Unit 5 Writing Three Thank-You Letters.pptVIP

go about behave; keep busy doing (sth.) ; set about 表现；忙于；着手 Its unprofessional to go about criticizing your colleagues. 到处 Go about your business! (=Mind your own business) Despite the threat of war, people went about their work as usual. If you go about it in the right way, you’ll soon get it finished. mightily (l. 106)ad. to a great degree, very much 在很大程度上，非常 He felt mightily relieved on learning that the examination had been postponed. mighty: powerful, strong a mighty army, nation, ruler Annoyed, the girl gave her boyfriend a mighty thump. The pen is mightier than the sword. (Writers and thinkers affect human affairs more than soldiers do.) He struck it mightily with his sword. UNIT 5 WRITING THREE THANK-YOU LETTERS Alex Haley ALEX HALEY (1921—1992) American biographer, scriptwriter, and author became famous with the publication of the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which traces his ancestry back to Africa and covers 7 American generations as they are taken slaves to the U.S. THANKSGIVING HISTORY Second most important holiday in the U.S., celebrated in on the fourth Thursday in November. associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflower arrived, bringing about 102 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONS Thanksgiving dinner Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, various fall vegetables (mainly various kinds of squashes), and pumpkin pie THANKSGIVING Giving thanks Saying grace (谢恩祈祷) before carving a turkey at Thanksgiving dinner, Pennsylvania, U.S., 1942 THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONS Vacation and travel: Thanksgiving Break Thursday-Sunday Parades Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC “National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation” and “Presidential Pardoning” Football and other sports MAIN IDEA By writing three “thank you” letters, the author realizes that human beings long for other people’s appreciation for their