Материалы для ознакомления и изучения ДНЯ БЛАГОДАРЕНИЯ

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A. Read the text and fill in the gaps with words from the box.

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…The people on the ship are the first British _____________ in the New World.
December, 1620. A _________ from England called the Mayflower crosses the _____________ Ocean and reaches North America…
31115186690● meal (2) ● Autumn ● corn ● cold ● settlers ● fish ● ship ● three ● Continent ● harvest ● food ● Chief ● Atlantic ● Indians ● pie ● friends

2326640292100The first months in the New _____________ are very difficult.
The winter is very ___________.
Many people get sick and die.

But spring comes and the settlers meet some friendly ___________.
They help them to grow ___________ and teach them to catch animals and ___________.
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The summer comes and then _______.
a special _________ to celebrate the first
_________ in New England.
The settlers plan
266001591440Sixty people arrive for the Thanksgiving ___________.
The Indian ___________ comes too with ninety ___________.

In 1863, President Lincoln makes Thanksgiving a national holiday in the USA. The holiday is always
There is a lot of______: turkey, other meat, fish, fruit and corn. The Thanksgiving lasts for ___________ days.
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on the fourth Thursday in
November. The meal includes

includes turkey,
corn bread and pumpkin _____.

Source: Happy Times, Book 2, Ediprof
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5346065-245110B. Now say if these sentences are True or False. Correct the false ones.
1. The Mayflower arrived in England. ________ _____________________________________________
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2. The settlers had no problems at all in the first months. ________ _________________________
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3. Many people did not survive in the first winter. ________ ________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4. The settlers taught the Indians how to fish and hunt. ________ _________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5. The settlers’ first harvest was so good that they organized a special meal. ________ _____
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6. The Indians were not invited for the Thanksgiving meal. ________ _______________________
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C. Answer these questions on the text.
1. Where did the settlers come from? _____________________________________________________
2. When did they arrive? __________________________________________________________________
3. What was the first winter like? _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Who did the settlers meet in spring? ___________________________________________________
5. In which season did the first Thanksgiving take place? _________________________________
6. What did they have for the first Thanksgiving meal? ___________________________________
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7. When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday in the USA? _________________________
8. What do Americans have for Thanksgiving dinner nowadays? ___________________________
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pumpkin
Mayflower
church
Pilgrim Fathers
Native Americans/Indians
agreement
hunting
friendship
cabin
e
tipi
wagon
settlers
feast
blunderbuss
giving thanks
history
autumn/fall
leaves
the fourth Thursday of November
cornucopia
c
pilgrim hat
corn
acorn
turkey
seeds
blueberry
cranberry
apple
candle
chestnut
sunflower
wreath
scarecrow
harvest
wishbone
bread

cranberry stuffing
gravy
mashed potatoes
pie
pudding
punch
roast turkey
vegetables
sauce
wine
yam/sweet potatoes
potatoes
cooking the turkey
stuffing the turkey
dinner
eating
carving the turkey
giving thanks
greeting
serving the turkey

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Answers:
1-B 2-A 3-C 4-B 5-C 6-A 7-B 8-C 9-C 10-B 11-A 12-C


Thanksgiving is a national holiday in _____.
a) the UK
b) the USA
c) Europe
They went away from their country because of their____ .
a) love for America
b) ambition to be rich
and famous
c) religion
Each year Americans around the world celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
How much do you know about this celebration? Do this Quiz and find out.

Answers:
1-B 2-A 3-C 4-B 5-C 6-A 7-B 8-C 9-C 10-B 11-A 12-C
Many Americans go to/watch ____ on this day.
a) the President’s speech
b) a movie on the 1st
Thanksgiving
c) football matches
On this day, Americans eat ___ and pumpkin pie.
a) turkey
b) roast beef
c) hamburgers
On Thanksgiving Day families get together _____,.
a) to watch the Parade
b) for a special meal
c) to exchange gifts
The Pilgrims weren’t the first people to live in America. The _____ were.

a) British
b) English
c) Indians

They sailed from Plymouth, _____.
a) Ireland
b) England
c) Scotland
A year before, they had crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a ship called __.
a) The Mayflower
b) Cape Cod
c) The Pilgrim

______ wanted to thank God for all the food.
a) the President
b) The Indians
c) The Pilgrims

The First Thanksgiving was celebrated in___.
a) 1561
b) 1621
c) 1789

On this Day, Americans give thanks ___.
a) for being so powerful
b) to the Statue of Liberty
c) for the good things in their lives.
It is celebrated on the ____ in November.
a) 4th Thursday
b) 4th Friday
c) 5th Thursday