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Київського професійно-педагогічного коледжу ім. Антона Макаренка

Кононенко Ю.М.

Thanksgiving Day

Objectives:

• to develop students’ skills of working with the new text;
• to expend speaking skills in making summary on the topic;
• to develop reading skills;
• to provide students with additional information about Thanksgiving Day;
• to develop students’ creative thinking;
• to develop imagination, memory, attention;
• to educate students to respect the culture and traditions of the USA.

Aids: a computer, a projector, power point presentation, cards

PROCEDURE

I. INTRODUCTION

1. Greeting

T: Good afternoon, dear students! How are you? I hope everybody is fine. So let’s start our lesson.

2. Introducing the topic

Today we shall talk about one of the most important holiday for Americans. It is Thanksgiving Day. And do it with the help of an interesting game. It will help you to review the material you have studied at your English lessons and I hope you will get to know many new interesting things. The contest consists of 12 tasks. Before starting the game let divide into two teams.

II. WARMING UP

Task 1. Game "THANKSGIVING".

Task 1 is to write words related to the holiday for each of the letters. Go to the blackboard and write the words opposite necessary letters. The winner is the team which writes more words than opponents. (1 point for each correct word). For example:

T – Thanksgiving, thankful, tradition, turkey

H – holiday, harvest

A – ancestor, ate, autumn

N – native, national (as in holiday)

K – knife (to carve the turkey)

S – settlers, serve, soup, squash

G – goose, grateful

I – Indian, invitation

V – venison, visit, vacation

I – indigenous, ice cream, indigestion

N – newcomers

G – God, good

Task 2. Match the words and pictures.

Task 2 is to match the words and pictures. I show you the card with some word and you try to match it with necessary picture on the presentation. The winner is the team which matches more words than opponents. (1 point for each correct word) 

1. cranberry  2. Pray  3. Pilgrims  4. corn  5. turkey  6. stuffing  7. ship  8. parade  9. Indian 10. hungry 11. harvest 12. pumpkin pie

III. MAIN PART

Task 3. The text “The history of Thanksgiving”

Task 3 is to read the text about the history of Thanksgiving and fill in the gaps with the words from the presentation in the correct form. You have 5 minutes for this task. The winner is the team which has more correct words. (1 point for each correct word). Find grammar tenses which is used in this text. ( Past Simple Tense/ Present Perfect Tense).

Task 3

The history of Thanksgiving

In the year 1620, a hundred people came to America on a a)___________ called the Mayflower. The people were called the b)___________ and they came from England.

The first winter was very difficult. The Pilgrims were cold and c)___________. Half of them died during the winter of 1620-1621.

In the spring of 1621, a friendly d)___________ came to visit. He could speak English. Squanto was from the Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans. The Indians helped the Pilgrims survive. They showed them how to plant e)___________. The Pilgrims worked hard. They built houses and went hunting and fishing. The fall f)___________ was so good in 1621 and the Pilgrims were so thankful that they decided to have a big dinner. They invited their Native American friends. They had a big party for three days. It was the first THANKSGIVING. The Pilgrims g)___________ to God, they said "Thank you".

Since then the Americans have celebrated Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November each year.

Today people remember those difficult times and celebrate by eating a traditional dinner of h)___________, i)___________, j)___________ sauce, sweet corn and k)___________ _________. They make the food and invite their relatives, friends and neighbours to sit together at a table and to say what they are thankful for this year.

Thanksgiving is a national holiday and schools, offices and many businesses are closed. People get together, and many towns and cities have l)___________ with balloons, floats and people in fancy dress costumes.

Keys: a) ship; b) Pilgrims; c) hungry; d) Indian; e) corn; f) harvest; g) prayed; h) turkey; i) stuffing; j) cranberry; k) pumpkin pie; l) parade.

Task 4. Make complete sentences in Past Simple Tense/Present Perfect Tense.

Task 4 is to put the verbs in the correct tense to make complete sentences. Write them in your copybook. You have 3 minutes for this task. The winner is the team which has more correct sentences. (1 point for each correct sentence).

Task 4

1) My parents/have/their car/ since 2011.

2) My friends/be/ at the gym/yesterday. They/ play/ basketball.

3) When/I/be/a child/I/be not/ afraid of the dark.

4) I/see not/ my grandparents/since last summer.

5) In 2005/I/not have/ a smart phone.

6) My sister/read/many books on medicine/ since/she/start/studying at medical university.

Keys:

1) My parents have had their car since 2011.

2) My friends were at the gym yesterday, they played basketball.

3) When I was a child, I wasn’t afraid of the dark.

4) I haven’t seen my grandparents since last summer.

5) In 2005 I didn’t have a smart phone.

6) My sister has read many books on medicine since she started studying at medical university.

Task 5. Game “The odd word”.

