-imposeddifferences."AlexHaleyHesaidthatthreegroupsofpeoplelivedineveryvillage：AlexHaleyFirstwerethoseyoucouldsee-walkingaround,eating,sleeping,andworkin
8、g.Secondweretheancestors,whomGrandmaYaisahadnowjoined.“Andthethirdpeople-whoarethey?"askedKunta."Thethirdpeople,"saidOmoro,"arethosewaitingtobeborn."ThanksgivingDay1.Introduction2.Origin3.SpecialMeal4.CelebrationsThePilgrimsNativ
