Thanksgiving & Black Friday!

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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

Items in this lesson

Slide 1 - Slide

Lesson goal:

  • Learn about Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday
  • Practise English writing skills
  • Practise listening skills
  • Learn something about American and Canadian culture

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

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

Slide 7 - Quiz

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

Slide 8 - Quiz

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

Slide 9 - Quiz



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

Slide 10 - Quiz



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

Slide 11 - Quiz

Slide 12 - Video

Wat voor dag is het de een na laatste vrijdag van November?
A
Black Friday
B
Yellow Friday
C
Blue Saturday
D
Green Friday

Slide 13 - 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 14 - 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 15 - 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 16 - Slide

Slide 17 - Video

It's fun time!
  • Go to blooket.com
  • Go to "join a game"
  • Login with your own first name!

Slide 18 - Slide