This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
Lesson goal:
Learn about Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday
Practise English writing skills
Practise listening skills
Learn something about American and Canadian culture
Slide 2 - Slide
What do you know about Thanksgiving?
Slide 3 - Open question
Slide 4 - 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 5 - Quiz
The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is:
A
rabbit
B
pizza
C
glaced ham
D
turkey
Slide 6 - Quiz
____ pie is typical of Thanksgiving
A
Cranberry
B
Corn
C
Bean
D
Pumpkin
Slide 7 - Quiz
_____ potatoes is also served at Thanksgiving.
A
Flattened
B
Squashed
C
Crushed
D
Mashed
Slide 8 - Quiz
A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.
A
blueberry
B
raspberry
C
cranberry
D
strawberry
Slide 9 - Quiz
Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941.
A
special
B
mandatory
C
legal
D
family
Slide 10 - Quiz
The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in
A
1620
B
1621
C
1789
D
1720
Slide 11 - Quiz
Slide 12 - Video
Wat voor dag is het de een na laatste vrijdag van November?
A
Black Friday
B
Yellow Friday
C
Blue Saturday
D
Green Friday
Slide 13 - Quiz
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 14 - Slide
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 15 - Quiz
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!