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Thanksgiving
I can talk about a festival in my country.
1. Check the meaning of the words in the box. Then look at the pictures and answer the questions.
| turkey pumpkin corn harvest hunt settler |
1. What is happening in picture A? What are people eating?
2. When did the event in picture B take place?
a. 1500 b. 1621 c. 1756
2. 🎧1.38 Read and listen to the text and check your answers to exercise 1.
Thanksgiving Day
Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. Families meet for a special meal including turkey, corn, potatoes and pumpkin pie - a popular dessert. Then families do activities together or watch TV.
The Thanksgiving festival celebrates the first harvest of the Pilgrims a group of religious settlers. In September 1620, they left England for America on a ship - the Mayflower. That winter, when they arrived, they were very cold and didn't have enough food. So half of them died. A Native American leader, Squanto visited the settlers. His people showed the settlers how to grow corn and vegetables and how to hunt animals for food.
In autumn 1621, after a good harvest, the Pilgrims held a big celebration to thank God. They invited the Native Americans. For three days, they ate together. Also, they played games, sang songs and danced. It was the start of a long tradition.
3. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. What do people eat on Thanksgiving Day?
2. Where did the Pilgrims arrive in 1620?
3. Why did many settlers die in the first winter?
4. How did they learn to grow food?
5. Who went to the first Thanksgiving meal?
4. 
YOUR CULTURE Choose a festival in your hometown/city. Then ask and answer the questions with your partner.
1. When is the festival?
2. Where is it?
3. What do people celebrate?
4. How do they celebrate it?
5. Do people have special food?
6. Do they do special activities?
USE IT! Write a short description (35-50 words) of a festival in Việt Nam. Use your answers in exercise 4 to help you.
