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1、1.DoyouknowtheoriginofThanksgiving?SharewhatyouhavelearnedaboutThanksgivingwithyourclassmates.In1620,agroupofEnglishpuritanstookashipcalled“MayFlower”toarriveatAmerica.Theyhaveencounteredthedifficultweather,sufferedfromhungerandcoldness.Thegood-heartedIndianstaughtthemhowtohunt,tocatchfish
2、,toplantcornandsoon.UnderIndian'shelp,theimmigrantshaveobtainedabigharvestfinally,thustheydecidedtothankGodandalsothanktheirIndianfriends’sincerehelpbyinvitingthemtocelebratetogether.2.DoyoucelebrateThanksgiving?Whatdoyouusuallydoonthatday?Yes.Thisisnotonlybecauseit’sgettingmoreandmorepopu
3、larinChina,butalsobecauseit’squitemeaningfultoshowourthankstopeople,whoraisedandsupportedus,namely,ourparents,andwhohelpeduslikeourfriendsandclassmates.ThesearethethingsIfindquitemeaningfultodoonthatday.Thetextismadeupofthreeparts.Trytogiveeachpartaheading.Thefirsthasbeengiven.ParagraphsHe
4、adingsPart1(1-5)WehostedaThanksgivingdinneratourhouseinDecember.Part2()Part3()Wetalkedaboutthisyearwhileweate.6-1011-12Weclosedournighttogetherandshowedourgratitude.HappyThanksgiving(1)OnesnowynighthalfwaythroughDecember,wehostedhousechurchatourhouse,andIdecidedtocookaThanksgivingdinner.Ye
5、s,withaturkey.Yes,eventhoughIbarelyknowhowtocookbonelessskinlesschickenbreasts.Yes,eventhoughIhaveanewborn.Yes,severalweeksaftertheactualholiday.ByShaunaNiequist(2)Butithadbeenagessincewe’dhostedhousechurch,sincebeforeHenrywasborn,andImissedit,missedthecookingandthetablesettingandthesounds
6、oftheirvoicesinourhome,andIwantedittobespecial,tofeellikeapartyoraholiday.AndIrealizedaswellthatIwantedtocelebratetheholidaywiththem.Wetalkaboutbeingoneanother’sfamily,andthathasbecomesotruethatwhenafamilytimecomes,likeaholiday,itdoesn’tfeelrighttospenditwithoutthem.(3)IhadtwoThanksgivingd
7、innersalreadythisyear,onewithmyparentsandAaronandHenry.ItwastheWednesdaybeforeThanksgiving,actually,whichwasmymom’sbirthday.IhadwatchedafamousAmericanTVchefmakestuffingonhershowwithonionsandapples,soItriedthat,andbecausetherewereonlyafewofus,wedidalittleturkey