Task 5 is to find odd word in each group on the presentation. If you know the odd word you must raise your hand. If it is correct the team will get one point. If it is wrong the second team will be allowed to give other variant. The winner is the team which has more correct words. (1 point for each correct word)

1. corn – harvest – ship – cranberry;
2. witch – Pilgrim – Indian – Mayflower;
3. autumn – November – Thursday – October;
4. feast – holiday – dinner – Thanksgiving.

Task 6. The text “Thanksgiving Day”.

Task 6 is to match the following phrases on the presentation. All of these phrases you can find in the text. If you find the phrase you should raise your hand. The winner is the team which finds more correct phrases. (1 point for each correct phrase)

Task 6

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is a very American holiday. It is also called Thanksgiving Day. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year. It used to be a religious holiday to give thanks to God. There are two versions of the origins of this holiday. One is thanks for the early settlers arriving in America safely. On December the 4th, 1619, a group of English pioneers arrived at a place called Berkeley Hundred, in Virginia. The group made a promise 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 catch eels and grow corn in Plymouth, Massachusetts. George Washington made the first Thanksgiving Day proclamation. In 1941, President Roosevelt made Thanksgiving a federal holiday.

The main event of any Thanksgiving is the Thanksgiving dinner. It is traditional to have baked or roasted turkey. This is usually accompanied with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, fall vegetables, cranberry sauce, and gravy. Pumpkin pie is the most commonly eaten dessert. The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the busiest times of the year for traveling. It is a four-day or five-day weekend vacation for most schools and colleges, and many businesses and government workers get three or four days off. Thanksgiving is also the unofficial signal for Christmas preparations to begin. Once Thanksgiving finishes, stores fill their shelves with Christmas goods. It is also a bad time to be a turkey.

Paragraph 1.

1. a very American                           a) promise
2. the fourth Thursday                     b) to God
3. to give thanks                               c) holiday
4. made a                                          d) corn
5. how to                                           e) in November
6. grow                                              f) catch eels

Keys: 1.C; 2. E; 3. B; 4. A; 5. F; 6. D.

Paragraph 2.

1. the main                                        a) eaten dessert
2. accompanied with                        b) days off
3. the most commonly                      c) times
4. one of the busiest                         d) event
5. get three or four                            e) shelves
6. stores fill their                              f) mashed potatoes

Keys: 1. D; 2. F; 3. A; 4. C; 5. B; 6. E.

Task 7. Listening. Video presentation “The Story of the First Thanksgiving”

You will hear the author telling about The Story of the First Thanksgiving. Listen to please attentively because you should make next task. It is to read the following statements and decide if they are true or false. If you know the answer you must raise your hand. If it is correct the team will get one point. (1 point for each correct fact) 

Task 7

1.                Around four hundred years ago many people in England were unhappy because their King would not let them pray to God as they liked.
2.                These Englishman left their homes and went far off to a country called France.
3.                Then they set out on a small ship called the “Mayflower” to take them across the sea.
4.                They were two months sailing over the Pacific Ocean.
5.                In the New World many of Pilgrims became sick and by springtime almost half of the people died.
6.                Some friendly Indians had visited the Pilgrims during the winter.
7.                One of Indians stayed with the Pilgrims and taught them how to hunt.
8.                The Pilgrim children were very happy in their new home Plymouth Rock.
9.                Then Pilgrims decided to have a concert and invite the friendly Indians.
10.            Before they ate, the Pilgrims and the Indians thanked God together for all his goodness.

Keys: 1. T;  2. F (Holland);  3. T;  4. F (Atlantic);  5. T;  6. T;  7. F (to plant different seeds);  8. T;  9. F (Thanksgiving party);  10. T.

Task 8. A Thanksgiving crossword puzzle.

Task 8 is to guess the words in crossword puzzle which you can see on the presentation. Each team has got a card with word definitions to the crossword puzzle. The winner is the team which guesses more correct words. (1 point for each correct word)

Task 8.

1. Men watch this game on TV after Thanksgiving dinner.
2. Thanksgiving is always in this month.
3. A special day like Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving.
4. The traditional Thanksgiving meal consists of this sauce.
5. The Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving with them.
6. Thanksgiving is always on this day.
7. All the fruit, corn or vegetables that are picked.
8. The name of the Pilgrims’ ship.
9. People eat this bird on Thanksgiving.
10.  Our parents, brothers and sisters.
11.  They came from England and built Plymouth Colony.
12.  It makes a great pie or Jack-o-lantern.
13.  A large special meal for the Pilgrims and the Indians.

Keys: 1. Football              5. Indians                9. Turkey             13. Feast

           2. November          6. Thursday            10. Family

           3. Holiday              7. Harvest               11. Pilgrims

           4. Cranberry           8. Mayflower         12. Pumpkin

Task 9. The text “Thanksgiving Day”

The 2^nd task is to put the parts of the text in correct order. Every team has got the set of stripes with some information about Thanksgiving Day. Write into your copybooks correct order of letters from the stripes. You have 5 minutes for this task. The winner is the team which does this task faster than the opponents and correct ( 4 points)

Task 9.

