question: 1. when is the thanks giving day? 2. what is the origin of thanks giving day? 3. what...

Question:

1. When is the Thanks Giving Day?

2. What is the origin of Thanks Giving Day?

3. What dishes will be served on Thanks Giving Day?

4. What does the title “Thanks Giving, but the turkey farmers are not celebrating” mean?

• The meal usually includes turkey served along with dishes like cranberries(越橘 ), sweet potatoes, green beans and 1.__________pie. The turkey is usually seasoned and 2.______in an oven, but some people fry the bird in oil or cook it on a grill ( 烤架 ) or in a smoker.

• The National Turkey Federation 3.________that Americans ate forty-six million birds for last year's holiday. The government expects turkey production to increase two percent this year. About two-thirds of the turkeys raised in the United States came from six states: Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia and Indiana.

Thanksgiving, but US turkey farmers aren't celebrating

• Turkey is eaten all year, and Americans have been eating more of it over the years, though chicken, beef and 4._______are still more popular.

• Federation president Joel Brandenberger says twenty-twelve will not be as 5._________for turkey farmers as the last two years were.6. ________costs are up while turkey prices are about the same.

• "Corn is our number one feed ingredient, and the drought has 7._________increased the price of corn dramatically and, frankly, the fact that an ever-increasing amount of the corn crop is being diverted to ethanol ethanol production also has increased the cost of corn. So that's created some difficulty for the industry this year.“

• The Pilgrims(清教徒 )' feast in sixteen twenty-one is often considered the nation's first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims were early settlers of Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. They held a three-day feast to celebrate a good 8._______. However, other European settlers in North America also held 9.________of thanks. These included British colonists in Virginia in sixteen nineteen.

• In eighteen sixty-three, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. In nineteen thirty-nine, as the Great Depression was ending, President Franklin Roosevelt established the holiday on the fourth Thursday. He did not want to shorten the Christmas holiday shopping 10.________in years when November has a fifth Thursday.

• Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday that Americans celebrate on the fourth Thursday in November. This autumn festival is traditionally celebrated with family and friends over a big meal that takes hours to prepare.

• The meal usually includes turkey served along with dishes like cranberries, sweet potatoes, green beans and 1.___________pie. The turkey is usually seasoned and 2.___________ in an oven, but some people fry the bird in oil or cook it on a grill or in a smoker.

• The National Turkey Federation 3.____________that Americans ate forty-six million birds for last year's holiday. The government expects turkey production to increase two percent this year. About two-thirds of the turkeys raised in the United States came from six states: Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia and Indiana.

Thanksgiving, but US turkey farmers aren't celebrating

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roasted

estimates

• Turkey is eaten all year, and Americans have been eating more of it over the years, though chicken, beef and 4._______ are still more popular.

• Federation president Joel Brandenberger says twenty-twelve will not be 5.___________as for turkey farmers as the last two years were. 6.___________costs are up while turkey prices are about the same.

• "Corn is our number one feed ingredient, and the drought has 7.__________increased the price of corn dramatically and, frankly, the fact that an ever-increasing amount of the corn crop is being diverted to ethanol production also has increased the cost of corn. So that's created some difficulty for the industry this year.“

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profitable

Feed

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• The Pilgrims' feast in sixteen twenty-one is often considered the nation's first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims were early settlers of Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. They held a three-day feast to celebrate a good 8.____________. However, other European settlers in North America also held 9._____________of thanks. These included British colonists in Virginia in sixteen nineteen.

• • In eighteen sixty-three, during the Civil War,

President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. In nineteen thirty-nine, as the Great Depression was ending, President Franklin Roosevelt established the holiday on the fourth Thursday. He did not want to shorten the Christmas holiday shopping 10.________in years when November has a fifth Thursday.

harvest ceremonies

season

Developing a Positive Attitude

Go to Text A

Text B

1. What is the text mainly about?

2. What advice does the writer give?

First Reading

Read the text and then answer the following questions according

to the text.

Part 1(Para. 1-3)

1. How can we recognize our thought patterns?

2. What have many people found when they listen to their internal dialogue?

Second reading1

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Part 2(Para. 4-end)

1. What should we do if we find communicating difficult?

2. What is the most basic human trait?3. What does the author advise us to do when we are

feeling down?4. What is the purpose to participate in new physical

and mental activities?5. What does the mainstream media usually focus on?

