Thanksgiving Day

Read the text and do the task after that.

Many, many years ago people from England decided to sail to America. They believed they would find their home in America. They were called Pilgrims. They came to America to find religious freedom.

Pilgrims: In September, 1620 we, pilgrims, sailed from Plymouth, England. Our ship was called the Mayflower. In December, 1620 we landed at Plymouth Rock, in Massachusetts.

Indian: Their first winter was terrible. The Pilgrims were hungry, sick and cold. Many people died. We decided to help them. So, we brought them bread, vegetables, fruit, corn and other things. The pilgrims were grateful to us.

Indian: When spring came, we taught the Pilgrims to plant corn, to build houses, to hunt, and to fish. In other words, we tried to teach them how to survive in America.

Pilgrims: In the autumn of 1621 we had a great harvest and decided to make a feast. We were thankful to the Indians as they had helped us. So, we welcomed them to our Thanksgiving feast.

Now let’s play. I’ll describe a vegetable or a fruit and you’ll try to guess what it is.

It’s a round or oval vegetable. It can be light brown or pink. It can be cooked in different ways. It can be fried, boiled or mashed. We can find it in soup or borsch.

Dictionary work

is celebrated - відзначається, святкується.

Dictionary work

a harvest festival - свято врожаю

Thank you! :-)

And now, students, let’s have a quiz. Look at the screen and choose the right answer.

The Pilgrims sailed to America from

a) Spain b) England c) Italy

The name of the Pilgrims` ship was...

a) the Sunrise b) the Mayflower c) the Blue Bird

The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts in … .

a) September b) November c) December