Thanksgiving holiday!

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

By the end of this lesson, you...

...you have learnt about Thanksgiving. 

...you know what indigenous peoples are.

Motto: Histroy is in the eye of the beholder!

Table of Contents

What is Thanksgiving?

The first Thanksgiving and Indigenous peoples. 

Reading activity. 

What do you know about Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is celebrated in ...

1. The United States
2. Mexico
3. South America
4. North and South America

Thanksgiving

US Holiday: celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Thanksgiving

US Holiday: celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Macy's Thanksgiving parade

Thanksgiving

US Holiday: celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Macy's Thanksgiving parade

The president of the US 'pardons' a Turkey

Thanksgiving

US Holiday: celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Macy's Thanksgiving parade

The president of the US 'pardons' a Turkey

Thanksgiving meal with the family

Typical Thanksgiving food

Originally Thanksgiving was a...

1. Christian Holiday
2. Harvest festival

The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is

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

How many turkeys are slaughtered for thanksgiving

1. 40 million
2. 45 million
3. 50 million
4. 55 million

____ 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

The History of the first Thanksgiving

Pilgrims 

Wampanoag 

-Had to flee (vluchten) from the UK. 

- Came to North America in 1620

- The first people who lived in North America (Indigenous tribes)

What happened after?

Over to you...

Do the worksheet.

Done? 

Work on Read Theory.