Unit 3.1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome!

Today's goals

• Introduction about New York
• Learn about Thanksgiving. 
  
• Read a text about Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. 
• Read/listen "The Elephant Man".

New York

What do you think about when you think about New York?

Characteristics of New York

The Statue of Liberty

Skyscrapers

Central Park

Many different cultures and neighbourhoods

Times Square

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Large Thanksgiving Parade in New York. 

Thanksgiving

• National holiday in Canada and the United States.
• Meeting with family and friends and eating turkey. 
• Originally a day of giving thanks for the harvest.

Would you like to go to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Yes

No

Macy's

A big department store in Manhattan.

From coast to coast

All over America.

Types of attractions

Cartoon character balloons

Singers

Floats

Cheerleaders

Marching bands

Scenes from Broadway musicals

Santa Claus

Santa's float

Means that the holiday seasons has started.

Do exercise 2

Online. 

You can read the text in the book on page 94. 
Unit 3.1 (exercise 2)

10 minutes max. 

We will discuss the answers in more detail afterwards.

What do you like most about the parade?

The cartoon character balloons

The singers

The floats

The cheerleaders

The marching bands

The scenes from Broadway musicals

Santa Claus

3.1

Now do exercises 2 and 3 in 3.1 (online)