Second reading1

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textB_1


1 The way you think, day in day out, affects all aspects

of your life. Learning to listen to your “internal dialogue”

will help you recognize your thought patterns and how

they may be affecting the way you handle the stressful

situations of daily living.

2 Many people have found that, when they tune in to

their internal dialogue, much of it is negative. Thoughts

like, “I could never do that” and “What if I fail?” can

seriously affect the way you behave. This, in turn, affects

every aspect of your life.

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The way you think, day in day out, affects all aspects of your life.

Learning to listen to your “internal dialogue” will help you recognize

your thought patterns and how they may be affecting the way you

handle the stressful situations of daily living.

Many people have found that, when they tune in to their internal

dialogue, much of it is negative. Thoughts like, “I could never do that”

and “What if I fail?” can seriously affect the way you behave. This, in

turn, affects every aspect of your life.

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I have to do the same boring jobs day in day out.

It’s boring to eat the same food day in, day out.

day in day out: 日复一日

我不得不日复一日地做同样的枯燥的工作。

Detailed Study of Text A










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Many people

Try to tune in to your partner’s needs.Close

2. tune in (to)/be tuned in to : 了解 ,理解to realize or understand…


I tune in to the film channel every night.

1. tune in to : 调整 (收音机、电视）的频道

我每晚都收看电影频道。










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What if I fail

“What if I fail?”

— “What will happen if I fail?

What if the train’s late?

What if you don’t pass your exams?

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In turn

2. 相应地

Interest rates were cut and, in turn, share prices rose.

Students read the story in turn.

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1. 依次 \ 轮流


in turn:

3 The key to living our lives free from negative thought

is to remember who we truly are, free from our

momentary emotional shifts. For many, the transition to

positive awareness of self requires “small steps” on a

chosen path.

4 Here are some ways to help you develop a more

positive attitude and better manage the stressors in

your life:

5 Listen to internal dialogue. Divide one or more

sheets of paper into two columns and, for a few days,

write down in the left column all the negative thoughts

that come into your head. Rewrite each thought in a

positive way in the second column. Practice doing this in

your mind until it becomes a habit. (For example, “I’ll

never get this finished by the end of the day!” could

become, “I will probably get most of this finished by the

end of the day.”)

textB_2

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The key to living our lives free from negative thought is to remember

who we truly are, free from our momentary emotional shifts. For many,

the transition to positive awareness of Self requires “small

steps” on a chosen path.

Here are some ways to help you develop a more positive attitude

and better manage the stressors in your life:

Listen to internal dialogue. Divide one or more sheets of paper into

two columns and, for a few days, write down in the left column all the

negative thoughts that come into your head. Rewrite each thought in a

positive way in the second column. Practice doing this in your mind

until it becomes a habit. (For example, “I’ll never get this finished by

the end of the day!” could become, “I will probably get most of this

finished by the end of the day.”) Close

1.the key to something: the best or only way to achieve

something 关键

Hard work is the key to success.

The key to living

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2. free from/of: without 没有

We want to give all children a world free from violence.

努力学习是成功的关键。













finished by the end of the day.”)

transition: n. a change

Making the transition from youth to adulthood can be very painful.

transition

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Just calm down. This is a transition, not a tragedy.

冷静点。这就是一个过渡，没那么糟糕。

从青少年到成人的这一转变是痛苦的。













finished by the end of the day.”)

get something done: meaning do something or have it

done for you 做某事

Get something done

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You need to get your hair cut.

I will get the first part finished by tonight.

我今天晚上要把第一部分完成。

6 Learn to communicate. Don’t say the things we

feel can lead to a sense of frustration, hurt, anger or

anxiety. If you find communicating difficult, or are

afraid of arguments, take a course in communicating

effectively.

7 Get back to basics. Reconnect with old friends,

take the dog for a walk, visit an art gallery or listen

to your favourite music. Enjoy a long, relaxing bath,

read a great book, tell your child a story, or ask an

older relative to tell you one! It is the simplest

things in life that give us the most pleasure.

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Learn to communicate. Don’t say the things we feel can lead to

a sense of frustration, hurt, anger or anxiety. If you find

communicating difficult, or are afraid of arguments, take a course in

communicating effectively.

