THANKSGIVING DAY 2014

A very special event in the United States, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated all across the country with family gatherings and a special dinner: The main course is a delicious turkey with lots of side dishes filled with products of the season. That's why this day is often called Turkey Day. It takes place on the fourth Thursday of November.

Learn the history behind this celebration.

Read some facts and figures about Thanksgiving celebrations.

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Take a look at some pictures taken in 2012 at the traditional Macy's Parade held in New York every Thanksgiving and seen by millions of people. 

Click on the picture to view a cute ecard: a Rap Turkey Video!

THANKSGIVING FUN SONG (all levels)

I bet you'll laugh your head off with this song!

THANKSGIVING (intermediate)

Let's begin by learning some words related to this special holiday, as well as customs and traditions around it.

  [Infographic provided by Grammar.net]

Click on the turkey to visit the original site of the poster and learn about the new words and phrases:

But...

where and when did it all start?

Listen to Plymouth Rock's version of the facts:

Let's sing a song to celebrate!

Thanksgiving and Black Friday come hand in hand. Everyone knows about Thanksgiving, do you know the meaning of Black Friday?

Click below to learn about it.

 

Let's see how much you know about Thanksgiving now! Click on the cornucopia to start a quiz:

Create your own Thanksgiving wordsearch puzzle!

 

Don't you feel a little sorry for the big birds?...

Let's head for Christmas now!

BLACK FRIDAY I (intermediate)

What is Black Friday? Where and why does it take place?

Watch this video and find out what it is all about:

Yes! It's about shopping! SHOP TILL YOU DROP is the logo of the day.

Lots of people in the U.S.A. start their Christmas shopping on this day. Chain stores and smaller shops open their doors early in the morning in the hope of making big sales and great profits.

Why is it called BLACK Friday? There are two theories to explain it:

• One considers it is due to the marks of wheels on the roads on such a busy day.
• The other one says the reason is that benefits are recorded in black ink whereas losses appear in red.

What is your opinion about a day like this?

Is there something similar in your country?

THANKSGIVING DAY (all levels)

Every year millions of people celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November. What do you know about the origins and traditions of this celebration?

Watch this video and learn some historic facts:


If you go to YouTube, you can also read the transcript. This is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsdzjdT_LkY

You'll find a lot of additional information on this site, where there are many different activities for you to enjoy while learning about this festivity:

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

A THANKSGIVING SONG FOR CHILDREN:

                     

Can you sing it along?

Now, are you ready for some questions and exercises? How much did you learn? Let's go!

Click here and do all the activities you can ! (click on NEXT at the top when you finish).

http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-orange.fr/hotpot/history/thanksgiving/thanks2.htm

Take a look at the first exercise, one with listening:

Now, this is the best part. Enjoy it!

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/spip.php?article12

Have a look at it!