Task 1:

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in the USA and Canada. How much do you already know about it? Answer these questions:

1. When is Thanksgiving?
2. Why do you think people celebrate Thanksgiving?
3. What foods are associated with Thanksgiving?

Task 2a: The history part 1

Have a look at this video:

What have you seen in the video?

Task 2b: The history of Thanksgiving  part 2

Visit the website: https://www.thoughtco.com/celebrate-thanksgiving-day-1829150

Answer these questions:

1. When did the Pilgrims leave England for the New World?

2. Why was their first winter in the New World difficult?

3. Who helped them and how?

4. Why did the Pilgrims have a feast in autumn, 1621?

5. Who did they invite to the feast?

6. What did they eat at the feast?

7. When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

Task 3: A Thanksgiving meal

Visit the website: https://www.organicauthority.com/live-grow/history-of-thanksgiving-table

Answer these questions:

1. Which dish with an exotic background got a sweet addition in the twentieth century?

2. Which sweet nut dish has ancient origins?

3. Which food helped make a brand of soup more popular?

4. Which food is made from different ingredients, depending on the origins of the people cooking it?

5. Which food is very good for you and can be stored for a long period?

6. Which food made one woman very rich?

7. Which food got its name by mistake?

8. Which food probably wasn’t eaten at the first Thanksgiving meal because of lack of technology?

Task 4:  Traditions

Have a look at this website: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/thanksgiving5.htm

Are these questions T(rue) or F(alse) ??

1. Many people watch tennis at Thanksgiving every year.

2. Shops often sponsored Thanksgiving parades.

3. Washing neighbours’ cars is the most popular way to help others in the community at Thanksgiving.

4. The White House is given three turkeys each Thanksgiving – two are dead and one is pardoned and not cooked.

5. The turkey that is kept is given a name chosen by the president’s family.

6. The president announces the official date of Thanksgiving every year.