Thanksgiving day

Thanksgiving day

Цели: расширение знаний учащихся о культурных традициях страны изучаемого языка.

Задачи: Познакомить учащихся с особенностями традиций празднования Дня благодарения в США. Учить употреблять новую лексику в речи. Активизировать имеющиеся знания учащихся по теме "Праздники и традиции США".

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1.      Teacher: Good afternoon, students. Glad to meet you.

(В начале урока включите короткое рекламное видео и попросите студентов отгадать праздник,).

What holiday we are going to speak about? That’s right. When is it celebrated?

2.      Thanksgiving quotes. Teacher: Look at the screen. Let’s read the quotes. Do you agree with them? Why?

“Give thanks for a little, and you will find a lot.”

“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.”

“Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have.”

3.      A Brief History of Thanksgiving

Teacher: Let’s learn about the history of the holiday. But before it learn the new words

(piligrim colonists, roots (корни), a fall feast, harvest, to flee(бежать), prosecution(преследование), civil war, allies(союзники),dooming fate(обреченная судьба).

Teacher: Let’s watch the video about the history of the holiday. Then I’ll ask you questions. What do you know about Thanksgiving?  How old do you think this holiday is?

Let’s watch the video again and do the task. Задание на true / false:

1.      The holiday tradition of Thanksgiving has its roots in XVI century.

2.      The holiday tradition of Thanksgiving has its roots in California.

3.      The native people shared a fall feast with the pilgrim colonist.

4.      Pilgrim colonists taught the native Wampanoag people how to farm the land.

5.      The colonists didn’t invite the native people to celebrate the first corn harvest with them.

6.      Abraham Lincoln declared this day a national holiday.

7.      It was during the Great Patriotic war.

8.      Thanksgiving now symbolises the time of family and thanks for the joys of our lives.

9.      Now Thanksgiving day is celebrated all over the world.

Key: 1 F, 2 F, 3 T, 4 T, 5 F, 6 T, 7 F, 8 T, 9 F

4.      Word order. Unscramble the sentences below:

1.      November. / in / celebrate / People / Thanksgiving

2.      Canada. / the / Thanksgiving / in / United / / a / States / and / holiday / is

3.      holiday / to / a / both / visit / In / time / countries, / this / family. / is

4.      Thanksgiving / foods. / feast / Day / special / includes / normally

5.      The / turkey. / most / dish / popular / is

6.      the / season. / start / marks / of / Thanksgiving / Christmas / the

7.      it’s / Thanksgiving / Black / day / Friday. / / of / called / shopping / The / after / day / — / year / biggest / the / is / the

Key:

1.      People celebrate Thanksgiving in November.

2.      Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States and Canada. 

3.      In both countries, this holiday is a time to visit family.

4.      Thanksgiving Day feast normally includes special foods.

5.      The most popular dish is a turkey.

6.      Thanksgiving marks the start of the Christmas season.

7.      The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year — it’s called Black Friday.

5.      Thanksgiving Food Vocabulary.

Teacher: Thanksgiving day is usually associated with traditional American food. Now match the dishes with the words below.

a) turkey

b) cranberry

c) apple cider (яблочный сидр)

d) casserole (запеканка)

e) corn

f) cornbread (кукурузный хлеб)

g) gravy (подливка)

h) dessert

i) pumpkin pie

Keys: 1 b, 2 i, 3 g, 4 e, 5 a, 6 f, 7 c, 8h, 9 d.

Teacher: Which of these dishes / products do you like? Have you ever cooked any of these dishes? etc.

6.      Few Questions. Teacher: Answer the questions.

1.      Have you ever celebrated Thanksgiving? 

2.      What do people usually eat on Thanksgiving? Which Thanksgiving food do you like?

3.      What do people usually do on Thanksgiving? How about you?

4.      Thanksgiving is about being thankful. What are you thankful for this year?

5.      Do you think Thanksgiving is better than other holidays, such as Christmas? Why/ why not?

6.      Does your country have a holiday like Thanksgiving? 

7.      Does your country have any holidays that aren’t celebrated anywhere else? 

Teacher: Wishing you blessings of health, happiness and success on Thanksgiving!