Get back to basics. Reconnect with old friends, take the dog for

a walk, visit an art gallery or listen to your favourite music. Enjoy a

long, relaxing bath, read a great book, tell your child a story, or ask

an older relative to tell you one! It is the simplest things in life that

give us the most pleasure.

lead to: 导致to cause something to happen or exist

It also can lead to strokes and heart disease.

朋友之间的误解可能会招致争吵 .

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同样它也能引起中风和心脏病。

Misunderstandings between friends may lead to quarrels.

8 Help someone out. The simple act of helping

others helps us to feel good. Pick up groceries for an

aging neighbour, volunteer at your local hospital or

read a book to someone with failing eyesight. If you

are unsure of how to help out in your community, call

your

nearest volunteer centre.

9 Allow yourself to be loved. The ability to love

and be loved is the most basic human trait. We, as a

society, have become disconnected from this most

basic need. Finding ways to reconnect with others is

extremely helpful in developing a positive attitude.

textB_4

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Help someone out. The simple act of helping others helps us to

feel good. Pick up groceries for an aging neighbour, volunteer at

your local hospital or read a book to someone with failing eyesight. If

you are unsure of how to help out in your community, call your

nearest volunteer centre.

Allow yourself to be loved. The ability to love and be loved is the

most basic human trait. We, as a society, have become

disconnected from this most basic need. Finding ways to reconnect

with others is extremely helpful in developing a positive attitude.

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help out: 帮某人摆脱困境to help someone because they are busy or have problems

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他让我一起去帮帮他的忙 .

Her parents helped her out with a $500 loan.

He asked me to come along and help out.

10 Allow yourself to laugh and find humour in the

simplest of things. If you are feeling down, read some

jokes, watch a funny movie or just act “silly” once in a

while. At times, it is a good thing to let yourself see the

world through a child’s eyes.

11 Participate in new physical and mental activities to

improve confidence levels and coping mechanisms. It

could be as easy as learning the meanings of new words

to build confidence.

12 Remember that the mainstream media focuses on

information that leads to fear, negative thoughts and

emotion. Find other more positive things to do with your

precious moments such as reading a great positive book,

a walk in nature or volunteering with people and animals.

Textb_5

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Allow yourself to laugh and find humour in the simplest of things.

If you are feeling down, read some jokes, watch a funny movie or

just act “silly” once in a while. At times, it is a good thing to let

yourself see the world through a child’s eyes.

Participate in new physical and mental activities to improve

confidence levels and coping mechanisms. It could be as easy as

learning the meanings of new words to build confidence.

Remember that the mainstream media focuses on information

that leads to fear, negative thoughts and emotion. Find other more

positive things to do with your precious moments such as reading a

great positive book, a walk in nature or volunteering with people and

animals.5/5

Close

once in a while: 偶尔

It is a good idea to eat out once in a while; a change of scene and cooking is good for you.

偶尔上上馆子倒是个好主意，因为变换一下环境和烹调口味对人有好处。












animals.5/5

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at times: sometimes 有时

Life is hard at times.

有时他的举止非常古怪

He behaves very strangely at times.












animals.5/5

participate in: to take part in or become involved in an activity

她从来都没有参加过我们的讨论 .

More than 400 children participated in a clean-up of the park.

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She never participates in any of our discussions.

Time For Fun

1. What follows a horse wherever he goes?

2. You can see it, but you can’t touch it. It may disappear, but has never

really left you.

3. Which is faster, heat or cold?

4. The more you take away, the bigger I become. What am I?

5. I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. What am I?

6. I was carried into a dark room, and set on fire. I wept, and then my

head was cut off. What am I?

7. What can be heard and caught but never seen?

8. No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?

9. I fly in the air, but I am not always there. I cannot be touched, but I can

be felt or held. Think very hard, but if you live near the equator, you

may have a tough time seeing me. What am I?

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10. I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t

have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

11. Black I am and much admired, men seek me until they’re tired. When

they find me, they break my head, and take from me my resting bed.

What am I?

12. What has two hands and a face, but no arms and legs?

13. What State in the United States is high in the middle and round at the

ends?

