Thanksgiving & Black Friday 24-11-2022

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This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 5 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Slide 1 - Slide

Goal
Learn about Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday
Practise English writing skills
Practise listening skills
Learn something about English cultures

Slide 2 - Slide

What do you know about thanksgiving?

Slide 3 - Open question

Slide 4 - Video

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
A
first Thursday of November
B
fourth Thursday of November
C
first Tuesday of November
D
fourth Tuesday of November

Slide 5 - Quiz

The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is
A
rabbit
B
pizza
C
glaced ham
D
turkey

Slide 6 - Quiz

How many turkeys are slaughtered for thanksgiving
A
40 million
B
45 million
C
50 million
D
55 million

Slide 7 - Quiz

____ pie is typical of Thanksgiving
A
Cranberry
B
Corn
C
Bean
D
Pumpkin

Slide 8 - Quiz

_____ potatoes is also served at Thanksgiving.
A
Flattened
B
Squashed
C
Crushed
D
Mashed

Slide 9 - Quiz

A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.
A
blueberry
B
raspberry
C
cranberry
D
strawberry

Slide 10 - Quiz

Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941
A
special
B
mandatory
C
legal
D
family

Slide 11 - Quiz

The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in
A
1620
B
1621
C
1789
D
1720

Slide 12 - Quiz

Slide 13 - Video

What are you thankful for?
Start your sentence with; I am thankful for ..........

Slide 14 - Open question

Slide 15 - Video

Wat voor dag is het aankomende vrijdag?
A
Black friday
B
Yellow friday
C
Blue saturday
D
Green friday

Slide 16 - Quiz

Black Friday
Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of America's Christmas shopping season 

Slide 17 - Slide

Black Friday is called this way because:

A
after this day many people have little money left, which is called: “being in the black”.
B
all the shopping people create crowded streets, looking as if the streets were black.
C
shops lose a lot of money on this day because they are selling things so cheaply.
D
a lot of shops start to make profits during this day.

Slide 18 - Quiz

Black Friday
Black Friday has routinely been the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States.
Retailers write Black instead of red numbers. Hence the name Black Friday. 

Slide 19 - Slide

Slide 20 - Video

Slide 21 - Video

Black Friday should be banned.
Do you agree with this, why or why not?

Slide 22 - Open question