THANKSGIVING DAY (4TH THURSDAY OF NOVEMBER)
BEGINNER/ ELEMENTARY
Let's see some Thanksgiving vocabulary. Click below.
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Now, play this game! www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/thanksgiving/beginners/picture-quiz.html
PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Watch the videos about Thanksgiving and learn the traditions.
Watch the videos about Thanksgiving and learn the traditions.
pilgrims = peregrinos
sink = hundirse
wheat = trigo
corn = cereal, maiz
feast = festín, banquete
keeping them safe = mantenerlos a salvo
beans = judías
squash = calabacín
turkey = pavo
rocked = se movió
melted = se derritió
hunt = cazar
prayed = rezaron
barns = graneros
sink = hundirse
wheat = trigo
corn = cereal, maiz
feast = festín, banquete
keeping them safe = mantenerlos a salvo
beans = judías
squash = calabacín
turkey = pavo
rocked = se movió
melted = se derritió
hunt = cazar
prayed = rezaron
barns = graneros
nearby = cerca
farmers = granjeros
stuffing = relleno
thankful = agradecidos
pie = tarta
smart = listos
shared = compartieron
invite over = invitar a que vengan
grow = plantar
Chuseok = fiesta coreana (de Corea)
farmers = granjeros
stuffing = relleno
thankful = agradecidos
pie = tarta
smart = listos
shared = compartieron
invite over = invitar a que vengan
grow = plantar
Chuseok = fiesta coreana (de Corea)
Now, have a look at these flashcards to learn the vocabulary
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THANKSGIVING MENU
SPEAKING
Look at the different menus on Thanksgiving Day and role play them in the Restaurant situation
SPEAKING
Look at the different menus on Thanksgiving Day and role play them in the Restaurant situation
brined and roasted turkey- pavo marinado y asado
chestnut, bacon and parmesan stuffing- relleno de castañas, bacon y parmesano
sweet potato casserole- guiso/cazuela de boniatos.
roast fall vegetables- verduras de temporada asadas.
pecan toffee pie- tarta de nueces y caramelo
pumpkin pecan pie cheesecake- tarta de queso con nueces y calabaza.
chestnut, bacon and parmesan stuffing- relleno de castañas, bacon y parmesano
sweet potato casserole- guiso/cazuela de boniatos.
roast fall vegetables- verduras de temporada asadas.
pecan toffee pie- tarta de nueces y caramelo
pumpkin pecan pie cheesecake- tarta de queso con nueces y calabaza.
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Thanksgiving History
Thanksgiving History
1. How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
2. What was on the first Thanksgiving menu?
3. Which president announced the first Thanksgiving national holiday?
4. What year did he make the announcement?
5. Which American writer waged a campaign to make Thanksgiving an annual holiday?
6. What recipes did she publish?
7. Which President made Thanksgiving an annual national celebration?
8. What day did he set aside for the celebration?
9. Why did President Roosevelt move the holiday forward by a week?
10. When is Thanksgiving celebrated now?
11. What unusual thing does the President do every Thanksgiving?
2. What was on the first Thanksgiving menu?
3. Which president announced the first Thanksgiving national holiday?
4. What year did he make the announcement?
5. Which American writer waged a campaign to make Thanksgiving an annual holiday?
6. What recipes did she publish?
7. Which President made Thanksgiving an annual national celebration?
8. What day did he set aside for the celebration?
9. Why did President Roosevelt move the holiday forward by a week?
10. When is Thanksgiving celebrated now?
11. What unusual thing does the President do every Thanksgiving?
the cargo = el carguero
fell ill = cayeron enfermos
squash = calabacín
feasting = banquete
separatists = separatistas
wild fowl = ave salvaje
heads = encabeza
in time = con el tiempo
several = algunos
feast on = deleitarse la vista
boost = animar
hoped = esperado
sandy = arenoso
mighty = poderoso
dwindly = decreciente
landing = aterrizando
looking up = mejorando
chief = jefe
attendance = asistentes
much further = mucho más lejos
harvest = cosecha
joined = se unio
blessings = benciciones
harsh = duro, severo
gathered = cosecharon
lasted = duró
fell ill = cayeron enfermos
squash = calabacín
feasting = banquete
separatists = separatistas
wild fowl = ave salvaje
heads = encabeza
in time = con el tiempo
several = algunos
feast on = deleitarse la vista
boost = animar
hoped = esperado
sandy = arenoso
mighty = poderoso
dwindly = decreciente
landing = aterrizando
looking up = mejorando
chief = jefe
attendance = asistentes
much further = mucho más lejos
harvest = cosecha
joined = se unio
blessings = benciciones
harsh = duro, severo
gathered = cosecharon
lasted = duró
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Listen to the podcast about Thanksgiving and do the activities below.
