Thanksgiving day
Cranberry
Corns, potatoes, beans
Turkey
n mashed potatoes
Pumpkin pie
Parade in honour of Thanksgiving Day
n Feast n harvest
Pilgrims Indians
Mushy peas
Fourth Thursday Every fourth Thursday of November American people celebrate this holiday.
Thanksgiving Day is one of the most favorite holidays in the United States.
Big family dinner People usually stay at home and have a big family dinner.
This day has a very important meaning in the history of America.
First Thanksgiving day The first Thanksgiving day was celebrated by pilgrims in autumn of 1621. They sailed from Europe on “Mayflower” ship and tried to find the New World.
First winter was especially difficult and many people couldn’t survive without fresh food.
Pilgrims and Indians
In autumn In the autumn of 1621 they had a huge harvest. To celebrate it pilgrims decided to have a Thanksgiving feast. It meant that they were very thankful for their food.
Celebrating of the first Thanksgiving Day
1. The Pilgrims sailed to America from a) Spain. b) England. c) Italy. 2. The name of their ship was b) the Mayflower. a) the Sunrise. c) the Blue Bird. 3. The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts in a) September. b) November. c) December. 4. There were people living in America before the Pilgrims’ arrival. These people were a) Native French. b) Native Americans. c) Native Canadians.
lasted lived landed worked taught sailed had died were invited grew sailed In 1620, a group of people 1) _____ from were England to America. There 2) _____ one landed hundred people on the ship. They 3) _______ at a place on the north-east coast of America. They had 4) _______ died little food. Many of them 5) ____. lived However, the Native Americans who 6) ______ there taught decided to help them. They 7) _______ the newcomers how to grow corn and other plants to eat. The worked newcomers 8) _______ hard and their crops 9) grew _____. To thank the Native Americans, the invited newcomers 10) _____ them to a special dinner to celebrate their friendship.
lasted lived landed worked taught sailed had died were invited grew lasted The first Thanksgiving dinner 11) _______ for three days.
5. The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in a) 1621 b) 1620 c) 1622
During this holiday the tables were full of fresh food: corn, beans, turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pies.
Nowadays Americans continue celebrating this holiday and the main dish is still turkey.
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