Mayflower

Pilgrims

Native Americans

Turkey

Cornucopia

Agreement

Read and match:

Answer the questions them watch the clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG4XyNqUQxgand check your answers:

(write your answers in chat you have 3 min)

1. When is Thanksgiving celebrated in the USA?

2. What president founded Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

3. What is Thanksgiving traditional main course?

4. Who shared the meal with Native Americans on the first Thanksgiving?

5. What game do people watch while preparing Thanksgiving meal?

Watch the video and choose the correct answer for questions about the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade: https://youtu.be/9kubRyY9b_w

What is Macy’s? a.) toy store b.) restaurant c.) department store d.) shoe store

What times were especially good for Macy’s? a.) roaring 20’s b.) World War II 1940’s c.) prosperous 1950’s

How large had Macy’s expanded by 1924? a.) to new locations in 3 cities b.) cover an entire city block c.) 60 stories high

What is the reason Macy’s had the parade? a.) to advertise the store b.) to show they were better than other stores c.) to celebrate and give as a gift to the city

Where does the parade route end?a.) Times Square b.) Red Square c.) Herald Square d.) Washington Square

How long did it take for Macy’s to announce after the first parade that they would host it again next year?a.) the next day b.) within a week c.) within a month d.) the week before the next Thanksgiving

What change was made to the parade route to make it more friendly for watching on TV?a.) made it longer b.) made it straighter and shorter c.) made it more colorful

What became the ‘stars’ of the parade?a.) the candy thrown to watchers b.) St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) c). the balloons d). marching bands

What things will Sarah NOT do this Thanksgiving. Mark the ones she did not mention or said she will NOT be doing.

light the candles fold napkins see my brother, Andrew

change into nice clothes watch football on TV

eat peas

help set the table

watch the Macy’s parade

What is Black Friday? Do you have it in your country?

In last few years(starting from 2013 to be precise),Black

Friday Sales have started way before Friday-with some stores

starting their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving day & some

even starting on Wednesday. It would not be surprising to

see Black Friday sale starting from Monday on that week.

Therefore, revenue wise this is NOT the best day for stores.

Biggest sales day now include Thanksgiving day, Green

Monday and Cyber Monday.

The day After Thanksgiving (Friday) is known as Black

Friday. This also is unofficially or officially start of holiday

shopping season. Almost all stores come out with Door

Buster Sales with early bird special to attract consumers

to their stores. People stand in line hours before store is

opened, to grab the bargain of the year. Almost every

store has something that interests every one. For bargain

hunters, if there is a biggest festival in a year, that would

be, no doubt, the Black Friday.

Story of Sarah's Thanksgiving 2015

"This Thanksgiving I will drive 6 hours to Kansas with my mom and dad.  We are going to my aunt and

uncle’s house where we will see my grandmother. She is 90 years old and she just moved out of her home

on our family’s farm.  My younger cousins, Kristen and Courtney will also be there.  My brother Andrew will

not be there.  He will stay in New York with his girlfriend.

When we prepare Thanksgiving dinner I will make the cranberry sauce.  I will help my mom and aunt cook

the other foods too.  The men in the family will watch football games on TV, but I will not do that.  I

will watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.  I will help set the table and I will fold the napkins. I know

how to fold the napkins nicely because I used to work in a restaurant.

Before dinner I will change into nice clothes.  Then my family will gather at the table and we will say a

blessing and give our thanks.  Then we will eat all the delicious food and have nice conversation.  I will not

eat any peas because I hate the taste of peas.  When dinner is over I will help wash some of the dishes

and put the leftover food in the refrigerator to eat another time.  The next day I will wake up very early and

teach English class and then drive back to Iowa with my mom and dad."