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
Thanksgiving is a very American holiday. It is also ____________ Thanksgiving Day. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year. It ____________ to be a religious holiday to give thanks to God. There are two ____________ of the origins of this holiday. One is thanks for the ____________ settlers arriving in America ____________. On December the 4th, 1619, a group of English pioneers arrived at a place called Berkeley Hundred, in Virginia. The group made a ____________ that the day of their arrival should be a "day of thanksgiving" to God. The second version is the thanks given to Native Americans for teaching the pilgrims how to ____________ eels and grow ____________ in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1941, President Roosevelt made Thanksgiving a federal holiday.
The main ____________ of any Thanksgiving is the Thanksgiving dinner. It is traditional to have baked or roasted turkey. This is ____________ accompanied with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, fall vegetables, cranberry sauce, and gravy. Pumpkin pie is the most ____________ eaten dessert. The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the ____________ times of the year for traveling. It is a four-day or five-day weekend ____________ for most schools and colleges, and many businesses and government workers get three or four days off. Thanksgiving is also the unofficial ____________ for Christmas preparations to begin. Once Thanksgiving ____________, stores fill their ____________ with Christmas goods. It is also a bad time to be a turkey.
signal
commonly
promise
busiest
event
shelves
vacation
usually
early
versions
safely
used
catch
corn
finishes
called
Thanksgiving is a very American holiday. It is also ____________ Thanksgiving Day. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year. It ____________ to be a religious holiday to give thanks to God. There are two ____________ of the origins of this holiday. One is thanks for the ____________ settlers arriving in America ____________. On December the 4th, 1619, a group of English pioneers arrived at a place called Berkeley Hundred, in Virginia. The group made a ____________ that the day of their arrival should be a "day of thanksgiving" to God. The second version is the thanks given to Native Americans for teaching the pilgrims how to ____________ eels and grow ____________ in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1941, President Roosevelt made Thanksgiving a federal holiday.
The main ____________ of any Thanksgiving is the Thanksgiving dinner. It is traditional to have baked or roasted turkey. This is ____________ accompanied with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, fall vegetables, cranberry sauce, and gravy. Pumpkin pie is the most ____________ eaten dessert. The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the ____________ times of the year for traveling. It is a four-day or five-day weekend ____________ for most schools and colleges, and many businesses and government workers get three or four days off. Thanksgiving is also the unofficial ____________ for Christmas preparations to begin. Once Thanksgiving ____________, stores fill their ____________ with Christmas goods. It is also a bad time to be a turkey.
signal
commonly
promise
busiest
event
shelves
vacation
usually
early
versions
safely
used
catch
corn
finishes
called
INTERMEDIATE TO UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
“Friends” is a great American series to teach about the American cultural tradition of Thanksgiving every November, I like to show this 14 minute clip of a “Friends” episode called “The One With All The Thanksgivings,” which is, you guessed it, a montage episode filled with memories of previous Thanksgiving episodes.
But first, let's meet the protagonists.
Now, watch the following clip and learn about the traditions on this day.
- Describe the protagonists (What are they like?) (What do they look like?)
11. What does he do to make Monica believe he likes the match?
12. What´s Joey´s explanation to Monica when he is eating chips?
13. What´s Will´s(Brad Pitt) attitude towards Rachel?
14. What does Rachel think about him?
15. What´s Will´s problem with Rachel? And with the yams?
- What does Phoebe say about the remote control?
- What´s Monica´s answer?
- What game does Rachel suggest playing?
- What was Monica´s worst holiday and why?
- Why did Joey put a turkey on his head?
- What did Phoebe bring in a bag?
- What other “uses” can they have?
- Who did Monica invite for Thanksgiving?
- Why isn´t Monica going to cook turkey this year?
11. What does he do to make Monica believe he likes the match?
12. What´s Joey´s explanation to Monica when he is eating chips?
13. What´s Will´s(Brad Pitt) attitude towards Rachel?
14. What does Rachel think about him?
15. What´s Will´s problem with Rachel? And with the yams?
INTERMEDIATE AND PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Enjoy playing 'Who wants to be a millionaire' game about Thanksgiving
Enjoy playing 'Who wants to be a millionaire' game about Thanksgiving
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Click on the buttons to play Thanksgiving games.
Click on the links below to learn the story of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving
THANKSGIVING JOKES
BLACK FRIDAY (the day after Thanksgiving)
Have a look at the two pictures above and describe them.
- What's happening?
- What are the people doing?
- How do they feel?
- Why do you think there're so many people in the shops?