This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
QUIZ
Slide 1 - Slide
Lesson goals:
Learn about Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday
Learn something about American culture
Slide 2 - Slide
Quiz rules:
Work in teams of 2 or 3 players
Write down your names at the top of the paper
Answer the questions on your paper
When the quiz is finished one of the team members hands in the paper with the teacher, so that the teacher can mark the quiz!
But first....
Slide 3 - Slide
What do you know about Thanksgiving?
Slide 4 - Open question
Slide 5 - Video
1. When is Thanksgiving celebrated in America?
A
first Thursday of November
B
fourth Thursday of November
C
first Tuesday of November
D
fourth Tuesday of November
Slide 6 - Quiz
2. The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is:
A
rabbit
B
pizza
C
glaced ham
D
turkey
Slide 7 - Quiz
3. ____ pie is typical of Thanksgiving
A
Cranberry
B
Corn
C
Bean
D
Pumpkin
Slide 8 - Quiz
4. _____ potatoes is also served at Thanksgiving.
A
Flattened
B
Squashed
C
Crushed
D
Mashed
Slide 9 - Quiz
5. A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.
A
blueberry
B
raspberry
C
cranberry
D
strawberry
Slide 10 - Quiz
6. Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941.
A
special
B
mandatory
C
legal
D
family
Slide 11 - Quiz
7. The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in
A
1620
B
1621
C
1789
D
1720
Slide 12 - Quiz
8. In which city does the Macy's Thanksgiving parade take place?
A
New Orleans
B
New Jersey
C
New York
D
New Hampshire
Slide 13 - Quiz
9. In what year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving parade organized?
A
1923
B
1924
C
1823
D
1824
Slide 14 - Quiz
10. On which day is Black Friday this year?
A
24th of November
B
23rd of November
C
25th of November
D
1st of December
Slide 15 - Quiz
11.Black Friday is called this way because:
A
after this day many people have little money left, which is called: “being in the
black”.
B
all the shopping people create crowded streets, looking as if the streets were black.
C
shops lose a lot of money on this day because they are selling things so
cheaply.
D
a lot of shops start to make profits during this day.
Slide 16 - Quiz
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Slide 17 - Slide
Answers:
B: the fourth of November.
D: turkey
D: pumpkin
D: mashed
C: cranberry
C: mandatory
7. B: 1621
8. C: New York
9. B: 1924
10. A: 24th of November
11. D: a lot of shops start to make profits during this day.
Slide 18 - Slide
Black Friday
Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.
The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of America's Christmas shopping season .
Slide 19 - Slide
Black Friday
Black Friday has routinely been the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States.
Retailers write Black instead of red numbers. Hence the name Black Friday!