Unit Expressing GratitudePPT课件

1、Learning objectiveLearning objective- Be able to express gratitude.- Identify loss of plosion and liaison while listening.- Practice listening for specific information.- Gain greater awareness of the importance of clarity in the spoken language.第1页/共13页Warming-upWarming-upHave you ever expressed you

2、r gratitude to yourparents? If so, what did you do at that time?第2页/共13页Origination of Thanksgiving DayOrigination of Thanksgiving Day 每年每年1111月月的的第四个星期四第四个星期四是美国的是美国的Thanksgiving Day。它是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚它是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日的节日. . 1620 1620年，著名的年，著名的“五月花五月花(the Mayflower)”(the Mayflower

3、)”号船满载号船满载不堪忍受不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒102102人人到达到达美洲美洲,1620,1620年和年和16211621年之交的冬天，他们遇到了难以想象的困难，处年之交的冬天，他们遇到了难以想象的困难，处在饥寒交迫之中，冬天过去时，活下来的移民只有在饥寒交迫之中，冬天过去时，活下来的移民只有5050多人。多人。 善良的印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品，还特地派善良的印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品，还特地派人教他们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植玉米、南瓜。在印第安人人教他们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植玉米、南瓜。在印第安人的帮助下，移民们终于获得了丰收，在欢庆丰收的日子，的帮

4、助下，移民们终于获得了丰收，在欢庆丰收的日子，按照宗教传统习俗，移民规定了按照宗教传统习俗，移民规定了感谢上帝的日子感谢上帝的日子，并决定，并决定感谢印第安人的真诚帮助，邀请他们一同庆祝节日感谢印第安人的真诚帮助，邀请他们一同庆祝节日. .第3页/共13页第4页/共13页The two main courses of Thanksgiving DayThe two main courses of Thanksgiving Day 烤火鸡烤火鸡(roast turkey)(roast turkey)和和南瓜馅饼南瓜馅饼(pumpkin pie)(pumpkin pie)。通常是把火通常是把火鸡肚

5、子里塞上各种调料和拌好的食品，然后整只烤出，由鸡肚子里塞上各种调料和拌好的食品，然后整只烤出，由男主人用刀切成薄片分给大家。火鸡在烘烤时要以面包作男主人用刀切成薄片分给大家。火鸡在烘烤时要以面包作填料以吸收从中流出来的美味汁液填料以吸收从中流出来的美味汁液. . 此外，人们在餐桌上还可以吃到苹果此外，人们在餐桌上还可以吃到苹果(apple)(apple)、桔子、桔子(orange)(orange)、栗、栗(chestnut)(chestnut)、和葡萄、和葡萄(grape),(grape),以及碎肉馅饼以及碎肉馅饼(mince pie)(mince pie)、小红、小红莓酱莓酱(cranber

6、ry sauce)(cranberry sauce)等。等。 感恩节宴会感恩节宴会(Thanksgiving dinner)(Thanksgiving dinner)后，人们有时会做些传统后，人们有时会做些传统游戏，比如游戏，比如南瓜赛跑南瓜赛跑是比赛者用一把小勺推着南瓜跑，规是比赛者用一把小勺推着南瓜跑，规则是不能用手碰南瓜，先到终点者获胜。比赛用的勺子越则是不能用手碰南瓜，先到终点者获胜。比赛用的勺子越小，游戏就越有意思。小，游戏就越有意思。第5页/共13页Useful ExpressionsUseful ExpressionsInformal Thanks./Cheers./Thank

7、you./Thanks a lot. Thanks a million./Thanks very much. Thank so much./Many thanks.第6页/共13页Useful ExpressionsUseful ExpressionsInformal Much obliged./Much appreciated. Im much obliged to you. Im extremely grateful to you. Im very much indebted to you. That was extremely good of you to I do appreciate

8、 your I can never thank you enough.第7页/共13页Responses to Gratitude Youre welcome./Not at all. Thats all right./Thats OK. No bother at all./No trouble at all. Think nothing of it. My pleasure./Its a pleasure. Pleasure was all mine. Delighted I was able to help. Delighted to have been of some help.第8页/

9、共13页Activity 1 Student A invites Student B to his/her birthday party.Student B accepts his/her invitation and expresses gratitude to Student A.第9页/共13页Activity 2 Suppose youve obtained the Annual Scholarship, please deliver a brief appreciation speech.第10页/共13页If the only prayer you ever say in your

10、 entire life is If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.thank you, it will be enough. -Meister Eckhardt -Meister Eckhardt I would maintain that thanks are the highest I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happinessform of thought,