4. Let's celebrate: "Thanksgiving"

Focus on

A glad thanksgiving

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Check your knowledge of Thanksgiving:

  • Do you know what Americans celebrate at Thanksgiving?
  • When is Thanksgiving exactly celebrated?
  • Do you know the origins of this holiday?
  • What do people do on Thanksgiving Day?
 

Watch the following video and learn expressions related to Thanksgiving.

Englishwithjennifer. THANKSGIVING - English Vocabulary (Licencia estándar de YouTube)

Do it yourself

Match the following words with their meanings (use two digits to write the numbers, eg: 01):

 

corn

01. Large bird kept for food

cranberry

 02. People who were born in a place

treaty

 03. Dish of pumpkin covered with pastry

pumpkin pie

 04. Someone who travels from one place to another for religious reasons
feast 05. Large meal for many people in order to celebrate something
thanks 06. Sour-tasting red berry

gravy

 07. When someone does something nice for you, you appreciate it and give_______________ to that person

pilgrim

 08. Sauce made from the juice of cooked meat mixed with flour

turkey

 09. When people or countries agree to do something and help each other, they make a_______________.

natives

 10. The seeds of a plant that is cooked as food

Source: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=10036#a

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Do it yourself

Listen to this Thanksgiving song "Except for the Turkey" and fill in the blanks with the words you hear (use one single word for each gap):

Its3DGaming. The Turkey Song (Licencia estándar de YouTube)

 

It’s and we’re round
Little children make a sound
And there’s no school and we get to play
And we’re all for this day
Except for the
La lala la la la la la except for the turkey

There’s a wreath of leaves on the front door
And we all say what we’re thankful for
There’s such and there’s such great fun
And there’s such big smile’s on everyone
Except for the turkey
La lala la la la la la
Except for the turkey

We all join hands and sing this song
with and a that’s strong
We bow our heads then we have our
It’s a lovely day to say the least
Except for the turkey
La lala la la la la la
Except for the turkey

So if you’re a turkey and you’re still alive,
you might kinda wanna hide
Or soon you’ll probably be dead meat
On this day you’re what we eat
So fly away to a distant land
Where people think turkeys are grand
Spread your wings and sore up high
And be that can fly
Except for the turkey.
La lala la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La lala la la la la
Except for the turkey

It’s Thanksgiving day and we’re gathered round
Little children make a joyful sound
There’s such good food and there’s such great fun
It’s a Happy Thanksgiving for everyone
Except for the turkey
La lala la la la la la
Except for the turkey

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Do it yourself

Watch the next videoclip about the story of Thanksgiving:

Zebtoonz. The Story of Thanksgiving (Licencia estándar de YouTube)

 

After watching the video, decide if the following statements are true or false.

 

Question 1

1. The name of the boat that bumped into Plymouth Rock was "Mayflower"

Question 2

2. The people that got out of the boat were pilgrims that came from Great Britain.

Question 3

3. The pilgrims had no problems in their first winter.

Question 4

4. It all happened in 1622.

Question 5

5. Squanto was an English-speaking Indian.

Question 6

6. The pilgrims didn't really need any help from the Indians.

Question 7

7. The pilgrims and the Indians worked together and then had a feast.

Question 8

8. At the feast, they thanked God for the harvest.

 

Writing with a pen

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Thanksgiving turkey

Imagen de Dave en Flickr. Licencia CC

Write a letter of "apology" to all the turkeys of the world, expressing your feelings about what people do to those innocent birds. Read your letter to your partner and share your impressions and opinion. Write between 100 - 125 words.

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