Famous holidays of the USA

New Year’s Day

St. Valentine’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day

Independence Day

Halloween

Christmas

Thanksgiving Day

• to settle tribe • Among settler• to land to farm • to hunt custom• to fish crops• to survive God• Plymouth turkey• pumpkin land• feast fish• harvest fall

Thanksgiving Day• This is Thanksgiving Day. The piligrims celebrated it in the fall of

1621 the first. The pilgrims sailed to America from Plymouth, England in 1620. they were among the first European settlers in America. The name of the ship was the “Mayflower”. They landed at Plymouth Rock . They were people living in America before the pilgrims arrived. The Indians came to America about 25, 000 years ago. They hunted, fished and farmed to survive. There were many tribes and they had their own customs.

• The pilgrims’ first winter was difficult. Some pilgrims died without fresh food. They had arrived too late to grow many crops. They had a great harvest in the fall of 1621 and invited the Indians to the feast. Indians brought food. Americans still celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the 4th Thursday in November. Turkey is still the main dish and pumpkin pie is the most popular dessert.

Circle the right answer in every sentence

1. The pilgrims celebrated the first (Thanksgiving Day, Valentine’s Day ) in the fall of 1621.

2. The pilgrims sailed to America from (Plymouth, Oxford) in 1620.

3. The name of the ship was (the Mayflower, the Plymouth).

4. They landed at (Plymouth Rock, Los Angeles).

5. The Indians taught the pilgrims how to (hunt, fish, survive, celebrate).

6. In the fall of 1621, the pilgrims had a good (harvest, ship) .7.Today (turkey, chicken )is still the main dish.

Answer the following questions, please

• When did the pilgrims celebrates Thanksgiving Day first?

• Where did the pilgrims sail?• Where did they come from?• What was the name of the ship?• When did the Indians come to America?• What did they do?• Had the pilgrims a great harvest in 1621?• Did they invite the Indians to the feast?

A minute for poem

The pilgrims came across the sea

And never thought

Of you and me.

And it’s very strange the way

We think of them

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day