Thanksgiving

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, g
• Leerjaar 3

Thanksgiving

Mevrouw de Wolde

Today's lesson

- Recap

- Lesson goals

- Introduction to Thanksgiving

- Activity 1: Thanksgiving challenge

- Evaluation

- Wrapping up

Recap

What did we discuss before the activity week? (hint: it was spooky!!)

 What activities did we do?

Lesson goals

- By the end of this lesson the students know where and when Thanksgiving started.

- By the end of this lesson the students know the reason for the founding of Thanksgiving and how its meaning is different from today’s.

- By the end of this lesson the students can tell about how Thanksgiving is celebrated today in America.

Thanksgiving

Tricky words: Do you know them already?

Pelgrims

Feast

Harvest

Grattitude

Survival

Listening strategies

- Read the questions before you start listening and determine what to focus on

- Look at the images; don't just listen 

- Use the second time you listen to check your answers

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In short: Thanksgiving

- Celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November in Canada and the US

- A day to be grateful for the good things that have happened over the year (traditionally religion was very important as well)

- First celebrated in 1621 when the Pilgrims celebrated their harvest

- People gather and have a feast with their families, there are parades and football games

- Traditional foods eaten on Thanksgiving are pumpkin pies, apple pies, roasted turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce

Thanksgiving in pictures

Would you like to celebrate Thanksgiving some time? Why/why not?