Thanksgiving day

1. Thanksgiving day

2. Cranberry

3. Corns, potatoes, beans

4. Turkey

5.

mashed potatoes

6. Pumpkin pie

7. Parade in honour of Thanksgiving Day

8.

Feast
harvest

9. Pilgrims Indians

10.

Mushy peas

11. Fourth Thursday

Every fourth
Thursday of
November
American
people
celebrate this
holiday.

12. Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving
Day is one of
the most
favorite
holidays in the
United States.

13. Big family dinner

People usually
stay at home
and have a big
family dinner.

14. This day

This day has
a very
important
meaning in
the history
of America.

15. First Thanksgiving day

The
first
Thanksgiving
day was
celebrated by
pilgrims in
autumn of 1621.
They sailed from
Europe on
“Mayflower” ship
and tried to find
the New World.

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19. First winter

First winter
was
especially
difficult and
many people
couldn’t
survive
without
fresh food.

20. Pilgrims and Indians

21. In autumn

In
the autumn of
1621 they had a
huge harvest.
To celebrate it
pilgrims decided
to have a
Thanksgiving
feast.
It meant that
they were very
thankful for their
food.

22. Celebrating of the first Thanksgiving Day

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24.

1. The Pilgrims sailed to America from
a) Spain.
b) England.
c) Italy.
2. The name of their ship was
b) the Mayflower.
a) the Sunrise.
c) the Blue Bird.
3. The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts in
a) September.
b) November.
c) December.
4.There were people living in America before the
Pilgrims’ arrival. These people were
a) Native French.
b) Native Americans.
c) Native Canadians.

25.

lasted
lived
landed worked taught
sailed had died were
invited
grew
sailed
In 1620, a group of people 1) __________
from
were
England to America. There 2) __________
one hundred
landed at a place on the
people on the ship. They 3) _______
had
north-east coast of America. They 4) _______
little
died
food. Many of them 5) ________.
lived there
However, the Native Americans who 6) ______
taught the newcomers
decided to help them. They 7) _______
how to grow corn and other plants to eat. The
worked hard and their crops 9)
newcomers 8) _______
grew
_________.
To thank the Native Americans, the
invited
newcomers 10) _________
them to a special dinner to
celebrate their friendship.

26.

lasted
lived
landed worked taught
sailed had died were
invited
grew
lasted for three
The first Thanksgiving dinner 11) _______
days.

27.

5. The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in
a) 1621
b) 1620
c) 1622

28. During this holiday

During
this
holiday the
tables were
full of fresh
food: corn,
beans, turkey,
cranberry
sauce,
pumpkin pies.

29. Nowadays

Nowadays
Americans
continue
celebrating
this holiday
and the
main dish is
still turkey.