Thanksgiving

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• Studiejaar 1

American Culture

Thanksgiving

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

Homecoming

Super bowl

The 4th of July

Thanksgiving

Macy's parade

Pardoning a Turkey

Black Friday

Presentations

-   topics

- Relation to thanksgiving 

- History

- significance 

Put the correct words under the pictures!

Plymouth Rock

The Mayflower

Pilgrims

cold and snowy winter

Native American

big dinner

Plymouth monument

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England in 1620?

1. Golden Hinde
2. Sunflower
3. Mayflower
4. Titanic

The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in

1. 1620
2. 1621
3. 1789
4. 1720

Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941

1. special
2. mandatory
3. legal
4. family

In which month of the year is Thanksgiving in the US?

1. October
2. November
3. December
4. September

Thanksgiving Day is always on a

1. Wednesday
2. Thursday
3. Saturday
4. Monday

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

1. first Thursday of November
2. fourth Thursday of November
3. first Tuesday of November
4. fourth Tuesday of November

This traditional pie is made of _______

1. Cranberry
2. Corn
3. Bean
4. Pumpkin

_____ potatoes is also served at Thanksgiving.

1. Flattened
2. Squashed
3. Crushed
4. Mashed

In 1924 Macy's department store started their ..................

1. Thanksgiving sale
2. Thanksgiving parade
3. Thanksgiving feast
4. Thanksgiving harvest

A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.

1. blueberry
2. raspberry
3. cranberry
4. strawberry

The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is

1. rabbit
2. pizza
3. glaced ham
4. turkey

Thanksgiving

What do Black Friday and Cyber Monday have to do with Thanksgiving?

Discussion statements

Did you buy anything during Black Friday? Why?

Yes

NO

Do you think that Black Friday is helpful for the economy? Why?

Yes

No

Do you think Black Friday is a good thing or a bad thing? Why?

Good thing

Bad thing

What do you think about Black Friday deals?

What are your thoughts on the people who must work on Black Friday?


How do you think shop assistents and cashiers might feel during Black Friday?

Is it fair to pardon only one turkey? Why?

Is thanksgiving problematic? Tell me why.

Is the Macy's parade still relevant?