Thanksgiving

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This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

Lesson duration is: 45 min

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Lesson goals

At the end of the lesson, you can:

Improve your listening skills by watching a video about Thanksgiving and answering questions.
Improve your reading skills by reading a text about Thanksgiving and answering comprehension questions.
Improve your writing skills by writing a letter in English that explains, gives an opinion, and compares traditions.

You also know:

What Thanksgiving is, why it is celebrated, and which traditions are associated with it.
How to structure and write a clear letter in English.

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Mayflower

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The Pilgrims' Arrival (1620):

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For protection, trade and peace

How to plant crops (like corn).

How to fish and hunt local animals.

How to gather food from the land.

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You will now read a text from the British Council and answer the questions.

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15:00

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Now start writing your letter

You have two options:

An informal letter to a friend.

A formal letter to the "president" (lame duck)

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10:00

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Ik weet wat Thanksgiving is, waarom het gevierd wordt en welke tradities ermee verbonden zijn

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Ik weet hoe ik een duidelijke brief in het Engels kan structureren en schrijven en hoe ik mijn mening erin moet verwerken.

Slide 19 - Poll

What are two things you have learned today?

Slide 20 - Mind map