D) Thanksgiving is the national holiday in the USA. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. On this day American give thanks for the good things in their lives.

F) Everything started in 1620, when the Pilgrims (members of the English Separatist Church) left their country – England, on a ship called the Mayflower, because of the religious reasons.

B) Their trip took 65 days and was very difficult. They landed near Plymouth Rock in America and they started to build their homes there. In those times the first people living in America were Indians.

G) During the first winter many people died because they hadn’t got enough food to eat. In the spring of 1621, the Pilgrims became friends with the Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans. The Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims learn how to hunt better and how to plant crops like corn.

1.              In 1621 the harvest was very good. The Pilgrims were very thankful and they invited their Native American friends to a feast.

H) The first Thanksgiving was celebrated and lasted for three days. The main dishes included corns, pumpkins, fish and turkeys.

C) Thanksgiving became a national holiday in 1863. Abraham Lincoln set the official celebration day for Thanksgiving as the last Thursday. Today Thanksgiving is still a day to be thankful for family, friends and good food. Families gather around the table and enjoy a traditional dinner of roast turkey with cranberries, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie for dessert. On this day many Americans go to or watch on TV football matches.

E) The Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving too. In Canada it is on the second Monday in October.

1. Keys: 1. D, 2. F, 3. B, 4. G, 5. A, 6. H, 7. C, 8. E.

Task 10. Answer the questions.

Task 10 is to answer the questions. If you know the answer you must raise your hand. If it is correct the team will get one point. If your answer is wrong the second team will be allowed to give the answer. (1 point for each correct fact) 

Task 10.

Questions:

1. When is Thanksgiving celebrated in the USA?  (the fourth Thursday in November)
2. Who were the Pilgrims? (members of the English Separatist Church)
3. What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed? (the Mayflower)
4. How many days did the trip take?  (65 days)
5. Who helped the Pilgrims in spring of 1621?  ( the Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans)
6. How many days were Thanksgiving celebrated?  (3 days)
7. When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday?  (in 1863)
8. What do Americans have for traditional dinner today?  ( a traditional dinner of roast turkey with cranberries, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie for dessert)
9. What do Americans do after dinner? (Americans go to or watch on TV football matches)
10.  When do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving?  (the second Monday in October)

Task 11. Puzzle “Thanksgiving Day”.

Task 11 is to find 10 Thanksgiving words in the word search. The winner is the team which finds more correct words. (1 point for each correct word)

Task 11

Keys: Autumn, harvest, Thursday, west, Pilgrims, turkey, Indians, Mayflower, corn, feast.

Task 12. Thanksgiving Quiz

How much do you know about this celebration? Do this quiz. All questions have few variants of answers. You must find which is correct. If you know the answer you must raise your hand. . If it is correct the team will get one point. If your answer is wrong the second team will be allowed to give the answer. (1 point for each correct fact) 

Task 12

Thanksgiving quiz

1. What year was the first Thanksgiving held?

a) 1540

b) 1621

c) 1710

d) 1921

2. Where did the Pilgrims first land?

a) Plymouth

b) New York

c) Manchester

d) Chicago

3. Which president made the first Thanksgiving Day proclamation?

a) George Washington

b) Abraham Lincoln

c) Benjamin Franklin

d) George Bush

4. Why do Americans give thanks?

a) for being so powerful

b) to the Statue of Liberty

c) for the good things in their lives

5. Which ship did the Pilgrims sail on to Plymouth Rock?

a) The Flying Dutchman

b) The Mayflower

c) The Tulip

d) The Titanic

6. Which President set the official celebration day for Thanksgiving as the last Thursday?

a) George Washington

b) Abraham Lincoln

c) Benjamin Franklin

d) George Bush

7. Why did the Pilgrims go away from their country?

a) because of their love for America

b) ambition to be rich and famous

c) religion 

8. During which month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?

a) September

b) October

c) November

d) December

9. Why do families get together on Thanksgiving?

a) to watch the Parade

b) for a special meal

c) to exchange gifts

10. What do many Americans go to or watch on Thanksgiving?

a) the President’s speech

b) a movie on the first Thanksgiving

c) football matches

IV. SUMMING UP

Now, let us sum up the scores

The score of the first team is…

The score of the second team is…

So, the winner is the team …

1. Assessment

T: Students, today you worked really hard and deserve good marks. My congratulations! Thanks a lot to all the participants of the competition.

2. Homework

T: Prepare information about interesting facts of Thanksgiving Day.

Основна та додаткова література:

1. H.Q. Mitchell, Marileni Malkogianni. New Destinations. Intermidiate B1. Student’s Book./- MM Publications, 2017. – 184 p.
2. Teaching for Excellence. Pack autumn 2015/ [Сорочинська С., Міходуй О., Хартіган Р., Саркісян В., Пилипенко К.]. – K.: Pearson-Dinternal, 2015. – 12с.
3. The Heinemann ELT English Grammar: Навчальний посібник. – К.: Методика, 2005. – 352 с.

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