英语八年级上册Lesson 16 Happy Thanksgiving!教案

Unit 3 Families Celebrate Together

Lesson 16 Happy Thanksgiving

To master words and phrases: meal, conversation, give…a big hug, give thanks to… for…

To know the words: hug, turkey, gathering, dessert.

To talk about celebrations on Thanksgiving Day.

To give thanks to everybody who deserves that.

Vocabulary: meal, conversation.

Phrases: give…a big hug; give thanks to… for….

Express thanks to other people in English.

Step 1 Read a poem about autumn and review Mid-Autumn Day.

Mid-Autumn Day is a reunion for all the family members.

Through revision elicit the new words in this lesson.

Such as:

On Mid-Autumn Day, families will meet each other and we can hug to greet each other.

We can have a family gathering.

We enjoy a big meal together.

We eat moon cakes as disserts.

We have a conversation together.

Step 2 Autumn is an important festival in autumn in China, and in western countries, they also have a big festival in autumn. Do you still remember what it is?

It’s Thanksgiving Day.

When is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.?

Do you know why they celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

How to celebrate Thanksgiving?

Talk about the food for the dinner. Elicit the word “turkey”, and add something more.

Listen to Part I and answer:

①Where did Jenny go on Thanksgiving Day?

② How did they greet each other?

③What was grandmother doing then?      

Read Part II and fill in the blanks.

Step 3 Through the vocabulary exercise, let the Ss know we need to thank everyone who has made us grateful.

Elicit the final task for the Ss to do. Write a Thanksgiving card to your parents or friends.

At last give Ss chances to present.

Since the Ss have understood the main information of the text, let them do some vocabulary exercises.

Better your Thanks giving card and show it to your family or friends after school.

Finish exercise book of this lesson.

Watch movie Free Birds if you have time.