Слайд 2My aim is……
to learn some information about this day;
to learn new
words and phrases;
to practice reading new texts;
to play and compete;
to have a good time;
to improve my English skills;
………….
Слайд 3Thanksgiving Day
The 4-th Thursday of November
in the
USA
The 2-nd Monday of October in Canada
Слайд 4Thanksgiving Day
[ǽ] thanks, family, national, relax.
[e] American, bread, special, together.
[i] in,
Thanksgiving, give, tradition, beginning, Pilgrims, Indians, build, big.
[i:] people, season, three, eat, beans.
Слайд 5New words
Thanksgiving day
American holiday
special dinner
big parades
to come together
to eat turkeys, pumpkin
pies
came to America from England
taught to plant corn, to hunt, to fish, to build houses
thanked for help
Слайд 7THE STORY OF THANKSGIVING STARTS WITH THE PILGRIMS
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Do you know what’s “Thanksgiving”?
Read the story
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Long ago, people called Pilgrims, left their house in England and
crossed the ocean on a ship called Mayflower.
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It was the year 1620 when the Pilgrims cаme in America,
they were cold and hungry.
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Native Americans gave them food and clothes and helped the Pilgrims
to build their houses and plant the seeds of corn that brought, to grow the corn and to hunt the animals.
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In autumn corn was mature
and the Pilgrims picked up it.
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On that day people ate turkey,
sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie
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Five fat sausages are lying on the pan
Five fat sausages are
lying on the pan
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…
And suddenly one “Bang!”
Four fat sausages are lying on the pan
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…
And suddenly one “Bang!”
Three fat sausages are lying on the pan
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…
And suddenly one “Bang!”
Two fat sausages are lying on the pan
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…
And suddenly one “Bang!”
One fat sausage is lying on the pan
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…
And suddenly …….
Слайд 18Traditions
Thanksgiving Day has its own traditions. People decorate their houses with
autumn fruits and flowers
Слайд 19The Thanksgiving Meal
The first Thanksgiving meal in 1621 included roast goose,
corn, codfish and lobster.
American families today traditionally eat roast turkey and stuffing with side dishes such as green beans, roasted winter squash, and cranberry relish.
Слайд 20The family sits at the table during dinner and offer prayer
to the God. People dress different colorful costumes and go to parade.
It is also a time for relatives living in different places to come together and celebrate. In these days the most American people watch on TV American football games.
Слайд 21 Thanksgiving is a day when people send loving messages and warm
wishes to their relatives, friends, near and dear ones. Popular gifts include thanksgiving flowers, jewellery, baked cookie, chocolate gift baskets, candies, wine etc.
Слайд 22Other Thanksgiving Traditions:
аttending or watching parades
Слайд 24Other Thanksgiving Traditions
Watching and playing American football
Слайд 28Read the texts and match the titles with the text
A. Family Reunion
and Feasting
B. Giving Thanks
C. Tradition of Turkey
D. Parade
E. .Football Games
Слайд 29Check your answer
1 A
2 C
3 D
4 B
5 E
Слайд 30Symbols of Thanksgiving Day
Pumpkin
Pumpkins are the Thanksgiving favourite for about 400
years.
Turkey
Turkey is an inseparable part of Thanksgiving celebration.
Corn
The use of corn meant the survival of the colonies. "Indian corn" as a table or door decoration represents the harvest and the fall season.
Слайд 31Cornucopia
Cornucopia is a horn-shaped basket filled with fruits & goodies.
Beans
Beans are
one of the symbols of Thanksgiving Day since Pilgrims had learnt to grow beans.
Cranberry
Sweet-sour cranberry sauce was on the first Thanksgiving table and is still served today. Indians taught the colonists how to cook the berries with sweetener and water to make a sauce.
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Leftovers by Jack Prelutsky
Thanksgiving has been over
For at least a week
or two,
But we’re still all eating turkey,
Turkey salad, turkey stew,
Turkey puffs and turkey pudding,
Turkey patties, turkey pies,
Turkey bisque and turkey burgers,
Turkey fritters, turkey fries.
For lunch our mother made us
Turkey slices on a stick,
There’ll be turkey tarts for supper,
All this turkey makes me sick.
For tomorrow she’s preparing
Turkey dumplings stuffed with peas,
Oh I never thought I’d say this-
“Mother! No more turkey …PLEASE
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It was interesting because……..
I know about Thanksgiving Day in America.
I liked
the song about Thanksgiving Day.
I liked the poem about Thanksgiving Day
It was interesting because………
I liked working with text.
I haven’t understood some new words at the lesson.
Our lesson was not boring