Thanksgiving

— Hello, boys and girls! My name is Kyle.

— Hello, everyone! My name is Sophia.

— Hello, friends! I’m Melanie.

— Hello! I’m Jackson.

— Welcome to our lesson!

— We are happy to see you!

Today in the lesson we will:

● learn new words and revise the old ones;

● talk about Thanksgiving;

And

● do the quiz.

Let’s start our lesson!

Thanksgiving

День благодарения

Celebrate

Праздновать

Harvest

Урожай

Roast turkey

Жареная индейка

Mashed potatoes

Картофельное пюре

Vegetables

Овощи

Corn

Кукуруза

Cranberry sauce

Клюквенный соус

Pumpkin pie

Тыквенный пирог

Have street parades

Проводить уличные парады

Musical performance

Музыкальное представление, концерт

Dancer

Танцор, танцовщица

Clown

Клоун

Balloon

Воздушный шар

Now let’s revise all these words once again.

Listen and repeat after me!

Thanksgiving

Celebrate

Harvest

Roast turkey

Mashed potatoes

Vegetables

Corn

Cranberry sauce

Pumpkin pie

Have street parades

Musical performance

Dancer

Clown

Balloon

Well done, boys and girls!

Now, everyone, let’s talk about Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving (or Thanksgiving Day) is a national holiday that is celebrated both in Canada and in the USA. It has been a holiday in many places in Canada since 1957 and in all of the American states since 1863.

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the USA and on the second Monday in October in Canada.

On Thanksgiving Day people usually give thanks for the harvest and other blessings of the past year.

Thanksgiving is a traditional family holiday. On this day all the members of the family gather together and have a great holiday dinner in one house.

The traditional thanksgiving meal consists of a large roast turkey served with mashed potatoes, vegetables, creamed corn, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.

A roast turkey is the main dish of a Thanksgiving dinner, that’s why Thanksgiving is sometimes called “Turkey Day”.

Americans usually have street parades on Thanksgiving Day. If you stay in New York during Thanksgiving, don’t miss the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Musical performances, dancers, clowns and giant character balloons appear in the parade. It is one of the largest parades in New York. Santa Claus arrives at the end. His coming marks the beginning of the Christmas season.

Watching American football games on television is also a typical Thanksgiving Day activity.

— Boys and girls, we have talked about Thanksgiving.

— Now we would like to check your knowledge.

Do the quiz!

It consists of 10 tasks.

Task 1.

Look at the pictures and unscramble the words!

The pictures are…

The words are…

Check yourselves!

The right answers are:

Harvest

Mashed potatoes

Balloon

The following pictures are…

And the words are…

Let’s check!

The right answers are:

Clown

Roast turkey

Parade

Task 2.

Answer the question!

When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

The variants are:

They celebrate it on the second Monday in October.

They celebrate it on the first Thursday in November.

They celebrate it on the fourth Thursday in November.

They celebrate it on the third Monday in October.

Check yourselves!

The right answer is:

They celebrate it on the fourth Thursday in November.

Task 3.

Guess the riddle!

It’s yellow, but it’s not the sun.

It grows in a field, but it’s not a sunflower.

It can be eaten piece by piece.

It goes well with butter.

What is it?

Let’s check!

The right answer is:

It’s corn.

Task 4.

Answer the question!

When do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

The variants are:

They celebrate it on the third Monday in October.

They celebrate it on the first Thursday in November.

They celebrate it on the fourth Thursday in November.

They celebrate it on the second Monday in October.

Check yourselves!

The right answer is:

They celebrate it on the second Monday in October.

Task 5.

Complete the sentence!

On Thanksgiving Day people usually give thanks for the … and other blessings of the past year.

The variants are:

Country

Family

Harvest

Money

Let’s check!

The right answer is:

Harvest

Task 6.

Answer the question!

Which of these activities do people usually do at Thanksgiving?

The variants are:

Have street parades

Watch baseball

Have a family dinner

Watch basketball

Make a snowman

Watch American football

Check yourselves!

The right answer is:

At Thanksgiving, people usually have street parades, have a family dinner and watch American football.

Task 7.

Complete the sentence!

Thanksgiving is sometimes called…

The variants are:

“Pumpkin Day”

“Turkey Day”

“Harvest Day”

“Corn Day”

Let’s check!

The right answer is:

“Turkey Day”

Task 8.

Look at the pictures and answer the question!

What do Americans usually eat at Thanksgiving?

The variants are:

Roast chicken

Roast turkey

Mashed potatoes

Strawberry jam

Pumpkin pie

Creamed corn

Spaghetti

Cranberry sauce

Fried eggs

Vegetables

Check yourselves!

The right answer is:

At Thanksgiving, Americans usually eat roast turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, creamed corn, cranberry sauce and vegetables.

Task 9.

Read the sentence and choose the right variant!

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in…

The variants are:

Los Angeles

San Diego

New York

Chicago

Let’s check!

The right answer is:

New York

Task 10.

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences!

Check yourselves!

The right answer is:

Musical performances, dancers, clowns and giant character balloons appear in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Santa Claus arrives at the end. His coming marks the beginning of the Christmas season.

— Well done, boys and girls!

— Now it’s time to say goodbye to everyone.

— Goodbye, friends!

— Goodbye, boys and girls!

— Goodbye!