This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 5 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
Goals
Learn about Thanksgiving Day
Practise listening skills
Learn something about English cultures
Slide 2 - Slide
Thanksgiving
What do you know about this holiday?
Slide 3 - Slide
Slide 4 - Video
Slide 5 - Video
When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
A
First Thursday of November
B
Fourth Thursday of November
C
First Tuesday of November
D
Fourth Tuesday of November
Slide 6 - Quiz
The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is
A
Rabbit
B
Pizza
C
Glaced ham
D
Turkey
Slide 7 - Quiz
Many people eat turkey ____ Thanksgiving.
A
on
B
at
C
in
Slide 8 - Quiz
____ pie is typical of Thanksgiving
A
Cranberry
B
Corn
C
Bean
D
Pumpkin
Slide 9 - Quiz
A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.
A
Blueberry
B
Raspberry
C
Cranberry
D
Strawberry
Slide 10 - Quiz
What was the name of the boat the pilgrim fathers used to go to America?
A
The Windrush
B
The Flowers
C
The Mayflower
D
The steamboat
Slide 11 - Quiz
Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941
A
special
B
mandatory
C
legal
D
family
Slide 12 - Quiz
The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in
A
1620
B
1621
C
1789
D
1720
Slide 13 - Quiz
Pardoning the turkey.
An annual ceremony where a live domestic turkey is presented to the President of the United States just before Thanksgiving Day.
The custom of "pardoning" the turkey started with in 1989,
Two birds are brought to the White House for final selection and the President invariably grants a "pardon" to both birds.
Slide 14 - Slide
Slide 15 - Video
The Macey thanksgiving parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade in New York City presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's. The Parade first took place in 1924.
The three-hour parade is held in Manhattan, ending outside Macy's Herald Square, and takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The Parade's workforce is made up of Macy's employees and their friends and family, all of whom work as volunteers.