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1、UNIT 5,WRITING THREE THANK-YOU LETTERS,Background Information,Thanksgiving Day（感恩节）Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.Pepole celebrate it on the fourth Thursday of November e
2、very year.In 1620,the settlers,or Pilgrims,they sailed to America on the May flower,seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship.After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November,what is now Plymouth,Massachusetts.,Background Information,Thanksgiving Day（感恩节）The Pilgrim
3、s of PlymouthRock held their thanksgiving in 1621as a three day“thankyou”celebration to the leader of the Wampanoag（万帕诺亚格人）Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the world.It was their good fortune that the tradition of the Wampanoags was to t
4、reat any visitor to their homes with a share of whatever food the family had,even if supplies were low.,Background Information,Thanksgiving Day（感恩节）The American tradition of Thaksgiving revolve around a huge and lavish meal,usually with Turkey as the centerpiece.For those who do not like Turkey rkey
5、,a roasted or prime rib is common.In many homes family members will each mention something they are very thankful for.,Main idea,The author served in the coast guard during the world war II.On a thanksgiving Day at sea,he decided to celebrate the true meaning of thanksgiving by writing three very sp
6、ecail letters.,TEXT ANALYSIS,To Whom The letters is writen To his father;To his grammar school principal;To his grandma.,TEXT ANALYSIS,The Reasons,Father:The Rev.Nelson:,He had impressed upon the author from boyhood to love books and reading.The authors love of books never diminished and later led t
7、he author toward writing books.,The author told him whatever positive things he had done since had been influenced at least in party by his morning school prayers.,The Reasons,TEXT ANALYSIS,Grandma:,She used to teach the author how to tell the truth,to share,and to be forgiving and considerate of ot
8、hers.,TEXT ANALYSIS,Their responses Father:His father showed that after having helped educate many young pepole,he now felt that his best results included his own son.,TEXT ANALYSIS,Reverend Nelson:He wrote that the authors letter had brought him welcome reassurance that his career had been apprecia
9、ted.Grandma:She expressed her loving gratefu-lness to the authorwhom she used to diaper.,draught n.a.current of air;the amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling E.g.1)As the train began to move a pleasant draught cooled us all down.2)He took a deep drought on the wine.quest n.the act
10、of seeking or pursuing sth.E.g.1)A quest is a long and difficult search for something.2)He went to the library in the quest of something to read.,Language points,reverse vt.turn around to the opposite direction;exchange the positions of E.g.1)He reversed the judgement and set the prisoner free after
11、 all.2)The driver put the car into reverse.verbal a.spoken;of or connected with a verb E.g.1)It can something be difficult to give a verbal description of things like colors and sounds.2)She only gave me a verbal promise.,Language points,behalf n interest;benefit E.g.1）I think you for all the troubl
12、e you have taken in my behalf.2)on behalf of diminishvt.make or smaller or less E.g.Absence diminishes little passion and increase great ones,just as the wind blow out a candle and fans a fire.,Language points,expose vt.leave uncovered;make accessible to E.g.1)The children should be exposed to all k
13、inds of weather.2)He exposed their plot.Immerse vt.cover completely in a liquid;absorb deeply E.g.1)The mayor immerses himself among the masses.2)He immersed the film in the developer.,Language points,odd a.a little more than;that cannot be divided by two;strange E.g.1)Hes an odd looking old man.2)H
14、e made a living by doing odd jobs in London.successivea.fllowing one after the other E.g.1)three successive days 2)In his speech,the minister of industry said that industrial exports went up for five successive years.,Language points,Important Sentences,I realize,swallowing hard,that about half of t
15、hem had since died-so they were forever beyond any possible expression of gratitude from me.(L33-34)非常难受的是，我意识到，他们中有一半已经过世了因此他们永远都无法接受我的谢意了。【注释】本句中swallowing hard 为现在分词做伴随状语，表面我意识到这件事的痛苦。,Important Sentences,In fact,this graduated into a family habit of after-dinner quizzes at the table about the bo
16、oks read most recently and new words learned.(L49-51)渐渐地成为一种家庭习惯，晚饭后大家围在餐桌旁互相考查最近所读的书以及新学的单词。【解释】其中read是过去分词作定语修饰books。Graduate意为“逐渐变化、发展”。,Important Sentences,A glance at grandmas familiar handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair,watching her“settin down”some letter to relatives.(L92-94)看到外祖母熟悉的笔记，我顿时回想起以前站在她的白色摇椅旁边给她亲戚们写信的情景。【解释】standing alongside 和watching her 是并列结构，后者省略“of”。,Thank you!,
