Thanksgiving Day and black Friday

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Goal

Learn about Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday

Practise English writing skills

Practise listening skills

Learn something about English cultures

Thanksgiving

What do you know about this holiday?

Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving Day

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Thanksgiving Day

Each year Americans in the United States celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. One of the best things about Thanksgiving is spending time with family. Most families follow traditions begun on the first Thanksgiving.

Some traditions

• Famous foods associated with Thanksgiving are turkey and cookies. 

• At the meal, many families observe the ritual of going around the table to express what each member is thankful for.

• The President of the United States also traditionally pardons a live turkey, meaning the turkey will live on a farm without threat of being eaten.

• Black Friday & Cyber Monday

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

1. first Thursday of November
2. fourth Thursday of November
3. first Tuesday of November
4. fourth Tuesday of November

The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is

1. rabbit
2. pizza
3. glaced ham
4. turkey

Many people eat turkey ____ Thanksgiving.

1. on
2. at
3. in

____ pie is typical of Thanksgiving

1. Cranberry
2. Corn
3. Bean
4. Pumpkin

_____ potatoes is also served at Thanksgiving.

1. Flattened
2. Squashed
3. Crushed
4. Mashed

A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.

1. blueberry
2. raspberry
3. cranberry
4. strawberry

Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941

1. special
2. mandatory
3. legal
4. family

The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in

1. 1620
2. 1621
3. 1789
4. 1720

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 

Black Friday

Since 2006, there have been 12 reported deaths and 117 injuries throughout the United States. It is common for prospective shoppers to camp out over the Thanksgiving holiday in an effort to secure a place in front of the line and thus a better chance at getting desired items.

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. 

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Where did Black Friday first start?

1. It started in the United Kingdom, then Americans started doing it as well.
2. It started in the United Kingdom and America at the same time.
3. It started in America, then Britons started doing it as well.
4. It is not clear where Black Friday started.

What do people fight over?

1. Things they both want to purchase.
2. Nothing, people are usually in a good mood during Black Friday.
3. Over who enters a store first when it opens
4. Over who can park their car in the spots closest to the shops.