14. What are the two strongest days of the week?

15. What’s got a head and a tail, but no body?

Answers:1. His tails. 2. Your shadow. 3. Heat, because you can catch a cold. 4. A hole. 5. The wind. 6. A candle. 7. A remark. 8. Science. 9. Your breath. 10. Fire. 11. Coal. 12. A clock. 13. Ohio. 14. They are Saturday and Sunday. All the others are weak (week) days. 15. A coin.

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day in day out

in turn

the key to

日复一日

……的关键是

结果

轮流

free from 没有

divide into 分成

lead to

help out

once in a while 偶尔

帮某人摆脱困境

导致

At times 有时

participate in 参加

focus on 集中

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1. mainstream2. columns3. volunteered4. internal5. participate6. precious7. trait8. communicate9. momentary10. transition11. favorite12. awareness

EX.61. divided into

2. participate in

3. feeling down

4. focus on

5. lead to

6. write down

7. tune in to

8. help with

9. What if

10. in turn

• Alexis Martinez, 14, is in a tour group that is learning the dance made famous by South Korean musician Psy in his 1._______ Gangnam Style. Martinez says even back home in Texas the song is a big 2._______.

• "It was basically my whole school knew about it, it was crazy," said Martinez. "There was a flash mob in our school that did it, the Gangnam Style.“

• "Gangnam Style" is one of the most viewed videos ever on the Internet. It has 3._______ high on music charts in Asia, Europe and North America. And is what many say is South Korea's most successful 4._______export.

Gangnam Style

• For those reasons, some believe "Gangnam Style" can be used to 5._______many foreign visitors and money.

• Je Sang-won, who heads the Korea Tourism Organization's Halyu, or Korean Wave, division said. "I think Gangnam Style is bringing up Korea's 6._______value," "It has 7.________more Western fans and made them interested in Korea. We did a survey in Los Angeles and found 70 percent of respondents said they wanted to visit Korea after they saw the video.“

• Out of the streets of Gangnam, which is the part of Seoul south of the Han River, businesses are using Psy and his song to help sell products.

• And some other 8.________say ever since "Gangnam Style" went viral, they have seen an increase in foreign shoppers.

• Kwon Da-na runs a clothing shop in Gangnam's trendy Apgujeong neighborhood.

• "Sometimes there are more foreign customers than Korean shoppers coming to my store. When I turn on the Gangnam Style song and open the door, some people come in off the street. They 9._______a lot".

• South Korea expects to see more than 10 million foreign visitors this year. And according to the Korea Tourism Organization, Korean pop music, known as K-POP, is one of the country's biggest draws. And now thanks to Psy, the KTO plans to use Gangnam Style to attract more foreign10.________.

• Alexis Martinez, 14, is in a tour group that is learning the dance made famous by South Korean musician Psy in his 1._________ Gangnam Style. Martinez says even back home in Texas the song is a big 2.________.

• "It was basically my whole school knew about it, it was crazy," said Martinez. "There was a flash mob in our school that did it, the Gangnam Style.“

• "Gangnam Style" is one of the most viewed videos ever on the Internet. It has 3.________high on music charts in Asia, Europe and North America. And is what many say is South Korea's most successful 4.________export.

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ranked

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• For those reasons, some believe "Gangnam Style" can be used to 5.________ many foreign visitors and money.

• Je Sang-won, who heads the Korea Tourism Organization's Halyu, or Korean Wave, division said. "I think Gangnam Style is bringing up Korea's 6._______value," "It has 7._________more Western fans and made them interested in Korea. We did a survey in Los Angeles and found 70 percent of respondents said they wanted to visit Korea after they saw the video.“

• Out of the streets of Gangnam, which is the part of Seoul south of the Han River, businesses are using Psy and his song to help sell products.

import

brand attracted

• And some other 8.____________say ever since "Gangnam Style" went viral, they have seen an increase in foreign shoppers.

• Kwon Da-na runs a clothing shop in Gangnam's trendy Apgujeong neighborhood.

• "Sometimes there are more foreign customers than Korean shoppers coming to my store. When I turn on the Gangnam Style song and open the door, some people come in off the street. They 9._______a lot" .

• South Korea expects to see more than 10 million foreign visitors this year. And according to the Korea Tourism Organization, Korean pop music, known as K-POP, is one of the country's biggest draws. And now thanks to Psy, the KTO plans to use Gangnam Style to attract more foreign 10.________.

merchants

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tourists

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