But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message．On Thursday evening，Dean and Ben’s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal．
Each of them will write a 1ist of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket．The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives．
Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new lire．After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest．They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food．
Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving．They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter．
詞匯 ：
turkey n．火雞
pumpkin n．南瓜
pilgrim n．朝圣者
1．Thanksgiving：感恩節(jié)(11月的第四個星期四)
2．Halloween ：10月3 1日之夜(據(jù)傳此時可見到鬼)
3．Christmas：圣誕節(jié)(12月25日)
1. On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up as
A)ghosts
B)players．
C)pilgrims．
D)visitors．
2．When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?
A)On Halloween．
B)On Thursday．
C)On Thanksgiving．
D)On Christmas Day．
3．Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for
A)looking after them．
B)providing them with comfortable and happy lives?
C)clothing them．
D)protecting them
4．Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because
A)they call stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food?
B)they can dress up like monsters．
C)they can put on plays．
D)they call visit American Indians．
5．The first pilgrims settled in the United States in
A)1621．
B)1620．
C)1622．
D)1619．
第3篇
Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles
The Ford motor company’s abandonment of electric cars effectively signals the end of the road for the technology，analysts say．
General Motors。and Honda’ceased production of battery．powered cars in 1 999, to focus on fuel cell and hybrid electric gasoline engines, which are more attractive to the consumer．Ford has now announced it will do the same．
Each of them will write a 1ist of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket．The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives．
Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new lire．After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest．They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food．
Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving．They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter．
詞匯 ：
turkey n．火雞
pumpkin n．南瓜
pilgrim n．朝圣者
1．Thanksgiving：感恩節(jié)(11月的第四個星期四)
2．Halloween ：10月3 1日之夜(據(jù)傳此時可見到鬼)
3．Christmas：圣誕節(jié)(12月25日)
1. On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up as
A)ghosts
B)players．
C)pilgrims．
D)visitors．
2．When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?
A)On Halloween．
B)On Thursday．
C)On Thanksgiving．
D)On Christmas Day．
3．Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for
A)looking after them．
B)providing them with comfortable and happy lives?
C)clothing them．
D)protecting them
4．Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because
A)they call stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food?
B)they can dress up like monsters．
C)they can put on plays．
D)they call visit American Indians．
5．The first pilgrims settled in the United States in
A)1621．
B)1620．
C)1622．
D)1619．
第3篇
Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles
The Ford motor company’s abandonment of electric cars effectively signals the end of the road for the technology，analysts say．
General Motors。and Honda’ceased production of battery．powered cars in 1 999, to focus on fuel cell and hybrid electric gasoline engines, which are more attractive to the consumer．Ford has now announced it will do the same．