Phonetic drill. T. Repeat after me, please. [i] give, in, tradition, beginning, Pilgrims, Indians, build, big, Thanksgiving, dinner. Pilgrims had a very big Thanksgiving dinner. [i:] beans, people, TV, season, three, eat. [ǽ] thanks, national, cranberry, mashed, relax, family. [e] American, together, bread, special. American families come together for a special dinner.
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The Story of Thanksgiving
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1620 one hundred Pilgrims came to America from England. They came on board the ship “Mayflower”.
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The Native Americans(Indians) helped the Pilgrims. They taught them to plant corn,
to build houses,
to fish and to hunt.
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In the autumn of 1621 the Pilgrims had their first harvest. They decided to have a special dinner. The Pilgrims invited the Native Americans
to their dinner.
It lasted three days.
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Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday. The families come together for a special dinner.
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The traditional food on Thanksgiving Day is turkey, corn bread,
mashed potatoes,
pumpkin pies, beans, nuts
and sauce made from cranberries.
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Football is the most popular game on the day. After dinner people relax,
talk and watch a football game
on TV.
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Shops, classrooms and homes
are decorated with turkeys, Pilgrims, Indians, flowers and vegetables.
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Every Thanksgiving Day there is a very big parade
in New York City.
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One of the traditions of this festival is to send greeting cards.
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Lyrics:
There are many things I am thankful for
I can find them near and far
There are many things I am thankful for
Let me tell you what they are
I'm thankful for the good food
I'm thankful for the my family
I'm thankful for my friends
And I'm thankful to be me.